Wells Fargo Championship

Wells Fargo Championship
Tournament information
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
Established 2003, thirteen years ago
Course(s) Quail Hollow Club
Par 72
Length 7,442 yards (6,805 m)
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $7.3 million
Month played May
Tournament record score
Aggregate 267 Rory McIlroy (2015)
To par −21 as above
Current champion
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Charlotte
Location in the United States
Charlotte
Location in North Carolina
18th green in May 2012

The Wells Fargo Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour.[1] The event is held at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina in early May, and has attracted some of the top players on the tour. It debuted in 2003 as the Wachovia Championship and was known in 2009 and 2010 as the Quail Hollow Championship. In 2013, the tournament offered a $6.7 million purse with a winner's prize of $1.206 million.

From 2004–06 and 2011–13, the tournament ended in a playoff. Additionally, the event is known to have one of the tougher finishes on tour with 16, 17, and 18, commonly known as the "Green Mile," often ranked among the PGA Tour's toughest holes. The majority of the charitable proceeds from the tournament benefit Teach for America. The tournament is organized by Champions for Education, Inc.[2]

Sponsorship

The event is sponsored by Wells Fargo, which purchased Wachovia in 2008. In 2009, Wells Fargo dropped the Wachovia name from the tournament for marketing purposes as they intended to stop using the Wachovia name for all purposes. In addition, Wells Fargo was concerned about the image of a bank sponsoring a sporting event that had received Federal funding under the Troubled Assets Relief Program.[3] Wells Fargo's sponsorship of the tournament runs through 2019.

Winners

YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
Wells Fargo Championship
2016 7,300,000 1,314,000
2015 Rory McIlroy (2)  Northern Ireland 267 −21 7 strokes United States Patrick Rodgers
United States Webb Simpson
7,100,000 1,278,000
2014 J. B. Holmes  United States 274 −14 1 stroke United States Jim Furyk 6,900,000 1,242,000
2013 Derek Ernst  United States 280 −8 Playoff England David Lynn 6,700,000 1,206,000
2012 Rickie Fowler  United States 274 −14 Playoff Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
United States D. A. Points
6,500,000 1,170,000
2011 Lucas Glover  United States 273 −15 Playoff United States Jonathan Byrd 6,500,000 1,170,000
Quail Hollow Championship
2010 Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland 273 −15 4 strokes United States Phil Mickelson 6,500,000 1,170,000
2009 Sean O'Hair  United States 277 −11 1 stroke United States Lucas Glover
United States Bubba Watson
6,500,000 1,170,000
Wachovia Championship
2008 Anthony Kim  United States 272 −16 5 strokes United States Ben Curtis 6,400,000 1,152,000
2007 Tiger Woods  United States 275 −13 2 strokes United States Steve Stricker 6,300,000 1,134,000
2006 Jim Furyk  United States 276 −12 Playoff South Africa Trevor Immelman 6,300,000 1,134,000
2005 Vijay Singh  Fiji 276 −12 Playoff United States Jim Furyk
Spain Sergio García
6,000,000 1,080,000
2004 Joey Sindelar  United States 277 −11 Playoff United States Arron Oberholser 5,600,000 1,008,000
2003 David Toms  United States 278 −10 2 strokes United States Robert Gamez 5,600,000 1,008,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources[4]

References

  1. "New name for Quail Hollow: Wells Fargo Championship". PGA Tour. August 3, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  2. Champions for Education
  3. "Event in Charlotte renamed Quail Hollow Championship". PGA Tour. February 27, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  4. Wells Fargo Championship – Winners – at www.pgatour.com

External links

Coordinates: 35°06′58″N 80°50′35″W / 35.116°N 80.843°W / 35.116; -80.843

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