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2021 WGC-Workday Championship

The 2021 WGC-Workday Championship was a golf tournament that was played February 25–28 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. It was the 22nd and final time the WGC Championship has been played and the first of the World Golf Championships events to be staged in 2021. The event was originally scheduled to take place in Mexico, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was moved to Florida in January 2021.[1] On February 16, it was announced Workday, Inc. would become the new title sponsor.[2]

2021 WGC-Workday Championship
Tournament information
DatesFebruary 25–28, 2021
LocationBradenton, Florida
27°24′14″N 82°20′42″W / 27.404°N 82.345°W / 27.404; -82.345
Course(s)The Concession Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,564 yards (6,917 m)
Field72 players
CutNone
Prize fund$10,500,000
Winner's share$1,820,000
Champion
United States Collin Morikawa
270 (−18)
Location map
The Concession Golf Club is located in the United States
The Concession Golf Club
The Concession Golf Club
Location in the United States
The Concession Golf Club is located in Florida
The Concession Golf Club
The Concession Golf Club
Location in the Florida
← 2020

Collin Morikawa won the event by three strokes over Billy Horschel, Viktor Hovland, and Brooks Koepka.[3]

Course layout edit

The Concession Golf Club

Hole Yards Par   Hole Yards Par
1 428 4 10 410 4
2 476 4 11 211 3
3 605 5 12 349 4
4 237 3 13 545 5
5 478 4 14 222 3
6 183 3 15 424 4
7 606 5 16 442 4
8 402 4 17 610 5
9 450 4 18 486 4
Out 3,865 36 In 3,699 36
Source:[4] Total 7,564 72

Field edit

The field consisted of players from the top of the Official World Golf Ranking and the money lists/Orders of Merit from the six main professional golf tours.[5][6] Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.

1. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 15, 2021:

2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 22, 2021:

3. The top 30 players from the final 2020 FedExCup Points List:

4. The top 10 players from the 2021 FedExCup Points List, as of February 22, 2021:

5. The top 20 players from the final 2020 European Tour Race to Dubai:

6. The top 10 players from the 2021 European Tour Race to Dubai, as of February 8, 2021:

7. The top 2 players, not otherwise exempt, from the 2020–21 Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit, as of December 31, 2020:

8. The top 2 players, not otherwise exempt, from the 2020–21 PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, as of December 31, 2020:

9. The top 2 players, not otherwise exempt, from the final 2019–20 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit:

10. The top 2 players, not otherwise exempt, from the 2020–21 Asian Tour Order of Merit, as of December 31, 2020:

11. The highest ranked available player from Mexico from the Official World Golf Ranking as of February 15, 2021. If the highest ranked available player from Mexico from the Official World Golf Ranking is otherwise eligible, the next highest ranked available player from Mexico within the top 300 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of February 15, 2021

12. The highest ranked players not otherwise qualified from outside the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking, as of February 22, 2021, to bring the field up to 72 players:

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Place Player Score To par
T1   Matt Fitzpatrick 66 −6
  Webb Simpson
T3   Sergio García 67 −5
  Billy Horschel
  Kevin Kisner
  Brooks Koepka
T7   Tony Finau 68 −4
  Im Sung-jae
  Wade Ormsby
  Cameron Smith
  Jon Rahm
  Patrick Reed

Second round edit

Friday, February 26, 2021

Place Player Score To par
1   Brooks Koepka 67-66=133 −11
T2   Billy Horschel 67-67=134 −10
  Collin Morikawa 70-64=134
  Cameron Smith 68-66=134
T5   Tony Finau 68-67=135 −9
  Matt Fitzpatrick 66-69=135
  Webb Simpson 66-69=135
T8   Kevin Kisner 67-69=136 −8
  Patrick Reed 68-68=136
T10   Abraham Ancer 71-66=137 −7
  Louis Oosthuizen 69-68=137

Third round edit

Saturday, February 27, 2021

Place Player Score To par
1   Collin Morikawa 70-64-67=201 −15
T2   Billy Horschel 67-67-69=203 −13
  Brooks Koepka 67-66-70=203
4   Webb Simpson 66-69-69=204 −12
T5   Rory McIlroy 69-70-66=205 −11
  Patrick Reed 68-68-69=205
T7   Matt Fitzpatrick 66-69-71=206 −10
  Viktor Hovland 71-69-66=206
  Hideki Matsuyama 72-66-68=206
  Scottie Scheffler 69-70-67=206

Final round edit

Sunday, February 28, 2021

Final leaderboard edit

Champion
(c) = past champion
Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Collin Morikawa 70-64-67-69=270 −18 1,820,000
T2   Billy Horschel 67-67-69-70=273 −15 783,333
  Viktor Hovland 71-69-66-67=273
  Brooks Koepka 67-66-70-70=273
5   Scottie Scheffler 69-70-67-68=274 −14 430,000
T6   Rory McIlroy 69-70-66-71=276 −12 320,667
  Louis Oosthuizen 69-68-70-69=276
  Webb Simpson 66-69-69-72=276
T9   Jason Kokrak 70-69-69-69=277 −11 237,500
  Patrick Reed (c) 68-68-69-72=277

References edit

  1. ^ "2021 WGC-Mexico Championship to be played at The Concession Golf Club in Florida". European Tour. January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Workday announced as title sponsor of World Golf Championships Event at The Concession Golf Club". PGA Tour. February 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Collin Morikawa wins Workday Championship by 3 strokes, says thank you to Tiger Woods, late grandfather". ESPN. February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Course Card". European Tour. February 22, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "The First Look: World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "WGC at The Concession Fact Sheet". Golf Coast Magazine. February 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Lavner, Ryan (February 25, 2021). "Patrick Cantlay WDs from WGC-Workday with upset stomach, dehydration". Golf Channel. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

External links edit

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