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WGC Invitational

The WGC Invitational was a professional golf tournament that was held in the United States. Established in 1999 as a successor to the World Series of Golf, it was one of three or four annual World Golf Championships (WGC) until 2021, when the number of WGC events was reduced to two.

WGC Invitational
Tournament information
Established1999
Organized byInternational Federation of PGA Tours
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$10,500,000 (final year)
Month playedAugust
Final year2021
Tournament record score
Aggregate259 Tiger Woods (2000)
To par−21 as above
Final champion
Abraham Ancer

Under sponsorship agreements, the WGC Invitational was titled as the WGC-NEC Invitational (1999–2005) and the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (2006–2018). During this time, it was hosted at Firestone Country Club in Ohio, except for 2002 when it was hosted at Sahalee Country Club in Washington. With a change of sponsor in 2019, the tournament became titled as the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and was relocated to at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

The WGC Invitational was sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize money was official money on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. Tiger Woods had the record number of wins with eight.[1][2] The winner received a Wedgwood trophy called The Gary Player Cup.[3]

Sponsorship edit

From 1999 through 2005, the WGC Invitational was sponsored by NEC. NEC had also sponsored the World Series of Golf from 1984 to 1998. The tournament changed sponsorship in 2006, with Bridgestone taking over as title sponsor. As a part of the sponsorship agreement, the event continued to be held at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. In August 2013, the Bridgestone sponsorship was extended through 2018.[4]

The 2018 event was the last held in Akron. In 2019, FedEx became the title sponsor and relocated the tournament to Memphis, Tennessee.[5][6]

Venues edit

Prior to 2019 the event was hosted at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, with one exception – the 2002 event, which was played at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington. Between 2019 and 2021, the tournament was held at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

Qualifying criteria edit

The event had a field of about 75 players, roughly half the number for a standard professional golf event. Invitations were issued to the following:

From 1999 to 2001, only the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams were eligible and the field was about 40 players. Prior to 2011, both Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams were eligible.

World Series of Golf edit

From 1976 through 1998, the PGA Tour event at Firestone Country Club was the "World Series of Golf," and was sponsored by NEC beginning in 1984. It was founded as a four-man invitational event in 1962, comprising the winners of the four major championships in a 36-hole event.[7] the competitors played in one group for $75,000 in unofficial prize money, televised by NBC.

In 1976, it became a 72-hole, $300,000 PGA Tour event and its field was initially expanded to twenty;[8] the victory and $100,000 winner's share went to Nicklaus.[9] The largest first prize at a major in 1976 was $45,000 at the PGA Championship.

The World Series of Golf quickly became a leading event on the tour. For many years a victory in it gave a 10-year exemption on the PGA Tour, the same as was granted for a victory in a major championship at that time, and twice as long as is given even for winning a major now. The field consisted of the winners of all the high status men's professional golf tournaments around the world in the previous twelve months. This was quite different from the criteria for the WGC Invitational listed above, but produced much the same sort of global field.

