Wyndham Championship
Tournament information | |
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Location | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Established | 1938 |
Course(s) | Sedgefield Country Club (Ross Course) |
Par | 70 |
Length | 7,127 yards (6,517 m) |
Organized by | Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$7,600,000 |
Month played | August |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 258 Henrik Stenson (2017) 258 J. T. Poston (2019) |
To par | −23 Jesper Parnevik (1999) |
Current champion | |
Lucas Glover | |
Location map | |
Location in United States Location in North Carolina |
The Wyndham Championship is a professional golf tournament in North Carolina on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in Greensboro and was originally the Greater Greensboro Open.[1]
History
Founded 86 years ago in 1938 as the Greater Greensboro Open,[1] it was usually played in April or May, until a schedule change in 2003 moved it toward the end of the season. At the age of 52, Sam Snead set PGA Tour records in 1965 for his eighth win at an event and as the oldest winner of a tournament;[2] both records still stand. He won his 8th title 27 years after his first win in 1938. Davis Love III, the 2015 champion at age 51, is the oldest to win in the senior tour era, which began in 1980.
In
The purse for 2015 was $5.4 million, with a winner's share of $972,000.[7]
On August 16, 2018, during the first round, Brandt Snedeker shot a 59. It was the tenth sub-60 round in the history of the PGA Tour, and just the third with a bogey. Snedeker shot a 27 on the inward nine, burying a twenty foot putt from the fringe to make history.
The 2021 event featured a six-way playoff for first place, which was won by
Courses
The event has been played in the Greensboro area for its entire history. In its first four years, it was played at both Sedgefield Country Club and Starmount Forest Country Club. During World War II, it shifted solely to Starmount Forest in 1942, and was not held in 1943 and 1944. Starting in 1945, it alternated between Starmount Forest and Sedgefield until 1952, when Starmount Forest hosted for consecutive years.
It returned to Sedgefield in 1953 before Starmount Forest hosted for three consecutive years, (through 1956). Sedgefield hosted in 1957 and Starmount Forest hosted for another three straight years from 1958–60, then back to Sedgefield from 1961 to
Winners
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse (US$) |
Winner's share ($) |
Venue | Ref. | |
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Wyndham Championship | ||||||||||
2023 | Lucas Glover | 260 | −20 | 2 strokes | An Byeong-hun Russell Henley |
7,600,000 | 1,368,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2022 | Tom Kim | 260 | −20 | 5 strokes | John Huh Im Sung-jae |
7,300,000 | 1,314,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2021 | Kevin Kisner | 265 | −15 | Playoff | Branden Grace Kim Si-woo Kevin Na Adam Scott Roger Sloan |
6,400,000 | 1,152,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2020 | Jim Herman | 259 | −21 | 1 stroke | Billy Horschel | 6,400,000 | 1,152,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2019 | J. T. Poston | 258 | −22 | 1 stroke | Webb Simpson | 6,200,000 | 1,116,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2018 | Brandt Snedeker (2) | 259 | −21 | 3 strokes | Pan Cheng-tsung Webb Simpson |
6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2017 | Henrik Stenson | 258 | −22 | 1 stroke | Ollie Schniederjans | 5,800,000 | 1,044,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2016 | Kim Si-woo | 259 | −21 | 5 strokes | Luke Donald | 5,600,000 | 1,008,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2015 | Davis Love III (3) | 263 | −17 | 1 stroke | Jason Gore | 5,400,000 | 972,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2014 | Camilo Villegas | 263 | −17 | 1 stroke | Bill Haas Freddie Jacobson |
5,300,000 | 954,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2013 | Patrick Reed | 266 | −14 | Playoff | Jordan Spieth | 5,300,000 | 954,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2012 | Sergio García | 262 | −18 | 2 strokes | Tim Clark | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2011 | Webb Simpson | 262 | −18 | 3 strokes | George McNeill | 5,200,000 | 936,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2010 | Arjun Atwal | 260 | −20 | 1 stroke | David Toms | 5,100,000 | 918,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2009 | Ryan Moore | 264 | −16 | Playoff | Jason Bohn Kevin Stadler |
5,100,000 | 918,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2008 | Carl Pettersson | 259 | −21 | 2 strokes | Scott McCarron | 5,100,000 | 918,000 | Sedgefield | ||
