SAS Championship

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SAS Championship
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Tournament information
Location Cary, North Carolina
Established2001
Course(s) Prestonwood Country Club
Par72
Length7,137 yards (6,526 m) [1]
Tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$2,100,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate194 Bernhard Langer (2018)
To par−22 as above
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly
Location map
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Prestonwood CC
Location in the United States
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Prestonwood CC
Location in North Carolina

The SAS Championship is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions. It is played annually in the autumn in Cary, North Carolina at the Prestonwood Country Club. SAS Institute is the main sponsor of the tournament.

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The purse for the 2023 tournament was US$2,100,000, with $315,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 2001.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly (2)203−131 stroke Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Pampling 201−152 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Alker
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 196−206 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Alker
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen 204−12Playoff Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2020 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 204−121 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly 200−161 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKenzie
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer (2)194−226 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel
2017 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie 200−163 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Doug Garwood
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Garwood 200−164 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman 204−121 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett 202−143 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Russ Cochran (2)199−171 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost
2012 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 203−132 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jay Don Blake
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry 205−111 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Huston
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Russ Cochran 202−142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Pernice Jr.
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Pernice Jr. 203−131 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg David Frost
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price
2008 Flag of Argentina.svg Eduardo Romero 201−153 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Wiebe 198−183 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dana Quigley
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins 134 [lower-alpha 1] −101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck
Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Hale Irwin 203−132 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler 199−176 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins
2003 Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring 203−131 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kite
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wadkins
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (2)202−144 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan
Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Rachels
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke 201−153 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Allen Doyle
Flag of the United States.svg Gary McCord

Sources: [2] [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

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References

  1. ↑ "SAS Championship: Course". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ "SAS Championship Past Winners". PGA Tours Championship. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  3. ↑ "History of Champions". SAS Championship. Retrieved 2019-03-16.

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