Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship

The Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was played for the first time in July 2007 at The Ohio State University Golf Club's Scarlet Course in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Jack Nicklaus, a former Ohio State golfer and Upper Arlington native, serves as honorary host of the event.

Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship
Tournament information
LocationColumbus, Ohio
Established2007
Course(s)The OSU Golf Club
Par71
Length7,455 yards (6,817 m)
Tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedAugust
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Harris English (2011)
270 Peter Uihlein (2017)
To par−14 as above
Current champion
Curtis Luck

The first six years of the event were unique in that it invited the top collegiate golfers to compete.[1] Amateurs won two of the six events.

Since 2013, it is part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and the field consists of the top 75 players from the Korn Ferry Tour money list and the players ranked 126 to 200 on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup points list at the start of the Finals.[2][3]

The 2017 purse was $1,000,000, with a $180,000 winner's share.

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship (Championship Series)
2020Curtis Luck Australia273−111 stroke Theo Humphrey
Taylor Montgomery
Cameron Young
Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship (Finals)
2019Scottie Scheffler United States272−122 strokes Beau Hossler
Ben Taylor
Brendon Todd
2018Robert Streb United States272−12Playoff Peter Malnati
2017Peter Uihlein United States270−141 stroke Ryan Armour
2016Grayson Murray United States272−121 stroke Cameron Smith
2015Andrew Loupe United States279−52 strokes Bronson Burgoon
Roberto Castro
Tom Hoge
2014Justin Thomas United States278−6Playoff Richard Sterne
2013Noh Seung-yul South Korea272−125 strokes Edward Loar
Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational (regular season)
2012Ben Kohles United States272−12Playoff Luke Guthrie
2011Harris English (a) United States270−141 stroke John Peterson (a)
Kyle Reifers
2010D. J. Brigman United States274−101 stroke Jamie Lovemark
2009Derek Lamely United States273−11Playoff Rickie Fowler (a)
2008Bill Lunde United States279−51 stroke Dustin Bray
2007Daniel Summerhays (a) United States278−62 strokes Chad Collins
Chris Nallen

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Korn Ferry Tour money list, in the pre-Finals era. Since the event became part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, all winners and runners-up have earned PGA Tour cards.

References
  1. "Top collegians earn invitations to inaugural Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
  2. "PGA Tour announces 2013 Web.com Tour schedule". PGA Tour. December 13, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  3. "Nationwide Children's Championship reveals new name and tournament logo". PGA Tour. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
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