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Wyndham Championship

Golf tournament held in Greensboro, North Carolina


Golf tournament held in Greensboro, North Carolina

FieldValue
nameWyndham Championship
imageWyndhamchamp.jpg
image_size190
locationGreensboro, North Carolina
establishment1938
courseSedgefield Country Club
(Ross Course)
par70
yardage7127 yd
tourPGA Tour
formatStroke play
purse
month_playedAugust
aggregate258 Henrik Stenson (2017)
258 J. T. Poston (2019)
258 Cameron Young (2025)
to-par−23 Jesper Parnevik (1999)
current_championUSA Cameron Young
mapUSA#USA North Carolina
map_reliefyes
map_labelSedgefield CC
map_captionLocation in United States##Location in North Carolina
coordinates
orgPiedmont Triad Charitable Foundation

(Ross Course) 258 J. T. Poston (2019) 258 Cameron Young (2025) | to-par = −23 Jesper Parnevik (1999) 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.

History

Founded in 1938 as the Greater Greensboro Open, 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.

Charlie Sifford competed in 1961, and became the first African American permitted to play in a PGA-sponsored event in the South. He led after the first round,

In 2007, the event was renamed the Wyndham Championship when Wyndham Hotels & Resorts took over from DaimlerChrysler as title sponsor, and dropped "Greensboro" from the title. It moved from an autumn date to mid-August and is the last PGA Tour event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs, as one last chance to qualify for the FedEx Cup.

The purse for 2015 was $5.4 million, with a winner's share of $972,000.

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 Kevin Kisner. This tied the PGA Tour record for largest number of participants in a sudden-death playoff. This also occurred at the 1994 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic and the 2001 Nissan Open.

