BMW Charity Pro-Am explained

BMW Charity Pro-Am
Location:Greer, South Carolina
Establishment:1992
Course:Thornblade Club
The Carolina Country Club
Par:71 (TC)
72 (CCC)
Yardage:7062yd (TC)
6929yd (CCC)
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:June
Aggregate:257 Michael Arnaud (2018)
To-Par:−27 Michael Arnaud (2018)
−27 Mito Pereira (2021)
Current Champion: Ryan Gerard
Map:USA#USA South Carolina
Map Label:Thornblade Club
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:34.869°N -82.265°W

The BMW Charity Pro-Am is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It is currently played at Thornblade Club (host course) in Greer, South Carolina and The Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

From 1992 to 2000, the event was played at Verdae Greens Golf Club in Greenville.

When the event changed to a pro-am format in 2001, it moved to The Cliffs in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, using the Valley and Keowee Vineyards courses. The Walnut Cove course was added in 2005. In 2008, the tournament shifted to three different courses: Thornblade Club, Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, South Carolina and Bright's Creek Golf Club in Mill Spring, North Carolina. In 2012, the Greenville Country Club (Chanticleer course) replaced Bright's Creek.

The 2017 purse was $700,000, with $126,000 going to champion Stephan Jäger. Since 2002, the tournament has been sponsored by German car manufacturer BMW, which has an assembly plant in Spartanburg County.

Courses

Season(s) Host course Other course(s)
2022 Thornblade Club The Carolina CC
2019–2021 The Cliffs Valley Course
2018 Furman University GC The Cliffs Valley Course
2017 The Preserve at Verdae
2016 The Reserve at Lake Keowee
2014–2015 Green Valley CC
2013 Greenville CC
2012 The Carolina CC
2008–2011 Bright's Creek GC
2005–2007 The Cliffs Valley Course The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards The Cliffs at Walnut Cove
2001–2004
1992–2000 Verdae Greens GC align=center style="background:#eeeeee;"

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
BMW Charity Pro-Am
259 −26 6 strokes Seth Reeves
Adrien Dumont de Chassart 264 −21 Playoff Josh Teater
Robby Shelton 263 −22 Playoff Ben Griffin
Mito Pereira 258 −27 4 strokes Justin Lower
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
Rhein Gibson 193 −21 3 strokes Michael Miller
257 −27 5 strokes Lee Kyoung-hoon
Robby Shelton
Stephan Jäger 195 −19 1 stroke Tyler Duncan
Andrew Yun
Zhang Xinjun
Richy Werenski 265 −21 2 strokes Brian Campbell
Brett Drewitt
Zack Sucher
Rod Pampling 261 −25 2 strokes Kelly Kraft
Max Homa 266 −20 1 stroke Jonathan Randolph
Mark Anderson 259 −27 5 strokes Tom Hoge
Nick Flanagan (2) 271 −15 Playoff Cameron Percy
Garth Mulroy 268 −18 Playoff Kang Sung-hoon
Justin Hicks 266 −20 2 strokes Kevin Chappell
Tommy Gainey
Chris Kirk
Jamie Lovemark
Michael Sim 264 −22 Playoff Fabián Gómez
David Mathis 266 −20 3 strokes Roger Tambellini
Nick Flanagan 271 −15 1 stroke Nicholas Thompson
Ken Duke 273 −13 1 stroke Jess Daley
Shane Bertsch (2) 202 −12 1 stroke Charley Hoffman
Bubba Watson
Ryuji Imada 270 −17 Playoff Paul Gow
Tripp Isenhour 269 −18 2 strokes Kyle Thompson
264 −23 4 strokes Todd Fischer
Buy.com Charity Pro-Am
Jonathan Byrd 269 −18 1 stroke Brenden Pappas
Buy.com Upstate Classic
269 −19 4 strokes Tim Straub
Nike Upstate Classic
Steve Gotsche 208 −8 2 strokes Jeff Gove
Jim Johnson
Sam Randolph
Tom Scherrer 200 −16 1 stroke J. L. Lewis
Chris Smith 267 −21 3 strokes Terry Price
Nike Greater Greenville Classic
Michael Christie 265 −23 6 strokes Danny Ellis
David Toms 267 −21 Playoff Tom Scherrer
Scott Gump 272 −16 1 stroke Tim Conley
Sean Murphy 271 −17 1 stroke Doug Martin
Ben Hogan Greater Greenville Classic
Russell Beiersdorf 133 −11 2 strokes Karl Kimball
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list. Golfers in bold italics achieved their third win of the season at this tournament and were promoted immediately.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PGA Tour announces schedule adjustments for remainder of 2019-20 FedExCup season, releases fall portion of 2020-21 PGA Tour Regular Season schedule . PGA Tour . April 16, 2020.