Chevron World Challenge

Chevron World Challenge

Tournament information
Location	Thousand Oaks, California
Established	2007
Course(s)	Sherwood Country Club (2000–12) Greyhawk Golf Club (1999)
Par	72
Length	7,052 yards
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	$5,000,000
Month played	December
Current champion
Graeme McDowell

The Chevron World Challenge is an offseason golf tournament hosted by Tiger Woods, which takes place each December at Sherwood Country Club, a course designed by Jack Nicklaus, in Thousand Oaks, California. In its first year, 1999, it was played at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Previously the 16 man field was composed of the defending champion, the top eleven available players from the Official World Golf Rankings, and four sponsors exemptions chosen by the Tiger Woods Foundation. It is not an official money tournament on any of the professional golf tours, but is recognised as an unofficial money event by the PGA Tour. Since 2009, the event offers Official World Golf Ranking points.^[1] The field increased to 18 players including the current four major winners, the top 11 available from the Official World Golf Rankings, the Defending Champion, and two special exemption players selected by the Tiger Woods Foundation.^[2]

The tournament was established as a charity fundraiser by Woods, and all the charitable funds raised go to charities with which he is associated. It is nonetheless an extremely lucrative event for the professionals who take part. In 2007 the prize fund was $5.75 million. This is similar to many official PGA Tour events, but they usually have fields of around 150, as opposed to only 18. The first prize is $1.20 million, and last place is $140,000. Woods usually donates his prize money to his Tiger Woods Foundation.

Woods did not compete in 2008 due to knee surgery following his 2008 U.S. Open victory, even though he was the two-time defending champion. Woods did not play in 2009 due to injuries sustained in a one-car accident.^[3] Woods returned to the event in 2010.

Winners

Chevron World Challenge

• 2010 Graeme McDowell

Chevron World Challenge presented by Bank of America

• 2009 Jim Furyk
• 2008 Vijay Singh

Target World Challenge presented by Countrywide

• 2007 Tiger Woods
• 2006 Tiger Woods
• 2005 Luke Donald
• 2004 Tiger Woods

Target World Challenge presented by Williams

• 2003 Davis Love III
• 2002 Pádraig Harrington

Williams World Challenge

• 2001 Tiger Woods
• 2000 Davis Love III
• 1999 Tom Lehman

References

1. ^ Tiger Woods Holds Press Conference at the Chevron World Challenge presented by Bank of America
2. ^ Chevron World Challenge - Furyk Keeps Lead, Couples Three Back
3. ^ http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091130/D9CA2HV80.html

External links

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