Greenbrier Classic

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A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
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Tournament information
Location White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Established2010
Course(s) The Greenbrier
(The Old White)
Par70
Length7,286 yards (6,662 m) [1]
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$7,500,000
Final year2019
Tournament record score
Aggregate258 Stuart Appleby (2010)
To par−22 as above
Final champion
Flag of Chile.svg Joaquín Niemann
Location Map
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The Greenbrier
Location in the United States
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The Greenbrier
Location in West Virginia

The Greenbrier Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held from 2010 to 2019 at The Old White at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. [2] For its final two editions, the tournament was titled A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier. [3]

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Course

Opened 110 years ago in 1914, [4] The Old White course joined the TPC network of courses in March 2011. [5] [6] It was extended to 7,287 yards (6,663 m) in 2013, and reduced by a yard in 2017; [1] the average elevation is approximately 1,850 feet (565 m) above sea level. [7]

Old White TPC Course in 2018

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1First449410Principal's Nose3854
2Hog's Back488411Meadow4934
3Biarritz205312Long5685
4Racetrack427413Alps4924
5Mounds388414Narrows4014
6Lookout471415Eden2293
7Plateau440416Cape4154
8Redan234317Oaks6165
9Punchbowl408418Home1773
Out3,51034In3,77636
Source: [1] Total7,28670

History

The Greenbrier Classic made its debut in 2010 and replaced the long-standing Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on the tour schedule. [2] In the final round of the inaugural year, Stuart Appleby shot a 59 (the fifth in PGA Tour history) to win by one stroke. It was his first win on tour in four years. [8]

Played in late July for its first two editions, The Greenbrier Classic moved to early July in 2012. Prior to the 2012 event, the original six-year contract with the PGA Tour was extended another six years, through 2021. [9] The 2012 event was the first time Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson both missed the cut in the same tournament. [10]

Due to the effects of severe flooding in June 2016, that year's tournament was cancelled. [11]

In 2018, the event was renamed A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, in honor of U.S. military involvement at the Greenbrier site (such as its use as a military hospital during World War II, and Project Greek Island). [3]

As part of major changes to the PGA Tour schedule, the event moved to September in 2019. Since the season began in the fall, the event skipped the 2018–19 season and was the first event of the 2019–20 season. [12] It was announced in April 2020 that, due in part to decreased attendance in its September date making the tournament less appealing to sponsors, the event would not return and the remainder of the contract with the tour had been cancelled by mutual agreement. [13] [14]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)		Ref
A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
2019 Flag of Chile.svg Joaquín Niemann 259−216 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Hoge 7,500,0001,350,000
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na 261−195 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Kraft 7,300,0001,314,000
Greenbrier Classic
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Xander Schauffele 266−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Robert Streb 7,100,0001,278,000
2016 Canceled due to flooding [11]
2015 Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee 267−13Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Hearn
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Streb 		6,700,0001,206,000
2014 Flag of Argentina.svg Ángel Cabrera 264−162 strokes Flag of the United States.svg George McNeill 6,500,0001,170,000
2013 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Blixt 267−132 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Bowditch
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Johnson Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Walker 		6,300,0001,134,000
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Ted Potter Jr. 264−16Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Troy Kelly 6,100,0001,098,000 [15]
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Stallings 270−10Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bob Estes
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas 		6,000,0001,080,000 [16]
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby 258−221 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Overton 6,000,0001,080,000

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  2. 1 2 The Greenbrier Classic set for 2010 Tour schedule Archived 2010-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 "Greenbrier Classic becomes 'A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier'". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Inside the course: Greenbrier's Old White TPC". PGA Tour. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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  6. ↑ "The Greenbrier becomes newest member of TPC Network". PGA Tour. March 28, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
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  11. 1 2 "The Greenbrier Classic cancelled due to severe flooding". PGA Tour. June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
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