Greenbrier Classic

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

Opened 109 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

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1First449410Principal's Nose3854
2Hog's Back488411Meadow4934
3Biarritz205312Long5685
4Racetrack427413Alps4924
5Mounds388414Narrows4014
6Lookout471415Eden2293
7Plateau440416Cape4154
8Redan234317Oaks6165
9Punchbowl408418Home1773
Out3,51034In3,77636
Source:[1]Total7,28670

History

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
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)		Ref
A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
2019Chile Joaquín Niemann259−216 strokesUnited States Tom Hoge7,500,0001,350,000
2018United States Kevin Na261−195 strokesUnited States Kelly Kraft7,300,0001,314,000
Greenbrier Classic
2017United States Xander Schauffele266−141 strokeUnited States Robert Streb7,100,0001,278,000
2016Canceled due to flooding[11]
2015New Zealand Danny Lee267−13PlayoffCanada David Hearn
United States Kevin Kisner
United States Robert Streb		6,700,0001,206,000
2014Argentina Ángel Cabrera264−162 strokesUnited States George McNeill6,500,0001,170,000
2013Sweden Jonas Blixt267−132 strokesAustralia Steven Bowditch
Australia Matt Jones
United States Johnson Wagner
United States Jimmy Walker		6,300,0001,134,000
2012United States Ted Potter Jr.264−16PlayoffUnited States Troy Kelly6,100,0001,098,000[15]
2011United States Scott Stallings270−10PlayoffUnited States Bob Estes
United States Bill Haas		6,000,0001,080,000[16]
2010Australia Stuart Appleby258−221 strokeUnited States Jeff Overton6,000,0001,080,000

References
  1. "Course Map" (PDF). Greenbrier Classic. 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. The Greenbrier Classic set for 2010 Tour schedule Archived 2010-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "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. "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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