Procore Championship Explained

Fortinet Championship
Location:Napa, California
Establishment:2007
Course:Silverado Country Club
(North Course)
Par:72
Tour:PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:September
Aggregate:262 Cameron Beckman (2008)
262 Kevin Sutherland (2008)
262 Troy Matteson (2009)
262 Rickie Fowler (2009)
262 Jamie Lovemark (2009)
To-Par:−21 Stewart Cink (2020)
−21 Sahith Theegala (2023)
Current Champion: Sahith Theegala
Map:USA#USA California
Map Label:Silverado CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:38.349°N -122.264°W

Beginning with the October 2016 tournament, part of the PGA Tour's 2017 season, the primary sponsor was Safeway Inc.,[1] and that continued through 2020. In 2021 Fortinet became the title sponsor on a six-year deal.[2] [3]

History

Silverado's North Course hosted an annual event on the PGA Tour from 1968 through 1980, the first nine editions as the Kaiser International Open Invitational. In 1977, that event was renamed the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic and in 1981 it moved east to Kingsmill in Williamsburg, Virginia, where it was played through 2002.

The Frys.com Open began as a PGA Tour Fall Series event, from 2007 through 2012. Starting in October 2013, when the PGA Tour changed its "year" to begin in October, rather than January, the tournament became the opening event of the PGA Tour season, and FedEx Cup points were awarded to players.[4]

The inaugural event in 2007, at Grayhawk Golf Club's Raptor Course in Scottsdale, Arizona, was won by Mike Weir by one stroke over Mark Hensby. The 2008 event was won by Cameron Beckman on the second playoff hole, when Kevin Sutherland bogeyed it. In 2009, Troy Matteson set a PGA Tour 36-hole record of 122 with 61 in both the second and third rounds,[5] and then won in a three-man playoff against Rickie Fowler and Jamie Lovemark.[6] At CordeValle in San Martin in 2012, John Mallinger shot a 62, matching the course record; it was his PGA Tour best round.[7]

In 2013, tournament organizers had a long-term goal to stage the event at The Institute Golf Course in Morgan Hill, a course owned by when facilities were completed there.[8] That was expected in 2016 or 2017,[9] but did not happen because of the change of sponsorship to Safeway in 2016.

In July 2024, it was announced that Procore would become the title sponsor for the 2024 event.[10]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
Fortinet Championship
267 −21 2 strokes 8,400,000 1,512,000
Max Homa (2) 272 −16 1 stroke 8,000,000 1,440,000
269 −19 1 stroke 7,000,000 1,260,000
Safeway Open
267 −21 2 strokes 6,600,000 1,188,000
271 −17 1 stroke 6,600,000 1,188,000
274 −14 Playoff 6,400,000 1,152,000
Brendan Steele (2) 273 −15 2 strokes 6,200,000 1,116,000
270 −18 1 stroke 6,000,000 1,080,000
Frys.com Open
273 −15 Playoff 6,000,000 1,080,000
273 −15 2 strokes 6,000,000 1,080,000
267 −17 2 strokes 5,000,000 900,000
268 −16 1 stroke 5,000,000 900,000
267 −17 Playoff 5,000,000 900,000
269 −15 1 stroke 5,000,000 900,000
262 −18 Playoff 5,000,000 900,000
262−18 Playoff 5,000,000 900,000
Fry's Electronics Open
266 −14 1 stroke 5,000,000 900,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Steward. Carl. October 18, 2015. PGA Tour: Big shake-up at Frys.com Open. San Jose Mercury News. October 19, 2015.
  2. Web site: March 13, 2021. PGA Tour announces Fortinet as title sponsor of Napa tournament. 2021-09-09. PGA Tour.
  3. Web site: James. Marty. September 2, 2021. PGA Tour's Fortinet Championship: Silverado tourney back with new title sponsor. 2021-09-09. Napa Valley Register.
  4. News: Frys.com Open golf notebook: Attendance down, but tournament president Duke Butler optimistic about event's future . David . Pollak . October 14, 2012 . Contra Costa Times . October 15, 2012 . October 12, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012101907/http://www.contracostatimes.com/golf/ci_21772904/frys-com-open-golf-notebook-attendance-down-but . dead .
  5. Web site: Kelley. Brent. Lowest Stroke Total in Back-to-Back Rounds on the PGA Tour. January 16, 2015. About.com. April 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150407110207/http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/backtoback.htm. dead.
  6. Web site: November 13, 2015. Troy Matteson wins Frys.com Open in playoff with Jamie Lovemark, Rickie Fowler. September 5, 2017. Pioneer Press. Associated Press.
  7. Web site: October 12, 2012. John Mallinger ties course record with 62, leads Frys.com Open by four after 36 holes. July 28, 2016. PGA of America. Associated Press. August 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822192214/http://www.pga.com/news/pga-tour/john-mallinger-ties-course-record-62-leads-fryscom-open-four-after-36-holes. dead.
  8. News: PGA Tour event will put spotlight on Silverado . Marty . James . July 14, 2013 . Napa Valley Register.
  9. News: The story behind Silverado's return starts with Johnny Miller . San Francisco Chronicle . October 19, 2015 . October 7, 2014 . Ron . Kroichick . September 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910214340/http://blog.sfgate.com/ongolf/2014/10/07/the-story-behind-silverados-return-starts-with-johnny-miller/ . dead .
  10. PGA Tour quickly secures new title sponsor for Napa fall event . Golf Digest . Tod . Leonard . 31 July 2024 . 1 August 2024.