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Wyndham Championship

Tournament information
Location	Greensboro, North Carolina
Established	1938
Course(s)	Sedgefield Country Club (Ross Course)
Par	70
Length	7,127 yards (6,517 m)
Organized by	Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$7,900,000
Month played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	258 Henrik Stenson (2017) 258 J. T. Poston (2019)
To par	−23 Jesper Parnevik (1999)
Current champion
Aaron Rai
Location map
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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 86 years ago 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. At the age of 52, Sam Snead set PGA Tour records in 1965 for his eighth win at an event and as the oldest winner of a tournament; 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, and tied for fourth.

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 98 years ago in 1926 and was restored in 2007.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse (US$)	Winner's share ($)	Venue	Ref.
Wyndham Championship
2024	Aaron Rai	262	−18	2 strokes	Max Greyserman	7,900,000	1,422,000	Sedgefield
2023	Lucas Glover	260	−20	2 strokes	An Byeong-hun Russell Henley	7,600,000	1,368,000	Sedgefield
2022	Tom Kim	260	−20	5 strokes	John Huh Im Sung-jae	7,300,000	1,314,000	Sedgefield
2021	Kevin Kisner	265	−15	Playoff	Branden Grace Kim Si-woo Kevin Na Adam Scott Roger Sloan	6,400,000	1,152,000	Sedgefield
2020	Jim Herman	259	−21	1 stroke	Billy Horschel	6,400,000	1,152,000	Sedgefield
2019	J. T. Poston	258	−22	1 stroke	Webb Simpson	6,200,000	1,116,000	Sedgefield
2018	Brandt Snedeker (2)	259	−21	3 strokes	Pan Cheng-tsung Webb Simpson	6,000,000	1,080,000	Sedgefield
2017	Henrik Stenson	258	−22	1 stroke	Ollie Schniederjans	5,800,000	1,044,000	Sedgefield
2016	Kim Si-woo	259	−21	5 strokes	Luke Donald	5,600,000	1,008,000	Sedgefield
2015	Davis Love III (3)	263	−17	1 stroke	Jason Gore	5,400,000	972,000	Sedgefield
2014	Camilo Villegas	263	−17	1 stroke	Bill Haas Freddie Jacobson	5,300,000	954,000	Sedgefield
2013	Patrick Reed	266	−14	Playoff	Jordan Spieth	5,300,000	954,000	Sedgefield
2012	Sergio García	262	−18	2 strokes	Tim Clark	5,200,000	936,000	Sedgefield
2011	Webb Simpson	262	−18	3 strokes	George McNeill	5,200,000	936,000	Sedgefield
2010	Arjun Atwal	260	−20	1 stroke	David Toms	5,100,000	918,000	Sedgefield
2009	Ryan Moore	264	−16	Playoff	Jason Bohn Kevin Stadler	5,100,000	918,000	Sedgefield
2008	Carl Pettersson	259	−21	2 strokes	Scott McCarron	5,100,000	918,000	Sedgefield
2007	Brandt Snedeker	266	−22	2 strokes	Billy Mayfair Jeff Overton Tim Petrovic	5,000,000	900,000	Forest Oaks
Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
2006	Davis Love III (2)	272	−16	2 strokes	Jason Bohn	5,000,000	900,000	Forest Oaks
2005	K. J. Choi	266	−22	2 strokes	Shigeki Maruyama	5,000,000	900,000	Forest Oaks
2004	Brent Geiberger	270	−18	2 strokes	Michael Allen	4,600,000	828,000	Forest Oaks
