UNC Health Championship

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The UNC Health Championship (formerly Rex Hospital Open[1]) is a regular golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It is played annually at the Raleigh Country Club in Raleigh, North Carolina.

UNC Health Championship
Tournament information
LocationRaleigh, North Carolina
Established1994
Course(s)Raleigh Country Club
Par70
Length7,257 yards (6,636 m)
Tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Sebastian Cappelen (2019)
263 Stephan Jäger (2021)
263 Mito Pereira (2021)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
Japan Kaito Onishi
Location map
Raleigh Country Club is located in the United States
Raleigh Country Club
Raleigh Country Club
Location in the United States
Raleigh Country Club is located in North Carolina
Raleigh Country Club
Raleigh Country Club
Location in North Carolina

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
UNC Health Championship
2024   Kaito Onishi 272 −8 1 stroke   Max McGreevy
2023   Jorge Fernández-Valdés 267 −13 Playoff   Trent Phillips
Rex Hospital Open
2022   Davis Thompson 267 −17 1 stroke   Vincent Norrman
  Andrew Yun
2021   Mito Pereira 263 −21 Playoff   Stephan Jäger
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
2019   Sebastian Cappelen 263 −21 3 strokes   Grayson Murray
  Zack Sucher
2018   Joey Garber 266 −18 1 stroke   Scott Langley
  Hank Lebioda
2017   Conrad Shindler 269 −15 Playoff   Chesson Hadley
2016   Trey Mullinax 270 −14 2 strokes   Brady Schnell
2015   Kyle Thompson (3) 267 −17 Playoff   Miguel Ángel Carballo
  Patton Kizzire
2014   Byron Smith 268 −16 4 strokes   Scott Gardiner
  Harold Varner III
2013   Chesson Hadley 265 −19 2 strokes   Danny Lee
2012   James Hahn 271 −13 Playoff   Scott Parel
2011   Kyle Thompson (2) 270 −14 1 stroke   Scott Brown
  Martin Flores
  Troy Kelly
2010   John Riegger 193[a] −20 5 strokes   Chris Nallen
2009   Kevin Johnson 266 −18 Playoff   Jeff Gallagher
2008   Scott Gutschewski 270 −14 2 strokes   Chad Ginn
  Esteban Toledo
2007   Kyle Thompson 268 −16 2 strokes   Bob Burns
2006   Brenden Pappas 268 −16 1 stroke   Charlie Wi
2005   Eric Axley 270 −14 2 strokes   Troy Matteson
SAS Carolina Classic
2004   Chris Anderson 271 −13 Playoff   Jason Buha
  Paul Gow
  Brendan Jones
2003   David Morland IV 268 −16 1 stroke   Rob Bradley
  Vaughn Taylor
2002   Zoran Zorkic 274 −10 1 stroke   Doug Barron
Buy.com Carolina Classic
2001   John Maginnes 269 −15 2 strokes   Ryuji Imada
2000   Mark Hensby 266 −18 Playoff   Manny Zerman
Nike Carolina Classic
1999   Vance Veazey 269 −15 1 stroke   Steve Haskins
  Glen Hnatiuk
1998   Brian Bateman 266 −18 1 stroke   Jimmy Green
1997   Ahmad Bateman 284 −4 1 stroke   Steve Flesch
  Dennis Paulson
  Terry Price
1996   Glen Hnatiuk 205[a] −11 Playoff   Craig Perks
1995   Michael Christie 266 −22 2 strokes   Sean Murphy
1994   Skip Kendall 276 −12 2 strokes   Pat Bates

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

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  1. ^ Koutroumpis, Peter (May 31, 2023). "2023 UNC Health Championship set to debut at Raleigh Country Club". Triangle Sports Network. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "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. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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