It’s nearly time for the penultimate event of the PGA Tour’s 2024 season – the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The seventh of eight legs in the FedEx Cup Fall series, this tournament presents one of the final chances for players to secure their playing rights for next term.
Among the field will be Bryan brothers, Wesley and George IV for the second consecutive year, as well as 16-year-old Miles Russell, who made his PGA Tour debut back in June as he missed the cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Plus, headlined by Mackenzie Hughes, seven of the players ranked between 51 and 60 in the FedEx Cup standings will be teeing it up at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton.
With only the RSM Classic left to play after, a last-gasp victory here could not come a moment too soon for many. For the rest, it will be about climbing as high up the rankings as possible in order to avoid missing out on full playing rights before expected changes come into effect in 2026.
In terms of a potential champion, though, three of the Golf Monthly team have picked out two players each who we believe will be in contention for the lion’s share of the $6.9 million total payout on Sunday afternoon.
Camilo Villegas with the Butterfield Bermuda Championship trophy in 2024
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Butterfield Bermuda Championship 2024: The Course
Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda is a par-71 layout which will host the Butterfield Bermuda Championship for the sixth year in a row. Given its location, the course is fully laid out with Bermuda grass greens and fairways.
At just 6,828 yards, it is one of the shortest courses anywhere on the PGA Tour and is almost 1,000 yards shorter than what players will face at Jumeirah Golf Estates’ Earth course in the DP World Tour Championship.
It also holds particularly large undulating greens, just like last week’s World Wide Technology Championship, along with relatively generous fairways and the occasional water hazard.
In the five events so far, the winning score has ranged from anywhere between -15 and 24-under par, with the strength of the wind often dictating how low scoring can be.
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BUTTERFIELD BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIOUS WINNERS
| Year | Champion | Winning Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Camilo Villegas | -24 (two strokes) |
| 2022 |
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