Korn Ferry Tour Visits The Scarlet Course at OSU Every year the Korn Ferry Tour visits the Scarlet Course at The Ohio State University Golf Course for the Nationwide Children’s Hospitals Championship (NCHC). It is annually the next to last event of the year and provides one last gasp for Korn Ferry Tour players to earn full PGA Tour membership for the following year. Former winners in Columbus include, Justin Thomas and Scottie Scheffler, before they became number one ranked players on the PGA Tour. In addition, Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele, Cam Smith, Tony Finau, Sam Burns, Viktor Hovland, and Will Zalatoris all teed it up in the NCHC. In 2023, 24-year-old Norman Xiong fired a 4-under 67 to grab the title and assure fullmembership on the PGA Tour in 2024. This was his second Korn Ferry Tour title as he also won the 2022 Wichita Open. Xiong grew up in San Diego, had a great amateur career, played collegiately at Oregon and was awarded both the Haskins and Jack Nicklaus Awards, given to top college golfers. Watch for this NCHC champion, Norman Xiong to become one of the best on the PGA Tour next season. Since the first NCHC was held in 2007, the tournament has raised over $22 million to support Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Cancer Program. The 2022 tournament generated over $3.3 million and the 2023 tournament is expected to exceed that amount. Linn Grant Gets Maiden LPGA Victory at DANA Open The Dana Open dates back to 1984 and the past winners reads like a list of Hall of Fame inductees. Laura Davies, Patty Sheehan, Se Ri Pak, Meg Mallon, Paula Creamer and Lydia Ko have all won the Dana Open. In July, Sweden’s Linn Grant hoisted the trophy and added her name to the impressive list of champions. Grant was a five-time winner on the Ladies European Tour (LET), but 2023 was her first season on the LPGA Tour.
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