Workday Charity Open

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Workday Charity Open
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Tournament information
Location Dublin, Ohio
Established2020
Course(s) Muirfield Village Golf Club
Par72
Length7,392 yards (6,759 m) [1]
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$6,200,000
Month playedJuly
Final year2020
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Collin Morikawa (2020)
269 Justin Thomas (2020)
To par−19 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Collin Morikawa
Location map
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Muirfield Village GC
Location in the United States
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Muirfield Village GC
Location in Ohio
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Muirfield Village Golf Club

The Workday Charity Open was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour played in 2020, intended to serve as a one-time replacement for the John Deere Classic, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was played at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, the week before the Memorial Tournament, hosted at the same venue. Spectators were not allowed due to the ongoing pandemic. [2]

Contents

Collin Morikawa won the tournament in a sudden-death playoff against Justin Thomas; both players tied at 269 (19 under par) after 72 holes, before Morikawa secured victory with a par on the third extra hole. [3]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upPurse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Collin Morikawa 269−19Playoff [lower-alpha 1] Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas 6,200,0001,116,000

Notes

  1. Morikawa won with a par on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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References

  1. "Course map". Memorial Tournament. 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  2. Menta, Nick (June 15, 2020). "PGA Tour names extra Muirfield Village event the Workday Charity Open". Golf Channel. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. Jackson, Keith (July 12, 2020). "Collin Morikawa upsets Justin Thomas to win Workday Charity Open in extra holes". Sky Sports. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

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