Winners edit

Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
Venue
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
2021 EUR, PGAT   Abraham Ancer 264 −16 Playoff   Sam Burns
  Hideki Matsuyama
10,500,000 1,820,000 Southwind, Tennessee
2020 EUR, PGAT   Justin Thomas (2) 267 −13 3 strokes   Daniel Berger
  Brooks Koepka
  Tom Lewis
  Phil Mickelson
10,500,000 1,785,000 Southwind, Tennessee
2019 EUR, PGAT   Brooks Koepka 264 −16 3 strokes   Webb Simpson 10,250,000 1,745,000 Southwind, Tennessee
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
2018 EUR, PGAT   Justin Thomas 265 −15 4 strokes   Kyle Stanley 10,000,000 1,700,000 Firestone, Ohio
2017 EUR, PGAT   Hideki Matsuyama 264 −16 5 strokes   Zach Johnson 9,750,000 1,660,000 Firestone, Ohio
2016 PGAT[b]   Dustin Johnson 274 −6 1 stroke   Scott Piercy 9,500,000 1,620,000 Firestone, Ohio
2015 EUR, PGAT   Shane Lowry 269 −11 2 strokes   Bubba Watson 9,250,000 1,570,000 Firestone, Ohio
2014 EUR, PGAT   Rory McIlroy 265 −15 2 strokes   Sergio García 9,000,000 1,500,000 Firestone, Ohio
2013 EUR, PGAT   Tiger Woods (8) 265 −15 7 strokes   Keegan Bradley
  Henrik Stenson
8,750,000 1,500,000 Firestone, Ohio
2012 EUR, PGAT   Keegan Bradley 267 −13 1 stroke   Jim Furyk
  Steve Stricker
8,500,000 1,400,000 Firestone, Ohio
2011 EUR, PGAT   Adam Scott 263 −17 4 strokes   Luke Donald
  Rickie Fowler
8,500,000 1,400,000 Firestone, Ohio
2010 EUR, PGAT   Hunter Mahan 268 −12 2 strokes   Ryan Palmer 8,500,000 1,400,000 Firestone, Ohio
2009 EUR, PGAT   Tiger Woods (7) 268 −12 4 strokes   Robert Allenby
  Pádraig Harrington
8,500,000 1,400,000 Firestone, Ohio
2008 EUR, PGAT   Vijay Singh 270 −10 1 stroke   Stuart Appleby
  Lee Westwood
8,000,000 1,350,000 Firestone, Ohio
2007 EUR, PGAT   Tiger Woods (6) 272 −8 8 strokes   Justin Rose
  Rory Sabbatini
8,000,000 1,350,000 Firestone, Ohio
2006 EUR, PGAT   Tiger Woods (5) 270 −10 Playoff   Stewart Cink 7,500,000 1,300,000 Firestone, Ohio
WGC-NEC Invitational
2005 EUR, PGAT   Tiger Woods (4) 274 −6 1 stroke   Chris DiMarco 7,500,000 1,300,000 Firestone, Ohio
2004 EUR, PGAT   Stewart Cink 269 −11 4 strokes   Rory Sabbatini
  Tiger Woods
7,000,000 1,200,000 Firestone, Ohio
2003 EUR, PGAT   Darren Clarke 268 −12 4 strokes   Jonathan Kaye 6,000,000 1,050,000 Firestone, Ohio
2002 EUR, PGAT   Craig Parry 268 −16 4 strokes   Robert Allenby
  Fred Funk
5,500,000 1,000,000 Sahalee, Washington
2001 EUR, PGAT   Tiger Woods (3) 268 −12 Playoff   Jim Furyk 5,000,000 1,000,000 Firestone, Ohio
2000 EUR, PGAT   Tiger Woods (2) 259 −21 11 strokes   Justin Leonard
  Phillip Price
5,000,000 1,000,000 Firestone, Ohio
1999 EUR, PGAT   Tiger Woods 270 −10 1 stroke   Phil Mickelson 5,000,000 1,000,000 Firestone, Ohio

Notes edit

  1. ^ EUR − European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
  2. ^ The 2016 event was only sanctioned by the PGA Tour. It was not sanctioned by the European Tour due to a schedule change for the Olympic Games.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tournament History". European Tour. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Heath, Elliott (August 7, 2017). "The Best Trophies In Golf". Golf Monthly. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Ridenour, Marla (August 4, 2013). "PGA Tour, Bridgestone extend contract to keep tournament at Firestone C.C. through 2018". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Wright, Branson (April 12, 2018). "WGC-Bridgestone Invitational will leave Firestone in 2019". cleveland.com.
  6. ^ "2019 Dates Announced". PGA Tour. July 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "World Series of Golf back for final time". The Augusta Chronicle. AP. August 27, 1998. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  8. ^ "Now golf has a real World Series". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. August 29, 1976. p. 7B.
  9. ^ "Nicklaus silences his doubters". Palm Beach Post. wire services. September 6, 1976. p. D1.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Coverage on the European Tour's official site

