Memorial Health Championship celebrates 10 years this week. Here's what to know
The Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS returns to Panther Creek Country Club to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
The Korn Ferry Tour tournament launched in 2016 as the Lincoln Land Charity Championship and debuted with a $ 550,00 purse. That purse has swelled to $ 1 million, with $ 180,000 going to this year’s winner.
The tournament runs Thursday, June 26 through Sunday, June 29.
Tickets to the Memorial Health Championship
All general admission grounds tickets are free. They are available at memorialhealthchampionship.com, courtesy of Visit Springfield.
For $ 150 per day, a spectator can access the J&J Gaming VIP Lounge on the 9th and 10th greens.
Where to park
Parking is available at Landmark Ford, 2401 Prairie Crossing Drive in Springfield.
A continuous shuttle bus service will provide rides from Landmark Ford to Panther Creek Country Club and back.
The shuttle service begins 6 a.m. each of the four days and ends one hour after play.
Past winners
Max McGreevy, now on the PGA Tour, won the tournament last year with a 12-foot birdie attempt on the final hole.
He prevailed with a 24-under-par total.
Other past winners have also carded blistering totals, while Rob Oppenheim set the lowest round record at 11-under 60 in 2022.
Other past champions include:
- 2023 — Paul Barjon (-26)
- 2022 — Paul Haley II (-27)
- 2021 — Taylor Moore (-27)
- 2020 — Brett Drewitt (-19)
- 2019 — Xinjun Zhang (-15)
- 2018 — Anders Albertson (-25)
- 2017 — Adam Schenk (-14)
- 2016 — Martin Flores (-22)
Schedule of events
- On Monday, the course will be closed to the public for the Ladies Pro-Am and subsequent LRS corporate outing.
- On Tuesday, the Gameday youth event runs 3-6 p.m. Participants ages 8-18 can walk nine holes with professional golfers inside the ropes during the practice round. The program, run through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, is free and is limited to 50 kids. Tickets can be found at fcagolf.org/gameday if still available.
- Wednesday includes the LRS Pro-Am.
- On Thursday and Friday, morning tee times are 6:35-8:47 a.m. Afternoon tee times will be noon until 2:12 p.m. at the Nos. 1 and 10 tee boxes.
- On Saturday and Sunday, players will tee off around 7 a.m.
What else to know
Concessions accept both cash and card, but there is no ATM on the grounds.
Mobile devices must be silent at all times, and the PGA Tour has a strict bag policy.
For more information, visit the website’s spectator information page.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Memorial Health Championship celebrates 10th year in Springfield
