Players who finish in the top two of the Genesis Points standings during the first half of the Korea Professional Golf Association (KPGA) Tour this year will earn entry to the PGA Tour's second-tier Korn Ferry Tour.
The KPGA Tour announced Thursday that it reached an agreement with Korn Ferry Korea to grant the top two Genesis Points leaders—from the season-opening DB Insurance Promi Open through the first-half finale KPGA Gunsan CC Open—entry to the Korn Ferry Tour's Pinnacle Bank Championship and Albertsons Boise Open in August.
The Korn Ferry Tour serves as one of the pathways to the PGA Tour. Lee Seung-taek, who competed on the KPGA Tour, earned his spot on the Korn Ferry Tour last year through the Genesis Points benefit program. He subsequently secured a PGA Tour card, awarded to the top 20 in Korn Ferry Tour points, and made his debut on golf's premier stage this year.
The KPGA Tour season opener, the DB Insurance Promi Open, runs for four days starting Friday at Laviebelle Golf & Resort Old Course (par 72) in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. Top players including Ok Tae-hoon, who swept major individual titles including last year's Player of the Year award, and Jang Yu-bin, who has returned after competing on LIV Golf, will be in the field.
