Bermuda Championship

The Bermuda Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour that debuted in October/November 2019 as part of the 2020 season. The tournament is played at the Port Royal Golf Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, in Southampton Parish, Bermuda. It is designated as an alternate event, opposite the WGC-HSBC Champions. The prize fund in 2019 was US$3,000,000.[1]

Bermuda Championship
Tournament information
LocationSouthampton Parish, Bermuda
Established2019
Course(s)Port Royal Golf Course
Par71
Length6,842 yards (6,256 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
(alternate event)
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$3.0 million
Month playedOctober/November
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Brendon Todd (2019)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
Brian Gay
Southampton Parish
Location in Bermuda

Following the cancellation of the 2020 WGC-HSBC Champions, the 2020 tournament was elevated to full FedEx Cup point event status, with the winner earning a 2021 Masters Tournament invitation.[2]

Winners

YearPlayerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upWinner's
share ($)
Purse ($)
2020 Brian Gay269−15Playoff Wyndham Clark720,0004,000,000
2019 Brendon Todd260−244 strokes Harry Higgs540,0003,000,000

References

  1. "Bermuda Championship set to debut on PGA Tour next season". PGA Tour. June 4, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. Boone, Kyle (2 September 2020). "PGA Tour releases 2020-21 schedule with 50 total events, most in a season since 1975". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2 September 2020.


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