Wyndham Championship

Wyndham Championship

Tournament information
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
Davis Love III

Sedgefield
C.C.

Location in the United States

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
Wyndham Championship
2015	Davis Love III (3)	United States	263	−17	1 stroke	Jason Gore	972,000	5,400,000	Sedgefield CC
2014	Camilo Villegas	Colombia	263	−17	1 stroke	Bill Haas Fredrik Jacobson	954,000	5,300,000	Sedgefield CC
2013	Patrick Reed	United States	266	−14	Playoff	Jordan Spieth	954,000	5,300,000	Sedgefield CC
2012	Sergio García	Spain	262	−18	2 strokes	Tim Clark	936,000	5,200,000	Sedgefield CC
2011	Webb Simpson	United States	262	−18	3 strokes	George McNeill	936,000	5,200,000	Sedgefield CC
2010	Arjun Atwal	India	260	−20	1 stroke	David Toms	918,000	5,100,000	Sedgefield CC
2009	Ryan Moore	United States	264	−16	Playoff	Jason Bohn Kevin Stadler	918,000	5,100,000	Sedgefield CC
2008	Carl Pettersson	Sweden	259	−21	2 strokes	Scott McCarron	918,000	5,100,000	Sedgefield CC
2007	Brandt Snedeker	United States	266	−22	2 strokes	Billy Mayfair Jeff Overton Tim Petrovic	900,000	5,000,000	Forest Oaks CC
Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
2006	Davis Love III (2)	United States	272	−16	2 strokes	Jason Bohn	900,000	5,000,000	Forest Oaks CC
2005	K. J. Choi	South Korea	266	−22	2 strokes	Shigeki Maruyama	900,000	5,000,000	Forest Oaks CC
2004	Brent Geiberger	United States	270	−18	2 strokes	Michael Allen	828,000	4,600,000	Forest Oaks CC
2003	Shigeki Maruyama	Japan	266	−22	5 strokes	Brad Faxon	810,000	4,500,000	Forest Oaks CC
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
2002	Rocco Mediate (2)	United States	272	−16	3 strokes	Mark Calcavecchia	684,000	3,800,000	Forest Oaks CC
2001	Scott Hoch	United States	272	−16	1 stroke	Brett Quigley Scott Simpson	630,000	3,500,000	Forest Oaks CC
2000	Hal Sutton	United States	274	−14	3 strokes	Andrew Magee	540,000	3,000,000	Forest Oaks CC
1999	Jesper Parnevik	Sweden	265	−23	2 strokes	Jim Furyk	468,000	2,600,000	Forest Oaks CC
1998	Trevor Dodds	Namibia	276	−12	Playoff	Scott Verplank	396,000	2,200,000	Forest Oaks CC
1997	Frank Nobilo	New Zealand	274	−14	Playoff	Brad Faxon	342,000	1,900,000	Forest Oaks CC
1996	Mark O'Meara	United States	274	−14	2 strokes	Duffy Waldorf	324,000	1,800,000	Forest Oaks CC
KMart Greater Greensboro Open
1995	Jim Gallagher, Jr.	United States	274	−14	1 stroke	Peter Jacobsen Jeff Sluman	270,000	1,500,000	Forest Oaks CC
1994	Mike Springer	United States	275	−13	3 strokes	Brad Bryant Ed Humenik Hale Irwin	270,000	1,500,000	Forest Oaks CC
1993	Rocco Mediate	United States	281	−7	Playoff	Steve Elkington	270,000	1,500,000	Forest Oaks CC
1992	Davis Love III	United States	272	−16	6 strokes	John Cook	225,000	1,250,000	Forest Oaks CC
