GREENSBORO, N.C. – Two players, with high FedExCup and Official World Golf Rankings, Sungjae Im and Akshay Bhatia, will play the Wyndham Championship in two weeks, the tournament announced today. The 85th annual Wyndham Championship is set for Aug, 7-11, 2024 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
These players join defending champion Lucas Glover along with past champions Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker in the field.
Im is a two-time PGA TOUR winner who is currently ninth in FedExCup points and 18th in the Official World Golf Rankings. A native of South Korea, his best finishes this season are tied for third at the Travelers Championship, tied for fourth at the Wells Fargo Championship and the Genesis Scottish Open, and tied for seventh at last week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon. He played for the Presidents Cup international team in 2019, ’22 and ’24 and represented South Korea in the 2020 Olympic Games. Im has three top-10 finishes in five previous Wyndham Championship starts including tied for second in 2022; he finished tied for 14th last year.
Bhatia is a two-time PGA TOUR winner who is currently ranked 14th in FedExCup points and 28th in the Official World Golf Rankings. He earned his second PGA TOUR victory earlier this season when he won a playoff at the Valero Texas Open. More recently, he finished tied for fifth at the Travelers Championship and tied for second at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
A California native, Bhatia’s family moved to Wake Forest, N.C. just outside Raleigh when he was a small child. He was home schooled and played neither high school nor college golf but turned professional at age 17 to chase his dream of playing the PGA TOUR. Bhatia, who made his first two Wyndham Championship starts on a sponsor’s exemption, will make his fourth Wyndham Championship appearance next month.
“Sungjae and Akshay are two of the best and most popular players on the PGA TOUR today,” Executive Director Mark Brazil said. “We are thrilled to have them coming back to Sedgefield in a couple weeks.”
About The Wyndham Championship:
Contested annually on the Donald Ross-designed golf course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the Wyndham Championship was founded in 1938 and is the seventh-oldest event on the PGA TOUR, excluding the Majors. As the last tournament of the regular season, it sets the 70-player field for the FedExCup Playoffs. The tournament thanks title sponsor Wyndham Rewards and presenting sponsor Truist for their continued support. Additional tournament information is available at WyndhamChampionship.com and the tournament’s social media channels (@WyndhamChamp) on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn pages.
About Wyndham Rewards:
Proud title sponsor of the Wyndham Championship, Wyndham Rewards® is the blue thread tying together some of the world’s largest and most well-known travel companies and brands: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company and Club Wyndham®, the flagship vacation ownership brand of Travel + Leisure Co. Recognized as the #1 hotel rewards program by both U.S. News and World Report and USA Today, members—over 106 million enrolled around the world—earn a guaranteed 1,000 points with every qualified stay and can redeem for free nights starting at just 7,500 points. With more than 60,000 hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally, no other hotel rewards program is more generous or offers more places to stay. Join for free at WyndhamRewards.com.
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