By Chris Richards, AJGA Communications
Admission to attend Wyndham Cup at The Stanwich Club is free this week, and a quick look at the tournament’s 26-year history suggests that this price is an absolute bargain.
Before they were teammates on four Ryder Cup and four Presidents Cup teams, Stewart Cink and Tiger Woods battled against each other at the inaugural Wyndham Cup.
Before they wore the red, white and blue on five Solheim Cup teams, Morgan Pressel wore red on the East Team and Paula Creamer wore blue on the West Team.
And before they parted ways for the PGA and LPGA Tours, Brian Harman and Inbee Park were East teammates and mixed four-ball partners.
The Stanwich Club last hosted Wyndham Cup in 2008, and those matches held true to the event’s historic formula, as Jordan Spieth led the West to a 30-20 victory over Lexi Thompson and the East Team. Victoria Tanco posted a 4-0-0 record for the East, while the victorious West Team was led by Michael Jae Woo Im (4-0-0), Cory Whitsett (3-0-1) and Tiffany Lua (3-0-1).
This year’s Wyndham Cup rosters feature USGA champions, Rolex Junior All-Americans and dozens of future college golfers. Every match this week is significant for these 40 players and their teams, and over time, every match will gain even greater historical significance.
ALL-TIME RESULTS
West leads 14-9-3
2015
| West 27.5 — East 22.5
Old Town Club
2014
| West 25 — East 25
Old Sandwich Golf Club
2013
| West 27.5 — East 22.5
The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe
2012
| East 25 — West 25
Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge
2011
| East 32 — West 18
Eagle Point Golf Club
2010
| West 25.5 — East 24.5
Old Sandwich Golf Club
2009
| West 25.5 — East 24.5
Forest Highlands Golf Club
2008
| West 30 — East 20
The Stanwich Club
2007
| West 27 — East 23
The Honors Course
2006
| West 31 — East 19
Conway Farms Golf Club
2005
| West 30.5 — East 19.5
Capital City Club – Crabapple Course
2004
| East 25.5 — West 24.5
Caves Valley Golf Club
2003
| West 26 — East 24
Sea Island Golf Club – Seaside Course
2002
| West 35.5 — East 14.5
Conway Farms Golf Club
2001
| West 30.5 — East 19.5
Biltmore Forest Country Club
2000 | East 27 —West 23
Prairie Dunes Country Club
1999 | West 25.5 — East 24.5
Long Cove Club
1998 | East 25 — West 25
Serrano Country Club
1997 | East 27 — West 23
Caves Valley Golf Club
1996 | East 31 —West 19
Teton Pines Country Club
1995 | East 27 — West 23
The Honors Course
1994 | East 25.5 — West 24.5
TPC River Highlands
1993 | East 30 — West 20
Stanford Golf Course
1992 | West 28.5 — East 20.5
Bloody Point Golf Club
1991 | West 29.5 — East 20.5
Eisenhower Golf Course at the Air Force Academy
1990 | East 32 — West 18
Lake Nona Golf Club