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 1976. It shifted to Forest Oaks Country Club from 1977 to 2007, then returned to Sedgefield in 2008. The course at Sedgefield was designed by noted architect Donald Ross; it opened in 1926 and was restored in 2007.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-upPurse
(US$)Winner's
share ($)VenueRef.Wyndham ChampionshipChrysler Classic of GreensboroGreater Greensboro Chrysler ClassicKMart Greater Greensboro OpenGreater Greensboro Open
2025USA Cameron Young258−226 strokesUSA Mac Meissner8,200,0001,760,000Sedgefield
2024ENG Aaron Rai262−182 strokesUSA Max Greyserman7,900,0001,422,000Sedgefield
2023USA Lucas Glover260−202 strokesKOR An Byeong-hun
USA Russell Henley7,600,0001,368,000Sedgefield
2022KOR Tom Kim260−205 strokesUSA John Huh
KOR Im Sung-jae7,300,0001,314,000Sedgefield
2021USA Kevin Kisner265−15PlayoffZAF Branden Grace
KOR Kim Si-woo
USA Kevin Na
AUS Adam Scott
CAN Roger Sloan6,400,0001,152,000Sedgefield
2020USA Jim Herman259−211 strokeUSA Billy Horschel6,400,0001,152,000Sedgefield
2019USA J. T. Poston258−221 strokeUSA Webb Simpson6,200,0001,116,000Sedgefield
2018USA Brandt Snedeker (2)259−213 strokesTWN Pan Cheng-tsung
USA Webb Simpson6,000,0001,080,000Sedgefield
2017SWE Henrik Stenson258−221 strokeUSA Ollie Schniederjans5,800,0001,044,000Sedgefield
2016KOR Kim Si-woo259−215 strokesENG Luke Donald5,600,0001,008,000Sedgefield
2015USA Davis Love III (3)263−171 strokeUSA Jason Gore5,400,000972,000Sedgefield
2014COL Camilo Villegas263−171 strokeUSA Bill Haas
SWE Freddie Jacobson5,300,000954,000Sedgefield
2013USA Patrick Reed266−14PlayoffUSA Jordan Spieth5,300,000954,000Sedgefield
2012ESP Sergio García262−182 strokesZAF Tim Clark5,200,000936,000Sedgefield
2011USA Webb Simpson262−183 strokesUSA George McNeill5,200,000936,000Sedgefield
2010IND Arjun Atwal260−201 strokeUSA David Toms5,100,000918,000Sedgefield
2009USA Ryan Moore264−16PlayoffUSA Jason Bohn
USA Kevin Stadler5,100,000918,000Sedgefield
2008SWE Carl Pettersson259−212 strokesUSA Scott McCarron5,100,000918,000Sedgefield
2007USA Brandt Snedeker266−222 strokesUSA Billy Mayfair
USA Jeff Overton
USA Tim Petrovic5,000,000900,000Forest Oaks
2006USA Davis Love III (2)272−162 strokesUSA Jason Bohn5,000,000900,000Forest Oaks
2005KOR K. J. Choi266−222 strokesJPN Shigeki Maruyama5,000,000900,000Forest Oaks
2004USA Brent Geiberger270−182 strokesUSA Michael Allen4,600,000828,000Forest Oaks
2003JPN Shigeki Maruyama266−225 strokesUSA Brad Faxon4,500,000810,000Forest Oaks
2002USA Rocco Mediate (2)272−163 strokesUSA Mark Calcavecchia3,800,000684,000Forest Oaks
2001USA Scott Hoch272−161 strokeUSA Brett Quigley
USA Scott Simpson3,500,000630,000Forest Oaks
2000USA Hal Sutton274−143 strokesUSA Andrew Magee3,000,000540,000Forest Oaks
1999SWE Jesper Parnevik265−232 strokesUSA Jim Furyk2,600,000468,000Forest Oaks
1998NAM Trevor Dodds276−12PlayoffUSA Scott Verplank2,200,000396,000Forest Oaks
1997NZL Frank Nobilo274−14PlayoffUSA Brad Faxon1,900,000342,000Forest Oaks
1996USA Mark O'Meara274−142 strokesUSA Duffy Waldorf1,800,000324,000Forest Oaks
1995USA Jim Gallagher Jr.274−141 strokeUSA Peter Jacobsen
USA Jeff Sluman1,500,000270,000Forest Oaks
1994USA Mike Springer275−133 strokesUSA Brad Bryant
USA Ed Humenik
USA Hale Irwin1,500,000270,000Forest Oaks
1993USA Rocco Mediate281−7PlayoffAUS Steve Elkington1,500,000270,000Forest Oaks
1992USA Davis Love III272−166 strokesUSA John Cook1,250,000225,000Forest Oaks
1991USA Mark Brooks275−13PlayoffUSA Gene Sauers1,250,000225,000Forest Oaks
1990AUS Steve Elkington282−62 strokesUSA Mike Reid
USA Jeff Sluman1,250,000225,000Forest Oaks
1989USA Ken Green277−112 strokesUSA John Huston1,000,000180,000Forest Oaks
1988SCO Sandy Lyle (2)271−17PlayoffUSA Ken Green1,000,000180,000Forest Oaks
1987USA Scott Simpson282−62 strokesUSA Clarence Rose600,000108,000Forest Oaks
1986SCO Sandy Lyle275−132 strokesUSA Andy Bean500,00090,000Forest Oaks
1985USA Joey Sindelar285−31 strokeJPN Isao Aoki
USA Craig Stadler400,00072,000Forest Oaks
