Wells Fargo Championship

Wells Fargo Championship
Tournament information
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
Wilmington (2017)
Established 2003, fifteen years ago
Course(s) Quail Hollow Club
Eagle Point Golf Club (2017)
Par 71
Length 7,600 yards (6,949 m)[1]
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $7.7 million
Month played May
Tournament record score
Aggregate 267 Rory McIlroy (2015)
To par −21 as above
Current champion
Australia Jason Day
Charlotte
Location in the United States
Charlotte
Location in North Carolina

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 is known to have 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. Quail Hollow will host again in 2018 after a one year absence.

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] Wells Fargo's sponsorship of the tournament runs through 2019.

Tournament hosts

YearsNo.VenueCityState
2003–2016, 201815Quail Hollow ClubCharlotteNorth Carolina
20171Eagle Point Golf ClubWilmington

Course layout

HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
15244105925
24524114624
34834124564
41843132083
54494143444
62493155775
75465165064
83464172233
95054184944
Out3,73835In3,86236
Source:[1]Total7,60071

Winners

YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)
Wells Fargo Championship
2018Jason Day Australia272−122 strokesUnited States Nick Watney
United States Aaron Wise		7,700,0001,386,000
2017Brian Harman United States278−101 strokeUnited States Dustin Johnson
United States Pat Perez		7,500,0001,350,000
2016James Hahn United States279−9PlayoffUnited States Roberto Castro7,300,0001,314,000
2015Rory McIlroy (2) Northern Ireland267−217 strokesUnited States Patrick Rodgers
United States Webb Simpson		7,100,0001,278,000
2014J. B. Holmes United States274−141 strokeUnited States Jim Furyk6,900,0001,242,000
2013Derek Ernst United States280−8PlayoffEngland David Lynn6,700,0001,206,000
2012Rickie Fowler United States274−14PlayoffNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
United States D. A. Points		6,500,0001,170,000
2011Lucas Glover United States273−15PlayoffUnited States Jonathan Byrd6,500,0001,170,000
Quail Hollow Championship
2010Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland273−154 strokesUnited States Phil Mickelson6,500,0001,170,000
2009Sean O'Hair United States277−111 strokeUnited States Lucas Glover
United States Bubba Watson		6,500,0001,170,000
Wachovia Championship
2008Anthony Kim United States272−165 strokesUnited States Ben Curtis6,400,0001,152,000
2007Tiger Woods United States275−132 strokesUnited States Steve Stricker6,300,0001,134,000
2006Jim Furyk United States276−12PlayoffSouth Africa Trevor Immelman6,300,0001,134,000
2005Vijay Singh Fiji276−12PlayoffUnited States Jim Furyk
Spain Sergio García		6,000,0001,080,000
2004Joey Sindelar United States277−11PlayoffUnited States Arron Oberholser5,600,0001,008,000
2003David Toms United States278−102 strokesUnited States Robert Gamez5,600,0001,008,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Wells Fargo Championship". ESPN. (Leaderboard & statistics). May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "New name for Quail Hollow: Wells Fargo Championship". PGA Tour. August 3, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ Champions for Education
  4. ↑ Ross, Helen (June 27, 2016). "Changes in store for upcoming PGA Tour season". PGA Tour.
  5. ↑ Blondin, Alan (May 4, 2017). "Wilmington used to be home to star-studded PGA Tour event". PGA of America. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Event in Charlotte renamed Quail Hollow Championship". PGA Tour. February 27, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  7. ↑ Wells Fargo Championship – Winners – at www.pgatour.com

Coordinates: 35°06′59″N 80°50′33″W / 35.1164°N 80.8425°W / 35.1164; -80.8425

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