Curtis Luck regains Korn Ferry Tour status

Curtis Luck – file photo

Curtis Luck, the former US Amateur, Asia Pacific Amateur, Eisenhower Trophy and West Australian Open Champion will return to the Korn Ferry Tour in 2023 following the completion of that tour’s qualifying in Georgia over the weekend.

The Korn Ferry Tour is essentially now the only means of accessing the PGA Tour.

Luck was forced to return to the Tour School after finishing outside the top 100 on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022 but by finishing in a share of 12th place this week, he earns starts in the first eight events of the season before any further starts will be dependent on his performance early in the season.

Luck recorded only one top ten in 19 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022 and given he missed his last four cuts he has done well to recover and regain his Korn Ferry Tour status.

Luck played the PGA Tour in 2019 after a standout debut year on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2018 but has been trying to play his way back there since.

Dimi Papdatos was the only other Australian in the field and finished outside those gaining status. He is eligible for conditional status for the tour in 2023 but will have to rely on spasmodic starts where available.

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