These seven Korn Ferry Tour golfers could emerge as breakout superstars on PGA Tour in 2023

Justin Suh is among several golfers who are poised to enjoy a big year at the higher level next year

January does not mark the start of a new golf season, but it does represent the time and place where golf really begins in earnest for 2023. Most of the best players in the world will be on hand for the Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii, and plenty of the next generation of stars and superstars will not be with them.

That's because next year's major winners and 2027's Ryder Cuppers -- at least some of them -- were toiling on the Korn Ferry Tour last year with no chance of earning the win needed to get to Kapalua. Some of those golfers who earned their PGA Tour cards made their way to the big boy circuit in the fall, and some of them even played quite well.

There will always be intrigue surrounding the top players in the world -- the Rory McIlroys, Jordan Spieths and Collin Morikawas. But sport is often built on hope for the future, too. While that's not as rabid in golf as it is some other team sports, it's still pertinent and matters for the future. So while we will give plenty of time and energy to the Tournament of Champions when it rolls around, today we're going to look at a handful of players who were in the minor leagues last year but could have significant years on the PGA Tour starting after the TOC.