MGM Resorts Championship

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MGM Resorts Championship
Tournament information
Location Las Vegas, Nevada
Established2021
Course(s) Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort
(Sun Mountain Course)
Par72
Length7,112 yards (6,503 m)
Tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$600,000
Month playedApril
Final year2021
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Peter Uihlein (2021)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Uihlein
Location Map
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Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort
Location in the United States
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Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort
Location in Nevada

The MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in April 2021 on the Sun Mountain Course at Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort near Las Vegas, Nevada. [1]

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Uihlein 272−164 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Lovemark

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list.

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References

  1. "MGM Resorts Championship at Paiute set for April in Las Vegas". PGA Tour. March 2, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.