GREENSBORO, N.C. – Ryan Moore, who won the Wyndham in 2009, and 2013 PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner made their commitments today and will play the Wyndham Championship, the tournament announced today. The 79th annual Wyndham Championship is next week at Sedgefield Country Club.
These players join defending champion and 2013 FedExCup champion Henrik Stenson, 2018 PLAYERS Championship and 2011 Wyndham winner Webb Simpson, 2007 winner and 2012 FedExCup Champion Brandt Snedeker, 2018 Ryder Cup Captain Jim Furyk, World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els, 2011 FedExCup champion Bill Haas, three-time champion Davis Love III, PGA TOUR veteran Steve Stricker, 2016 winner Si Woo Kim, East Carolina University alumnus Harold Varner III, 19-year-old phenoms Joaquin Niemann and Norman Xiong and Major winners Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell in the Wyndham Championship field.
Moore, who won the clinching match over Lee Westwood in the 2016 Ryder Cup, won the Sam Snead Cup following a three-way playoff in 2009 for his maiden PGA TOUR victory. He is a five-time PGA TOUR winner whose most-recent win was the 2016 John Deere Classic. His best finishes this season are tied for fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Nationwide, tied for sixth at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, tied for seventh at the Valero Texas Open and tied for ninth at the Genesis Open. He will make his 11th Wyndham Championship start next week, and it will be his third-consecutive appearance; he finished tied for 24th last year. The Tacoma, Wash., native who lives in Las Vegas is 57th in the FedExCup point standings and 73rd in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Dufner won the 2013 PGA Championship and has four additional PGA TOUR wins including Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide last year. Earlier this season, he finished second at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and tied for fifth at THE PLAYERS Championship. The Auburn University alumnus will make his 11th Wyndham Championship start next week; this year’s Wyndham will be his fourth-consecutive appearance. He finished tied for seventh in 2012 for his best finish and wound up tied for 14th here last year. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dufner is 84th in the FedExCup point standings, 56th in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Since 2011, the Jason Dufner Foundation has focused on ending childhood hunger in Lee County, Ala., through partnerships with local, regional and national organizations. The foundation currently provides food for more than 1,400 children on the weekends throughout the school year and helps with summer feeding assistance in the county while partnering with other organizations who share the mission of ending childhood hunger in Lee County.
About the Wyndham Championship:
Contested annually on the Donald Ross-designed course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the Wyndham Championship was founded in 1938 and is the sixth-oldest event on the PGA TOUR excluding the Majors. Tickets are available at http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com or through the tournament office at (336) 379-1570. The tournament thanks title sponsor Wyndham Rewards, presenting sponsor BB&T and Premier Partners, Cadillac, Harris Teeter, Lincoln Financial, McConnell Golf, Sunbrella® and VF Corporation for their continued support. Additional tournament information and sponsorship information are available at www.wyndhamchampionship.com. For more information about Wyndham Rewards, please visit www.wyndhamrewards.com. Stay connected with the Wyndham Championship through its social media channels, including the Wyndham Championship Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram.
About Wyndham Rewards:
Named a best travel rewards program for the past three consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report, Wyndham Rewards® is the world’s most generous loyalty program offering members a simple earning structure of a guaranteed 1,000 points for every qualified stay, along with a flat, free night redemption rate of just 15,000 points per room per night – the first of its kind for a major rewards program. Wyndham Rewards members can enjoy the benefits of the program at nearly 9,000 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts properties, as well as thousands of homes and condos in partnership with Wyndham Destinations. Join for free today at www.WyndhamRewards.com You’ve earned this.®
About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts:
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the largest hotel franchising Company in the world, with nearly 9,000 hotels across more than 80 countries on six continents. Through its network of approximately 790,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in both the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry. The Company operates a portfolio of 20 hotel brands, including Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Microtel Inn & Suites®, La Quinta®, Wingate®, AmericInn®, Hawthorn Suites®, The Trademark Collection® and Wyndham®. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is also a leading provider of hotel management services, with more than 400 properties under management. The Company’s award-winning Wyndham Rewards® loyalty program offers more than 56 million enrolled members the opportunity to redeem points at thousands of hotels, condominiums and holiday homes globally. For more information, visit www.WyndhamHotels.com.
About Wyndham Destinations:
Wyndham Destinations (NYSE: WYND) believes in putting the world on vacation. Our global presence in 110 countries at more than 220 vacation ownership resorts and 4,300+ affiliated exchange properties distinguishes Wyndham Destinations as the world’s largest vacation ownership and exchange company, with North America’s largest professionally managed rental business. Each year our team of 25,000 associates delivers great vacations to millions of families as they make memories of a lifetime. Learn more at www.WyndhamDestinations.com. Our world is your destination.
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