2003	Shigeki Maruyama	266	−22	5 strokes	Brad Faxon	4,500,000	810,000	Forest Oaks
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
2002	Rocco Mediate (2)	272	−16	3 strokes	Mark Calcavecchia	3,800,000	684,000	Forest Oaks
2001	Scott Hoch	272	−16	1 stroke	Brett Quigley Scott Simpson	3,500,000	630,000	Forest Oaks
2000	Hal Sutton	274	−14	3 strokes	Andrew Magee	3,000,000	540,000	Forest Oaks
1999	Jesper Parnevik	265	−23	2 strokes	Jim Furyk	2,600,000	468,000	Forest Oaks
1998	Trevor Dodds	276	−12	Playoff	Scott Verplank	2,200,000	396,000	Forest Oaks
1997	Frank Nobilo	274	−14	Playoff	Brad Faxon	1,900,000	342,000	Forest Oaks
1996	Mark O'Meara	274	−14	2 strokes	Duffy Waldorf	1,800,000	324,000	Forest Oaks
KMart Greater Greensboro Open
1995	Jim Gallagher Jr.	274	−14	1 stroke	Peter Jacobsen Jeff Sluman	1,500,000	270,000	Forest Oaks
1994	Mike Springer	275	−13	3 strokes	Brad Bryant Ed Humenik Hale Irwin	1,500,000	270,000	Forest Oaks
1993	Rocco Mediate	281	−7	Playoff	Steve Elkington	1,500,000	270,000	Forest Oaks
1992	Davis Love III	272	−16	6 strokes	John Cook	1,250,000	225,000	Forest Oaks
1991	Mark Brooks	275	−13	Playoff	Gene Sauers	1,250,000	225,000	Forest Oaks
1990	Steve Elkington	282	−6	2 strokes	Mike Reid Jeff Sluman	1,250,000	225,000	Forest Oaks
1989	Ken Green	277	−11	2 strokes	John Huston	1,000,000	180,000	Forest Oaks
1988	Sandy Lyle (2)	271	−17	Playoff	Ken Green	1,000,000	180,000	Forest Oaks
Greater Greensboro Open
1987	Scott Simpson	282	−6	2 strokes	Clarence Rose	600,000	108,000	Forest Oaks
1986	Sandy Lyle	275	−13	2 strokes	Andy Bean	500,000	90,000	Forest Oaks
1985	Joey Sindelar	285	−3	1 stroke	Isao Aoki Craig Stadler	400,000	72,000	Forest Oaks
1984	Andy Bean	280	−8	2 strokes	George Archer	400,000	72,000	Forest Oaks
1983	Lanny Wadkins	275	−13	5 strokes	Craig Stadler Denis Watson	400,000	72,000	Forest Oaks
1982	Danny Edwards (2)	285	−3	1 stroke	Bobby Clampett	300,000	54,000	Forest Oaks
1981	Larry Nelson	281	−7	Playoff	Mark Hayes	300,000	54,000	Forest Oaks
1980	Craig Stadler	275	−13	6 strokes	George Burns Billy Kratzert Jack Newton Jerry Pate	250,000	45,000	Forest Oaks
1979	Raymond Floyd	282	−6	1 stroke	George Burns Gary Player	250,000	45,000	Forest Oaks
1978	Seve Ballesteros	282	−6	1 stroke	Jack Renner Fuzzy Zoeller	240,000	48,000	Forest Oaks
1977	Danny Edwards	276	−12	4 strokes	George Burns Larry Nelson	235,000	47,000	Forest Oaks
1976	Al Geiberger	268	−16	2 strokes	Lee Trevino	230,000	46,000	Sedgefield
1975	Tom Weiskopf	275	−9	3 strokes	Al Geiberger	225,000	45,000	Sedgefield
1974	Bob Charles	270	−14	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd Lee Trevino	220,000	44,066	Sedgefield
1973	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	267	−17	1 stroke	Lou Graham Ken Still	210,000	42,000	Sedgefield
1972	George Archer (2)	272	−12	Playoff	Tommy Aaron	200,000	40,000	Sedgefield
1971	Buddy Allin	275	−9	Playoff	Dave Eichelberger Rod Funseth	190,000	38,000	Sedgefield
1970	Gary Player	271	−13	2 strokes	Miller Barber	180,000	36,000	Sedgefield
