Colonial's Difficulty Stands Test of Time
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COLONIAL'S DIFFICULTY STANDS TEST OF TIME Tournament Records Champion Scoring Using the tournament scoring record of each 72-hole event's Using the champion's winning score versus par, Colonial's current courses on the PGA Tour, as well as majors, Colonial's challenging layout again shows its toughness. The course is in historic and challenging layout ranks it among the top 16 the top 13 overall, and the 9th hardest of full-field Tour toughest of the year against par, and the thirteenth toughest FedExCup events. In 2017, Colonial ranked 7th hardest of all of full field Tour FedExCup events. Tour events and majors, in relation to par. Here are the 72-hole PGA Tour event winners' average number of strokes under par Record Tournament Course/Par per round, beginning with 1990. --13 (267) Honda Classic* PGA National (70) -14 (274) Valero Texas Open* TPC San Antonio (72) Champ -16 (268) U.S. Open Congressional (71); Erin Hills avg. since '90 Tournament Course/Par -18 (262) Safeway Open Silverado Resort (72) -1.12 U.S. Open various courses -18 (270) Masters Augusta National Golf Club (72) -2.37 British Open various courses -18 (266) Valspar Championship Westin Innisbrook Resort (71) -2.59 TOUR Championship various courses -19 (261) Northern Trust* Glen Oaks Club (72) -2.69 PGA Championship various courses -19 (261) AT&T Byron Nelson Classic Las Colinas Four Seasons (70) -2.77 Masters Augusta National G. C. (72) -20 (268) PGA Championship Whistling Straits (72) -2.82 Valspar Championship Westin Innisbrook Resort (71) -20 (264) RBC Heritage Classic Harbour Town Golf Links (71) -2.96 Honda Classic PGA National(70) -20 (268) Sanderson Farms Classic* Country Club of Jackson (72) -3.05 Wells Fargo Championship Quail Hollow Club (72) -20 (264) Genesis Open Riviera Country Club (71) -3.12 The Northern Trust Glen Oak Club (72) -20 (268) Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village Golf Club (72) -3.15 PLAYERS Championship TPC Sawgrass (72) -20 (268) Houston Open* Redstone Golf Club (72) -3.27 RBC Heritage Classic Harbour Town Golf Links (71) -20 (264) British Open Royal Troon (71) -3.29 Genesis Open Riviera Country Club (71) -21 (259) Charles Schwab Challenge Colonial Country Club (70) -3.39 Charles Schwab Challenge Colonial Country Club (70) -21 (267) Wells Fargo Championship Quail Hollow Club (72) -3.43 Arnold Palmer Invitational Bay Hill Club (72) -21 (267) RBC Canadian Open* Glen Abbey GC (72) -3.46 AT&T Byron Nelson Classic TPC Las Colinas (70) -21 (263) OHL Classic at Mayakoba El Camaleon (71) -3.49 RBC Canadian Open various courses -22 (265) AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am* (three courses) (72) -3.52 Travelers Championship TPC River Highlands (70) -22 (258) Travelers Championship* TPC River Highlands (70) -3.64 Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village G. 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(72) -22 (266) Farmers Insurance Open Torrey Pines Golf Club (72) -3.66 Farmers Insurance Open Torrey Pines Golf Club (72) -22 (258) Wyndham Championship* Sedgefield Country Club (70) -3.71 FedEx St. Jude Classic TPC Southwind (71) -22 (258) Greenbrier Classic Old White TPC (70) -3.74 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (three courses) (72) -22 (260) RSM Classic Sea Island GC ; two courses -3.83 Houston Open TPC Woodlands (72) -23 (261) BMW Championship* Conway