Mid-Atlantic Championship

The Mid-Atlantic Championship was a professional golf tournament on the Web.com Tour played at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. Proceeds from the Mid-Atlantic Championship benefited the Salute Military Golf Association.

From 2007 to 2011, it was played as the Melwood Prince George's County Open. It was renamed the Neediest Kids Championship in 2012, and benefited Neediest Kids

In 2010 and 2011, it was played on the University of Maryland Golf Course in College Park, Maryland. From 2007 to 2009, it was played at the Country Club at Woodmore in Mitchellville, Maryland. Since 2012, it has been played at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, Maryland. The 2013 purse was $600,000, with $108,000 going to the winner.

In 2013, Mid-Atlantic Championship organizer IGP Sports & Entertainment Group was acquired by IMG.[1]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
Mid-Atlantic Championship
2013Michael Putnam United StatesTPC Potomac273−72 strokesUnited States Chesson Hadley
Neediest Kids Championship
2012David Lingmerth SwedenTPC Potomac272−81 strokeUnited States Casey Wittenberg
Melwood Prince George's County Open presented by Under Armour
2011Steve Wheatcroft United StatesUniversity of Maryland GC255−2912 strokesUnited States Ryan Armour
Canada Jon Mills
2010Tommy Gainey United StatesUniversity of Maryland GC267−171 strokeUnited States Frank Lickliter
South Korea Jin Park
Melwood Prince George's County Open
2009Mathias Grönberg SwedenCC at Woodmore269−196 strokesUnited States Justin Bolli
United States Robert Damron
2008Jeff Klauk United StatesCC at Woodmore276−121 strokeUnited States Jeff Brehaut
United States David Mathis
2007Paul Claxton United StatesCC at Woodmore270−181 strokeUnited States James Driscoll
South Africa Jaco van Zyl

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Web.com Tour regular-season money list.

References


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