1969	Gene Littler	274	−10	Playoff	Julius Boros Orville Moody Tom Weiskopf	160,000	32,000	Sedgefield
1968	Billy Casper (2)	267	−17	4 strokes	George Archer Gene Littler Bobby Nichols	137,500	27,500	Sedgefield
1967	George Archer	267	−17	2 strokes	Doug Sanders	125,000	25,000	Sedgefield
1966	Doug Sanders (2)	276	−8	Playoff	Tom Weiskopf	100,000	20,000	Sedgefield
1965	Sam Snead (8)	273	−11	5 strokes	Billy Casper Jack McGowan Phil Rodgers	70,000	11,000	Sedgefield
1964	Julius Boros	277	−7	Playoff	Doug Sanders	45,000	6,600	Sedgefield
1963	Doug Sanders	270	−14	4 strokes	Jimmy Clark	35,000	5,500	Sedgefield
1962	Billy Casper	275	−9	1 stroke	Mike Souchak	35,000	5,300	Sedgefield
1961	Mike Souchak	276	−8	7 strokes	Sam Snead	22,500	3,200	Sedgefield
1960	Sam Snead (7)	270	−14	2 strokes	Dow Finsterwald	20,000	2,800	Starmount Forest
1959	Dow Finsterwald	278	−6	2 strokes	Art Wall Jr.	15,000	2,000	Starmount Forest
1958	Bob Goalby	275	−9	2 strokes	Dow Finsterwald Don January Tony Lema Sam Snead Art Wall Jr.	15,000	2,000	Starmount Forest
1957	Stan Leonard	276	−4	3 strokes	Mike Souchak	15,000	2,000	Sedgefield
1956	Sam Snead (6)	279	−5	Playoff	Fred Wampler	12,500	2,200	Starmount Forest
1955	Sam Snead (5)	273	−7	1 stroke	Julius Boros Art Wall Jr.	12,500	2,200	Starmount Forest
1954	Doug Ford	283	−1	Playoff	Marty Furgol	10,000	2,000	Starmount Forest
1953	Earl Stewart	275	−5	Playoff	Sam Snead	10,000	2,000	Sedgefield
1952	Dave Douglas	277	−7	1 stroke	Bobby Locke	10,000	2,000	Starmount Forest
1951	Art Doering	279	−5	5 strokes	Jim Ferrier	10,000	2,000	Starmount Forest
1950	Sam Snead (4)	269	−11	10 strokes	Jimmy Demaret	10,000	2,000	Sedgefield
1949	Sam Snead (3)	276	−8	Playoff	Lloyd Mangrum	10,000	2,000	Starmount Forest
1948	Lloyd Mangrum	278	−2	1 stroke	Lew Worsham	10,000	2,000	Sedgefield
1947	Vic Ghezzi	286	+2	2 strokes	Frank Stranahan	10,000	2,000	Starmount Forest
1946	Sam Snead (2)	270	−10	6 strokes	Herman Keiser	7,500	1,500	Sedgefield
1945	Byron Nelson (2)	271	−13	8 strokes	Sammy Byrd	7,500	1,333	Starmount Forest
1943–44: No tournament due to World War II
1942	Sammy Byrd	279	−5	2 strokes	Ben Hogan Lloyd Mangrum	5,500	1,000	Starmount Forest
1941	Byron Nelson	276	−6	2 strokes	Vic Ghezzi	5,000	1,200	Sedgefield Starmount Forest
1940	Ben Hogan	270	−12	9 strokes	Craig Wood	5,000	1,200	Sedgefield Starmount Forest
1939	Ralph Guldahl	280	−2	3 strokes	Clayton Heafner Lawson Little	5,000	1,200	Sedgefield Starmount Forest
1938	Sam Snead	271	−11	5 strokes	Johnny Revolta	5,000	1,200	Sedgefield Starmount Forest

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
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External links

• Official website
• Coverage on PGA Tour's official site
• Sedgefield Country Club

• PGA Tour events
• Golf tournaments in North Carolina
• Sports competitions in Greensboro, North Carolina
• Wyndham Destinations
• Recurring sporting events established in 1938
• 1938 establishments in North Carolina