By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
GREENSBORO - Cameron Young earned his first PGA TOUR title in his 94th start at the age of 28 years, 2 months, 27 days. By doing so, he also earned 500 FedEx Cup points and moved from No. 40 to No. 16 in the FedExCup standings.
With the win, Young became the …
o 1,000th unique winner on TOUR
o 12th first-time winner on TOUR this season
Prior to his win, Young’s seven career runner-up finishes were the most by any player on TOUR without a win since 1983.
Notes
The Top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings are now qualified for this week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship (the first of three events in the FedExCup Playoffs).
Player who moved into the Top 70:
o Chris Kirk (T5), from No. 73 to No. 61
Player who fell out of the Top 70:
o Byeong Hun An (MC), from No. 69 to No. 74
Please check PGATourCom for updated info.
The Wyndham | Final Leaderboard
1 Cameron Young 63 62 65 68 258 (-22)
2 Mac Meissner 65 63 70 66 264 (-16)
T3 Mark Hubbard 63 66 73 63 265 (-15)
T3 Alex Noren 62 70 69 64 265 (-15)
Final Leaderboard: (link)
Wyndham Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
YARDS/PAR: 7,131 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT: Donald Ross
PRIZE Money/Winner’s Share - Purse: $8,200,000/$1,476,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Aaron Rai
OVERVIEW: (link)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
TOURNAMENT SITE: (link)
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @WyndhamChamp
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FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
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The Wyndham | What They’re Saying
Young in Control (Digital Sports Desk)
Young Wins his 1st PGA Tournament (ESPN)
How The FedEx Cup Playoffs Work/New in ‘25 (Golf Week)
Money Won at The Wyndham (Golf Week)
Golf Coverage by CBS Sports (CBS Sports HQ)
Sporting Goods and Golf Industry News
What Can PGA Tour Do for 100% Participation? (While We’re Young (Ideas))
Young’s Golf Bag (Golf Week)
Young Won with New Golf Ball (Golf Week)
Some Peter Millar Clothes for the Winner (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
August 4, 1985 - Amateur Scott Verplank defeated Jim Thorpe in a playoff to win the Western Open at Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook, Illinois. Verplank became the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since Doug Sanders at the 1956 Canadian Open. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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