1991	Mark Brooks	United States	275	−13	Playoff	Gene Sauers	225,000	1,250,000	Forest Oaks CC
1990	Steve Elkington	Australia	282	−6	2 strokes	Mike Reid Jeff Sluman	225,000	1,250,000	Forest Oaks CC
1989	Ken Green	United States	277	−11	2 strokes	John Huston	180,000	1,000,000	Forest Oaks CC
1988	Sandy Lyle (2)	Scotland	271	−17	Playoff	Ken Green	180,000	1,000,000	Forest Oaks CC
Greater Greensboro Open
1987	Scott Simpson	United States	282	−6	2 strokes	Clarence Rose	108,000	600,000	Forest Oaks CC
1986	Sandy Lyle	Scotland	275	−13	2 strokes	Andy Bean	90,000	500,000	Forest Oaks CC
1985	Joey Sindelar	United States	285	−3	1 stroke	Isao Aoki Craig Stadler	72,000	400,000	Forest Oaks CC
1984	Andy Bean	United States	280	−8	2 strokes	George Archer	72,000	400,000	Forest Oaks CC
1983	Lanny Wadkins	United States	275	−13	5 strokes	Craig Stadler Denis Watson	72,000	400,000	Forest Oaks CC
1982	Danny Edwards (2)	United States	285	−3	1 stroke	Bobby Clampett	54,000	300,000	Forest Oaks CC
1981	Larry Nelson	United States	281	−7	Playoff	Mark Hayes	54,000	300,000	Forest Oaks CC
1980	Craig Stadler	United States	275	−13	6 strokes	George Burns Billy Kratzert Jack Newton Jerry Pate	45,000	250,000	Forest Oaks CC
1979	Raymond Floyd	United States	282	−6	1 stroke	George Burns Gary Player	45,000	250,000	Forest Oaks CC
1978	Seve Ballesteros		282	−6	1 stroke	Jack Renner Fuzzy Zoeller	48,000	240,000	Forest Oaks CC
1977	Danny Edwards	United States	276	−8	4 strokes	George Burns Larry Nelson	47,000	235,000	Forest Oaks CC
1976	Al Geiberger	United States	268	−16	2 strokes	Lee Trevino	46,000	230,000	Sedgefield CC
1975	Tom Weiskopf	United States	275	−9	3 strokes	Al Geiberger	45,000	225,000	Sedgefield CC
1974	Bob Charles	New Zealand	270	−14	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd Lee Trevino	44,066	220,000	Sedgefield CC
1973	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	United States	267	−17	1 stroke	Lou Graham Ken Still	42,000	210,000	Sedgefield CC
1972	George Archer (2)	United States	272	−12	Playoff	Tommy Aaron	40,000	200,000	Sedgefield CC
1971	Buddy Allin	United States	275	−9	Playoff	Dave Eichelberger Rod Funseth	38,000	190,000	Sedgefield CC
1970	Gary Player	South Africa	271	−13	2 strokes	Miller Barber	36,000	180,000	Sedgefield CC
1969	Gene Littler	United States	274	−10	Playoff	Julius Boros Orville Moody Tom Weiskopf	32,000	160,000	Sedgefield CC	[5]
1968	Billy Casper (2)	United States	267	−17	4 strokes	George Archer Gene Littler Bobby Nichols	27,500	137,500	Sedgefield CC	[6]
1967	George Archer	United States	267	−17	2 strokes	Doug Sanders	25,000	125,000	Sedgefield CC	[7]
1966	Doug Sanders (2)	United States	276	−8	Playoff	Tom Weiskopf	20,000	100,000	Sedgefield CC	[8]
