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Description

The event began in
1967
as the
Westchester Classic
, played at the
Westchester Country Club
in
Rye, New York
, a suburb northeast of New York City in
Westchester County
. Beginning in
1976
, it underwent a series of name sponsorships (detailed below), not unlike other PGA Tour stops. The name of the event evolved to the point that, by 1990, it no longer contained the name of its host course or location. However, among golfers on tour and many fans, it was still known by its traditional name, "The Westchester."
The tournament was usually played during June of each year, either the week before (in even-numbered years) or the week after (in odd-numbered years) the
U.S. Open
. It had its greatest attendance in 2001 when
Tiger Woods
participated, although two days of heavy rains disrupted play. It had one of its more exciting finishes in 2005, when
Pádraig Harrington
eagled the par-5 final hole with a 65-foot (20 m) putt to win the title. The most frequent winner of the tournament is
Vijay Singh
, with four trophies.
Beginning in
2008
, it left the Westchester Country Club and began being rotated amongst different clubs in the New York metropolitan area (also detailed below).
In 2011,
Hurricane Irene
shortened the tournament to 54 holes, which was played that year at the Plainfield Country Club in
Edison, New Jersey
. The tournament ended by noontime on Saturday, August 27, allowing ample time for players and spectators to evacuate the golf course.
The tournament has traditionally closed
CBS Sports
's PGA Tour television schedule, due to the network's commitment to airing
SEC
and
NFL
football
during the fall months; until 2014, the network also had rights to the
U.S. Open
tennis
tournament, which begins the Monday prior to
Labor Day
. (The 2019 changes to the PGA Tour calendar, which resulted in The Northern Trust being moved up two weeks due to the PGA Tour's desire to complete the FedEx Cup Playoffs by the end of August, will not affect this tournament ending CBS's golf season, even though the tournament now takes place three weeks before the first week of the college football season.)
Jim Nantz
, who calls the final two rounds of The Northern Trust on television, is also the lead play-by-play announcer for the
NFL on CBS
.
In
2017
, Chicago-based financial services company
Northern Trust
replaced
Barclays
, which had sponsored the tournament since
2005
.
[3]
Northern Trust had previously been the title sponsor of the
Los Angeles Open
at
Riviera
for nine years, known as the "Northern Trust Open" from
2008
through
2016
.
In 2019, the FedEx Cup Playoffs will feature three events, instead of four, and the Playoffs will conclude by the end of August. Therefore, The Northern Trust will be played earlier in August (August 5–11, 2019), followed by the BMW Championship, August 12-18 (70 players); and the Tour Championship August 19–25 (30 players)
The Barclays
50th
2016
Patrick Reed
United States
Bethpage Black
,
NY
275
−9
1 stroke
Emiliano Grillo
Sean O'Hair
8,500,000
1,530,000
49th
2015
Jason Day
Australia
Plainfield
,
NJ
261
−19
6 strokes
Henrik Stenson
8,250,000
1,485,000
48th
2014
Hunter Mahan
United States
Ridgewood
,
NJ
270
−14
2 strokes
Stuart Appleby
Jason Day
Cameron Tringale
8,000,000
1,440,000
47th
2013
Adam Scott
Australia
Liberty National
,
NJ
273
−11
1 stroke
Graham DeLaet
Justin Rose
Gary Woodland
Tiger Woods
8,000,000
1,440,000
46th
2012
Nick Watney
United States
Bethpage Black
,
NY
274
−10
3 strokes
Brandt Snedeker
8,000,000
1,440,000
45th
2011
Dustin Johnson
United States
Plainfield
,
NJ
194^
−19
2 strokes
Matt Kuchar
8,000,000
1,440,000
44th
2010
Matt Kuchar
United States
Ridgewood
,
NJ
272
−12
Playoff
Martin Laird
7,500,000
1,350,000
43rd
2009
Heath Slocum
United States
Liberty National
,
NJ
275
−9
1 stroke
Ernie Els
Pádraig Harrington
Steve Stricker
Tiger Woods
7,500,000
1,350,000
42nd
2008
Vijay Singh
(4)
Fiji
Ridgewood
,
NJ
276
−8
Playoff
Sergio García
Kevin Sutherland
7,000,000
1,260,000
41st
2007
Steve Stricker
United States
Westchester
,
NY
268
−16
2 strokes
K. J. Choi
7,000,000
1,260,000