The Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was played for the first time in July 2007 at The Ohio State University Golf Club's Scarlet Course in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Jack Nicklaus, a former Ohio State golfer and Upper Arlington native, serves as honorary host of the event.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Established | 2007 |
| Course(s) | Ohio State University Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,455 yards (6,817 m) |
| Tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$1,500,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Adam Svensson (2021) 267 David Lingmerth (2022) |
| To par | −17 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Frankie Capan III | |
| Location map | |
  Ohio State University GC Location in the United States  Ohio State University GC Location in Ohio | |
The first six years of the event were unique in that it invited the top collegiate golfers to compete.[1] Amateurs won two of the six events.
Since 2013, it is part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and the field consists of the top 75 players from the Korn Ferry Tour money list and the players ranked 126 to 200 on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup points list at the start of the Finals.[2][3]
The 2017 purse was $1,000,000, with a $180,000 winner's share.
Winners
| Korn Ferry Tour (Current Finals system) | 2023– | |
| Korn Ferry Tour (Old Finals system) | 2013–2019, 2021–22 | |
| Korn Ferry Tour (Championship Series) | 2020 | |
| Korn Ferry Tour (Regular) | 2007–2012 |
| # | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship | ||||||
| 18th | 2024 | Frankie Capan III | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | Carter Jenkins William Mouw Thomas Rosenmüller |
| 17th | 2023 | Norman Xiong | 274 | −10 | 4 strokes | Joe Highsmith Curtis Luck Chris Petefish |
| 16th | 2022 |  David Lingmerth | 267 | −17 | 2 strokes | Paul Haley II |
| 15th | 2021 |  Adam Svensson | 267 | −17 | 2 strokes | Bronson Burgoon Stephan Jäger |
| 14th | 2020 | Curtis Luck | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke | Theo Humphrey Taylor Montgomery Cameron Young |
| 13th | 2019 | Scottie Scheffler | 272 | −12 | 2 strokes | Beau Hossler Ben Taylor Brendon Todd |
| 12th | 2018 | Robert Streb | 272 | −12 | Playoff | Peter Malnati |
| 11th | 2017 | Peter Uihlein | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Ryan Armour |
| 10th | 2016 | Grayson Murray | 272 | −12 | 1 stroke | Cameron Smith |
| 9th | 2015 | Andrew Loupe | 279 | −5 | 2 strokes | Bronson Burgoon Roberto Castro Tom Hoge |
| 8th | 2014 | Justin Thomas | 278 | −6 | Playoff |  Richard Sterne |
| 7th | 2013 |  Noh Seung-yul | 272 | −12 | 5 strokes | Edward Loar |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational | ||||||
| 6th | 2012 | Ben Kohles | 272 | −12 | Playoff | Luke Guthrie |
| 5th | 2011 | Harris English (a) | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | John Peterson (a) Kyle Reifers |
| 4th | 2010 | D. J. Brigman | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Jamie Lovemark |
| 3rd | 2009 | Derek Lamely | 273 | −11 | Playoff | Rickie Fowler (a) |
| 2nd | 2008 | Bill Lunde | 279 | −5 | 1 stroke | Dustin Bray |
| 1st | 2007 | Daniel Summerhays (a) | 278 | −6 | 2 strokes | Chad Collins Chris Nallen |
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list, in years that the event was not part of the old Korn Ferry Tour Finals system. In years that the event was part of that system, all winners and runners-up earned PGA Tour cards.
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