After going nearly 11 years between victories, Ben Kohles needed just 28 days between his first and second win of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour season, as he defeated Ben Silverman on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday evening at the HomeTown Lenders Championship, which was reduced to 54 holes as a result of significant fog and forecast-related delays.
Within this 28-day span, Kohles, who earlier this month snapped a winless drought of 10 years, 7 months, and 28 days with a win at the Astara Chile Classic (also with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff), went from a relegated PGA TOUR member to the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List leader and first multi-time winner this season. With 1,251 points this season, 259 more points than the second-ranked Silverman, Kohles likely secured one of the 30 PGA TOUR cards which will be awarded at season’s end.