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Tournament information
The Barclays

Location	Paramus, New Jersey
Established	1967
Course(s)	Ridgewood Country Club
Par
Yardage
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Purse	$7,000,000
Month Played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	261 Bob Gilder (1982)
To-par	-19 Johnny Miller (1974) -19 Bob Gilder (1982)
Current champion
Steve Stricker

The Barclays is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York. Paramus (pəˈræməs is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The Ridgewood Country Club is a Country club founded in 1890 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Stroke play is a scoring system for Golf (compare to Match play) The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Biography Gilder was born in Corvallis Oregon and attended Corvallis High School. PGA Tour Johnny Miller joined the PGA Tour in 1969 at age 22 and won his first tournament in 1971 Biography Gilder was born in Corvallis Oregon and attended Corvallis High School. Professional wins (11 PGA Tour wins (4 Other wins (7 1987 Wisconsin State Open (as an amateur 1990 Victoria Open The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. Starter shackjpg|thumb|The starter's shack]] The Westchester Country Club (or Westchester Biltmore Country Club) was founded by John McEntee Bowman, who hired Rye is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States.

The tournament began in 1967 as the Westchester Classic. Beginning in 1976 it underwent a series of name sponsorships (detailed below); the name of the event has evolved to the point that, since 1990, it no longer contains the name of its host course or location. Like many such events that have undergone a series of name changes over the years, among golfers on tour and many fans it is 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. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US It had its greatest attendance in 2001 when Tiger Woods participated, although two days of heavy rains disrupted play. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods It had one of its more exciting finishes in 2005, when Padraig Harrington eagled the par-5 18th hole with a 65-foot putt to win the title. Background Harrington was born in Ballyroan, Dublin, Ireland, the youngest of five sons of Patrick and Breda Harrington The most frequent winner of the tournament is Vijay Singh, with three trophies. Career history Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood "When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts

In 2007 the tournament was played in August, to lead off the PGA Tour's new playoff system for the FedEx Cup. The FedEx Cup is a championship trophy for the PGA Tour. It is the first time that men's professional Golf will have playoffs

The 2008 tournament will be played at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. The Ridgewood Country Club is a Country club founded in 1890 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA. Paramus (pəˈræməs is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. This leaves the Westchester Country Club in without a PGA Tour event for the first time in 40 years. Under an amended agreement, The Barclays will return to Westchester at least once before 2012. Westchester had been a Tour venue since 1967, but its date moved from June to late August in 2007 as the first of four PGA Tour playoff events. It was the only playoff event that Tiger Woods did not play. Background and family Woods was born in Cypress, California to Earl (1932-2006 and Kultida (Tida Woods The tour previously said the 2009 Barclays would be at Liberty National in Jersey City, New Jersey. Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Westchester agreed in 2006 that it would hold the tournament three of the next six years, including 2007 and 2008, with an option for a fourth.

Winners

The Barclays

2007 Steve Stricker

Barclays Classic

Buick Classic

Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic

American Express Westchester Classic

Westchester Classic

External links

Men's professional golf Major championships 5-8 April '''The Masters''' - American Zach Johnson won his first major tournament Professional wins (11 PGA Tour wins (4 Other wins (7 1987 Wisconsin State Open (as an amateur 1990 Victoria Open Men's professional golf Major championships 6-9 April '''The Masters''' - Winner Phil Mickelson The Augusta Career history Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood "When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts Men's professional golf Major championships 7-10 April Masters Tournament - Tiger Woods defeated fellow American Background Harrington was born in Ballyroan, Dublin, Ireland, the youngest of five sons of Patrick and Breda Harrington Career outline García began playing golf at the age of three taught by his father Vitor For the linguist see Jonathan Kaye (linguist Jonathan Andrew Kaye (born August 2, 1970) is Christopher McClain Smith (born April 15 1969) is an American professional Golfer Smith was born in Indianapolis Indiana. Career outline García began playing golf at the age of three taught by his father Vitor Dennis Jay Paulson (born September 27 1962) is an American professional Golfer Paulson was born in San Gabriel California. Amateur wins 1984 California State Amateur 1985 Pac-10 Individual Champion Broadmoor Invitational PGA Tour wins Professional wins (3 PGA Tour wins (2 1998 Buick Classic 2002 John Deere Classic Early life Growing up just east of Johannesburg in Kempton Park South Africa he played Rugby union, Cricket, Tennis, and starting at age 8 Early life Growing up just east of Johannesburg in Kempton Park South Africa he played Rugby union, Cricket, Tennis, and starting at age 8 Career history Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood "When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts Overview Janzen was born in Austin, Minnesota, and spent most of his childhood in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played Little League Career history Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood "When we were kids we couldn't afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts Professional wins (22 PGA Tour wins (10 1988 (2 Southern Open, Northern Telecom Tucson Open 1989 Amateur wins (4 1981 Junior World Cup (with Sam Randolph) 1983 New England Amateur 1986 North and South Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur wins (1 1967 NCAA Division I Championship Professional wins (87 PGA Tour wins (20 1971 Professional wins (9 PGA Tour wins (2 1989 Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic 1990 PGA Career outline Early life and career Ballesteros was born in Pedreña, Cantabria, Spain. Jesse Carlyle "JC" Snead (born October 14, 1940) is an American Professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the Amateur wins this list may be incomplete 1978 Trans-Mississippi Amateur 1980 Southern Amateur Professional Roger Lin Maltbie (born June 30, 1951) is an American Professional golfer and on-course analyst for NBC Sports. Amateur wins this list may be incomplete 1976 NCAA Division I Championship, Porter Cup 1977 NCAA Division I Championship Career outline Early life and career Ballesteros was born in Pedreña, Cantabria, Spain. Biography Gilder was born in Corvallis Oregon and attended Corvallis High School. PGA Tour wins (22 1963 (1 St Petersburg Open Invitational 1965 (1 St College Strange was born in Norfolk Virginia. He is a graduate of Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach Virginia. Jack Renner (born July 6, 1956) is an American Professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from 1977&ndash1988 and currently Robert Lee Elder (born July 14, 1934) is an American Golfer He is best remembered for becoming the first African-American to play Amateur wins (2 1969 Wisconsin Amateur 1971 Western Amateur Professional wins (13 PGA Tour wins (3 PGA Tour wins (8 1972 (1 Cleveland Open 1976 (2 American Express Westchester Classic, American Golf Classic Career outline Littler played in the 1953 United States Walker Cup team and won the U PGA Tour Johnny Miller joined the PGA Tour in 1969 at age 22 and won his first tournament in 1971 Robert Herman "Bobby" Nichols (born April 14, 1936) is an American Professional golfer, best known for winning the 1964 PGA Championship For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus. Career outline Palmer was born in Latrobe Pennsylvania. He learned golf from his father Deacon Palmer who was head professional and greens keeper at Latrobe Country Club Bruce Crampton (born September 28 1935 is an Australian professional Golfer Crampton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Frank J Beard (born May 1, 1939) is an American professional Golfer Beard was born in Dallas Texas. Professional wins (24 PGA Tour wins (18 1952 (2 US Open, World Championship of Golf 1954 (2 Ardmore For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus.

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