Veritex Bank Championship
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{{Infobox golf tournament
| name = Veritex Bank Championship
| image = Veritex Bank Championship Logo.png
| caption =
| location = Arlington, Texas
| establishment = 2020
| course = Texas Rangers Golf Club
| par = 71
| yardage = {{convert|6987|yd|m}}
| org =
| tour = Korn Ferry Tour
| format = Stroke play
| purse = {{currency|1,000,000|USD}}
| month_played = April
| final_year =
| aggregate = 253 Tim Widing (2024)
| to-par = −31 as above
| current_champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Keefer
| final_champion =
| map = USA#USA Texas
| map_label = Texas Rangers GC
| map_caption = Location in the United States##Location in Texas
| map_relief = yes
| map_label_position =
| map_size = 200
| coordinates = {{coord|32.776|-97.103}}
}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2019/09/10/new-korn-ferry-tour-event-veritex-bank-championship-texas.html |title=PGA Tour's Korn Ferry Tour announces Veritex Bank Championship |publisher=PGA Tour |date=September 10, 2019 |accessdate=August 18, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/company/2020/03/17/pga-tour-news-tournament-cancellations-rbc-heritage-zurich-classic-new-orleans-wells-fargo-championship-att-byron-nelson-pga-championship.html |title=PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations |publisher=PGA Tour |date=March 17, 2020 |accessdate=August 18, 2021}}
In 2022, Tyson Alexander became the first player in Korn Ferry Tour history to successfully defend a title.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.in/golf/story/_/id/33752543/tyson-alexander-first-korn-ferry-tour-successfully-defend-title |title=Tyson Alexander first on Korn Ferry Tour to successfully defend title |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=April 17, 2022 |accessdate=May 5, 2022}}
Winners
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!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of | |||||
2025 | {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Keefer | align=center|254 | align=center|−30 | 3 strokes | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyson Alexander {{flagicon|USA}} Blades Brown {{flagicon|USA}} Joshua Creel {{flagicon|USA}} Zach James {{flagicon|USA}} Julian Suri |
2024 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Tim Widing | align=center|253 | align=center|−31 | 4 strokes | {{flagicon|CAN}} Myles Creighton |
2023 | {{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Levin | align=center|264 | align=center|−20 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|AUS}} Brett Drewitt |
2022 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyson Alexander (2) | align=center|262 | align=center|−22 | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|KOR}} An Byeong-hun {{flagicon|SWE}} Pontus Nyholm |
2021 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyson Alexander | align=center|261 | align=center|−23 | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|USA}} Theo Humphrey |
2020 | colspan=5 align=center|Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list.
References
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External links
- [https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/tournaments/2024/veritex-bank-championship/H2024137 Coverage on the Korn Ferry Tour's official site]
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