Wells Fargo Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina Wilmington (2017) |
| Established | 2003, nineteen years ago |
| Course(s) | Quail Hollow Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,600 yards (6,949 m)[1] |
| Organized by | Champions for Education |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$8,100,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Rory McIlroy (2015) |
| To par | −21 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Rory McIlroy | |
| Location Map | |
  Quail Hollow Club Location in the United States | |
The Wells Fargo Championship is a professional golf tournament in North Carolina on the PGA Tour.[2] Held in early May at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, it 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 2017, the tournament offered a $7.5 million purse with a winner's share of $1.35 million.
From 2004–06 and 2011–13, the tournament ended in a playoff. Additionally, the event has 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.[3]
In 2017, the tournament was held on the coast in Wilmington at Eagle Point Golf Club, as Quail Hollow hosted the PGA Championship in mid-August.[4] Wilmington hosted the Azalea Open on tour in the 1950s and 1960s at the Donald Ross-designed Cape Fear Country Club; it was a tune-up event for The Masters through 1965,[5] part of the city's Azalea Festival.
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.[6] On April 30, 2019, a five-year extension was announced, and Wells Fargo's sponsorship of the tournament currently runs through 2024.
Tournament hosts[]
| Years | No. | Venue | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2016, 2018–2021 | 15 | Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| 2017 | 1 | Eagle Point Golf Club | Wilmington |
Future venues[]
With Quail Hollow Club hosting the Presidents Cup in 2022, that year's Wells Fargo Championship will be held in Maryland at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, outside Washington, D.C.[7]
Course layout[]
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 524 | 4 | 10 | 592 | 5 | |
| 2 | 452 | 4 | 11 | 462 | 4 | |
| 3 | 483 | 4 | 12 | 456 | 4 | |
| 4 | 184 | 3 | 13 | 208 | 3 | |
| 5 | 449 | 4 | 14 | 344 | 4 | |
| 6 | 249 | 3 | 15 | 577 | 5 | |
| 7 | 546 | 5 | 16 | 506 | 4 | |
| 8 | 346 | 4 | 17 | 223 | 3 | |
| 9 | 505 | 4 | 18 | 494 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,738 | 35 | In | 3,862 | 36 | |
| Source:[1] | Total | 7,600 | 71 | |||
Winners[]
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Championship | ||||||||
| 2021 | Rory McIlroy (3) |
274 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Abraham Ancer |
8,100,000 | 1,458,000 | |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8] | |||||||
| 2019 |  Max Homa |
269 | −15 | 3 strokes | Joel Dahmen |
7,900,000 | 1,422,000 | |
| 2018 |  Jason Day |
272 | −12 | 2 strokes | Nick Watney Aaron Wise |
7,700,000 | 1,386,000 | |
| 2017 | Brian Harman |
278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Dustin Johnson Pat Perez |
7,500,000 | 1,350,000 | |
| 2016 | James Hahn |
279 | −9 | Playoff | Roberto Castro |
7,300,000 | 1,314,000 | |
| 2015 | Rory McIlroy (2) |
267 | −21 | 7 strokes | Patrick Rodgers Webb Simpson |
7,100,000 | 1,278,000 | |
| 2014 | J. B. Holmes |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Jim Furyk |
6,900,000 | 1,242,000 | |
| 2013 | Derek Ernst |
280 | −8 | Playoff |  David Lynn |
6,700,000 | 1,206,000 | |
| 2012 | Rickie Fowler |
274 | −14 | Playoff | Rory McIlroy D. A. Points |
6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | |
| 2011 | Lucas Glover |
273 | −15 | Playoff | Jonathan Byrd |
6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | |
| Quail Hollow Championship | ||||||||
| 2010 | Rory McIlroy |
273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Phil Mickelson |
6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | |
| 2009 | Sean O'Hair |
277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Lucas Glover Bubba Watson |
6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | |
| Wachovia Championship | ||||||||
| 2008 | Anthony Kim |
272 | −16 | 5 strokes | Ben Curtis |
6,400,000 | 1,152,000 | |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods |
275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Steve Stricker |
6,300,000 | 1,134,000 | |
| 2006 | Jim Furyk |
276 | −12 | Playoff |  Trevor Immelman |
6,300,000 | 1,134,000 | |
| 2005 |  Vijay Singh |
276 | −12 | Playoff | Jim Furyk Sergio García |
6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
| 2004 | Joey Sindelar |
277 | −11 | Playoff | Arron Oberholser |
5,600,000 | 1,008,000 | |
| 2003 | David Toms |
278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Robert Gamez |
5,600,000 | 1,008,000 | |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources[9]
Multiple winners[]
- 3 wins
- Rory McIlroy: 2010, 2015, 2021
References[]
- ^ a b "Wells Fargo Championship". ESPN. (Leaderboard & statistics). May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "New name for Quail Hollow: Wells Fargo Championship". PGA Tour. August 3, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Champions for Education
- ^ Ross, Helen (June 27, 2016). "Changes in store for upcoming PGA Tour season". PGA Tour.
- ^ Blondin, Alan (May 4, 2017). "Wilmington used to be home to star-studded PGA Tour event". PGA of America. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Event in Charlotte renamed Quail Hollow Championship". PGA Tour. February 27, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Lavner, Ryan (8 July 2020). "Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow pushed back to 2022". Golf Channel. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Wells Fargo Championship – Winners – at www.pgatour.com
External links[]
- PGA Tour events
- Golf in North Carolina
- Sports competitions in Charlotte, North Carolina