Workday Charity Open
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. 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.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dublin, Ohio |
| Established | 2020 |
| Course | Muirfield Village Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,392 yards (6,759 m)[1] |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$6,200,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 2020 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Collin Morikawa (2020) 269 Justin Thomas (2020) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Collin Morikawa | |
| Location map | |
  Muirfield Village GC Location in the United States  Muirfield Village GC Location in Ohio | |
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The Workday Charity Open was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour played in 2020, intended to serve as a one-time replacement for the John Deere Classic, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was played at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, the week before the Memorial Tournament, hosted at the same venue. Spectators were not allowed due to the ongoing pandemic.[2]
Collin Morikawa won the tournament in a sudden-death playoff against Justin Thomas; both players tied at 269 (19 under par) after 72 holes, before Morikawa secured victory with a par on the third extra hole.[3]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Purse ($) |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Collin Morikawa |
269 | −19 | Playoff[a] | Justin Thomas |
6,200,000 | 1,116,000 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Morikawa won with a par on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
References
[edit]- ^ "Course map". Memorial Tournament. 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ Menta, Nick (June 15, 2020). "PGA Tour names extra Muirfield Village event the Workday Charity Open". Golf Channel. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Keith (July 12, 2020). "Collin Morikawa upsets Justin Thomas to win Workday Charity Open in extra holes". Sky Sports. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
External links
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