Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge

The Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge was an unofficial golf event held in November at the Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson, Nevada. The tournament was a unique stroke play event, and, as the name suggests, pitted three teams, with three members per team, from the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, and the Champions Tour (known as the Senior PGA Tour prior to 2001) against each other. The 2013 purse was $1 million.[1]

The challenge event was done in one day, over 18 holes, and is usually held on a Tuesday. It was preceded by an amateur tournament and a one-day pro-am tournament. The event was handicapped to level the playing field. The PGA Tour players played the course at its full length, while the Champions Tour players hit from tee positions that made the course shorter and the LPGA players from even shorter tee positions.

The event supported the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a charity established by the founder of Wendy's, the fast food restaurant that sponsored the tournament. In 2013, the tournament raised a record $4.1 million, and, since it was founded in 1992, it raised more than $50 million overall for the charity.[2]

ABC televised the event until 2009, showing the tournament tape-delayed on a weekend in December just before Christmas, with the first nine holes broadcast on Saturday, and the final nine holes on Sunday. Terry Gannon did the on-air play-by-play. From 2010 to 2013, the event aired on the Golf Channel.

Winners
YearWinning TourPlayers representing winning Tour Other teams
2013LPGANatalie Gulbis, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis[1]Champions: Fred Funk, Bernhard Langer, Kenny PerryPGA: Jason Day, Billy Horschel, Boo Weekley
2012PGAJason Day, Davis Love III, Nick Watney[3]LPGA: Natalie Gulbis, Cristie Kerr, Stacy LewisChampions: Fred Funk, Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman
2011ChampionsMark Calcavecchia, Jay Haas, Kenny Perry[4] LPGA: Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis, Cristie KerrPGA: Jonathan Byrd, Boo Weekley, Gary Woodland
2010PGADustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Boo WeekleyChampions: Bernhard Langer, Kenny Perry, Nick PriceLPGA: Natalie Gulbis, Cristie Kerr, Suzann Pettersen
2009LPGANatalie Gulbis, Cristie Kerr, Suzann PettersenChampions: Fred Funk, Jay Haas, Nick PricePGA: Stewart Cink, Fred Couples, Bubba Watson
2008ChampionsFred Funk, Jay Haas, Nick PriceLPGA: Helen Alfredsson, Natalie Gulbis, Cristie KerrPGA: Stewart Cink, Rocco Mediate, Kenny Perry
2007LPGANatalie Gulbis, Cristie Kerr, Morgan PresselChampions: Fred Funk, Jay Haas, Nick Price PGA: Chris DiMarco, Camilo Villegas, Bubba Watson
2006PGAStewart Cink, Zach Johnson, Scott VerplankChampions: Jay Haas, Tom Kite, Craig Stadler LPGA: Natalie Gulbis, Juli Inkster, Cristie Kerr
2005ChampionsJay Haas, Hale Irwin, Craig StadlerLPGA: Grace Park, Lorena Ochoa, Cristie Kerr PGA: Mark Calcavecchia, Fred Couples, John Daly
2004LPGAGrace Park, Juli Inkster, Cristie KerrChampions: Peter Jacobsen, Tom Kite, Craig Stadler PGA: Jay Haas, Fred Couples, John Daly
2003PGAMark Calcavecchia, Peter Jacobsen, John DalyLPGA: Grace Park, Juli Inkster, Rachel Teske Champions: Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Craig Stadler
2002PGARich Beem, John Daly, Jim FurykLPGA: Juli Inkster, Laura Diaz, Karrie Webb Senior: Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Gary McCord
2001LPGADottie Pepper, Annika Sörenstam, Karrie WebbSenior: Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Fuzzy Zoeller PGA: Mark Calcavecchia, John Daly, Fred Couples
2000PGANotah Begay III, Rocco Mediate, Phil MickelsonLPGA: Karrie Webb, Juli Inkster, Dottie Pepper Senior: Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Tom Watson
1999Senior PGAHale Irwin, Jack Nicklaus, Tom WatsonLPGA: Karrie Webb, Juli Inkster, Dottie Pepper PGA: Lee Janzen, Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard
1998Senior PGAHale Irwin, Gil Morgan, Larry NelsonLPGA: Annika Sörenstam, Donna Andrews, Se Ri Pak PGA: Fred Couples, Davis Love III, Justin Leonard
1997PGAFred Couples, Tom Lehman, Phil MickelsonSenior: Johnny Miller, Larry Nelson, Jack NicklausLPGA: Nancy Lopez, Annika Sörenstam, Karrie Webb
1996PGAFred Couples, Davis Love III, Payne StewartSenior: Jim Colbert, Raymond Floyd, Hale IrwinLPGA: Laura Davies, Patty Sheehan, Annika Sörenstam
1995Senior PGARaymond Floyd, Hale Irwin, Jack NicklausLPGA: Laura Davies, Dottie Mochrie, Kelly Robbins PGA: John Daly, Peter Jacobsen, Lee Janzen
1994PGAPaul Azinger, Fred Couples, Greg NormanSenior: Raymond Floyd, Jack Nicklaus, Dave StocktonLPGA: Laura Davies, Nancy Lopez, Patty Sheehan
1993Senior PGARaymond Floyd, Jack Nicklaus, Chi-Chi RodríguezLPGA: Nancy Lopez, Lauri Merten, Patty Sheehan PGA: Paul Azinger, Lee Janzen, Greg Norman
1992LPGANancy Lopez, Dottie Mochrie, Patty SheehanSenior: Larry Laoretti, Jack Nicklaus, Chi-Chi RodríguezPGA: Fred Couples, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite

Summary
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PGA Tour9
Champions Tour7
LPGA Tour6
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See also

References
  1. "LPGA Tour team wins championship". ESPN. Associated Press. November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. "Team LPGA wins the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge". LPGA. November 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. "Jason Day lifts PGA Tour to victory". ESPN. Associated Press. November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  4. "Champions Tour trio wins challenge". ESPN. Associated Press. November 9, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
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