FEDEXCUP NO. 19 SAM BURNS LATE ADDITION TO WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD; FIELD AS OF 5 p.m. ANNOUNCED
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Sam Burns, No. 19 in FedExCup points and No. 20 in the Official World Golf Rankings, is a late addition to the Wyndham Championship field highlighted by Justin Thomas, Adam Scott and Hideki Matsuyama, the tournament announced today. The 84th annual Wyndham Championship is set for Aug. 2-6, 2023 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
Burns joins two-time Major winner and 2017 FedExCup champion Justin Thomas, former World No. 1 and past Masters champion Adam Scott, 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, 2019 Open Championship winner Shane Lowry, 2019 U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland, Ryder Cup captains Zach Johnson and Luke Donald, 2014 FedExCup champion Billy Horschel, FedExCup No. 18 and 2016 champion Si Woo Kim, FedExCup No. 22 Adam Schenk, FedExCup No. 25 Denny McCarthy, FedExCup No. 26 Chris Kirk, FedExCup No. 27 Taylor Moore, FedExCup No. 33 Russell Henley, FedExCup No. 35 Sungjae Im, FedExCup No. 36 Adam Svenson, FedExCup No. 37 Adam Hadwin, FedExCup No. 39 Brendon Todd, FedExCup No. 40 Harris English, past champions J.T. Poston, three-time champion Love III, Webb Simpson, Ryan Moore and two-time champion and 2012 FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker.
The field includes:
13 of the top 40 in FedExCup points
21 of the top 50 in FedExCup points
30 of the top 60 in FedExCup points
40 of the top 70 in FedExCup points
50 of the top 80 in FedExCup points
59 of the top 90 in FedExCup points
68 of the top 100 in FedExCup points
“This field illustrates the new points priorities very clearly, “executive director Mark Brazil said. A lot of guys are working to get into the top 70 and make the playoffs, and a lot are working to stay in the top 50 or make it into the top 50 after the first playoff event to be eligible for the designated events next season. And several are looking to make into the top Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 and a shot at that bonus money. The bottom line is the Wyndham Championship field is very strong, and we should have an incredible tournament next week.”
Burns won the World Golf Championships – Dell Technologies Match Play earlier this season; it was his fifth-career win. His other top finishes include sixth at the Valspar Championship, tied for sixth at the Charles Schwab Challenge and tied for 11th at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The Louisiana State University alumnus finished tied for 13th at the 2020 Wyndham Championship in his only previous appearance here. He represented the United States in the Presidents Cup last fall and the Arnold Palmer Cup in 2017
Players have until 30 minutes after the final putt drops at today’s second round of the 3M Championship in Minneapolis to join the field. The field as of 5 p.m. today is below; the top-four finishers from Monday’s qualifying tournament at Bermuda Run Country Club will also join the field.
Wyndham Championship tickets are on sale now! Grounds tickets include access to such fan-favorite venues as Margaritaville at the Wyndham, the Sunbrella Wine Deck (see more below), the Truist Fan Pavilion, the Tito’s Stillhouse and more. Get your tickets today by visiting https://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/spectators/tickets/. Tournament tickets must be purchased online in advance; tickets cannot be purchased at the tournament entrance.
The field as of 5 p.m. is below:
Aberg, Ludvig
Hodges, Lee
Pendrith, Taylor
Alexander, Tyson
Horschel, Billy
Piercy, Scott
An, Byeong Hun
Hossler, Beau
Poston, J.T.
Armour, Ryan
Hubbard, Mark
Putnam, Andrew
Bennett, Sam +
Hughes, Mackenzie
Rai, Aaron
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan
Im, Sungjae
Ramey, Chad
Bhatia, Akshay
Jaeger, Stephan
Reavie, Chez
Blair, Zac
Johnson, Zach
Redman, Doc
Brehm, Ryan
Kim, Michael
Reifers, Kyle +
Burns, Sam
Kim, S.H.
Riley, Davis
Champ, Cameron
Kim, Si Woo
Rodgers, Patrick
Cink, Stewart
Kirk, Chris
Roy, Kevin
Cole, Eric
Kizzire, Patton
Ryder, Sam
Cone, Trevor
Knox, Russell
Sabbatini, Rory
Cook, Austin
Kraft, Kelly
Schenk, Adam
Daffue, MJ
Kuchar, Matt
Schmid, Matti
Dahmen, Joel
Laird, Martin
Schwab, Matthias
Davis, Cam
Landry, Andrew
Scott, Adam
Detry, Thomas
Lashley, Nate
Shelton, Robby
Donald, Luke +
Lee, K.H.
Sigg, Greyson
Dou, Zecheng
Lindheim, Nicholas
Simpson, Webb
Dufner, Jason
Lingmerth, David
Smalley, Alex
Duncan, Tyler
Lipsky, David
Smotherman, Austin
Echavarria, Nico
List, Luke
Snedeker, Brandt
Eckroat, Austin
Long, Adam
Spaun, J.J.
Endycott, Harrison
Love III, Davis
Stallings, Scott
English, Harris
Lower, Justin
Stevens, Sam
Frittelli, Dylan
Lowry, Shane
Streb, Robert
Garnett, Brice
Malnati, Peter
Streelman, Kevin
Gay, Brian
Martin, Ben
Stuard, Brian
Gerard, Ryan +
Matsuyama, Hideki
Suh, Justin
Ghim, Doug
Matthews, Brandon
Svensson, Adam
Gligic, Michael
Mayer, Jon #
Tarren, Callum
Glover, Lucas
McCarthy, Denny
Taylor, Ben
Gordon, Will
McGreevy, Max
Thomas, Justin
Goya, Tano
Merritt, Troy
Thompson, Davis
Grant, Brent
Mitchell, Keith
Todd, Brendon
Griffin, Ben
Montgomery, Taylor
Tway, Kevin
Hadley, Chesson
Moore, Ryan
van Rooyen, Erik
Hadwin, Adam
Moore, Taylor
Walker, Jimmy
Hahn, James
Mullinax, Trey
Wallace, Matt
Haley II, Paul
NeSmith, Matt
Watney, Nick
Hall, Harry
Noren, Alex
Werbylo, Trevor
Hardy, Nick
Norlander, Henrik
Werenski, Richy
Harrington, Scott
Norrman, Vincent
Westmoreland, Kyle
Henley, Russell
Novak, Andrew +
Willett, Danny
Herman, Jim
Núñez, Augusto
Woodland, Gary
Hickok, Kramer
Palmer, Ryan
Wu, Brandon
Higgo, Garrick
Pan, C.T.
Young, Carson
Yu, Kevin
Yuan, Carl
About the Wyndham Championship:
Contested annually on the Donald Ross-designed course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the Wyndham Championship was founded in 1938 and is the seventh-oldest event on the PGA TOUR excluding the Majors. The tournament thanks title sponsor Wyndham Rewards and presenting sponsor Truist for their continued support. Additional tournament information is available at www.wyndhamchampionship.com and the tournament’s social media channels, including the Wyndham Championship Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram.
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Courtesy of Rob Goodman, Wyndham Championship Director of Media Relations