Farms (71) -3.84 Greenbrier Classic Old White TPC (70) -23 (257) TOUR Championship East Lake Golf Club (70) -3.97 RSM Classic Sea Island Seaside (70) -24 (264) Arnold Palmer Invitational Bay Hill Club (72) -4.03 BMW Championship Conway Farms (72) -24 (264) PLAYERS Championship TPC Sawgrass (72) -4.04 Valero Texas Open TPC San Antonio (72) -25 (263) Shriners Hospital Open TPC Summerlin (72) -4.08 Safeway Open Silverado Resort (72) -26 (258) John Deere Classic TPC Deere Run (71) -4.16 Wyndham Championship Sedgefield Country Club (72) -26 (258) FedEx St. Jude Classic TPC Southwind (71) -4.28 Waste Mngt. Phoenix Open TPC Scottsdale (71) -27 (253) Sony Open Waialae Country Club (70) -4.34 Sony Open Waialae Country Club (72) -28 (260) Career Builder Challenge PGA West (72) -4.35 OHL Classic at Mayakoba El Camaleon (71) -28 (256) Waste Mngt. Phoenix Open TPC Scottsdale (71) -4.61 John Deere Classic TPC Deere Run (71) -31 (261) Sentry Tnmt. of Champions Kapalua Planation Course (73) -4.74 Sanderson Farms Classic Annandale Golf Club (72) -4.75 Sentry Tnmt. of Champions Kapalua Planation Course (73) *event's official tournament scoring record is even lower, but at a different golf -5.63 Career Builder Challenge (four courses) (72) course. -5.63 Shriners Hospitals Open TPC Summerlin (71) Average 36-Hole Cut Line Another measure of course difficulty is the 36-hole cut mark. Here are PGA Tour FedExCup events' average cut vs. par, beginning in 1995. Colonial ranks in the top 8 hardest of all events, including majors, and 3rd hardest among regular Tour events. Avg. cut Tournament 6.25 U.S. Open 0.75 Wells Fargo Championship -0.78 RSM Classic* 3.71 Masters 0.71 Honda Classic -0.92 Safeway Open* 3.67 British Open 0.58 RBC Canadian Open -1.00 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 3.21 PGA Championship 0.33 FedEx St. Jude Classic -1.33 Farmers Insurance Open 2.25 Memorial Tournament 0.21 AT&T Byron Nelson Classic -1.67 Sanderson Farms Classic 1.58 Arnold Palmer Invitational 0.13 Valero Texas Open -1.75 Wyndham Championship 1.50 The Northern Trust -0.25 Houston Open -2.00 John Deere Classic 1.38 Charles Schwab Challenge -0.29 Travelers Championship 1.38 RBC Heritage Classic - 0.58 Sony Open *event began in 2007 or later 1.29 PLAYERS Championship -0.75 Waste Management Phoenix Open 1.17 Genesis Open -0.75 Greenbrier Classic* 1.00 Valspar Championship 131 CHAMPIONS' CHOICES THE 20-YEAR CLUB A Colonial tradition has all living champions collectively choose two promising Forty-eight golfers have played in 20 or more of the Colonial tournaments. newcomers who have never been invited here as professionals. Colonial’s These men have won a total of 34 championships at Colonial and have taken champs have proven they know how to pick future stars. Just two months after home more than $21 million in Colonial prize money. he was a Champions’ Choice at Colonial, Jack Fleck won the 1955 U.S. Open. Dave Stockton won here as a Champions' Choice in 1967. Here are all the picks: Player Years Wins Scoring Avg. Money Ben Crenshaw ........................... 33 2 70.86 $ 490,507 1953 - Milon Marusic, Fred Wampler 1954 - Bob Inman, Mike Souchak Corey Pavin ............................... 32 2 69.37 1,539,924 1955 - Jack Fleck, Dow Finsterwald 1956 - Walker Inman Jr., Don January Keith Clearwater ......................... 31 1 72.30 245,916 1957 - Bill Trombley, Don Whitt 1958 - J. C. Goosie, Dave Ragan Rod Curl ..................................... 