WGC Championship

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WGC Championship
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Tournament information
Established1999
Organized by International Federation of PGA Tours
Tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$10,500,000 (final year)
Month playedFebruary
Final year2021
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Tiger Woods (2006)
To par−25 Tiger Woods (2002)
Final champion
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WGC Championship venues in North America
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WGC Championship venues in Europe

The WGC Championship was a professional golf tournament that was held between 1999 and 2021. It was one of the three or four annual World Golf Championships until the number of WGC events was reduced to two following the 2021 season.

Contents

Under sponsorship agreements, the WGC Championship was titled as the WGC-American Express Championship (1999–2006), when it was hosted at various locations in Europe and the United States; the WGC-CA Championship (2007–2010), then the WGC-Cadillac Championship (2011–2016), when it was hosted at Doral Golf Resort, Florida; and the WGC-Mexico Championship (2017–2020), when it was played at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico. In 2021, the tournament was disrupted by travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it was relocated to The Concession Golf Club in Florida and titled as the WGC-Workday Championship.

It 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 seven. [1] [2] The winner received a Wedgwood trophy named the Gene Sarazen Cup. [3]

History

WGC-American Express Championship (1999–2006)

Founded in 1999, the first two events were held in November at the Valderrama Golf Club in Southern Spain. The third event was due to be held in Missouri, but was cancelled following the September 11 attacks in New York. The remaining five events were held in late September / early October, twice in Ireland and the United States, and once in England. The event was dominated by Tiger Woods who won five of the first seven editions. [1]

Hosting at Doral Golf Resort, Florida (2007–2016)

In 2007 the PGA Tour introduced the FedEx Cup, and moved the Tour Championship forward to mid September. As the event was historically held after this date it would have meant that it would not have formed part of the PGA Tour regular season unless it was moved. The event was reinvented with a new sponsor (CA, Inc, and later Cadillac), a new hosting month (March), and a new permanent host (Doral, Florida). [1] The decision to host on the Blue Monster course at Doral Golf Resort brought to an end the Ford Championship at Doral, a regular stop on the PGA Tour in March for 45 consecutive years (1962–2006). However, due to the WGC records taking precedence over PGA Tour records, technically the Cadillac Championship succeeded the American Express event, not the Ford Championship. [4] With the WGC-World Cup losing its World Golf Championship status after the 2006 event, it meant all three remaining WGC events were permanently held in the United States which drew criticism from some players and commentators. [5]

WGC-Mexico Championship (2017–2020)

After Cadillac decided not to renew sponsorship of the event, it moved to Club de Golf Chapultepec in Naucalpan, just northwest of Mexico City in 2017. [6] Grupo Salinas took up sponsorship, [7] although their name does not appear in the title of the tournament. Donald Trump had purchased and renamed Trump National Doral in 2012, and many saw the move as being driven by sponsors and the PGA Tour wanting to distance themselves from controversy. It was also an opportunity to counter criticism that not enough World Golf Championship events were held outside the United States. [8] [9] The Club de Golf Chapultepec is a tree-lined parkland course with tight fairways and undulating terrain, built approximately 1.36 miles (more than 7,800 feet) above sea level, which results in much longer ball flights than other golf events. [10] [11] In 2017 and 2018 it continued to be held in March, which meant it interrupted the PGA Tour's "Florida Swing", but in 2019 it was moved to February to follow events on the West Coast and precede the tournaments in Florida. [9] The 2019 event was sold out due to being Tiger Woods' first professional appearance in Mexico. [12]

WGC-Workday Championship (2021)

The 2021 event was originally scheduled to take place again in Mexico, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was moved to Florida in January 2021. [13] On February 16, it was announced Workday, Inc. would become the new title sponsor. [14] Collin Morikawa won the 2021 event by three strokes ahead of Billy Horschel, Viktor Hovland and Brooks Koepka. [15]

In August 2021, the PGA Tour released its schedule for the 2021–22 season. It was confirmed that the Mexico Championship (WGC Championship) and the FedEx St. Jude Invitational (WGC Invitational) would no longer be part of the World Golf Championships. [16]

Structure

Field

The tournament consisted of a field of 72 players filled based upon the following criteria: [17]

Format

The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play event with no cut. If there was a tie after 72 holes, there was a sudden death playoff to decide a winner. Only three playoffs occurred in the tournament's history; in 1999, [18] 2005 [19] and 2018; [20] Tiger Woods being involved in two of them.

Winners

YearTours [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)		Location
WGC-Workday Championship
2021 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Collin Morikawa 270−183 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Horschel
Flag of Norway.svg Viktor Hovland
Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka 		10,500,0001,820,000 Concession, Florida
WGC-Mexico Championship
2020 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed (2)266−181 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bryson DeChambeau 10,500,0001,820,000 Chapultepec, Mexico
2019 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson (3)263−215 strokes Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 10,250,0001,745,000 Chapultepec, Mexico
2018 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (2)268−16Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas 10,000,0001,700,000 Chapultepec, Mexico
2017 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson (2)270−141 stroke Flag of England.svg Tommy Fleetwood 9,750,0001,660,000 Chapultepec, Mexico
WGC-Cadillac Championship
2016 EUR, PGAT Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 276−121 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson 9,500,0001,620,000 Doral, Florida
2015 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 279−91 stroke Flag of the United States.svg J. B. Holmes 9,250,0001,572,500 Doral, Florida
2014 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed 284−41 stroke Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Donaldson
Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson 		9,000,0001,530,000 Doral, Florida
2013 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (7)269−192 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 8,750,0001,500,000 Doral, Florida
2012 EUR, PGAT Flag of England.svg Justin Rose 272−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson 8,500,0001,400,000 Doral, Florida
2011 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Nick Watney 272−162 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 8,500,0001,400,000 Doral, Florida
WGC-CA Championship
2010 EUR, PGAT Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els (2)270−184 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Schwartzel 8,500,0001,400,000 Doral, Florida
2009 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 269−191 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Nick Watney 8,500,0001,400,000 Doral, Florida
2008 EUR, PGAT Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Ogilvy 271−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk
Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 		8,000,0001,350,000 Doral, Florida
2007 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (6)278−102 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brett Wetterich 8,000,0001,350,000 Doral, Florida
WGC-American Express Championship
2006 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (5)261−238 strokes Flag of England.svg Ian Poulter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 		7,500,0001,300,000 The Grove, England
2005 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (4)270−10Playoff Flag of the United States.svg John Daly 7,500,0001,300,000 Harding Park, California
2004 EUR, PGAT Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 270−181 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn 7,000,0001,200,000 Mount Juliet, Ireland
2003 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (3)274−62 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Herron
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 		6,000,0001,050,000 Capital City, Georgia
2002 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods (2)263−251 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen 5,500,0001,000,000 Mount Juliet, Ireland
2001 EUR, PGAT Canceled due to September 11 attacks [21] Bellerive, Missouri
2000 EUR, PGAT Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir 277−72 strokes Flag of England.svg Lee Westwood 5,000,0001,000,000 Valderrama, Spain
1999 EUR, PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 278−6Playoff Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez 5,000,0001,000,000 Valderrama, Spain

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source: [22]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ EUR − European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.

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