The BMW Charity Pro-Am is a
golf tournament on the
Korn Ferry Tour. It is currently played at Thornblade Club (host course) in
Greer, South Carolina and The Carolina Country Club in
Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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
Travelers Rest, South Carolina, 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
Spartanburg, South Carolina and Bright's Creek Golf Club in
Mill Spring, North Carolina
Mill Spring is an unincorporated community in Polk County, North Carolina, United States. Mill Spring is located at the junction of North Carolina Highway 9 and North Carolina Highway 108 northeast of Columbus. Mill Spring has a post office with ...
. 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
Stephan Jäger (born 30 May 1989), also spelled as Stephan Jaeger, is a German professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won six tournaments on the second tier Korn Ferry Tour in the United States.
Amateur career
Jäger played colleg ...
. Since 2002, the tournament has been sponsored by German car manufacturer
BMW, which has an assembly plant in
Spartanburg County
Spartanburg County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 327,997, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanburg ...
.
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
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