The American Family Insurance Championship is a professional golf tournament in Wisconsin on the PGA Tour Champions, played at TPC Wisconsin in Madison. The inaugural edition in June 2016 featured an 81-player field and a $2 million purse in a no-cut 54-hole event.
History American Family Insurance signed a three-year agreement to be the tournament's initial title sponsor. Steve Stricker served as tournament host in 2016 and then as player-host starting in 2017, when he turned fifty and was eligible to play. Proceeds raised will support the Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation, the American Family Children's Hospital, and The First Tee of South Central Wisconsin.
Kirk Triplett won the debut event in 2016 with a final round 65 (−7) for 199 (−17), two strokes ahead of runners-up Bart Bryant and Mike Goodes. After making his only bogey of the final round at the tenth hole, Triplett birdied five of the next six, then concluded with two pars.
In May 2023, it was announced that the championship will be held at TPC Wisconsin starting in 2025.
Host Born in Edgerton, Wisconsin, and a Madison resident, Stricker is an American Family Insurance brand ambassador. He co-chairs the Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation, founded in 2013. In addition to his twelve wins on the PGA Tour, Stricker represented the United States on five Presidents Cup teams and three Ryder Cup teams, and ranked second in the world rankings in 2010. He won the Wisconsin State Open five times between 1987 and 2000.
Championship tees HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Verona3964 10Elm Valley48342ZigZag555511Ridgeline56953Floodplain242312Dropshot20034Morse Pond467413Halfpipe33645Noer's View198314Hickory Hill 39846Kettle Pond623515Lone Elm35247Drumlin429416Bunkered55458On the Rocks207317Reflections25039Hedgerow587518Capitol Climb4134Out3,70436In3,55536Source: Rating=74.9, Slope=144 Total7,25972
Winners Year Winner(s) Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Purse($) Winner'sshare ($) 2026 Darren Clarke (2) and Ben Crane 183 −30 4 strokes George McNeill and Kenny Perry 3,000,000 450,000 2025 Thomas Bjørn and Darren Clarke 181 −32 4 strokes Doug Barron and Dicky Pride Alex Čejka and Søren Kjeldsen Steve Flesch and Paul Goydos Steve Stricker and Mario Tiziani 3,000,000 450,000 2024 Ernie Els 204 −12 Playoff Steve Stricker 2,400,000 360,000 2023 Steve Stricker 198 −18 5 strokes Steven Alker Paul Broadhurst 2,400,000 360,000 2022 Thongchai Jaidee 202 −14 1 stroke Tom Pernice Jr. 2,400,000 360,000 2021 Jerry Kelly (2) 202 −14 1 stroke Fred Couples Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,400,000 360,000 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2019 Jerry Kelly 201 −15 Playoff Retief Goosen Steve Stricker 2,000,000 300,000 2018 Scott McCarron 201 −15 1 stroke Jerry Kelly 2,000,000 300,000 2017 Fred Couples 201 −15 2 strokes Scott Verplank 2,000,000 300,000 2016 Kirk Triplett 199 −17 2 strokes Bart Bryant Mike Goodes 2,000,000 300,000
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Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions' official site University Ridge Golf Course Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation American Family Children's Hospital