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Greenbrier Classic

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The Greenbrier Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held from 2010 to 2019 at The Old White at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.[2] For its final two editions, the tournament was titled A Military Tribute at the Greenbrier.[3]

A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
Tournament information
LocationWhite Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Established2010
Course(s)The Greenbrier
(The Old White)
Par70
Length7,286 yards (6,662 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$7,500,000
Final year2019
Tournament record score
Aggregate258 Stuart Appleby (2010)
To par−22 as above
Final champion
Chile Joaquín Niemann
Location map
The Greenbrier is located in the United States
The Greenbrier
The Greenbrier
Location in the United States
The Greenbrier is located in West Virginia
The Greenbrier
The Greenbrier
Location in West Virginia

Course

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Opened 110 years ago in 1914,[4] The Old White course joined the TPC network of courses in March 2011.[5][6] It was extended to 7,287 yards (6,663 m) in 2013, and reduced by a yard in 2017;[1] the average elevation is approximately 1,850 feet (565 m) above sea level.[7]

Old White TPC Course in 2018

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 First 449 4 10 Principal's Nose 385 4
2 Hog's Back 488 4 11 Meadow 493 4
3 Biarritz 205 3 12 Long 568 5
4 Racetrack 427 4 13 Alps 492 4
5 Mounds 388 4 14 Narrows 401 4
6 Lookout 471 4 15 Eden 229 3
7 Plateau 440 4 16 Cape 415 4
8 Redan 234 3 17 Oaks 616 5
9 Punchbowl 408 4 18 Home 177 3
Out 3,510 34 In 3,776 36
Source:[1] Total 7,286 70

History

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The Greenbrier Classic made its debut in 2010 and replaced the long-standing Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on the tour schedule.[2] In the final round of the inaugural year, Stuart Appleby shot a 59 (the fifth in PGA Tour history) to win by one stroke. It was his first win on tour in four years.[8]

Played in late July for its first two editions, The Greenbrier Classic moved to early July in 2012. Prior to the 2012 event, the original six-year contract with the PGA Tour was extended another six years, through 2021.[9] The 2012 event was the first time Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson both missed the cut in the same tournament.[10]

Due to the effects of severe flooding in June 2016, that year's tournament was cancelled.[11]

In 2018, the event was renamed A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier, in honor of U.S. military involvement at the Greenbrier site (such as its use as a military hospital during World War II, and Project Greek Island).[3]

As part of major changes to the PGA Tour schedule, the event moved to September in 2019. Since the season began in the fall, the event skipped the 2018–19 season and was the first event of the 2019–20 season.[12] It was announced in April 2020 that, due in part to decreased attendance in its September date making the tournament less appealing to sponsors, the event would not return and the remainder of the contract with the tour had been cancelled by mutual agreement.[13][14]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Purse
($)		 Winner's
share ($)		 Ref
A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
2019   Joaquín Niemann 259 −21 6 strokes   Tom Hoge 7,500,000 1,350,000
2018   Kevin Na 261 −19 5 strokes   Kelly Kraft 7,300,000 1,314,000
Greenbrier Classic
2017   Xander Schauffele 266 −14 1 stroke   Robert Streb 7,100,000 1,278,000
2016 Canceled due to flooding [11]
2015   Danny Lee 267 −13 Playoff   David Hearn
  Kevin Kisner
  Robert Streb		 6,700,000 1,206,000
2014   Ángel Cabrera 264 −16 2 strokes   George McNeill 6,500,000 1,170,000
2013   Jonas Blixt 267 −13 2 strokes   Steven Bowditch
  Matt Jones
  Johnson Wagner
  Jimmy Walker		 6,300,000 1,134,000
2012   Ted Potter Jr. 264 −16 Playoff   Troy Kelly 6,100,000 1,098,000 [15]
2011   Scott Stallings 270 −10 Playoff   Bob Estes
  Bill Haas		 6,000,000 1,080,000 [16]
2010   Stuart Appleby 258 −22 1 stroke   Jeff Overton 6,000,000 1,080,000

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Course Map" (PDF). Greenbrier Classic. 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b The Greenbrier Classic set for 2010 Tour schedule Archived 2010-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Greenbrier Classic becomes 'A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier'". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Inside the course: Greenbrier's Old White TPC". PGA Tour. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Old White TPC". TPC.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "The Greenbrier becomes newest member of TPC Network". PGA Tour. March 28, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  7. ^ "Topo map". mapper.acme.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  8. ^ "Hard work pays off for Appleby in winning with a historic 59". PGA Tour. August 2, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  9. ^ "The Greenbrier extends PGA Tour deal by six years". PGA Tour. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  10. ^ "Woods and Mickelson miss cut as Simpson leads Greenbrier". CNN. July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "The Greenbrier Classic cancelled due to severe flooding". PGA Tour. June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  12. ^ DiMeglio, Steve (December 16, 2019). "PGA Tour shuffles schedule to finish Playoffs before football season". USA Today. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  13. ^ "Greenbrier event permanently removed from PGA Tour schedule". Golf Channel. April 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "The Greenbrier, PGA Tour come together in time of crisis" (PDF). Greenbrier Classic. April 16, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  15. ^ "Ted Potter Jr. wins in playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  16. ^ "Daily Wrap-up: Round 4, The Greenbrier Classic". PGA Tour. July 31, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
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