Wyndham Championship
File:Wyndhamchamp.jpg | |
Tournament information | |
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Location | Greensboro, North Carolina |
Established | 1938 |
Course(s) | Sedgefield Country Club |
Par | 70 |
Length | 7,130 yards (6,520 m) |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | $5.4 million |
Month played | August |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 259 Carl Pettersson (2008) |
To par | −23 Jesper Parnevik (1999) |
Current champion | |
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The Wyndham Championship is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S., and was originally called the Greater Greensboro Open. In 2007, the event was renamed the Wyndham Championship when Wyndham Hotels & Resorts took over from DaimlerChrysler as title sponsor.[1] It moved from an autumn date to mid-August and is the last PGA Tour event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs, giving golfers one last chance to qualify for the FedEx Cup.
The tournament was founded in 1938 as the Greater Greensboro Open. It was usually played in April or May, until a schedule change in 2003 moved it toward the end of the season. Sam Snead set a PGA Tour record for his eight wins at the event, as well as for his win in 1965, which made him the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event. Both records still stand. Davis Love III, the 2015 champion, is the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event in the Champions Tour era (since 1980), when golfers over 50 began participating in their own separate tour.
Charlie Sifford competed in the 1961 tournament, the first time an African American golfer was permitted to play in a PGA-sponsored event in the South.[2]
The purse for 2015 was $5.4 million; the winner's share was $972,000.[3]
Course
The event has been played in Greensboro for its entire history. In its first four years, it was played at both Sedgefield Country Club and Starmount Forest Country Club. In 1942 it shifted to solely Starmount Forest CC; it was not held in 1943 and 1944. Starting with the 1945 tournament, it alternated between Starmount Forest CC and Sedgefield CC until 1952, when Starmount Forest CC hosted for a 2nd year in a row. It returned to Sedgefield CC in 1953 before Starmount Forest CC hosted three consecutive years (through 1956). Sedgefield CC hosted in 1957 before Starmount Forest CC hosted another three straight 1958–60, then back to Sedgefield from 1961 to 1976. It shifted to Forest Oaks Country Club from 1977 to 2007, then returned to Sedgefield CC in 2008.[4]
Winners
Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | 1st prize ($) | Purse ($) | Course | Ref |
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Wyndham Championship | ||||||||||
2015 | Davis Love III (3) | ![]() |
263 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
972,000 | 5,400,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
2014 | Camilo Villegas | ![]() |
263 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
954,000 | 5,300,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
2013 | Patrick Reed | ![]() |
266 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() |
954,000 | 5,300,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
2012 | Sergio García | ![]() |
262 | −18 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
936,000 | 5,200,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
2011 | Webb Simpson | ![]() |
262 | −18 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
936,000 | 5,200,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
2010 | Arjun Atwal | ![]() |
260 | −20 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
918,000 | 5,100,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
2009 | Ryan Moore | ![]() |
264 | −16 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
918,000 | 5,100,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
2008 | Carl Pettersson | ![]() |
259 | −21 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
918,000 | 5,100,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
2007 | Brandt Snedeker | ![]() |
266 | −22 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
900,000 | 5,000,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | ||||||||||
2006 | Davis Love III (2) | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
900,000 | 5,000,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
2005 | K. J. Choi | ![]() |
266 | −22 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
900,000 | 5,000,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
2004 | Brent Geiberger | ![]() |
270 | −18 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
828,000 | 4,600,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
2003 | Shigeki Maruyama | ![]() |
266 | −22 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
810,000 | 4,500,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic | ||||||||||
2002 | Rocco Mediate (2) | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
684,000 | 3,800,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
2001 | Scott Hoch | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
630,000 | 3,500,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
2000 | Hal Sutton | ![]() |
274 | −14 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
540,000 | 3,000,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1999 | Jesper Parnevik | ![]() |
265 | −23 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
468,000 | 2,600,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1998 | Trevor Dodds | ![]() |
276 | −12 | Playoff | ![]() |
396,000 | 2,200,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1997 | Frank Nobilo | ![]() |
274 | −14 | Playoff | ![]() |
342,000 | 1,900,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1996 | Mark O'Meara | ![]() |
274 | −14 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
324,000 | 1,800,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
KMart Greater Greensboro Open | ||||||||||
1995 | Jim Gallagher, Jr. | ![]() |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
270,000 | 1,500,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1994 | Mike Springer | ![]() |
275 | −13 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
270,000 | 1,500,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1993 | Rocco Mediate | ![]() |
281 | −7 | Playoff | ![]() |
270,000 | 1,500,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1992 | Davis Love III | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 6 strokes | ![]() |
225,000 | 1,250,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1991 | Mark Brooks | ![]() |
275 | −13 | Playoff | ![]() |
225,000 | 1,250,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1990 | Steve Elkington | ![]() |
282 | −6 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
225,000 | 1,250,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1989 | Ken Green | ![]() |
277 | −11 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
180,000 | 1,000,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1988 | Sandy Lyle (2) | ![]() |
271 | −17 | Playoff | ![]() |
180,000 | 1,000,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
