Wells Fargo Championship

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Wells Fargo Championship
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Tournament information
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
Established2003
Course(s) Quail Hollow Club
Par71
Length7,538 yards (6,893 m)
Organized byChampions for Education
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$20,000,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Wyndham Clark (2023)
To par−21 Rory McIlroy (2015)
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Wyndham Clark
Location Map
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Quail Hollow Club
Location in the United States
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Quail Hollow Club
Location in North Carolina

The Wells Fargo Championship is a professional golf tournament in North Carolina on the PGA Tour. [1] Held in early May, usually at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, it has attracted some of the top players on the tour. It debuted in 2003 as the Wachovia Championship and was known in 2009 and 2010 as the Quail Hollow Championship.

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From 2004–06 and 2011–13, the tournament ended in a playoff. Additionally, the event has one of the tougher finishes on tour with 16, 17, and 18, commonly known as the "Green Mile," often ranked among the PGA Tour's toughest holes. Organized by Champions for Education, Inc., [2] the majority of the charitable proceeds from the tournament benefit Teach for America.

In 2017, the tournament was held on the coast in Wilmington at Eagle Point Golf Club, as Quail Hollow hosted the PGA Championship in mid-August. [3] Wilmington hosted the Azalea Open on tour in the 1950s and 1960s at the Donald Ross-designed Cape Fear Country Club; it was a tune-up event for The Masters through 1965, [4] part of the city's Azalea Festival.

In 2022, the tournament was held near Washington, D.C. at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, Maryland, as Quail Hollow hosted the Presidents Cup in late September.

Decades earlier, Quail Hollow hosted the PGA Tour's Kemper Open eleven times, from 1969 through 1979.

Sponsorship

The event is sponsored by Wells Fargo, which purchased Wachovia in 2008. In 2009, Wells Fargo dropped the Wachovia name from the tournament for marketing purposes as they intended to stop using the Wachovia name for all purposes. In addition, Wells Fargo was concerned about the image of a bank sponsoring a sporting event that had received Federal funding under the Troubled Assets Relief Program. [5] After two editions as the Quail Hollow Championship, Wells Fargo attached its name to the event in 2011.

On April 30, 2019, a five-year extension was announced, and Wells Fargo's sponsorship of the tournament currently runs through 2024.

On December 8, 2023, Wells Fargo announced it would no longer sponsor the tournament, starting with 2025. [6]

Tournament hosts

YearsNo.VenueCity
20221 TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm [7] Potomac, Maryland
2003–2016, 2018–2021, 2023–present18 Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, North Carolina
20171Eagle Point Golf Club Wilmington, North Carolina

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)
Wells Fargo Championship
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Wyndham Clark 265−194 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Xander Schauffele 20,000,0003,600,000
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Max Homa (2)272−82 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Bradley
Flag of England.svg Matt Fitzpatrick
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Young 		9,000,0001,620,000
2021 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (3)274−101 stroke Flag of Mexico.svg Abraham Ancer 8,100,0001,458,000
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [8]
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Max Homa 269−153 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joel Dahmen 7,900,0001,422,000
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day 272−122 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Nick Watney
Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Wise 		7,700,0001,386,000
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Harman 278−101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Pat Perez 		7,500,0001,350,000
2016 Flag of the United States.svg James Hahn 279−9Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Roberto Castro 7,300,0001,314,000
2015 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy (2)267−217 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Rodgers
Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson 		7,100,0001,278,000
2014 Flag of the United States.svg J. B. Holmes 274−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 6,900,0001,242,000
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Derek Ernst 280−8Playoff Flag of England.svg David Lynn 6,700,0001,206,000
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler 274−14Playoff Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Points 		6,500,0001,170,000
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Glover 273−15Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Byrd 6,500,0001,170,000
Quail Hollow Championship
2010 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 273−154 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 6,500,0001,170,000
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Hair 277−111 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Glover
Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson 		6,500,0001,170,000
Wachovia Championship
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Kim 272−165 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ben Curtis 6,400,0001,152,000
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Tiger Woods 275−132 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 6,300,0001,134,000
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 276−12Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Immelman 6,300,0001,134,000
2005 Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 276−12Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk
Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García 		6,000,0001,080,000
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Joey Sindelar 277−11Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Arron Oberholser 5,600,0001,008,000
2003 Flag of the United States.svg David Toms 278−102 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gamez 5,600,0001,008,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source: [9]

Multiple winners

3 wins
2 wins

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References

  1. ↑ "New name for Quail Hollow: Wells Fargo Championship". PGA Tour. August 3, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ Champions for Education
  3. ↑ Ross, Helen (June 27, 2016). "Changes in store for upcoming PGA Tour season". PGA Tour.
  4. ↑ Blondin, Alan (May 4, 2017). "Wilmington used to be home to star-studded PGA Tour event". PGA of America. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Event in Charlotte renamed Quail Hollow Championship". PGA Tour. February 27, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ Muccigrosso, Catherine (December 9, 2023). "Wells Fargo ending longstanding sponsorship of PGA Quail Hollow tournament". The Charlotte Observer .
  7. ↑ "Past Results: Wells Fargo Championship". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Past Champions". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 1, 2023.

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