The PGA Tour sets up shop in Bermuda this week for the sixth edition of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
Contested at the Rees Jones-designed Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton Parish, the Butterfield Bermuda Championship is the seventh of an eight-tournament fall series of the Tour’s 2024 season.
The tournament field is pretty weak but will include familiar names such as defending champion Camilo Villegas, alongside Lucas Glover, Seamus Power, Mackenize Hughes, Maverick McNealy, and Daniel Berger.
As we do each week, here’s a rundown of facts and figures to get you prepped for the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
The Skinny
Butterfield Bermuda Championship
Dates:Â Nov. 14-17, 2024
PGA Tour Debut: 2019
Where: Southampton Parish, Bermuda
Course: Port Royal GC
Distance: 6842 yards, Par 71
Architect: Robert Trent Jones
Format: Stroke-play, 72/36
Field: 120 players
Purse: $6,900,000
Winning Share: $1,242,000
FEC/OWGR Pts: 500/22
2023 Champion:Â Camilo Villegas
How to Follow the Butterfield Bermuda Championship
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Tournament History
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship debuted in the 2019 as part of the 2019-20 season. Originally designated as an alternate event, opposite the WGC-HSBC Champions, the tournament name was simply the Bermuda Championship with the Bermuda Tourism Board funding the $3,000,000 purse.
With a score of 24-under par, Brendon Todd took home the inaugural trophy and the $540,000 first prize. The win was Todd’s second of his PGA Tour career, and came five years after his maiden title (2014 AT&T Byron Nelson),
In 2020, as a result of the cancellation of the WGC-HSBC Champions due to COVID, it was elevated to full FedEx Cup point event status with champion Brian Gay receiving $720,000, 500 points and earning a Masters Tournament invitation after winning in a playoff over Wyndham Clark.
The prize fund was raised to $6.5 million in 2021 with Butterfield Bank coming on as the title sponsor.
The tournament is played at the Port Royal Golf Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, in Southampton Parish, Bermuda.
History: Tournament Names
- 2021-Pres: Butterfield Bermuda Championship
- 2019-20: Bermuda Championship
History: Winners
2023: Camilo Villegas (-24)
2022: Seamus Power (-19)
2021: Lucas Herbert (-15)
2020: Brian Gay (-15)*
2019: Brendon Todd (-24)
* Playoff win
History: Records
Scoring
To Par: -24, Camilo Villegas (2023), Brendon Todd (2019)
Score: 260, Camilo Villegas (2023), Brendon Todd (2019)
The Field
The field in Southampton Parish includes only one top-50 ranked player in Lucas Glover (43).
Additional players to keep an eye on include PGA Tour winners Nick Taylor, Mackenzie Hughes, Brendon Todd, Seamus Power and Daniel Berger.
Other familiar names include Jhon Vegas, Ben Griffin, Patrick Rodgers and Maverick McNealy.
Top-5 Betting Favorites
Pos-Player-Odds
1. Seamus Power 16-1
1. Maverick McNealy 16-1
3. Mackenzie Hughes 18-1
4. Ben Griffin 20-1
4. Doug Ghim 20-1
Full Field & Odds
Port Royal GC | Southampton Parish, Bermuda | Nov. 14-17, 2024
Credit: PGA Tour Media, Getty Images, Joel Cook
