Mid-Atlantic Championship
The Mid-Atlantic Championship was a professional golf tournament on the Web.com Tour played at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. Proceeds from the Mid-Atlantic Championship benefited the Salute Military Golf Association.
From 2007 to 2011, it was played as the Melwood Prince George's County Open. It was renamed the Neediest Kids Championship in 2012, and benefited Neediest Kids
In 2010 and 2011, it was played on the University of Maryland Golf Course in College Park, Maryland. From 2007 to 2009, it was played at the Country Club at Woodmore in Mitchellville, Maryland. Since 2012, it has been played at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm in Potomac, Maryland. The 2013 purse was $600,000, with $108,000 going to the winner.
In 2013, Mid-Atlantic Championship organizer IGP Sports & Entertainment Group was acquired by IMG.[1]
Winners
Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Mid-Atlantic Championship | |||||||
2013 | Michael Putnam | United States | TPC Potomac | 273 | −7 | 2 strokes | Chesson Hadley |
Neediest Kids Championship | |||||||
2012 | David Lingmerth | Sweden | TPC Potomac | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | Casey Wittenberg |
Melwood Prince George's County Open presented by Under Armour | |||||||
2011 | Steve Wheatcroft | United States | University of Maryland GC | 255 | −29 | 12 strokes | Ryan Armour Jon Mills |
2010 | Tommy Gainey | United States | University of Maryland GC | 267 | −17 | 1 stroke | Frank Lickliter Jin Park |
Melwood Prince George's County Open | |||||||
2009 | Mathias Grönberg | Sweden | CC at Woodmore | 269 | −19 | 6 strokes | Justin Bolli Robert Damron |
2008 | Jeff Klauk | United States | CC at Woodmore | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Jeff Brehaut David Mathis |
2007 | Paul Claxton | United States | CC at Woodmore | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | James Driscoll Jaco van Zyl |
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Web.com Tour regular-season money list.