Veritex Bank Championship Explained

Veritex Bank Championship
Location:Arlington, Texas
Establishment:2020
Course:Texas Rangers Golf Club
Par:71
Yardage:6987yd
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:April
Aggregate:253 Tim Widing (2024)
To-Par:−31 as above
Current Champion: Tim Widing
Map:USA#USA Texas
Map Label:Texas Rangers GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:32.776°N -97.103°W

The Veritex Bank Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in April 2021 at Texas Rangers Golf Club in Arlington, Texas; it had been scheduled to be played in 2020, but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] [2]

In 2022, Tyson Alexander became the first player in Korn Ferry Tour history to successfully defend a title.[3]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
253 −31 4 strokes Myles Creighton
264 −20 1 stroke Brett Drewitt
Tyson Alexander (2) 262 −22 2 strokes An Byeong-hun
Pontus Nyholm
261 −23 1 stroke Theo Humphrey
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PGA Tour's Korn Ferry Tour announces Veritex Bank Championship . PGA Tour . September 10, 2019 . August 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations . PGA Tour . March 17, 2020 . August 18, 2021.
  3. News: Tyson Alexander first on Korn Ferry Tour to successfully defend title . ESPN . Associated Press . April 17, 2022 . May 5, 2022.