August 20, 2021
Columbus, Ohio – At 5:00 p.m. EDT Tournament Officials announced the 143-player blended field of PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour players who are eligible and have committed to compete in the 2021 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. The following players finished 126-200 on the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup points list or within the top-75 on the Korn Ferry Tour points list and will play in the second of three Korn Ferry Tour Finals events being hosted next week, August 23 – 29, at The Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, OH.
The field includes the following players:
Albertson, Anders
Alexander, Tyson
An, Byeong Hun
Anderson, Mark
Aphibarnrat, Kiradech
Armour, Ryan
Armstrong, Dawson
Baddeley, Aaron
Baker, Chris
Barjon, Paul
Barnes, Erik
Barnes, Ricky
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan
Bhatia, Akshay
Blaum, Ryan
Bozzelli, Dominic
Bramlett, Joseph
Brehm, Ryan
Brown, Scott
Buckley, Hayden
Burgoon, Bronson
Cabrera Bello, Rafa
Campos, Rafael
Cappelen, Sebastian
Chalmers, Greg
Chin, John
Cook, Austin
Creel, Joshua
Cunningham, George
Díaz, Roberto
Dou, Zecheng
Dougherty, Kevin
Drewitt, Brett
Every, Matt
Fishburn, Patrick
Franken, Stephen
Gainey, Tommy
Garber, Joey
Gibson, Rhein
Gligic, Michael
Gómez, Fabián
Gordon, Will
Grant, Brent
Greyserman, Max
Gutschewski, Scott
Haas, Bill
Haley II, Paul
Hall, Harry
Hardy, Nick
Harkins, Brandon
Harmeling, Evan
Harrington, Scott
Hearn, David
Herbert, Lucas
Hoag, Bo
Hodges, Lee
Hopfinger, Brad
Hossler, Beau
Hubbard, Mark
Huh, John
Humphrey, Theo
India, Vince
Jaeger, Stephan
Kennerly, Billy
Kitayama, Kurt
Knous, Jim
Kocher, David
Kodaira, Satoshi
Kohles, Ben
Kraft, Kelly
Ledesma, Nelson
Lee, Danny
Lewis, Tom
Lindheim, Nicholas
Lingmerth, David
Lipsky, David
Lower, Justin
Luck, Curtis
Macdonald, Stuart
MacIntyre, Robert
Martin, Ben
McCarthy, Dan
McCormick, Ryan
McGirt, William
McGreevy, Max
McNeill, George
Montgomery, Taylor
Moore, Taylor
Mullinax, Trey
Noh, Seung-Yul
Novak, Andrew
O’Hair, Sean
Oppenheim, Rob
Pendrith, Taylor
Percy, Cameron
Potter, Jr., Ted
Rai, Aaron
Ramey, Chad
Reeves, Seth
Reifers, Kyle
Ridings, Tag
Riley, Davis
Roach, Wes
Rodgers, Patrick
Roy, Kevin
Saunders, Sam
Saxon, Charlie
Schniederjans, Ollie
Schwab, Matthias
Seiffert, Chase
Shelton, Robby
Sigg, Greyson
Skinns, David
Smalley, Alex
Smotherman, Austin
Spaun, J.J.
Stanger, Jimmy
Stefani, Shawn
Sucher, Zack
Suh, Justin
Svensson, Adam
Tarren, Callum
Taylor, Ben
Teater, Josh
Theegala, Sahith
Thompson, Curtis
Thornberry, Braden
Trahan, D.J.
Tuten, Shad
Uihlein, Peter
van der Walt, Dawie
Van Pelt, Bo
VanDerLaan, John
Ventura, Kris
Villegas, Camilo
Whaley, Vincent
Whitney, Tom
Wolfe, Jared
Wu, Brandon
Wu, Dylan
Young, Cameron
Yuan, Carl
Zhang, Xinjun
143 Players in Field
* – Open Qualifier /
+ – Sponsor Exemption
The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship will play a pivotal role in determining who will earn PGA TOUR membership for 2021-2022 season. At the end of the three Finals events, a second set of PGA TOUR cards will be awarded to those top 25 players who earn the most cumulative points in the three Finals events.
The top-25 from the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season will carry their points into the Finals. Their order of priority will be determined at the conclusion of the Finals.
Exempt status on the PGA TOUR will be awarded to one member inside of the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Top 25 at the conclusion of the three Finals events, using combined Regular Season and Finals points. Therefore, any Top-25 player can earn the coveted No. 1 position if he performs well enough in the three Finals events. A second full exemption will be awarded to the highest cumulative earner among the three Finals events, if different from the No. 1 player among the Top 25.
The field for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship will compete over 72 holes of stroke play, with a cut to the top-65 players and ties after 36 holes. Golf Channel will broadcast tournament coverage from Thursday’s opening round to the trophy presentation on Sunday.