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The WGC Invitational was a professional golf tournament that was held in the United States Established in 1999 as a successor to the World Series of Golf it was one of three or four annual World Golf Championships WGC until 2021 when the number of WGC events was reduced to two WGC InvitationalTournament informationEstablished1999Organized byInternational Federation of PGA ToursTour s PGA TourEuropean TourFormatStroke playPrize fundUS 10 500 000 final year Month playedAugustFinal year2021Tournament record scoreAggregate259 Tiger Woods 2000 To par 21 as aboveFinal championAbraham AncerUnder sponsorship agreements the WGC Invitational was titled as the WGC NEC Invitational 1999 2005 and the WGC Bridgestone Invitational 2006 2018 During this time it was hosted at Firestone Country Club in Ohio except for 2002 when it was hosted at Sahalee Country Club in Washington With a change of sponsor in 2019 the tournament became titled as the WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational and was relocated to at TPC Southwind in Memphis Tennessee The WGC Invitational was sanctioned and organized by the International Federation of PGA Tours and the prize money was official money on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour Tiger Woods had the record number of wins with eight 1 2 The winner received a Wedgwood trophy called The Gary Player Cup 3 Contents 1 Sponsorship 2 Venues 3 Qualifying criteria 4 World Series of Golf 5 Winners 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksSponsorship editFrom 1999 through 2005 the WGC Invitational was sponsored by NEC NEC had also sponsored the World Series of Golf from 1984 to 1998 The tournament changed sponsorship in 2006 with Bridgestone taking over as title sponsor As a part of the sponsorship agreement the event continued to be held at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron Ohio In August 2013 the Bridgestone sponsorship was extended through 2018 4 The 2018 event was the last held in Akron In 2019 FedEx became the title sponsor and relocated the tournament to Memphis Tennessee 5 6 Venues editPrior to 2019 the event was hosted at the South Course of Firestone Country Club in Akron Ohio with one exception the 2002 event which was played at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish Washington Between 2019 and 2021 the tournament was held at TPC Southwind in Memphis Tennessee Qualifying criteria editThe event had a field of about 75 players roughly half the number for a standard professional golf event Invitations were issued to the following Playing members of the last named Presidents Cup or Ryder Cup teams whichever was played last Players ranked among the top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking one week and two weeks prior to event Tournament winners of worldwide events since the prior year s tournament with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more The winner of one selected tournament from each of the PGA Tour of Australasia Sunshine Tour and Asian Tour and two selected tournaments from the Japan Golf Tour From 1999 to 2001 only the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams were eligible and the field was about 40 players Prior to 2011 both Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams were eligible World Series of Golf editMain article NEC World Series of Golf From 1976 through 1998 the PGA Tour event at Firestone Country Club was the World Series of Golf and was sponsored by NEC beginning in 1984 It was founded as a four man invitational event in 1962 comprising the winners of the four major championships in a 36 hole event 7 the competitors played in one group for 75 000 in unofficial prize money televised by NBC In 1976 it became a 72 hole 300 000 PGA Tour event and its field was initially expanded to twenty 8 the victory and 100 000 winner s share went to Nicklaus 9 The largest first prize at a major in 1976 was 45 000 at the PGA Championship The World Series of Golf quickly became a leading event on the tour For many years a victory in it gave a 10 year exemption on the PGA Tour the same as was granted for a victory in a major championship at that time and twice as long as is given even for winning a major now The