Greater Greensboro Open | ||||||||||
1987 | Scott Simpson | ![]() |
282 | −6 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
108,000 | 600,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1986 | Sandy Lyle | ![]() |
275 | −13 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
90,000 | 500,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1985 | Joey Sindelar | ![]() |
285 | −3 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
72,000 | 400,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1984 | Andy Bean | ![]() |
280 | −8 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
72,000 | 400,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1983 | Lanny Wadkins | ![]() |
275 | −13 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
72,000 | 400,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1982 | Danny Edwards (2) | ![]() |
285 | −3 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
54,000 | 300,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1981 | Larry Nelson | ![]() |
281 | −7 | Playoff | ![]() |
54,000 | 300,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1980 | Craig Stadler | ![]() |
275 | −13 | 6 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
45,000 | 250,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1979 | Raymond Floyd | ![]() |
282 | −6 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
45,000 | 250,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1978 | Seve Ballesteros | 23x15px | 282 | −6 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
48,000 | 240,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1977 | Danny Edwards | ![]() |
276 | −12 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
47,000 | 235,000 | Forest Oaks CC | |
1976 | Al Geiberger | ![]() |
268 | −16 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
46,000 | 230,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
1975 | Tom Weiskopf | ![]() |
275 | −9 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
45,000 | 225,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
1974 | Bob Charles | ![]() |
270 | −14 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
44,066 | 220,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
1973 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | ![]() |
267 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
42,000 | 210,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
1972 | George Archer (2) | ![]() |
272 | −12 | Playoff | ![]() |
40,000 | 200,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
1971 | Buddy Allin | ![]() |
275 | −9 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
38,000 | 190,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
1970 | Gary Player | ![]() |
271 | −13 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
36,000 | 180,000 | Sedgefield CC | |
1969 | Gene Littler | ![]() |
274 | −10 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
32,000 | 160,000 | Sedgefield CC | [5] |
1968 | Billy Casper (2) | ![]() |
267 | −17 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
27,500 | 137,500 | Sedgefield CC | [6] |
1967 | George Archer | ![]() |
267 | −17 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
25,000 | 125,000 | Sedgefield CC | [7] |
1966 | Doug Sanders (2) | ![]() |
276 | −8 | Playoff | ![]() |
20,000 | 100,000 | Sedgefield CC | [8] |
1965 | Sam Snead (8) | ![]() |
273 | −11 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11,000 | 70,000 | Sedgefield CC | [9] |
1964 | Julius Boros | ![]() |
277 | −7 | Playoff | ![]() |
6,600 | 45,000 | Sedgefield CC | [10] |
1963 | Doug Sanders | ![]() |
270 | −14 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
5,500 | 35,000 | Sedgefield CC | [11] |
1962 | Billy Casper | ![]() |
275 | −9 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
5,300 | 35,000 | Sedgefield CC | [12] |
1961 | Mike Souchak | ![]() |
276 | −8 | 7 strokes | ![]() |
3,200 | 22,500 | Sedgefield CC | [13] |
1960 | Sam Snead (7) | ![]() |
270 | −14 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2,800 | 20,000 | Starmount Forest CC | [14] |
1959 | Dow Finsterwald | ![]() |
278 | −6 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2,000 | 15,000 | Starmount Forest CC | [15] |
1958 | Bob Goalby | ![]() |
275 | −9 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2,000 | 15,000 | Starmount Forest CC | [16] |
1957 | Stan Leonard | ![]() |
276 | −4 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2,000 | 15,000 | Sedgefield CC | [17] |
1956 | Sam Snead (6) | ![]() |
279 | −5 | Playoff | ![]() |
2,200 | 12,500 | Starmount Forest CC | [18] |
1955 | Sam Snead (5) | ![]() |
273 | −7 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2,200 | 12,500 | Starmount Forest CC | [19] |
1954 | Doug Ford | ![]() |
283 | −1 | Playoff | ![]() |
2,000 | 10,000 | Starmount Forest CC | [20] |
1953 | Earl Stewart | ![]() |
275 | −5 | Playoff | ![]() |
2,000 | 10,000 | Sedgefield CC | [21] |
1952 | Dave Douglas | ![]() |
277 | −7 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2,000 | 10,000 | Starmount Forest CC | [22][23] |
1951 | Art Doering | ![]() |
279 | −5 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
2,000 | 10,000 | Starmount Forest CC | [24] |
1950 | Sam Snead (4) | ![]() |
269 | −11 | 10 strokes | ![]() |
2,000 | 10,000 | Sedgefield CC | [25] |
1949 | Sam Snead (3) | ![]() |
276 | −8 | Playoff | ![]() |
2,000 | 10,000 | Starmount Forest CC | [26][27][28] |
1948 | Lloyd Mangrum | ![]() |
278 | −2 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2,000 | 10,000 | Sedgefield CC | [29] |
1947 | Vic Ghezzi | ![]() |
286 | +2 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2,000 | 10,000 | Starmount Forest CC | [30][31] |
1946 | Sam Snead (2) | ![]() |
270 | −10 | 6 strokes | ![]() |
1,500 | 7,500 | Sedgefield CC | [32] |
1945 | Byron Nelson (2) | ![]() |
271 | −13 | 8 strokes | ![]() |
1,333 | 7,500 | Starmount Forest CC | [33][34][35] |
1943–44: No tournament due to World War II | ||||||||||
1942 | Sammy Byrd | ![]() |
279 | −5 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1,000 | 5,500 | Starmount Forest CC | [36] |
1941 | Byron Nelson | ![]() |
276 | −6 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
1,200 | 5,000 | Sedgefield/Starmount Forest CC | [37] |
1940 | Ben Hogan | ![]() |
270 | −12 | 9 strokes | ![]() |
1,200 | 5,000 | Sedgefield/Starmount Forest CC | [38] |
1939 | Ralph Guldahl | ![]() |
280 | −2 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
1,200 | 5,000 | Sedgefield/Starmount Forest CC | [39] |
1938 | Sam Snead | ![]() |
271 | −11 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
1,200 | 5,000 | Sedgefield/Starmount Forest CC | [40][41] |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Main sources[42][43][44]
Multiple winners
Nine men have won this tournament more than once through 2015.
- 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
References
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- ↑ Wyndham Championship – Past Winners – at www.pgatour.com
- ↑ Wyndham Championship – Winners – at golfobserver.com (1970–2009)
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External links
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