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The par-3 5th hole at The Federal Club, part of the course’ s difficult six-hole opening stretch.
by CHRIS LANG
Staying Power
Korn Ferry Tour brings playoff finale to Federal Club
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When it comes to professional golf in Virginia, it’ s out with the old and in with the new.
The Dominion Energy Charity Classic completed its 10-year run at The Country Club of Virginia’ s James River Course on October 19, with Justin Leonard sinking the winning putt to claim the final PGA Tour Champions Charles Schwab Cup playoff event at the venue.
The PGA Tour Champions’ departure from Richmond had been long rumored. Though there were efforts to keep the event around, finding a suitable title sponsor and venue for the championship proved to be a struggle.
Enter the new. The Korn Ferry Tour( KFT), the main PGA Tour developmental circuit, announced on October 20 that it was moving its season-ending Korn Ferry
Tour Championship to The Federal Club in Glen Allen, past host of a VSGA Amateur and two VSGA Junior Stroke Play championships.
The event’ s official name: The Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’ s Richmond Region. The first playing is scheduled for October 5-11, 2026, and the Tour plans to stick around through the 2029 season. At the conclu-
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