Fortinet Championship

Coordinates: 38°20′56″N 122°15′50″W / 38.349°N 122.264°W / 38.349; -122.264
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Fortinet Championship
Silverado Country Club
(North Course)
Par72
Length7,166 yards (6,553 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$8,400,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Cameron Beckman (2008)
262 Kevin Sutherland (2008)
262 Troy Matteson (2009)
262 Rickie Fowler (2009)
262 Jamie Lovemark (2009)
To par−21 Stewart Cink (2020)
−21 Sahith Theegala (2023)
Current champion
United States Sahith Theegala
Location Map
Silverado CC is located in the United States
Silverado CC
Silverado CC
Location in the United States
Silverado CC is located in California
Silverado CC
Silverado CC
Location in California

The Fortinet Championship, previously the Safeway Open, is a professional

Silverado Country Club (North course).[1]

Beginning with the October 2016 tournament, part of the PGA Tour's

Safeway Inc.,[2] and that continued through 2020. In 2021 Fortinet became the title sponsor on a six-year deal.[3][4]

History

Silverado's North Course hosted an annual event on the PGA Tour from

Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and in 1981 it moved east to Kingsmill in Williamsburg, Virginia, where it was played through 2002
.

The Frys.com Open began as a PGA Tour Fall Series event, from 2007 through 2012. Starting in October 2013, when the PGA Tour changed its "year" to begin in October, rather than January, the tournament became the opening event of the PGA Tour season, and FedEx Cup points were awarded to players.[5]

The inaugural event in 2007, at Grayhawk Golf Club's Raptor Course in Scottsdale, Arizona, was won by Mike Weir by one stroke over Mark Hensby. The 2008 event was won by Cameron Beckman on the second playoff hole, when Kevin Sutherland bogeyed it. In 2009, Troy Matteson set a PGA Tour 36-hole record of 122 with 61 in both the second and third rounds,[6] and then won in a three-man playoff against Rickie Fowler and Jamie Lovemark.[7] At CordeValle in San Martin in 2012, John Mallinger shot a 62, matching the course record; it was his PGA Tour best round.[8]

In 2013, tournament organizers had a long-term goal to stage the event at The Institute Golf Course in Morgan Hill, a course owned by John Fry, when facilities were completed there.[9] That was expected in 2016 or 2017,[10] but did not happen because of the change of sponsorship to Safeway in 2016.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
Fortinet Championship
2023 United States Sahith Theegala 267 −21 2 strokes South Korea Kim Seong-hyeon 8,400,000 1,512,000
2022 United States Max Homa (2) 272 −16 1 stroke England Danny Willett 8,000,000 1,440,000
2021 United States Max Homa 269 −19 1 stroke United States Maverick McNealy 7,000,000 1,260,000
Safeway Open
2020 United States Stewart Cink 267 −21 2 strokes United States Harry Higgs 6,600,000 1,188,000
2019 United States Cameron Champ 271 −17 1 stroke Canada Adam Hadwin 6,600,000 1,188,000
2018 United States Kevin Tway 274 −14 Playoff United States Ryan Moore
United States Brandt Snedeker
6,400,000 1,152,000
2017 United States Brendan Steele (2) 273 −15 2 strokes United States Tony Finau 6,200,000 1,116,000
2016 United States Brendan Steele 270 −18 1 stroke United States Patton Kizzire 6,000,000 1,080,000
Frys.com Open
2015 Argentina Emiliano Grillo 273 −15 Playoff United States Kevin Na 6,000,000 1,080,000
2014 South Korea Bae Sang-moon 273 −15 2 strokes Australia Steven Bowditch 6,000,000 1,080,000
2013 United States Jimmy Walker 267 −17 2 strokes Fiji Vijay Singh 5,000,000 900,000
2012 Sweden Jonas Blixt 268 −16 1 stroke United States Jason Kokrak
United States Tim Petrovic
5,000,000 900,000
2011 United States Bryce Molder 267 −17 Playoff United States Briny Baird 5,000,000 900,000
2010 United States Rocco Mediate 269 −15 1 stroke United States Alex Prugh
United States Bo Van Pelt
5,000,000 900,000
2009 United States Troy Matteson 262 −18 Playoff United States Rickie Fowler
United States Jamie Lovemark
5,000,000 900,000
2008 United States Cameron Beckman 262 −18 Playoff United States Kevin Sutherland 5,000,000 900,000
Fry's Electronics Open
2007 Canada Mike Weir 266 −14 1 stroke Australia Mark Hensby 5,000,000 900,000
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

References

  1. ^ James, Marty (July 4, 2013). "Silverado Country Club to host PGA Tour event". Napa Valley Register.
  2. ^ Steward, Carl (October 18, 2015). "PGA Tour: Big shake-up at Frys.com Open". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "PGA Tour announces Fortinet as title sponsor of Napa tournament". PGA Tour. March 13, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  4. ^ James, Marty (September 2, 2021). "PGA Tour's Fortinet Championship: Silverado tourney back with new title sponsor". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Pollak, David (October 14, 2012). "Frys.com Open golf notebook: Attendance down, but tournament president Duke Butler optimistic about event's future". Contra Costa Times. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  6. ^ Kelley, Brent. "Lowest Stroke Total in Back-to-Back Rounds on the PGA Tour". About.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Troy Matteson wins Frys.com Open in playoff with Jamie Lovemark, Rickie Fowler". Pioneer Press. Associated Press. November 13, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "John Mallinger ties course record with 62, leads Frys.com Open by four after 36 holes". PGA of America. Associated Press. October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  9. ^ James, Marty (July 14, 2013). "PGA Tour event will put spotlight on Silverado". Napa Valley Register.
  10. ^ Kroichick, Ron (October 7, 2014). "The story behind Silverado's return starts with Johnny Miller". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

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