The Visit Knoxville Open is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It is played annually at the Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. It is one of four original Tour events still played.[1] The Knoxville News Sentinel was the title sponsor of the tournament from 2000 to 2017, before Visit Knoxville took over as title sponsor in August 2019.[2][3]

Visit Knoxville Open
Tournament information
LocationKnoxville, Tennessee
Established1990
Course(s)Holston Hills Country Club
Par70
Length7,028 yards (6,426 m)
Tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate258 J. J. Spaun (2016)
To par−26 as above
Current champion
United States Harry Higgs
Location map
Holston Hills CC is located in the United States
Holston Hills CC
Holston Hills CC
Location in the United States
Holston Hills CC is located in Tennessee
Holston Hills CC
Holston Hills CC
Location in Tennessee

The 2021 purse was $600,000, with $108,000 going to the winner.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Visit Knoxville Open
2024   Harry Higgs 261 −19 Playoff   Frankie Capan III
2023   Rico Hoey 266 −14 1 stroke   Chase Seiffert
  Norman Xiong
2022   Anders Albertson 260 −20 1 stroke   Yuan Yechun
2021   Greyson Sigg 260 −20 1 stroke   Stephan Jäger
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
Knoxville Open
2019   Robby Shelton 269 −15 1 stroke   Mark Anderson
2018   Stephan Jäger 268 −16 3 strokes   Im Sung-jae
News Sentinel Open
2017   Talor Gooch 266 −18 1 stroke   Jonathan Hodge
2016   J. J. Spaun 258 −26 1 stroke   Sam Ryder
2015   Patton Kizzire 264 −20 4 strokes   Brad Fritsch
  Kim Si-woo
2014   Martin Piller 262 −22 2 strokes   Bronson Burgoon
2013   Peter Malnati 268 −16 1 stroke   Blayne Barber
  Matt Bettencourt
  Miguel Ángel Carballo
  James White
2012   Darron Stiles (2) 266 −18 1 stroke   D. J. Brigman
  Scott Gardiner
  Nicholas Thompson
2011   Kirk Triplett 267 −21 2 strokes   Marco Dawson
Knoxville News Sentinel Open
2010   Chris Kirk 268 −20 2 strokes   Travis Bertoni
Knoxville Open
2009   Kevin Johnson 268 −20 Playoff   Bradley Iles
2008   Jarrod Lyle 269 −19 Playoff   Chris Kirk
2007   Chez Reavie 271 −17 3 strokes   Kyle McCarthy
2006   Hunter Haas (2) 269 −19 5 strokes   Gary Christian
  Parker McLachlin
2005   Kim Felton 277 −11 1 stroke   David Peoples
2004   Hunter Haas 275 −13 Playoff   Shane Bertsch
  Justin Bolli
2003   Vaughn Taylor 268 −20 Playoff   Joe Ogilvie
2002   Darron Stiles 272 −16 1 stroke   Aaron Baddeley
  Steve Ford
Buy.com Knoxville Open
2001   Heath Slocum 265 −23 6 strokes   Keoke Cotner
  Joe Daley
2000   J. J. Henry 273 −15 1 stroke   Tripp Isenhour
  Spike McRoy
  Gene Sauers
  Chris Smith
Nike Knoxville Open
1999   Jeff Gove 277 −11 1 stroke   Marco Dawson
  Glen Hnatiuk
  Carl Paulson
1998   Robin Freeman 270 −18 Playoff   Ryan Howison
1997   Dave Rummells 271 −17 2 strokes   Matt Gogel
  Terry Price
1996   Eric Johnson 272 −16 2 strokes   Patrick Lee
  Matt Peterson
1995   Tom Scherrer 275 −13 Playoff   Mike Sposa
1994   Vic Wilk 275 −9 1 stroke   Bill Murchison
1993   Tim Conley 261 −23 7 strokes   Jerry Haas
  Larry Silveira
  Tommy Tolles
  Greg Whisman
Ben Hogan Knoxville Open
1992   Brian Henninger 200 −13 2 strokes   Curt Byrum
  Tom R. Shaw
  Rick Todd
1991   Frank Conner 198 −15 1 stroke   Perry Arthur
  Paul Goydos
1990   Jeff Maggert 202 −11 Playoff   Greg Ladehoff

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list.

References

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  1. ^ "Tour celebrates 20th year, will play 29 official events". PGA Tour. December 3, 2008. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Smithey, Jesse (June 2, 2010). "News Sentinel to be title sponsor of Knoxville Open". News Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "News Sentinel Open Presented by Pilot Swings Back into Action in Knoxville Aug. 22-28" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  4. ^ "PGA Tour statement regarding additional tournament cancellations". PGA Tour. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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