2017 Wyndham Championship (The final of 43 events in the 2016-17 PGA TOUR Season) Greensboro, N.C. August 17-20, 2017 FedExCup Points: 500 (winner) Sedgefield Country Club Par/Yards: 70/7,127 Purse: $5,800,000 Final-Round Notes – Sunday, August 20, 2017 Weather: Partly cloudy, with a high of 91. Wind E 5 mph. Final-Round Leaderboard Henrik Stenson 62-66-66-64—258 (-22) Ollie Schniederjans 66-63-66-64—259 (-21) Webb Simpson 63-64-68-67—262 (-18) Ryan Armour 66-61-72-64—263 (-17) Rory Sabbatini 65-68-66-64—263 (-17) Kevin Na 67-63-65-68—263 (-17) Henrik Stenson Returning to the Wyndham Championship for the first time since 2012, 2013 FedExCup champion Henrik Stenson birdied four of his last six holes en route to a final-round 6-under 64 and one-stroke victory over PGA TOUR rookie Ollie Schniederjans. Stenson wins with a tournament-record 22-under 258, topping the previous tournament record at the Wyndham Championship of 21-under 259 (Si Woo Kim/2016, Carl Pettersson/2008). With the victory, Stenson collects 500 points and moves from No. 75 to No. 23 in the FedExCup standings. Stenson records his sixth PGA TOUR victory in his 170th start, with his most recent victory coming at the 2016 Open Championship. Prior to that, he won two FedExCup Playoffs events, the 2013 Dell Technologies Championship and 2013 TOUR Championship en route to winning the 2013 FedExCup. PGA TOUR Victories (6): 2017 Wyndham Championship, 2016 Open Championship, 2013 TOUR Championship, 2013 Dell Technologies Championship, 2009 PLAYERS Championship, 2007 World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship. Stenson now owns the most victories on the PGA TOUR by a player from Sweden: Stenson (6), Jesper Parnevik (5), Carl Pettersson (5), Jonas Blixt (3), Gabriel Hjertstedt (2), Daniel Chopra (2), Freddie Jacobson (1), Richard S. Johnson (1) and David Lingmerth (1). Highlights from the week: Opened the week with a flawless 62, his low round on the PGA TOUR…Career-best, opening 36-hole score of 12-under 128 (3rd), besting 130s at the 2013 TOUR Championship and Dell Technologies Championship en route to winning the 2013 FedExCup title…His 194 total through three rounds marked his career- low 54-hole total, topping 196 at the 2013 Dell Technologies Championship. In addition, 54-hole total marked the second-best total in tournament history, with the record remaining with fellow Swede Carl Pettersson, who posted 191 through three rounds in 2008. Stenson has either won or finished runner-up in all five events he carried the lead into the final round on TOUR: 54-hole Lead Result 2013 TOUR Championship Won 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational Runner-up 2015 Dell Technologies Championship Runner-up 2016 Open Championship Won 2017 Wyndham Championship Won Entering the week No. 9 in the Official World Golf Ranking (the highest-ranked player in the field), Stenson becomes the highest-ranked player to win the Wyndham Championship since Hal Sutton won in 2000 when he was ranked fourth in the world. Stenson wins in his fourth start in Greensboro: MC-2010, MC-2011, WD-2012, Won-2017. Wins in his 13th start on the PGA TOUR this season. He has five missed cuts and seven top-25s, including a T2 at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions and a T7 at the Valspar Championship. The Wyndham Championship has now been won by an international player 19 times, with Stenson’s win the sixth in the last 10 years at the event. Wins at the age of 41 years, 4 months and 15 days, becoming the fifth player in his 40s to win on the PGA TOUR this season (Rod Pampling, Pat Perez, D.A. Points and Jason Dufner). Stenson led the field this week with 29 birdies, six more than his nearest competitors on the list. Stenson’s 2016-17 PGA TOUR Season starts-made cuts-top-10s-wins: 13-8-3-1 Stenson’s career PGA TOUR starts-made cuts-top-10s-wins: 170-132-40-6 Stenson’s Statistics By Round: R1: 9/14 fairways, 16/18 greens, 26 putts, 2 of 2 scrambling R2: 11/14 fairways, 16/18 greens, 31 putts, 1 of 2 scrambling R3: 10/14 fairways, 15/18 greens, 29 putts, 0 of 3 scrambling R4: 12/14 fairways, 16/18 greens, 30 putts, 1 of 2 scrambling Stenson’s Strokes Gained Summary (week): Off-the-Tee +1.350 (ranked 35th) Tee to Green +8.519 (6th) Approach-the-Green +6.054 (3rd) Around-the-Green +1.114 (29th) Putting +8.830 (3rd) Total +17.348 (1st) About Henrik Stenson FULL NAME: Henrik Stenson HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 190 BIRTHDATE: April 5, 1976 BIRTHPLACE: Gothenburg, Sweden RESIDENCE: Orlando, Florida FAMILY: Wife, Emma; Lisa, Karl, Alice TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1999 