2021 Media Guide

MAY 24-30, 2021 2021 MEDIA GUIDE BEN HOGAN 5 TIME CHAMPION DANIEL BERGER 2020 CHAMPION 2021 TOURNAMENT ELIGIBILITY Former winners of the Charles Schwab Challenge tournament prior to 2000. Winners of the 2000 tournament and beyond for a period of five years. Winners of the 2000 event and beyond who, after five years beyond their win, finish in the top 150 of the previous year's PGA TOUR FedExCup points list. Winners in the last 5 years (2017-2021) of THE PLAYERS Championship and Masters Tournament. Winners in the last 5 years (2016-2020) of the U.S. Open and The Open tournaments. Winners of the PGA Championship from 2016-2021. Winner of the TOUR Championship in 2018. Winners of the 2019 and 2020 FedExCups. Winners of WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and WGC-Mexico Championship in the last three years (2019-2021). Winners of WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational and WGC-HSBC Champions in the last three years (2018-2020). Winner of the three previous Arnold Palmer Invitationals (2019-21), Memorial Tournaments (2018-20) and the two previous Genesis Invitationals (2020-21). Winners of PGA TOUR co-sponsored or approved tournaments since the previous year's Charles Schwab Challenge tournament. Current PGA TOUR members who were players on the 2019 U.S. or lIternational Presidents Cup Teams. Two players to be selected by the current and former champions of the Charles Schwab Challenge tournament ("Champions' Choices"). The 15 lowest scores, and any tied for 15th place in the previous year’s Charles Schwab Challenge tournament. On invitation by the tournament, a maximum of 12 players, which shall include: two PGA Tour members not otherwise eligible, from the top 125 fiinshers from the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour, at least six other PGA TOUR members not otherwise eligible; and up to four 'unrestricted' invitations. Top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking through the 2021 Masters Tournament. Top 80 PGA TOUR members from the final 2019-20 Official PGA TOUR FedExCup Points List. 2020-21 TOUR members in the previous season's Top 125-Nonmembers category whose official FedExCup points for the previous season equals or exceeds the amount of FedExCup points earned by the player in the 80th position on the 2020 Official PGA Tour FedExCup points list. The top 80 players, not otherwise eligible, on the 2020-21 Official PGA TOUR FedExCup Points List through the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship. If necessary to complete a field of 120 players, those players below 80th position on the 2020-21 Official PGA TOUR FedExCup Points List through the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship, in order of their positions on such list. THE FEDEXCUP As part of the season-long race to the FedExCup, here is a look at the official points to be awarded to every player making the cut at the 2020 event. (First place is worth 500 points.) 1st - 500 2nd - 300 3rd - 190 4th - 135 5th - 110 10th - 75 30th - 41 70th - 1 1 1 MEDIA INFORMATION . TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS BOARD OF GOVERNORS TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE CLUB ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TOURNAMENT STAFF 2 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2021 Player Eligibility ......................................................................................................... 1 Media Information/Tournament Officials .............................................................................. 2 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................... 3 Charity and Colonial ........................................................................................................... 4 Hogan's Alley ..................................................................................................................... 5 Colonial Champions ........................................................................................................... 6 Last Year’s Champion ........................................................................................................ 7 2020 Results ...................................................................................................................... 8 Player Performances, Tournament History All-time Colonial Results (1946-2019) ............................................................................ 9-81 1941 U.S. Open at Colonial ......................................................................................... 82-83 1991 U.S. Women's Open at Colonial .............................................................................. 84 Every Player's Best Finish Here .................................................................................. 85-93 Complete Individual Player Performances (last 10 years) ........................................... 94-116 World Golf Hall of Famers at Colonial ...................................................................... 117-123 History of Colonial Country Club ..................................................................................... 124 Wall of Champions ......................................................................................................... 124 Records, Facts and Figures Who’s the Best (Career Scoring Averages at Colonial) ................................................... 125 Colonial’s Top 50 Money Winners .................................................................................. 125 Perfect Earnings Records .............................................................................................. 126 Most Top 10 Finishes ..................................................................................................... 126 Beating Par at Colonial................................................................................................... 127 Sub-Par Scores by Rounds ............................................................................................ 127 How the Holes Rank in Toughness ................................................................................. 128 Leader Margins .............................................................................................................. 128 Surmountable Leads ...................................................................................................... 128 Colonial’s Aces .............................................................................................................. 129 Eagles, Double-eagles ................................................................................................... 129 Multiple Winners ............................................................................................................ 129 Wire-to-Wire Winners ..................................................................................................... 129 2021 Prize Money Distribution........................................................................................ 130 Prize Money Through the Years ..................................................................................... 130 Consecutive Sub-Par Rounds By All Players & Champions............................................ 131 Consecutive Top Ten Finishes ........................................................................................ 131 The Cut .......................................................................................................................... 131 Total Contestants by Years ............................................................................................ 131 Colonial's Difficulty Stands Test of Time (all-time Tour course scoring records) .............. 132 Champions’ Choices ...................................................................................................... 133 20-Year Club .................................................................................................................. 133 "First" Wins at Colonial .................................................................................................. 133 Colonial’s Amateurs ....................................................................................................... 134 Colonial's Playoffs .......................................................................................................... 134 Longest Running Tournament at Same Venue ................................................................ 134 Briefly Speaking (Notes from over the years) .................................................................. 135 Tournament Scoring Records, Best and Worst ............................................................... 136 Player Quotes About Colonial ........................................................................................ 137 ABOUT THE RECORDS 3 3 CHARITY AND COLONIAL In addition to showcasing world-class golf on one of the nation's finest and most historic courses, the Colonial tournament also works hard to support the North Texas area with generous community service. The tournament has helped raise millions of dollars for dozens of charities around North Texas. Ben and Valerie Hogan were big supporters of Cook Children’s Medical Center throughout their life, an organization the tournament has also partnered with in various ways over the years. Colonial undertakes numerous activities to generate charity monies each

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