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WGC Championship

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WGC Championship
Tournament information
Established1999
Organized byInternational Federation of PGA Tours
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$10,500,000 (final year)
Month playedFebruary
Final year2021
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Tiger Woods (2006)
To par−25 Tiger Woods (2002)
Final champion
United States Collin Morikawa
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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.

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

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WGC-American Express Championship (1999–2006)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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Field

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

  • Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking (one week and two weeks prior to event)
  • Top players from member tours' money lists or orders of merit (from last complete season)
  • The highest ranked available player from Mexico in the Official World Golf Ranking (two weeks prior to event)
  • Alternates to fill field to 72 (if necessary) from the Official World Golf Ranking (one week prior to event)

Format

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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

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Year Tours[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Purse
($)		 Winner's
share ($)		 Location
WGC-Workday Championship
2021 EUR, PGAT United States Collin Morikawa 270 −18 3 strokes United States Billy Horschel
Norway Viktor Hovland
United States Brooks Koepka 		10,500,000 1,820,000 Concession, Florida
WGC-Mexico Championship
2020 EUR, PGAT United States Patrick Reed (2) 266 −18 1 stroke United States Bryson DeChambeau 10,500,000 1,820,000 Chapultepec, Mexico
2019 EUR, PGAT United States Dustin Johnson (3) 263 −21 5 strokes Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 10,250,000 1,745,000 Chapultepec, Mexico
2018 EUR, PGAT United States Phil Mickelson (2) 268 −16 Playoff United States Justin Thomas 10,000,000 1,700,000 Chapultepec, Mexico
2017 EUR, PGAT United States Dustin Johnson (2) 270 −14 1 stroke England Tommy Fleetwood 9,750,000 1,660,000 Chapultepec, Mexico
WGC-Cadillac Championship
2016 EUR, PGAT Australia Adam Scott 276 −12 1 stroke United States Bubba Watson 9,500,000 1,620,000 Doral, Florida
2015 EUR, PGAT United States Dustin Johnson 279 −9 1 stroke United States J. B. Holmes 9,250,000 1,572,500 Doral, Florida
2014 EUR, PGAT United States Patrick Reed 284 −4 1 stroke Wales Jamie Donaldson
United States Bubba Watson 		9,000,000 1,530,000 Doral, Florida
2013 EUR, PGAT United States Tiger Woods (7) 269 −19 2 strokes United States Steve Stricker 8,750,000 1,500,000 Doral, Florida
2012 EUR, PGAT England Justin Rose 272 −16 1 stroke United States Bubba Watson 8,500,000 1,400,000 Doral, Florida
2011 EUR, PGAT United States Nick Watney 272 −16 2 strokes United States Dustin Johnson 8,500,000 1,400,000 Doral, Florida
WGC-CA Championship
2010 EUR, PGAT South Africa Ernie Els (2) 270 −18 4 strokes South Africa Charl Schwartzel 8,500,000 1,400,000 Doral, Florida
2009 EUR, PGAT United States Phil Mickelson 269 −19 1 stroke United States Nick Watney 8,500,000 1,400,000 Doral, Florida
2008 EUR, PGAT Australia Geoff Ogilvy 271 −17 1 stroke United States Jim Furyk
South Africa Retief Goosen
Fiji Vijay Singh 		8,000,000 1,350,000 Doral, Florida
2007 EUR, PGAT United States Tiger Woods (6) 278 −10 2 strokes United States Brett Wetterich 8,000,000 1,350,000 Doral, Florida
WGC-American Express Championship
2006 EUR, PGAT United States Tiger Woods (5) 261 −23 8 strokes England Ian Poulter
Australia Adam Scott 		7,500,000 1,300,000 The Grove, England
2005 EUR, PGAT United States Tiger Woods (4) 270 −10 Playoff United States John Daly 7,500,000 1,300,000 Harding Park, California
2004 EUR, PGAT South Africa Ernie Els 270 −18 1 stroke Denmark Thomas Bjørn 7,000,000 1,200,000 Mount Juliet, Ireland
2003 EUR, PGAT United States Tiger Woods (3) 274 −6 2 strokes Australia Stuart Appleby
United States Tim Herron
Fiji Vijay Singh 		6,000,000 1,050,000 Capital City, Georgia
2002 EUR, PGAT United States Tiger Woods (2) 263 −25 1 stroke South Africa Retief Goosen 5,500,000 1,000,000 Mount Juliet, Ireland
2001 EUR, PGAT Canceled due to September 11 attacks[21] Bellerive, Missouri
2000 EUR, PGAT Canada Mike Weir 277 −7 2 strokes England Lee Westwood 5,000,000 1,000,000 Valderrama, Spain
1999 EUR, PGAT United States Tiger Woods 278 −6 Playoff Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 5,000,000 1,000,000 Valderrama, Spain

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

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tournament History". European Tour. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "PGA Tour Media Guide". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Heath, Elliott (August 7, 2017). "The Best Trophies In Golf". Golf Monthly. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Kelley, Brent (August 14, 2017). "PGA Tour Doral Open: Its History and Winners". ThoughtCo. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "PGA Tour chief defends US dates". BBC Sport. February 26, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "The unusual problem PGA Tour pros will face at this week's WGC-Mexico Championship". Golf Digest. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "Sponsors: World Golf Championships". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  8. ^ Hoggard, Rex (June 1, 2016). "Money aside, the Tour opted for distance from Trump". Golf Channel. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Harig, Bob (June 1, 2016). "PGA Tour moves tournament from Trump Doral to Mexico City". ESPN.
  10. ^ "Chapultepec - Mexico". Top 100 Golf Courses. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  11. ^ Ralph, Pat (February 19, 2019). "Five things to know about Club de Golf Chapultepec". Golf.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  12. ^ "Boletos agotados para el Mexico Championship 2019". MARCA Claro México (in Mexican Spanish). February 23, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "2021 WGC-Mexico Championship to be played at The Concession Golf Club in Florida". European Tour. January 17, 2021.
  14. ^ "Workday announced as title sponsor of World Golf Championships Event at The Concession Golf Club". PGA Tour. February 16, 2021.
  15. ^ DiMeglio, Steve (February 28, 2021). "Collin Morikawa honors Tiger Woods with WGC-Workday Championship win". Golfweek. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "PGA Tour releases full 2021-22 schedule". PGA Tour. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  17. ^ "Entry List". European Tour. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  18. ^ "Tiger Woods (L) is congratulated by Miguel Angel Jimenez after winning a one-hole playoff at the World Golf Championship". Alamy. November 7, 1999. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  19. ^ "Tiger wins AmEx playoff as Daly blows 3-footer". ESPN. October 9, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "Phil Mickelson beats Justin Thomas in dramatic playoff in Mexico". RTE. March 4, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  21. ^ "2001 PGA Tour Schedule". USA Today. December 17, 2001. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  22. ^ "Past Winners: Cadillac Championship". PGA Tour. April 18, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
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