The SAS Championship is a

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tournament on the

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. It is played annually in the autumn in

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is the main sponsor of the tournament. The purse for the 2020 tournament was US$2,100,000, with $315,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 2001.

Winners

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Notes

References

External links

Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions official site
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