Veritex Bank Championship

The Veritex Bank Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in April 2021 at Texas Rangers Golf Club in Arlington, Texas; it had been scheduled to be played in 2020, but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

Veritex Bank Championship
Tournament information
LocationArlington, Texas
Established2020
Course(s)Texas Rangers Golf Club
Par71
Length6,987 yards (6,389 m)
Tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate253 Tim Widing (2024)
To par−31 as above
Current champion
Tim Widing
Location map
Texas Rangers GC
Location in the United States
Texas Rangers GC
Location in Texas

In 2022, Tyson Alexander became the first player in Korn Ferry Tour history to successfully defend a title.[3]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
2024 Tim Widing253−314 strokes Myles Creighton
2023 Spencer Levin264−201 stroke Brett Drewitt
2022 Tyson Alexander (2)262−222 strokes An Byeong-hun
Pontus Nyholm
2021 Tyson Alexander261−231 stroke Theo Humphrey
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list.

References

  1. "PGA Tour's Korn Ferry Tour announces Veritex Bank Championship". PGA Tour. September 10, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. "Tyson Alexander first on Korn Ferry Tour to successfully defend title". ESPN. Associated Press. April 17, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.


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