1965	Sam Snead (8)	United States	273	−11	5 strokes	Billy Casper Jack McGowan Phil Rodgers	11,000	70,000	Sedgefield CC	[9]
1964	Julius Boros	United States	277	−3	Playoff	Doug Sanders	6,600	45,000	Sedgefield CC	[10]
1963	Doug Sanders	United States	270	−10	4 strokes	Jimmy Clark	5,500	35,000	Sedgefield CC	[11]
1962	Billy Casper	United States	275	−5	1 stroke	Mike Souchak	5,300	35,000	Sedgefield CC	[12]
1961	Mike Souchak	United States	276	−4	7 strokes	Sam Snead	3,200	22,500	Sedgefield CC	[13]
1960	Sam Snead (7)	United States	270	−14	2 strokes	Dow Finsterwald	2,800	20,000	Starmount Forest CC	[14]
1959	Dow Finsterwald	United States	278	−6	2 strokes	Art Wall, Jr.	2,000	15,000	Starmount Forest CC	[15]
1958	Bob Goalby	United States	275	−9	2 strokes	Dow Finsterwald Don January Tony Lema Sam Snead Art Wall, Jr.	2,000	15,000	Starmount Forest CC	[16]
1957	Stan Leonard	Canada	276	−4	3 strokes	Mike Souchak	2,000	15,000	Sedgefield CC	[17]
1956	Sam Snead (6)	United States	279	−5	Playoff	Fred Wampler	2,200	12,500	Starmount Forest CC	[18]
1955	Sam Snead (5)	United States	273	−7	1 stroke	Julius Boros Art Wall, Jr.	2,200	12,500	Starmount Forest CC	[19]
1954	Doug Ford	United States	283	−1	Playoff	Marty Furgol	2,000	10,000	Starmount Forest CC	[20]
1953	Earl Stewart	United States	275	−5	Playoff	Sam Snead	2,000	10,000	Sedgefield CC	[21]
1952	Dave Douglas	United States	277	−7	1 stroke	Bobby Locke	2,000	10,000	Starmount Forest CC	[22][23]
1951	Art Doering	United States	279	−5	5 strokes	Jim Ferrier	2,000	10,000	Starmount Forest CC	[24]
1950	Sam Snead (4)	United States	269	−11	10 strokes	Jimmy Demaret	2,000	10,000	Sedgefield CC	[25]
1949	Sam Snead (3)	United States	276	−8	Playoff	Lloyd Mangrum	2,000	10,000	Starmount Forest CC	[26][27][28]
1948	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	278	−2	1 stroke	Lew Worsham	2,000	10,000	Sedgefield CC	[29]
1947	Vic Ghezzi	United States	286	+2	2 strokes	Frank Stranahan	2,000	10,000	Starmount Forest CC	[30][31]
1946	Sam Snead (2)	United States	270	−10	6 strokes	Herman Keiser	1,500	7,500	Sedgefield CC	[32]
1945	Byron Nelson (2)	United States	271	−13	8 strokes	Sammy Byrd	1,333	7,500	Starmount Forest CC	[33][34][35]
1943–44: No tournament due to World War II
1942	Sammy Byrd	United States	279	−5	2 strokes	Ben Hogan Lloyd Mangrum	1,000	5,500	Starmount Forest CC	[36]
1941	Byron Nelson	United States	276	−6	2 strokes	Vic Ghezzi	1,200	5,000	Sedgefield/Starmount Forest CC	[37]
1940	Ben Hogan	United States	270	−12	9 strokes	Craig Wood	1,200	5,000	Sedgefield/Starmount Forest CC	[38]
1939	Ralph Guldahl	United States	280	−2	3 strokes	Clayton Heafner Lawson Little	1,200	5,000	Sedgefield/Starmount Forest CC	[39]
1938	Sam Snead	United States	271	−11	5 strokes	Johnny Revolta	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

