The Northern Trust is a 72-hole stroke play tournament on the PGA Tour that has undergone many name changes since originally starting out as the Westchester Classic in 1967, when it was first played on the West course at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York.
Designed by Ed Seay with Arnold Palmer in 2002, the golf course at TPC Boston underwent a significant renovation by Gil Hanse in 2007 and this work has greatly enhanced the strategic challenge.
There are three nine- hole loops at Ridgewood Country Club, West, East and Center, which refer to their location relative to their fabulous Clifford Wendehack designed clubhouse.
The White and Blue nines form the course of first choice at Glen Oaks Club, a 1971 Joe Finger creation. Joel Weiman of McDonald Design Group recently renovated all twenty-seven holes, with trees removed and bunkers rationalized.
Jack Nicklaus won the $50,000 first prize for the rain-delayed inaugural event back in 1967 (which finished, incredibly, on a Wednesday) when his 272 aggregate score was enough to give him the title by one stroke from runner-up Dan Sikes, who won the Jacksonville Open and Philadelphia Golf Classic that same season.
The name, Plainfield Country Club, is understated and perhaps suggests an ordinary run-of-the-mill golf course but we can assure you, plain it is not.
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Results for the Northern Trust, The are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
No player in Northern Trust history has been more successful than Fiji’s ace Vijay Singh. The veteran has had a fine career in golf, but this tournament has been very kind to ‘The Big Fijian’ over the years. Singh has picked up four wins, with the last of those coming in 2008. Vijay also won in 1993, 1995 and 2006.
The Northern Trust is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that is played annually and is one of the three playoff events for the FedEx Cup. Previously known as The Barclays, the tournament is open to the top 125 FedEx Cup points leaders. As the first tournament in the FedEx Cup series it is followed by the BMW Championship (that includes the top 70 points leaders) and then finally the Tour Championship (where the top 30 points leaders compete).
Originally played at the Westchester Country Club, the tournament switched to a rota system and now alternates between the TPC Boston in Massachusetts and the Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey.
Stricker got his career back on track after his Barclays victory in 2007, going on to win a further eight PGA Tour titles. The last of those came in 2012, when Mr September (as he is known due to his consistency in the FedEx Cup playoffs) triumphed at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. However, his victory of The Barclays in 2007 is arguably his most important win of his career.
Patrick Reed celebrates his victory at The Northern Trust on Sunday evening.
That is, the much-derided Liberty National Golf Club course. Is it a classic? No. Is it better than when it opened in 2006? It’s way better. Is its glass clubhouse with views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline one of the most spectacular things in golf? Absolutely.