Furyk to make AmFam Championship debut
Nine-time Ryder Cup player and 2018 Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk will make his AmFam Championship debut next month. The AmFam Championship announced Wednesday that Furyk, along with 2019 second-place finisher Retief Goosen and fan favorite Miguel Angel Jimenez are all committed to play in this summers event, June 11-13 at University Ridge golf course.
Furyk is a 17-time winner on the PGA Tour, including the 2003 U.S. Open and two-time winner on the PGA Tour Champions. His best year came in 2010, winning three times, the season-long FedEx Cup competition and both the PGA Player of the Year and PGA Tour Player of the Year honors.
By Jim Scott
May 11, 2021 | 7:58 AM
(LEARFIELD) â After cancelling last yearâs event because of the pandemic, the American Family Insurance Championship is coming back to University Ridge Golf Course June 11-13, and there was big news Monday during a virtual media day.
First, the AmFam Championship has been upgraded to an invitation format, and the 81-player field for the PGA Tour Champions even twill include Wisconsin native and 2-time U-S Open champion Andy North, whoâs served as a tournament ambassador since the AmFamâs inception in 2016.
The 71-year old North has played only 19 PGA Tour Champions Tournaments the last 10 years. His last event was the 2019 Bass Pro Legends of Golf.
By Jaymes Langrehr
Apr 14, 2021 10:39 AM
MADISON, Wis. The American Family Insurance Championship is returning to University Ridge and will allow fans to attend this summer, the tournament’s organizers announced Wednesday.
Up to 5,000 people will be allowed to attend the tournament every day from June 11 to June 13 a number that includes players, caddies, spectators, tournament staff and volunteers. Face coverings will be required for all spectators, staff and volunteers unless they’re actively eating or drinking. Additionally, eating and drinking will not be allowed within 10 feet of the spectator rope line.
The tournament says public bleacher seating will not be available, but fans are encouraged to bring their own chairs and sit in socially distanced ways throughout the course.