2007 | Brandt Snedeker | 266 | −22 | 2 strokes | Billy Mayfair Jeff Overton Tim Petrovic |
5,000,000 | 900,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | ||||||||||
2006 | Davis Love III (2) | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | Jason Bohn | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
2005 | K. J. Choi | 266 | −22 | 2 strokes | Shigeki Maruyama | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
2004 | Brent Geiberger | 270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Michael Allen | 4,600,000 | 828,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
2003 | Shigeki Maruyama | 266 | −22 | 5 strokes | Brad Faxon | 4,500,000 | 810,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | ||||||||||
2002 | Rocco Mediate (2) | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia | 3,800,000 | 684,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
2001 | Scott Hoch | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Brett Quigley Scott Simpson |
3,500,000 | 630,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
2000 | Hal Sutton | 274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Andrew Magee | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1999 | Jesper Parnevik | 265 | −23 | 2 strokes | Jim Furyk | 2,600,000 | 468,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1998 | Trevor Dodds | 276 | −12 | Playoff | Scott Verplank | 2,200,000 | 396,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1997 | Frank Nobilo | 274 | −14 | Playoff | Brad Faxon | 1,900,000 | 342,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1996 | Mark O'Meara | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Duffy Waldorf | 1,800,000 | 324,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
KMart Greater Greensboro Open | ||||||||||
1995 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Peter Jacobsen Jeff Sluman |
1,500,000 | 270,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1994 | Mike Springer | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Brad Bryant Ed Humenik Hale Irwin |
1,500,000 | 270,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1993 | Rocco Mediate | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Steve Elkington | 1,500,000 | 270,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1992 | Davis Love III | 272 | −16 | 6 strokes | John Cook | 1,250,000 | 225,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1991 | Mark Brooks | 275 | −13 | Playoff | Gene Sauers | 1,250,000 | 225,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1990 | Steve Elkington | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Mike Reid Jeff Sluman |
1,250,000 | 225,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1989 | Ken Green | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | John Huston | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1988 | Sandy Lyle (2) | 271 | −17 | Playoff | Ken Green | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
Greater Greensboro Open | ||||||||||
1987 | Scott Simpson | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Clarence Rose | 600,000 | 108,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1986 | Sandy Lyle | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Andy Bean | 500,000 | 90,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1985 | Joey Sindelar | 285 | −3 | 1 stroke | Isao Aoki Craig Stadler |
400,000 | 72,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1984 | Andy Bean | 280 | −8 | 2 strokes | George Archer | 400,000 | 72,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1983 | Lanny Wadkins | 275 | −13 | 5 strokes | Craig Stadler Denis Watson |
400,000 | 72,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1982 | Danny Edwards (2) | 285 | −3 | 1 stroke | Bobby Clampett | 300,000 | 54,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1981 | Larry Nelson | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Mark Hayes | 300,000 | 54,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1980 | Craig Stadler | 275 | −13 | 6 strokes | George Burns Billy Kratzert Jack Newton Jerry Pate |
250,000 | 45,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1979 | Raymond Floyd | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | George Burns Gary Player |
250,000 | 45,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1978 | Seve Ballesteros | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Jack Renner Fuzzy Zoeller |
240,000 | 48,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1977 | Danny Edwards | 276 | −12 | 4 strokes | George Burns Larry Nelson |
235,000 | 47,000 | Forest Oaks | ||
1976 | Al Geiberger | 268 | −16 | 2 strokes | Lee Trevino | 230,000 | 46,000 | Sedgefield | ||