field consisted of the winners of all the high status men s professional golf tournaments around the world in the previous twelve months This was quite different from the criteria for the WGC Invitational listed above but produced much the same sort of global field Winners editYear Tour s a Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Purse Winner sshare VenueWGC FedEx St Jude Invitational2021 EUR PGAT nbsp Abraham Ancer 264 16 Playoff nbsp Sam Burns nbsp Hideki Matsuyama 10 500 000 1 820 000 Southwind Tennessee2020 EUR PGAT nbsp Justin Thomas 2 267 13 3 strokes nbsp Daniel Berger nbsp Brooks Koepka nbsp Tom Lewis nbsp Phil Mickelson 10 500 000 1 785 000 Southwind Tennessee2019 EUR PGAT nbsp Brooks Koepka 264 16 3 strokes nbsp Webb Simpson 10 250 000 1 745 000 Southwind TennesseeWGC Bridgestone Invitational2018 EUR PGAT nbsp Justin Thomas 265 15 4 strokes nbsp Kyle Stanley 10 000 000 1 700 000 Firestone Ohio2017 EUR PGAT nbsp Hideki Matsuyama 264 16 5 strokes nbsp Zach Johnson 9 750 000 1 660 000 Firestone Ohio2016 PGAT b nbsp Dustin Johnson 274 6 1 stroke nbsp Scott Piercy 9 500 000 1 620 000 Firestone Ohio2015 EUR PGAT nbsp Shane Lowry 269 11 2 strokes nbsp Bubba Watson 9 250 000 1 570 000 Firestone Ohio2014 EUR PGAT nbsp Rory McIlroy 265 15 2 strokes nbsp Sergio Garcia 9 000 000 1 500 000 Firestone Ohio2013 EUR PGAT nbsp Tiger Woods 8 265 15 7 strokes nbsp Keegan Bradley nbsp Henrik Stenson 8 750 000 1 500 000 Firestone Ohio2012 EUR PGAT nbsp Keegan Bradley 267 13 1 stroke nbsp Jim Furyk nbsp Steve Stricker 8 500 000 1 400 000 Firestone Ohio2011 EUR PGAT nbsp Adam Scott 263 17 4 strokes nbsp Luke Donald nbsp Rickie Fowler 8 500 000 1 400 000 Firestone Ohio2010 EUR PGAT nbsp Hunter Mahan 268 12 2 strokes nbsp Ryan Palmer 8 500 000 1 400 000 Firestone Ohio2009 EUR PGAT nbsp Tiger Woods 7 268 12 4 strokes nbsp Robert Allenby nbsp Padraig Harrington 8 500 000 1 400 000 Firestone Ohio2008 EUR PGAT nbsp Vijay Singh 270 10 1 stroke nbsp Stuart Appleby nbsp Lee Westwood 8 000 000 1 350 000 Firestone Ohio2007 EUR PGAT nbsp Tiger Woods 6 272 8 8 strokes nbsp Justin Rose nbsp Rory Sabbatini 8 000 000 1 350 000 Firestone Ohio2006 EUR PGAT nbsp Tiger Woods 5 270 10 Playoff nbsp Stewart Cink 7 500 000 1 300 000 Firestone OhioWGC NEC Invitational2005 EUR PGAT nbsp Tiger Woods 4 274 6 1 stroke nbsp Chris DiMarco 7 500 000 1 300 000 Firestone Ohio2004 EUR PGAT nbsp Stewart Cink 269 11 4 strokes nbsp Rory Sabbatini nbsp Tiger Woods 7 000 000 1 200 000 Firestone Ohio2003 EUR PGAT nbsp Darren Clarke 268 12 4 strokes nbsp Jonathan Kaye 6 000 000 1 050 000 Firestone Ohio2002 EUR PGAT nbsp Craig Parry 268 16 4 strokes nbsp Robert Allenby nbsp Fred Funk 5 500 000 1 000 000 Sahalee Washington2001 EUR PGAT nbsp Tiger Woods 3 268 12 Playoff nbsp Jim Furyk 5 000 000 1 000 000 Firestone Ohio2000 EUR PGAT nbsp Tiger Woods 2 259 21 11 strokes nbsp Justin Leonard nbsp Phillip Price 5 000 000 1 000 000 Firestone Ohio1999 EUR PGAT nbsp Tiger Woods 270 10 1 stroke nbsp Phil Mickelson 5 000 000 1 000 000 Firestone OhioNotes edit EUR European Tour PGAT PGA Tour The 2016 event was only sanctioned by the PGA Tour It was not sanctioned by the European Tour due to a schedule change for the Olympic Games References edit Tournament History European Tour Retrieved July 14 2019 PGA Tour Media Guide PGA Tour Retrieved February 22 2019 Heath Elliott August 7 2017 The Best Trophies In Golf Golf Monthly Retrieved February 22 2019 Ridenour Marla August 4 2013 PGA Tour Bridgestone extend contract to keep tournament at Firestone C C through 2018 Akron Beacon Journal Retrieved August 6 2015 Wright Branson April 12 2018 WGC Bridgestone Invitational will leave Firestone in 2019 cleveland com 2019 Dates Announced PGA Tour July 9 2018 World Series of Golf back for final time The Augusta Chronicle AP August 27 1998 Retrieved June 24 2013 Now golf has a real World Series Eugene Register Guard Associated Press August 29 1976 p 7B Nicklaus silences his doubters Palm Beach Post wire services September 6 1976 p D1 External links editOfficial website Coverage on the European Tour s official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WGC Invitational amp oldid 1097605181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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