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Nashville Golf Open
The Simmons Bank Open is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in June 2016 at the Nashville Golf & Athletic Club in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] After the event was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, it moved to The Grove in May 2021 as a regular season Korn Ferry event. Once it was named the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Tournament of the year,[2] it was announced that the event would move to September to be a part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals for the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour season and beyond.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | College Grove, Tennessee |
| Established | 2016 |
| Course(s) | The Grove |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,368 yards (6,737 m) |
| Tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$1,500,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 James Driscoll (2016) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Current champion | |
| Grayson Murray | |
| Location Map | |
The Grove Club Location in the United States The Grove Club Location in Tennessee | |
Winners edit
| Korn Ferry Tour (Finals event) | 2023– | |
| Korn Ferry Tour (Regular) | 2016–2022 |
| # | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons Bank Open | ||||||
| 8th | 2023 | Grayson Murray | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | Mason Andersen Carter Jenkins Jamie Lovemark |
| 7th | 2022 | Brent Grant | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Kevin Yu |
| 6th | 2021 | Austin Smotherman | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Paul Haley II Yuan Yechun |
| 5th | 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | ||||
| Nashville Golf Open | ||||||
| 4th | 2019 | Robby Shelton | 273 | −15 | Playoff | Scottie Scheffler |
| 3rd | 2018 | Cameron Davis | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Kevin Dougherty Lanto Griffin Josh Teater |
| 2nd | 2017 | Lanto Griffin | 272 | −16 | Playoff | Abraham Ancer |
| 1st | 2016 | James Driscoll | 269 | −19 | 3 strokes | Brian Campbell |
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list.
References edit
- ^ Murphy, Michael (June 12, 2016). "Web.com Tour Nashville Golf Open tees off Thursday". The Tennessean.
- ^ Dirlam, Zach (December 7, 2022). "Simmons Bank Open named 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Tournament of the Year". PGA Tour.
- ^ "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
External links edit
- Official website
- Coverage on the Korn Ferry Tour's official site