Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge
The Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge is an unofficial golf event held every November at the Lake Las Vegas Resort in Henderson, Nevada. The tournament is a unique strokeplay event, and, as the name suggests, pits three-member teams from the PGA TOUR, the LPGA, and Champions Tour against each other for a purse of $900,000.
The event takes one day to complete, and is usually held on a Tuesday. It supports the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a charity established by the founder of the fast-food restaurant that sponsors the tournament. In fact, the 2004 edition of the event raised a record $3.2 million alone, and, since it was founded in 1992, has raised more than $17 million overall for adoption.
ABC's Wide World of Sports broadcasts the event, but tape-delays it until a weekend in December just before Christmas, and spreads it out over two days, with the first nine holes being broadcast on Saturday, and the final nine holes on Sunday. ABC's Terry Gannon is the voice of the event for the network.
List of winners
| Tournament Year | Winning Tour | Players Representing Winning Tour |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | LPGA | Nancy Lopez, Dottie Pepper, Patty Sheehan |
| 1993 | Champions Tour (then known as the Senior PGA Tour) | Raymond Floyd, Jack Nicklaus, Chi Chi Rodriguez |
| 1994 | PGA | Paul Azinger, Fred Couples, Greg Norman |
| 1995 | Champions Tour | Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd, Hale Irwin |
| 1996 | PGA | Fred Couples, Davis Love III, Payne Stewart |
| 1997 | PGA | Fred Couples, Tom Lehman, Phil Mickelson |
| 1998 | Champions Tour | Hale Irwin, Gil Morgan, Larry Nelson |
| 1999 | Champions Tour | Hale Irwin, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson |
| 2000 | PGA | Notah Begay III, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson |
| 2001 | LPGA | Dottie Pepper, Annika Sörenstam, Karrie Webb |
| 2002 | PGA | Rich Beem, Jim Furyk, John Daly |
| 2003 | PGA | John Daly, Mark Calcavecchia, Peter Jacobsen |
| 2004 | LPGA | Cristie Kerr, Juli Inkster, Grace Park |
External links
The event's somewhat official website
Categories: Team golf tournaments