The BMW Charity Pro-Am is a

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tournament on the

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. It is currently played at Thornblade Club (host course) in

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and The Carolina Country Club in

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. From 1992 to 2000, the event was played at Verdae Greens Golf Club in Greenville. When the event changed to a pro-am format in 2001, it moved to The Cliffs in

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, using the Valley and Keowee Vineyards courses. The Walnut Cove course was added in 2005. In 2008, the tournament shifted to three different courses: Thornblade Club, Carolina Country Club in

and Bright's Creek Golf Club in

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. In 2012, the Greenville Country Club (Chanticleer course) replaced Bright's Creek. The 2017 purse was $700,000, with $126,000 going to champion Stephan Jäger. Since 2002, the tournament has been sponsored by German car manufacturer BMW, which has an assembly plant in Spartanburg County.

Courses

Winners

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list. Golfers in ''bold italics'' achieved their third win of the season at this tournament and were promoted immediately.

Notes

References

External links

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Coverage on the Korn Ferry Tour's official site
Korn Ferry Tour events Golf in South Carolina Golf in North Carolina Recurring sporting events established in 1992 Pro–am golf tournaments 1992 establishments in South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-sport-stub