The AT & amp; T Byron Nelson is a golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour. The tournament was held in May, and in 2018 moved to the new Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas. This is one of two PGA Tour stops at the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex - the only metropolitan area to host two events. The tournament is the main fundraiser for charity on the PGA Tour and has raised more than $ 143 million. For most of its history, it is the only stop PGA Tour named after professional golfers; it remains one of only two such events, along with Arnold Palmer Invitational. As the host, Byron Nelson (1912-2006) usually performs during the tournament. It is hosted by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, a 600-member civil organization, and has benefited the Momentous Nonprofit Club since its inception.
During the first few decades, the tournament was played in various courses in Dallas. Nelson, a Texas native who grew up in Fort Worth, was the first winner of the tournament in 1944, when it was played at the Lakewood Country Club. The following year he played at the Dallas Country Club, and then in 1946 moved to Brook Hollow Golf Club. For the better part of the next decade the event was not contested, until two iterations were held in 1956, both at Preston Hollow Country Club. In 1957, the show was moved to Glen Lake Country Club before starting a decade-long relationship with Oak Cliff Country Club, from 1958-1967.
In 1968, fifty years ago, the show was named Byron Nelson Golf Classic and the title, through a series of sponsors, continues to include Nelson's name. That same year, the show moved to Preston Trail Golf Club, where it played until 1982, then moved to places in Irving: Las Colinas Sports Club (1983-1985) and TPC at Las Colinas (1986-1993).
Started in 1994, the tournament was played in two programs, Tournament Tournament and Cottonwood Valley Course, both located at the Four Seasons. Previously only TPCs were used, but because the tournament was played in May (during the peak of the North Texas storm season), the weather plays havoc with the tournament in a few years, causing some shortened and shortened tournaments. Therefore, a decision was made to add the Cottonwood Valley course to shorten the time it took to complete the first two rounds. The first two rounds are played in both programs (each player plays one round in each course); after the deduction is determined, TPC is used exclusively for the last two rounds. However, in 2008 the tournament returned using only the TPC course, which has been significantly renovated.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) purchased its previous title sponsor, Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in mid-2008. The agreement runs throughout 2014, with AT & T sponsoring titles in 2015.
In 2018, the tournament was transferred to the new Trinity Forest Golf Club, southeast of downtown Dallas.
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Course layout
AT & amp; T Byron Nelson pada 2018
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- The # 11 hole is par 5 for members, 537 yards (491 m) from the back tee
- The average average height is 390 feet (120 m) above sea level
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Winner
** Par for the last three rounds was reduced to 69 due to flooding; The 14th hole is converted to par 3
* Shows the weather-shortened to 54 holes
^ Shows the weather-shortened to 36 holes > Note: The green highlight indicates the assessment note.
Major sources
Many winners
Five people have won this tournament more than once until 2017.
- 4 wins
- Tom Watson: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980
- 3 wins
- Sam Snead: 1945, 1957, 1958
- 2 wins
- Jack Nicklaus: 1970, 1971
- Bruce Lietzke: 1981, 1988
- Sergio Garca: 2004, 2016
Tournament spotlight
- 1956: Peter Thomson, the five-time winner of the Open Championship shoots the last round of 63, then birdies the first two holes of sudden death to defeat Gene Littler and Cary Middlecoff. This is the only PGA Tour victory in the United States.
- 1976: Mark Hayes becomes the first cable to capture the winner of Nelson.
- 1981: Bruce Lietzke defeated Tom Watson in a playoff that ruined Watson's offer for Nelson's 4th win.
- 1985: Bob Eastwood beat Payne Stewart in the playoffs after coming on to the 72nd, trailing Stewart with three shots. Eastwood made a birdie in the last hole while Stewart made a double bogey. Stewart made another double bogey in the first hole of sudden death to give Eastwood the title.
- 1994: Neal Lancaster won the first sudden playoff death of six players in PGA Tour history. He made birdies in the first playoff hole to beat Tom Byrum, Mark Carnevale, David Edwards, Yoshi Mizumaki, and David Ogrin.
- 2005: Tiger Woods record record 142 cuts made ends at this tournament.
- 2008: Australian Adam Scott drowns the 48ft putt in the third playoff hole to clinch victory over American Ryan Moore.
- 2010: At age 16, Jordan Spieth (defending champion Junior Amateur US, and a student at Jesuit College Preparatory School) became the youngest player to play in the tournament, thanks to the sponsorship exemption (first granted since 1995). Spieth will make the cut (being the sixth-youngest person in PGA Tour history to make a professional touring event cut off) and complete the overall 16th. (In 2011 Spieth will again be given the sponsorship release and will again make the cut, complete the whole 32).
- 2013: Keegan Bradley reached a 60 (-10) record in the first half. Bradley leads the first three rounds, but Bae Sang-moon wins.
See also
- Dallas Open (1926)
References
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the official PGA Tour website
- Media Guide
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