Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship

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Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship
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Tournament information
Location Columbus, Ohio
Established2007
Course(s) Ohio State University Golf Club
Par71
Length7,455 yards (6,817 m)
Tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$1,500,000
Month playedSeptember
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Adam Svensson (2021)
267 David Lingmerth (2022)
To par−17 as above
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Capan III
Location map
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Ohio State University GC
Location in the United States
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Ohio State University GC
Location in Ohio

The Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was played for the first time in July 2007 at The Ohio State University Golf Club's Scarlet Course in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Jack Nicklaus, a former Ohio State golfer and Upper Arlington native, serves as honorary host of the event.

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The first six years of the event were unique in that it invited the top collegiate golfers to compete. [1] Amateurs won two of the six events.

Since 2013, it is part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and the field consists of the top 75 players from the Korn Ferry Tour money list and the players ranked 126 to 200 on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup points list at the start of the Finals. [2] [3]

The 2017 purse was $1,000,000, with a $180,000 winner's share.

Winners

Korn Ferry Tour (Current Finals system)2023–
Korn Ferry Tour (Old Finals system)2013–2019, 2021–22
Korn Ferry Tour (Championship Series)2020
Korn Ferry Tour (Regular)2007–2012
#YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship
18th 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Capan III 271−132 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Carter Jenkins
Flag of the United States.svg William Mouw
Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Rosenmüller
17th 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Norman Xiong 274−104 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joe Highsmith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Curtis Luck
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Petefish
16th 2022 Flag of Sweden.svg David Lingmerth 267−172 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Paul Haley II
15th 2021 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Svensson 267−172 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bronson Burgoon
Flag of Germany.svg Stephan Jäger
14th 2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Curtis Luck 273−111 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Theo Humphrey
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Montgomery
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Young
13th 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler 272−122 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Beau Hossler
Flag of England.svg Ben Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Brendon Todd
12th 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Streb 272−12Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Peter Malnati
11th 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Uihlein 270−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Armour
10th 2016 Flag of the United States.svg Grayson Murray 272−121 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Smith
9th 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Loupe 279−52 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bronson Burgoon
Flag of the United States.svg Roberto Castro
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Hoge
8th 2014 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas 278−6Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Richard Sterne
7th 2013 Flag of South Korea.svg Noh Seung-yul 272−125 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Edward Loar
Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational
6th 2012 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Kohles 272−12Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Luke Guthrie
5th 2011 Flag of the United States.svg Harris English (a)270−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Peterson (a)
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Reifers
4th 2010 Flag of the United States.svg D. J. Brigman 274−101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Lovemark
3rd 2009 Flag of the United States.svg Derek Lamely 273−11Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler (a)
2nd 2008 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Lunde 279−51 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Bray
1st 2007 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Summerhays (a)278−62 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chad Collins
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Nallen

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list, in years that the event was not part of the old Korn Ferry Tour Finals system. In years that the event was part of that system, all winners and runners-up earned PGA Tour cards.

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References

  1. ↑ "Top collegians earn invitations to inaugural Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  2. ↑ "PGA Tour announces 2013 Web.com Tour schedule". PGA Tour. December 13, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Nationwide Children's Championship reveals new name and tournament logo". PGA Tour. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
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