GREENSBORO, N.C. – – Four of the top 10 and 11 of the top-30 golfers in the current FedExCup point standings as well as 10 of the top-30 golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings highlight the Wyndham Championship final field, the tournament announced today. The 77th annual Wyndham Championship begins Monday at Sedgefield Country Club.
The field is loaded with highly-ranked golfers in the current FedExCup point standings: Brandt Snedeker (sixth), Patrick Reed (eighth), Justin Thomas (ninth), Kevin Kisner (10th), Kevin Na (12th), William McGirt (14th), 2016 PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker (15th), Hideki Matsuyama (19th), Jason Dufner (22nd), Rickie Fowler (29th) and Bill Haas (30th) are all in the field.
The field also features 10 of the top-30 golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings: Fowler (eighth), Reed (14th), Walker (17th), Hideki Matsuyama (19th), J.B. Holmes (21st), Jim Furyk (23rd), Snedeker (24th), Scott Piercy (27th), Rafa Cabrera Bello (29th) and Kisner (30th).
With the Wyndham Championship now the second-to-last chance for golfers to earn Ryder Cup points before the top-eight United States players are announced on Aug, 29, the field also features a heavy contingent of golfers hoping to make the United States team: Holmes (seventh), Reed (eighth), Snedeker (ninth), Fowler (12th), Piercy (13th), Haas (14th), McGirt (16th), Furyk (18th) and Dufner (19th).
In addition, the 2016 Wyndham Championship field includes World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els, U.S. Open champions Webb Simpson, Retief Goosen, Graeme McDowell, Furyk, Angel Cabrera and Lucas Glover, PGA Championship winners Dufner, Keegan Bradley and David Toms, Open Championship winners Justin Leonard and Stewart Cink, 2014 FedExCup champion Billy Horschel, former Wyndham winners Ryan Moore, Camilo Villegas and Arjun Atwal, and Irish star Shane Lowry.
While the field is considered final, golfers playing this week’s John Deere Classic have until 30 minutes after play ends today to join the Wyndham field so it is possible others could join. Some previously-announced players have withdrawn from the field: 2008 Wyndham winner Carl Pettersson, World Golf Hall of Famer Vijay Singh and Paul Casey. The Wyndham Championship field is below:
| Thomas Aiken Tyler Aldridge Robert Allenby Abraham Ancer Stuart Appleby Arjun Atwal Blayne Barber Zac Blair Jonas Blixt Jason Bohn Steven Bowditch Keegan Bradley Scott Brown Wesley Bryan Bronson Burgoon Angel Cabrera Rafa Cabrera Bello Chad Campbell Miguel Angel Carballo Roberto Castro Bud Cauley Alex Cejka Greg Chalmers Stewart Cink Chad Collins Erik Compton Ben Crane Brendon de Jonge Graham DeLaet Luke Donald Jason Dufner Ken Duke Ernie Els Harris English Derek Ernst Matt Every Derek Fathauer Rickie Fowler Jim Furyk |
Brice Garnett Robert Garrigus Rhein Gibson Lucas Glover Andres Gonzales Retief Goosen Jason Gore Luke Guthrie Bill Haas Jerry Haas Chesson Hadley Adam Hadwin Brian Harman David Hearn Russell Henley J.J. Henry Morgan Hoffmann Tom Hoge J.B. Holmes Billy Horschel Mark Hubbard John Huh Hiroshi Iwata Freddie Jacobson Matt Jones Sung Kang Jerry Kelly Michael Kim Si Woo Kim Whee Kim Chris Kirk Kevin Kisner Patton Kizzire Jason Kokrak Kelly Kraft Martin Laird Neal Lancaster Andrew Landry Scott Langley |
D.H. Lee Danny Lee Lucas Lee Justin Leonard Spencer Levin Luke List Andrew Loupe Shane Lowry Jarrod Lyle Will MacKenzie Hunter Mahan Peter Malnati Steve Marino Ben Martin Hideki Matsuyama Lee McCoy Graeme McDowell William McGirt George McNeill Troy Merritt Bryce Molder Ryan Moore Kevin Na Jordan Niebrugge Seung-Yul Noh Henrik Norlander Sean O’Hair Geoff Ogilvy Rob Oppenheim Carlos Ortiz Jeff Overton Greg Owen Rod Pampling Cameron Percy Scott Piercy Martin Piller Scott Pinckney Dicky Pride Jon Rahm |
Chez Reavie Patrick Reed Kyle Reifers Wes Roach Sam Saunders Webb Simpson Cameron Smith Brandt Snedeker Scott Stallings Kyle Stanley Shawn Stefani Brett Stegmaier Darron Stiles Robert Streb Chris Stroud Brian Stuard Nick Taylor Justin Thomas Michael Thompson Brendon Todd David Toms Cameron Tringale Dawie van der Walt Harold Varner III Camilo Villegas Johnson Wagner Jimmy Walker Boo Weekley Steve Wheatcroft Will Wilcox Tim Wilkinson Mark Wilson |
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://wyndhamchampionship.com or through the tournament office at (336) 379-1570. The tournament thanks title sponsor Wyndham Worldwide, presenting sponsor BB&T and Premier Partners, Cadillac, Harris Teeter, Lincoln Financial, McConnell Golf, Sunbrella®, Technology Concepts & Design, Inc. and VF Corporation for their continued support. Additional tournament information and sponsorship information are available at www.wyndhamchampionship.com. For more information about Wyndham Worldwide, please visit www.wyndhamworldwide.com. Stay connected with the Wyndham Championship through its social media channels, including the Wyndham Championship Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare, Flickr and YouTube.
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