JOINED TOUR: 2007 Third-Round Leader Notes Since making a return to Sedgefield Country Club in 2008, the third-round leader/co-leader has held on for the win seven times: Carl Pettersson (2008), Arjun Atwal (2010), Webb Simpson (2011), Sergio Garcia (2012), Patrick Reed (2013), Si Woo Kim (2016) and Henrik Stenson (2017). Since 1976, 28 third-round leaders/co-leaders have gone on to win. Henrik Stenson becomes just the third player in the last 18 PGA TOUR events to carry the third-round lead/co-lead on to victory, joining Jordan Spieth from his victories at the Travelers Championship and Open Championship. FedExCup Implications As the final event in the PGA TOUR Season, the Wyndham Championship offers the final opportunity for players to improve their FedExCup positions heading into the Playoffs, or in some instances, move into the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and qualify for the first Playoffs event, THE NORTHERN TRUST. The following players entered the week outside the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and finished inside the top 125 to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs: Martin Flores (No. 139 to No. 118), Rory Sabbatini (No. 148 to No. 122), Harold Varner III (No. 138 to No. 123), J.J. Henry (No. 134 to No. 125). The following players entered the week inside the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and finished outside the top 125: Zac Blair (No. 120 to No. 126), David Hearn (No. 121 to No. 128), Seamus Power (No. 123 to No. 130), Daniel Summerhays (No. 124 to No. 131). A year ago, two players (Kyle Stanley and Shawn Stefani) played their way into the FedExCup Playoffs via the Wyndham Championship. Matt Jones and Whee Kim fell out of the top 125 following the 2016 Wyndham Championship. Prior to this season, 16 players had advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs each season. Following the Wyndham Championship, 13 of those players will extend that streak another year. Here’s the updated list: FedExCup Rank 2017 Wyndham FedExCup Rank Player Entering Wyndham Championship Finish Following Wyndham Charley Hoffman 11 DNP 11 Matt Kuchar 15 DNP 15 Charles Howell III 20 DNP 21 Sergio Garcia 21 DNP 22 Justin Rose 30 DNP 32 Bill Haas 34 MDF 36 Zach Johnson 39 DNP 42 Phil Mickelson 49 DNP 51 Ryan Moore 67 T24 59 Brandt Snedeker 57 DNP 64 Adam Scott 62 DNP 66 Luke Donald 105 MC 107 Bubba Watson 111 DNP 113 Jim Furyk 156 DNP Eliminated John Senden 208 DNP Eliminated Jerry Kelly 219 DNP Eliminated With his clutch performance this week (closing 66-66-67), Geoff Ogilvy becomes the seventh player out of the last eight ranked No. 125 in the standings entering the Wyndham Championship to remain inside the cut line entering the FedExCup Playoffs: Year Player Wyndham Rank entering Playoffs 2010 Michael Letzig T18 No. 118 2011 Camilo Villegas T9 No. 109 2012 Rod Pampling T28 No. 116 2013 Steven Bowditch T29 No. 120 2014 Paul Casey T18 No. 118 2015 Charl Schwartzel T3 No. 96 2016 Whee Kim MC No. 127 2017 Geoff Ogilvy T16 No. 116 No player outside the Playoffs bubble entering the Wyndham Championship has successfully negotiated his way to the 30-player TOUR Championship. Ace Bonanza There were three aces Sunday: Roberto Castro (7-iron from 174 yards on the par-3 third hole), Ben Crane (7-iron from 172 yards on the par-3 16th hole) and Martin Flores (8-iron from 172 yards on the par-3 16th hole). Aces on the PGA TOUR: Crane (4), Castro (2), Flores (2). The Wyndham Championship has now had 29 aces (since 1983). With Crane’s hole-in-one (the first this week on the 16th hole), he received 1,000,000 Wyndham Rewards points. Prior to Sunday, the 2016 Masters Tournament was the last event on the PGA TOUR with three aces in one round. Davis Love III, Louis Oosthuizen and Shane Lowry all aced the 16th hole during the final round in Augusta. Prior to Sunday, the 2016 Wyndham Championship was the last tournament on the PGA TOUR that featured three or more aces during the week (4). Ollie Schniederjans PGA TOUR rookie Ollie Schniederjans posted the day’s only bogey-free round – a 6-under 64 – to finish a career- best second and just one stroke behind Henrik Stenson. He birdied three of his final four holes, nearly holing out for eagle on the par-4 18th hole from 164 yards out, leaving a birdie putt from 21 inches. Schniederjans was hoping to become the 19th player to pick up his maiden PGA TOUR victory at the Wyndham Championship, most recently Si Woo Kim in 2016. Schniederjans is part of the famed Class of 2011 which includes PGA TOUR winners Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger and Emiliano Grillo.