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Wyndham Championship Tournament information Location Greensboro, North Carolina Established 1938 Course(s) Sedgefield Country Club Par 70 Length 7,130 yards Tour(s) PGA Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund $5,200,000 Month played August Tournament record score Aggregate 259 Carl Pettersson (2008) To par -23 Jesper Parnevik (1999) Current champion Webb Simpson 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 main sponsor. It moved from an autumn date to mid-August and is the last PGA Tour event before the Playoffs for the FedEx Cup.
The tournament was founded in 1938 as the Greater Greensboro Open. This tournament was usually contested in April or May, until a schedule change in 2003 which moved the tournament toward the end of the season. Sam Snead set a PGA Tour record for his 8 wins at the event, as well as his 1965 event, which made him the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event (both records still stand).
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, and shifted to solely Starmount Forest CC in 1942 and for the first time it was played after World War II in 1945. Starting with that 1945 event, 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. From 1961 to 1976, it was played at Sedgefield CC. From 1977 to 2007, Forest Oaks Country Club hosted the event. In 2008, the tournament returned to Sedgefield CC.[1]
When Charlie Sifford competed in the 1961 tournament, it was the first time that an African-American golfer was permitted to play in a PGA-sponsored event in the South.[2]
The 2011 purse was $5,200,000, with $936,000 going to the winner.
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Winners
Year Player Country Score To par 1st Prize ($) Purse ($) Ref Wyndham Championship 2011 Webb Simpson United States 262 -18 936,000 5,200,000 2010 Arjun Atwal India 260 -20 918,000 5,100,000 2009 Ryan Moore United States 264PO -16 918,000 5,100,000 2008 Carl Pettersson Sweden 259 -21 918,000 5,100,000 2007 Brandt Snedeker United States 266 -22 900,000 5,000,000 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro 2006 Davis Love III United States 272 -16 900,000 5,000,000 2005 K. J. Choi South Korea 266 -22 900,000 5,000,000 2004 Brent Geiberger United States 270 -18 828,000 4,600,000 2003 Shigeki Maruyama Japan 266 -22 810,000 4,500,000 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic 2002 Rocco Mediate United States 272 -16 684,000 3,800,000 2001 Scott Hoch United States 272 -16 630,000 3,500,000 2000 Hal Sutton United States 274 -14 540,000 3,000,000 1999 Jesper Parnevik Sweden 265 -23 468,000 2,600,000 1998 Trevor Dodds Namibia 276PO -12 396,000 2,200,000 1997 Frank Nobilo New Zealand 274PO -14 342,000 1,900,000 1996 Mark O'Meara United States 274 -14 324,000 1,800,000 KMart Greater Greensboro Open 1995 Jim Gallagher, Jr. United States 274 -14 270,000 1,500,000 1994 Mike Springer United States 275 -13 270,000 1,500,000 1993 Rocco Mediate United States 281PO -7 270,000 1,500,000 1992 Davis Love III United States 272 -16 225,000 1,250,000 1991 Mark Brooks United States 275PO -13 225,000 1,250,000 1990 Steve Elkington Australia 282 -6 225,000 1,250,000 1989 Ken Green United States 277 -11 180,000 1,000,000 1988 Sandy Lyle Scotland 271PO -17 180,000 1,000,000 Greater Greensboro Open 1987 Scott Simpson United States 282 -6 108,000 600,000 1986 Sandy Lyle Scotland 275 -13 90,000 500,000 1985 Joey Sindelar United States 285 -3 72,000 400,000 1984 Andy Bean United States 280 -8 72,000 400,000 1983 Lanny Wadkins United States 275 -13 72,000 400,000 1982 Danny Edwards United States 285 -3 54,000 300,000 1981 Larry Nelson United States 281PO -7 54,000 300,000 1980 Craig Stadler United States 275 -13 45,000 250,000 1979 Raymond Floyd United States 282 -6 45,000 250,000 1978 Seve Ballesteros Spain 282 -6 48,000 240,000 1977 Danny Edwards United States 276 -8 47,000 235,000 1976 Al Geiberger United States 268 -16 46,000 230,000 1975 Tom Weiskopf United States 275 -9 45,000 225,000 1974 Bob Charles New Zealand 270 -14 44,066 220,000 1973 Chi-Chi Rodríguez United States 267 -17 42,000 210,000 1972 George Archer United States 272PO -12 40,000 200,000 1971 Buddy Allin United States 275PO -9 38,000 190,000 1970 Gary Player South Africa 271 -13 36,000 180,000 1969 Gene Littler United States 274PO -10 32,000 160,000 [3] 1968 Billy Casper United States 267 -17 27,500 137,500 [4] 1967 George Archer United States 267 -17 25,000 125,000 [5] 1966 Doug Sanders United States 276PO -8 20,000 100,000 [6] 1965 Sam Snead United States 273 -11 11,000 70,000 [7] 1964 Julius Boros United States 277PO -3 6,600 45,000 [8] 1963 Doug Sanders United States 270 -10 5,500 35,000 [9] 1962 Billy Casper United States 275 -5 5,300 35,000 [10] 1961 Mike Souchak United States 276 -4 3,200 22,500 [11] 1960 Sam Snead United States 270 -14 2,800 20,000 [12] 1959 Dow Finsterwald United States 278 -6 2,000 15,000 [13] 1958 Bob Goalby United States 275 -9 2,000 15,000 [14] 1957 Stan Leonard Canada 276 -4 2,000 15,000 [15] 1956 Sam Snead United States 279PO -5 2,200 12,500 [16] 1955 Sam Snead United States 273 -7 2,200 12,500 [17] 1954 Doug Ford United States 283PO -1 2,000 10,000 [18] 1953 Earl Stewart United States 275PO -5 2,000 10,000 [19] 1952 Dave Douglas United States 277 -7 2,000 10,000 [20][21] 1951 Art Doering United States 279 -5 2,000 10,000 [22] 1950 Sam Snead United States 269 -11 2,000 10,000 [23] 1949 Sam Snead United States 276PO -8 2,000 10,000 [24][25][26] 1948 Lloyd Mangrum United States 278 -2 2,000 10,000 [27] 1947 Vic Ghezzi United States 286 +2 2,000 10,000 [28][29] 1946 Sam Snead United States 270 -10 1,500 7,500 [30] 1945 Byron Nelson United States 271 -13 1,333 7,500 [31][32][33] 1943-44 No tournament due to World War II 1942 Sam Byrd United States 279 -5 1,000 5,500 [34] 1941 Byron Nelson United States 276 -6 1,200 5,000 [35] 1940 Ben Hogan United States 270 -12 1,200 5,000 [36] 1939 Ralph Guldahl United States 280 -2 1,200 5,000 [37] 1938 Sam Snead United States 271 -11 1,200 5,000 [38][39] PO Indicates a win in a playoff
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Main sources[40][41][42]Multiple winners
Nine men have won this tournament more than once through 2010.
- 8 wins
- Sam Snead: 1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1965
- 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
- Davis Love III: 1992, 2006
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