1. "Greensboro PGA Tour event gets new sponsor". USA Today. Associated Press. September 29, 2006.
2. "Greensboro opens today". Milwaukee Sentinel. United Press International. April 13, 1961. p. 2-part2.
3. "Golf Glance". USA Today. Associated Press. August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
4. "Wyndham Championship comes home to Sedgefield". PGA Tour. February 20, 2008.
5. "Littler Birdie Putt Wins Greensboro Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). AP. April 7, 1969. p. 26. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
6. "Casper Wins Greensboro, Ties Record". The Free Lance−Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia). AP. April 9, 1968. p. 12. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
7. "Archer Cool Under Fire At Greensboro". Reading Eagle (Reading, Pennsylvania). UPI. April 3, 1967. p. 18. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
8. "Sanders Wins Playoff". The Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, Florida). AP. April 4, 1966. p. 21. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
9. "Snead Captures Greensboro Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). AP. April 5, 1965. p. 30. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
10. "Boros Whips Sanders In Greensboro Title Playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal (Daytona Beach, Florida). AP. April 4, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
11. "Sanders Wins Greensboro Golf Tourney". Lodi News-Sentinel (Lodi, California). UPI. April 15, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
12. "Casper Wins Greensboro Golf Tourney". Eugene Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon). UPI. April 16, 1962. p. 3B. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
13. "Souchak Wins At Greensboro". St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida). AP. April 17, 1961. p. 2C. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
14. "Snead Wins Greensboro Golf Meet". St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida). AP. April 18, 1960. p. 2C. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
15. "Finsterwald Wins Greensboro Golf". Lodi News-Sentinel (Lodi, California). UPI. April 10, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
16. "Unknown Wins At Greensboro". Daytona Beach Morning Journal (Daytona Beach, Florida). AP. April 14, 1958. p. 10. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
17. "4 Straight Birdies Win Greensboro for Leonard". The Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). AP. April 15, 1957. pp. 2−4. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
18. "Snead Wins Greater Greensboro In Two Extra Holes". The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida). UP. April 16, 1956. p. 20. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
19. "Snead Wins Greensboro Golf Crown". The Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina). April 16, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
20. "Ford; Furgol In Playoff For Top Greensboro Open Money". St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida). AP. April 5, 1954. p. 17. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
21. "Greensboro Golf In Fourway Tie". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California). March 30, 1953. p. C3. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
22. "Dave Douglas Wins Greensboro Open Golf Tournament". The Free Lance−Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia). AP. April 15, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
23. "Douglas Wins At Greensboro". Eugene Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon). UP. April 15, 1952. p. 12. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
24. "Art Doering Cops Greensboro Open For First Big Win". The Evening Herald (Rock Hill, South Carolina). AP. March 27, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
25. "Sam Snead Wins Greensboro Open For Fourth Time". The Evening Independent (St. Petersburg, Florida). AP. March 27, 1950. p. 17. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
26. "Snead-Mangrum Playoff Today". The New London Day (New London, Connecticut). AP. March 28, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
27. "Snead Putts Way To Greensboro Golf Victory". The New London Day (New London, Connecticut). AP. March 29, 1949. p. 12. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
28. "Mangrum And Snead Tie For First At Greensboro". The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut). AP. March 28, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
29. "Mangrum Leads Pro Golf Field". Spokane Daily Chronicle (Spokane, Washington). AP. March 22, 1948. p. 17. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
30. "Ghezzi Cops Top Money In Greensboro Golf". Reading Eagle (Reading, Pennsylvania). INS. March 24, 1947. p. 6. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
31. "Ghezzi Leads Field In Greensboro Open". Reading Eagle (Reading, Pennsylvania). AP. March 22, 1947. p. 6. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
32. "Snead Wins With 67-66". The Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). AP. March 25, 1946. pp. 2−4. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
33. "Nelson Golf Game Is Improved After Pegs Are Lifted". Daytona Beach Morning Journal (Daytona Beach, Florida). AP. March 27, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
34. "Nelson Routs Greensboro Golf Field". Reading Eagle (Reading, Pennsylvania). UP. March 26, 1945. p. 13. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
35. "Nelson Is Even With Sam Snead". Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Canada). AP. March 26, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
36. "Sam Byrd Wins Greensboro Open". The Milwaukee Journal (Milwaukee, Wisconsin). AP. March 30, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
37. "Nelson Victor At Greensboro". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). UP. March 24, 1941. p. 15. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
38. "Hogan Continues Fine Golf Playing to Win Greensboro Open". Schenectady Gazette (Schenectady, New York). AP. March 29, 1940. p. 31. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
39. "Guldahl Annexes Greensboro Open". San Antonio Express (San Antonio, Texas). AP. March 27, 1939. p. 2A.
40. "Sam Snead Is Winner Of $5,000 Greensboro Golf". The Lewiston Daily Sun (Lewiston, Maine). AP. March 29, 1938. p. 8. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
41. "Sammy Snead Out All Alone At Greensboro". The Miami Daily News (Miami, Florida). AP. March 29, 1938. p. C-1. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
42. Wyndham Championship – Past Winners – at www.pgatour.com
43. Wyndham Championship – Winners – at golfobserver.com (1970–2009)
44. Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on PGA Tour's official site

Coordinates: 36°00′50″N 79°53′13″W / 36.014°N 79.887°W