1984USA Andy Bean280−82 strokesUSA George Archer400,00072,000Forest Oaks
1983USA Lanny Wadkins275−135 strokesUSA Craig Stadler
ZWE Denis Watson400,00072,000Forest Oaks
1982USA Danny Edwards (2)285−31 strokeUSA Bobby Clampett300,00054,000Forest Oaks
1981USA Larry Nelson281−7PlayoffUSA Mark Hayes300,00054,000Forest Oaks
1980USA Craig Stadler275−136 strokesUSA George Burns
USA Billy Kratzert
AUS Jack Newton
USA Jerry Pate250,00045,000Forest Oaks
1979USA Raymond Floyd282−61 strokeUSA George Burns
ZAF Gary Player250,00045,000Forest Oaks
1978ESP Seve Ballesteros282−61 strokeUSA Jack Renner
USA Fuzzy Zoeller240,00048,000Forest Oaks
1977USA Danny Edwards276−124 strokesUSA George Burns
USA Larry Nelson235,00047,000Forest Oaks
1976USA Al Geiberger268−162 strokesUSA Lee Trevino230,00046,000Sedgefield
1975USA Tom Weiskopf275−93 strokesUSA Al Geiberger225,00045,000Sedgefield
1974NZL Bob Charles270−141 strokeUSA Raymond Floyd
USA Lee Trevino220,00044,066Sedgefield
1973USA Chi-Chi Rodríguez267−171 strokeUSA Lou Graham
USA Ken Still210,00042,000Sedgefield
1972USA George Archer (2)272−12PlayoffUSA Tommy Aaron200,00040,000Sedgefield
1971USA Buddy Allin275−9PlayoffUSA Dave Eichelberger
USA Rod Funseth190,00038,000Sedgefield
1970ZAF Gary Player271−132 strokesUSA Miller Barber180,00036,000Sedgefield
1969USA Gene Littler274−10PlayoffUSA Julius Boros
USA Orville Moody
USA Tom Weiskopf160,00032,000Sedgefield
1968USA Billy Casper (2)267−174 strokesUSA George Archer
USA Gene Littler
USA Bobby Nichols137,50027,500Sedgefield
1967USA George Archer267−172 strokesUSA Doug Sanders125,00025,000Sedgefield
1966USA Doug Sanders (2)276−8PlayoffUSA Tom Weiskopf100,00020,000Sedgefield
1965USA Sam Snead (8)273−115 strokesUSA Billy Casper
USA Jack McGowan
USA Phil Rodgers70,00011,000Sedgefield
1964USA Julius Boros277−7PlayoffUSA Doug Sanders45,0006,600Sedgefield
1963USA Doug Sanders270−144 strokesUSA Jimmy Clark35,0005,500Sedgefield
1962USA Billy Casper275−91 strokeUSA Mike Souchak35,0005,300Sedgefield
1961USA Mike Souchak276−87 strokesUSA Sam Snead22,5003,200Sedgefield
1960USA Sam Snead (7)270−142 strokesUSA Dow Finsterwald20,0002,800Starmount Forest
1959USA Dow Finsterwald278−62 strokesUSA Art Wall Jr.15,0002,000Starmount Forest
1958USA Bob Goalby275−92 strokesUSA Dow Finsterwald
USA Don January
USA Tony Lema
USA Sam Snead
USA Art Wall Jr.15,0002,000Starmount Forest
1957CAN Stan Leonard276−43 strokesUSA Mike Souchak15,0002,000Sedgefield
1956USA Sam Snead (6)279−5PlayoffUSA Fred Wampler12,5002,200Starmount Forest
1955USA Sam Snead (5)273−71 strokeUSA Julius Boros
USA Art Wall Jr.12,5002,200Starmount Forest
1954USA Doug Ford283−1PlayoffUSA Marty Furgol10,0002,000Starmount Forest
1953USA Earl Stewart275−5PlayoffUSA Sam Snead10,0002,000Sedgefield
1952USA Dave Douglas277−71 strokeZAF Bobby Locke10,0002,000Starmount Forest
1951USA Art Doering279−55 strokesAUS Jim Ferrier10,0002,000Starmount Forest
1950USA Sam Snead (4)269−1110 strokesUSA Jimmy Demaret10,0002,000Sedgefield
1949USA Sam Snead (3)276−8PlayoffUSA Lloyd Mangrum10,0002,000Starmount Forest
1948USA Lloyd Mangrum278−21 strokeUSA Lew Worsham10,0002,000Sedgefield
1947USA Vic Ghezzi286+22 strokesUSA Frank Stranahan10,0002,000Starmount Forest
1946USA Sam Snead (2)270−106 strokesUSA Herman Keiser7,5001,500Sedgefield
1945USA Byron Nelson (2)271−138 strokesUSA Sammy Byrd7,5001,333Starmount Forest
1943–44: No tournament due to World War II
1942USA Sammy Byrd279−52 strokesUSA Ben Hogan
USA Lloyd Mangrum5,5001,000Starmount Forest
1941USA Byron Nelson276−62 strokesUSA Vic Ghezzi5,0001,200Sedgefield
Starmount Forest
1940USA Ben Hogan270−129 strokesUSA Craig Wood5,0001,200Sedgefield
Starmount Forest
1939USA Ralph Guldahl280−23 strokesUSA Clayton Heafner
USA Lawson Little5,0001,200Sedgefield
Starmount Forest
1938USA Sam Snead271−115 strokesUSA Johnny Revolta5,0001,200Sedgefield
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Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

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