For general Tournament information, including how to become a volunteer, please visit www.ncc-golf.com or call (614) 764-GOLF. Stay connected with the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship on Twitter (@NCHC_Golf), Instagram (nchcgolf) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/NationwideChildrensChampionship).
Tournament Schedule of Events and Broadcast times (Schedule times and events subject to change)
THURSDAY, August 26
- First Round Official Tournament Competition
- First Shot to Fight Cancer: 7 a.m.
- Competition: 7:15 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Daily Activities
- Birdie Time is Miller Time at Pub Thirteen: All Day, located on No. 13
- Play Yellow Putting Challenge: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., located on Practice Green
Broadcast: Golf Channel: 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship will play a pivotal role in determining who will earn PGA TOUR membership for 2021-2022 season. At the end of the three Finals events, a second set of PGA TOUR cards will be awarded to those top 25 players who earn the most cumulative points in the three Finals events.
The top-25 from the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season will carry their points into the Finals. Their order of priority will be determined at the conclusion of the Finals.
Exempt status on the PGA TOUR will be awarded to one member inside of the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season Top 25 at the conclusion of the three Finals events, using combined Regular Season and Finals points. Therefore, any Top-25 player can earn the coveted No. 1 position if he performs well enough in the three Finals events. A second full exemption will be awarded to the highest cumulative earner among the three Finals events, if different from the No. 1 player among the Top 25.
The field for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship will compete over 72 holes of stroke play, with a cut to the top-65 players and ties after 36 holes. Golf Channel will broadcast tournament coverage from Thursday’s opening round to the trophy presentation on Sunday.
For general Tournament information, including how to become a volunteer, please visit www.ncc-golf.com or call (614) 764-GOLF. Stay connected with the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship on Twitter (@NCHC_Golf), Instagram (nchcgolf) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/NationwideChildrensChampionship).
Tournament Schedule of Events and Broadcast times (Schedule times and events subject to change)
THURSDAY, August 26
- First Round Official Tournament Competition
- First Shot to Fight Cancer: 7 a.m.
- Competition: 7:15 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Daily Activities
- Birdie Time is Miller Time at Pub Thirteen: All Day, located on No. 13
- Play Yellow Putting Challenge: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., located on Practice Green
Broadcast: Golf Channel: 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
ABOUT THE NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship is owned and operated by Champions of the Community, Inc., an Ohio non-profit corporation. The event is one of three Korn Ferry Tour Finals tournaments that will determine the 50 players who earn PGA TOUR playing privileges for the 2021-2022 season and their eligibility position under the TOUR’s enhanced qualifying system. Featuring a purse of $1,000,000 the tournament is conducted to showcase the best golf on the Korn Ferry Tour on one of the most challenging venues in the world, The Ohio State University – Scarlet Course, for the enjoyment of spectators and to benefit charitable organizations in central Ohio. For more information, call 614-764-GOLF or visit our website at www.ncc-golf.com.
ABOUT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-22 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 13,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.6 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
ABOUT KORN FERRY TOUR
Founded (1990), owned and operated by the PGA TOUR, the Korn Ferry Tour identifies and develops golf’s next stars, preparing them to compete and win on the game’s biggest stage. In 2013, the Korn Ferry Tour became the path to the PGA TOUR, with the top 25 players securing PGA TOUR cards via the Korn Ferry Tour’s regular season and an additional 25 players securing promotion through the Korn Ferry Tour Finals. This season (2020-21) marks the 31st year of competition on the Korn Ferry Tour. More than three out of four PGA TOUR members are Korn Ferry Tour alumni. Tour alumni have accounted for more than 550 PGA TOUR titles, including 24 major championships. To learn more about the PGA TOUR, the Korn Ferry Tour and to follow the season-long quest for a PGA TOUR card, visit PGATOUR.COM or follow the Korn Ferry Tour on social media (Korn Ferry Tour).
ABOUT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
The Ohio State University Department of Athletics is completely self-supporting and receives no university monies, tax dollars or student fees. The Department of Athletics sponsors 36 fully funded varsity teams – 17 for women, 16 for men and three that are co-educational – and is committed to providing the very finest in academic and athletics support in an effort to provide its more than 1,000 student-athletes with a quality, life-changing experience at Ohio State.
ABOUT HNS SPORTS GROUP
HNS Sports Group is a Dublin, Ohio-based LLC founded in 2000. The company offers over 125-plus years of collective experience and is committed to providing professional, efficient and effective client representation in the categories of sponsorship consultation, event management, hospitality management, sales representation and tournament operation within the golf market. To learn more about HNS Sports Group, visit www.hnssports.com.
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