September 18, 2023

Columbus, Ohio – At 9 a.m. EDT Tournament Officials announced the 120-player field of Korn Ferry Tour players who are eligible and have committed to compete in the 2023 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship.

The following players finished within the top 120 on the Korn Ferry Tour points list after last week’s Simmons Bank Open in College Grove, Tennessee, and will play in the third of four Korn Ferry Tour Finals events being hosted this coming week, September 18-24, at The Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio.

The current field of competitors for Columbus is highlighted by a number of past winners on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR, collectively representing 65 Korn Ferry Tour wins and seven TOUR victories.

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship is one of four Korn Ferry Tour events that help determine which players will earn PGA TOUR membership each season. The top 30 players in the season-long standings at the conclusion of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Championship will earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2024 season.

For the first time since 2013 on the Korn Ferry Tour, there are no longer separate point standings for pre-Finals and Finals events, but rather a cumulative standings structure.  A Finals event is no longer a competition for TOUR cards between the top 75 on the Korn Ferry Tour and Nos. 126-200 in the FedExCup standings.  Beginning this year, “Finals” refers to the final four events of the season, where Korn Ferry Tour members compete for increased purses and points allocation.

The four Finals events – which includes the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship – feature $1.5 million purses and award 600 points to each winner.  The fields for the Finals will be progressively reduced, starting with 156 players for event No. 1, 144 players for event No. 2 and finishing with 75 players in the final event.  The preceding 22 events on the schedule will have a minimum purse of $1 million – a 67% increase from 2021 to 2023 – and award 500 points to the winner.

The field for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship will compete over 72 holes of stroke play, with a cut to the top-60 players and ties after 36 holes. Golf Channel will broadcast tournament coverage from Thursday’s opening round to the trophy presentation on Sunday in high definition.

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship is one of four Korn Ferry Tour events that help determine which players will earn PGA TOUR membership each season. The top 30 players in the season-long standings at the conclusion of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Championship will earn PGA TOUR membership for the 2024 season.

For the first time since 2013 on the Korn Ferry Tour, there are no longer separate point standings for pre-Finals and Finals events, but rather a cumulative standings structure.  A Finals event is no longer a competition for TOUR cards between the top 75 on the Korn Ferry Tour and Nos. 126-200 in the FedExCup standings.  Beginning this year, “Finals” refers to the final four events of the season, where Korn Ferry Tour members compete for increased purses and points allocation.

The four Finals events – which includes the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship – feature $1.5 million purses and award 600 points to each winner.  The fields for the Finals will be progressively reduced, starting with 156 players for event No. 1, 144 players for event No. 2 and finishing with 75 players in the final event.  The preceding 22 events on the schedule will have a minimum purse of $1 million – a 67% increase from 2021 to 2023 – and award 500 points to the winner.

The field for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship will compete over 72 holes of stroke play, with a cut to the top-60 players and ties after 36 holes. Golf Channel will broadcast tournament coverage from Thursday’s opening round to the trophy presentation on Sunday in high definition.

Tournament Schedule of Events and Broadcast times (Schedule times and events subject to change)

THURSDAY, September 21

• First Round Official Tournament Competition – Gates Open at 7 a.m.
• First Shot to Fight Cancer: 7:05 a.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: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, September 22

• Second Round Official Tournament Competition – Gates Open at 7 a.m.

DAILY ACTIVITIES

• Birdie Time is Miller Time at Pub Thirteen: All Day, located on No. 13
• Food Trucks at Pub Thirteen: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Play Yellow Putting Challenge: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., located on Practice Green

Broadcast: Golf Channel: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, September 23

• Third Round Official Tournament Competition – Gates Open at 7 a.m.
• Junior Clinic, featuring First Tee of Central Ohio, 2:30 p.m. on the Driving Range

DAILY ACTIVITIES

• Free Graeter’s Ice Cream compliments of Nationwide
• Birdie Time is Miller Time at Pub Thirteen: All Day, located on No. 13
• Food Trucks at Pub Thirteen: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Play Yellow Putting Challenge: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., located on Practice Green

Broadcast: Golf Channel: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

SUNDAY, September 24

• Final Round Official Tournament Competition – Gates Open at 7 a.m.
• Free Pancake Breakfast: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.

• Awards Ceremony Following Play of Final Round – Including Last Putt to Cure Cancer Ceremony

DAILY ACTIVITIES

• Play Yellow Putting Challenge: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., located on Practice Green
• Birdie Time is Miller Time at Pub Thirteen: All Day, located on No. 13
• Food Trucks at Pub Thirteen: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Broadcast: Golf Channel: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

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).

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 four Korn Ferry Tour Finals tournaments that will determine the 30 players who earn PGA TOUR playing privileges for the 2024-2025 season and their eligibility position under the TOUR’s enhanced qualifying system.  Featuring a purse of $1,500,000 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 freestanding pediatric health care systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 13,000 providing state-of-the-art pediatric care 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 freestanding 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. The Korn Ferry Tour, which has served as a path to the PGA TOUR since its inception, will award 30 PGA TOUR cards based off its points list in 2023, with the No. 1 player earning exemptions into the following year’s PLAYERS Championship and U.S. Open. With more than 600 PGA TOUR titles, 29 major championships and six FedExCup champions, Korn Ferry Tour alumni make up 88 percent of the PGA TOUR’s current membership. To learn more about the PGA TOUR, the Korn Ferry Tour and to follow the season-long quest for PGA TOUR cards, visit PGATOUR.COM or follow the Korn Ferry Tour on social media. Select Korn Ferry Tour events are televised annually on Golf Channel in the United States, with tournament coverage available internationally in more than 170 countries and territories via 22 media partners.

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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