1975 | Tom Weiskopf | 275 | −9 | 3 strokes | Al Geiberger | 225,000 | 45,000 | Sedgefield | ||
1974 | Bob Charles | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Raymond Floyd Lee Trevino |
220,000 | 44,066 | Sedgefield | ||
1973 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 267 | −17 | 1 stroke | Lou Graham Ken Still |
210,000 | 42,000 | Sedgefield | ||
1972 | George Archer (2) | 272 | −12 | Playoff | Tommy Aaron | 200,000 | 40,000 | Sedgefield | ||
1971 | Buddy Allin | 275 | −9 | Playoff | Dave Eichelberger Rod Funseth |
190,000 | 38,000 | Sedgefield | ||
1970 | Gary Player | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | Miller Barber | 180,000 | 36,000 | Sedgefield | ||
1969 | Gene Littler | 274 | −10 | Playoff | Julius Boros Orville Moody Tom Weiskopf |
160,000 | 32,000 | Sedgefield | [10] | |
1968 | Billy Casper (2) | 267 | −17 | 4 strokes | George Archer Gene Littler Bobby Nichols |
137,500 | 27,500 | Sedgefield | [11] | |
1967 | George Archer | 267 | −17 | 2 strokes | Doug Sanders | 125,000 | 25,000 | Sedgefield | [12] | |
1966 | Doug Sanders (2) | 276 | −8 | Playoff | Tom Weiskopf | 100,000 | 20,000 | Sedgefield | [13] | |
1965 | Sam Snead (8) | 273 | −11 | 5 strokes | Billy Casper Jack McGowan Phil Rodgers |
70,000 | 11,000 | Sedgefield | [14] | |
1964 | Julius Boros | 277 | −7 | Playoff | Doug Sanders | 45,000 | 6,600 | Sedgefield | [15] | |
1963 | Doug Sanders | 270 | −14 | 4 strokes | Jimmy Clark | 35,000 | 5,500 | Sedgefield | [16] | |
1962 | Billy Casper | 275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Mike Souchak | 35,000 | 5,300 | Sedgefield | [17] | |
1961 | Mike Souchak | 276 | −8 | 7 strokes | Sam Snead | 22,500 | 3,200 | Sedgefield | [18] | |
1960 | Sam Snead (7) | 270 | −14 | 2 strokes | Dow Finsterwald | 20,000 | 2,800 | Starmount Forest | [19] | |
1959 | Dow Finsterwald | 278 | −6 | 2 strokes | Art Wall Jr. | 15,000 | 2,000 | Starmount Forest | [20] | |
1958 | Bob Goalby | 275 | −9 | 2 strokes | Dow Finsterwald Don January Tony Lema Sam Snead Art Wall Jr. |
15,000 | 2,000 | Starmount Forest | [21] | |
1957 | Stan Leonard | 276 | −4 | 3 strokes | Mike Souchak | 15,000 | 2,000 | Sedgefield | [22] | |
1956 | Sam Snead (6) | 279 | −5 | Playoff | Fred Wampler | 12,500 | 2,200 | Starmount Forest | [23] | |
1955 | Sam Snead (5) | 273 | −7 | 1 stroke | Julius Boros Art Wall Jr. |
12,500 | 2,200 | Starmount Forest | [24] | |
1954 | Doug Ford | 283 | −1 | Playoff | Marty Furgol | 10,000 | 2,000 | Starmount Forest | [25] | |
1953 | Earl Stewart | 275 | −5 | Playoff | Sam Snead | 10,000 | 2,000 | Sedgefield | [26] | |
1952 | Dave Douglas | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke | Bobby Locke | 10,000 | 2,000 | Starmount Forest | [27][28] | |
1951 | Art Doering | 279 | −5 | 5 strokes | Jim Ferrier | 10,000 | 2,000 | Starmount Forest | [29] | |
1950 | Sam Snead (4) | 269 | −11 | 10 strokes | Jimmy Demaret | 10,000 | 2,000 | Sedgefield | [30] | |
1949 | Sam Snead (3) | 276 | −8 | Playoff | Lloyd Mangrum | 10,000 | 2,000 | Starmount Forest | [31][32][33] | |
1948 | Lloyd Mangrum | 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | Lew Worsham | 10,000 | 2,000 | Sedgefield | [34] | |
1947 | Vic Ghezzi | 286 | +2 | 2 strokes | Frank Stranahan | 10,000 | 2,000 | Starmount Forest | [35][36] | |
1946 | Sam Snead (2) | 270 | −10 | 6 strokes | Herman Keiser | 7,500 | 1,500 | Sedgefield | [37] | |
1945 | Byron Nelson (2) | 271 | −13 | 8 strokes | Sammy Byrd | 7,500 | 1,333 | Starmount Forest | [38][39][40] | |
1943–44: No tournament due to World War II | ||||||||||
1942 | Sammy Byrd | 279 | −5 | 2 strokes | Ben Hogan Lloyd Mangrum |
5,500 | 1,000 | Starmount Forest | [41] | |
1941 | Byron Nelson | 276 | −6 | 2 strokes | Vic Ghezzi | 5,000 | 1,200 | Sedgefield Starmount Forest |
[42] | |
1940 | Ben Hogan | 270 | −12 | 9 strokes | Craig Wood | 5,000 | 1,200 | Sedgefield Starmount Forest |
[43] | |
1939 | Ralph Guldahl | 280 | −2 | 3 strokes | Clayton Heafner Lawson Little |
5,000 | 1,200 | Sedgefield Starmount Forest |
[44] | |
1938 | Sam Snead | 271 | −11 | 5 strokes | Johnny Revolta | 5,000 | 1,200 | Sedgefield Starmount Forest |
[1][45] |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources:[46][47][48]
Multiple winners
Ten players have won this tournament more than once, through 2020.
- 8 wins
- Sam Snead: 1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1965
- 3 wins
- Davis Love III: 1992, 2006, 2015
- 2 wins
- Byron Nelson: 1941, 1945
- Doug Sanders: 1963, 1966
- Billy Casper: 1962, 1968
- George Archer: 1967, 1972
- Danny Edwards: 1977, 1982
- Sandy Lyle: 1986, 1988
- Rocco Mediate: 1993, 2002
- Brandt Snedeker: 2007, 2018
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