31 1 74.70 65,314 1959 - Johnny Pott, Bert Weaver 1960 - Al Geiberger, Dick Knight Tom Kite .................................... 30 - 70.68 181,835 1961 - Gay Brewer, Jacky Cupit 1962 - Tommy Aaron, Jerry Steelsmith Gene Littler ................................ 29 1 71.76 111,883 1963 - Miller Barber, Jerry Pittman 1964 - Chuck Courtney, Rod Funseth Dave Stockton ........................... 28 1 71.94 85,728 1965 - Billy Martindale, Bert Yancey 1966 - Dick Crawford, Tom Weiskopf Mark Brooks ............................... 28 - 70.70 366,052 1967 - Dave Stockton*, Lou Graham 1968 - Bob Dickson, DeWitt Weaver Bruce Lietzke ............................. 27 2 70.37 452,388 1969 - Orville Moody, Grier Jones 1970 - Hale Irwin, Bobby Greenwood Julius Boros ............................... 27 2 72.13 63,035 1971 - Hubert Green, Hal Underwood 1972 - Steve Melnyk, L. Thompson Don January ............................... 27 - 72.23 81,189 1973 - Tom Jenkins, Jim Simons 1976 - Andy Bean, Ed Dougherty Al Geiberger ............................... 26 2 71.72 137,000 1977 - Jay Haas, Craig Stadler 1978 - Curtis Strange, Jack Renner David Frost ................................ 26 1 70.46 590,256 1979 - Jim Thorpe, Lindy Miller 1980 - Dan Pohl, Dan Halldorson and Billy Mayfair ............................... 26 - 69.98 972,527 1981 - Bobby Clampett, Mark O’Meara** John Cook Davis Love III ............................. 26 - 70.10 809,779 1982 - Jim Booros, Denis Watson 1983 - Jodie Mudd, Larry Rinker Ray Floyd .................................. 26 - 72.23 71,823 1984 - Russ Cochran, Tony Sills 1985 - Paul Azinger, Dan Forsman Tom Watson .............................. 24 1 69.91 788,695 1986 - Davis Love III, Tom Byrum 1987 - Scott Verplank, Curt Byrum Tom Purtzer ............................... 25 1 71.08 365,607 1988 - John Huston, Richard Zokol 1989 - Billy Mayfair, Ted Schulz Charles Coody ........................... 25 - 72.33 43,560 1990 - Bob Estes, Duffy Waldorf 1991 - Jeff Maggert, Jerry Haas Peter Jacobsen .......................... 24 1 70.90 228,049 1992 - Ed Humenik, Bruce Zabriski 1993 - Tad Rhyan, Kelly Gibson Kenny Perry ............................... 23 2 69.17 2,733,347 1994 - Guy Boros, Dave Stockton Jr. 1995 - Robin Freeman, Michael Bradley Fulton Allem .............................. 23 1 71.61 351,683 1996 - Franklin Langham, H. Royer III 1997 - Brent Geiberger, Stewart Cink Dan Pohl .................................... 23 1 71.59 207,501 1998 - Olin Browne, Brett Quigley 1999 - Notah Begay III, Robert Allenby Joey Sindelar ............................. 23 - 70.84 185,772 2000 - Greg Chalmers, Casey Martin 2001 - Briny Baird, Joe Ogilvie Tim Herron ................................. 22 1 70.12 1,655,875 2002 - Bob Burns, Mathew Goggin 2003 - Pat Bates, John Senden Lanny Wadkins .......................... 22 1 71.59 218,170 2004 - M. Gronberg, Tripp Isenhour 2005 - Kevin Stadler, Jason Allred Bob Tway .................................. 22 - 70.12 396,495 2006 - Bill Haas, James Driscoll 2007 - Kyle Reifers, Andrew Buckle Gil Morgan ................................. 22 - 70.82 145,670 2008 - Jason Day, Charlie Wi 2009 - Matt Weibring, Derek Fathauer Hale Irwin .................................. 22 - 70.86 211,613 2010 - Josh Teater, Chris Tidland 2011 - Jarrod Lyle, D.Summerhays John Mahaffey ........................... 22 - 71.09 156,325 2012 - Erik Compton, Billy Hurley III 2013 - Jordan Spieth, F.