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Sunday 20 September 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Bridgeman wins Biltmore Championship Asheville
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville, North Carolina (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 September 2026 · Jacob Bridgeman’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Biltmore
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ben James USA · 260matched Bridgeman's closing 61 and drew level, but Bridgeman regained the solo lead at the 14th and answered every birdie Bridgeman wins PGA Biltmore title with sizzling 61 (AFP via New Straits Times)
132 started · cut -3, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Biltmore Championship Asheville
The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, Asheville, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jacob Bridgeman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AFP (via New Straits Times)
21 September 2026
When I was over the putt I knew where it was going to go. It was just magical,
AFP (via New Straits Times)
21 September 2026
It was super cool. It was awesome. I felt like I had all my family and friends cheering for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Bridgeman | 66 · 67 · 64 · 61 | 258 | −26 |
| 2 | Ben James | 67 · 67 · 65 · 61 | 260 | −24 |
| T3 | Ricky Castillo | 69 · 62 · 65 · 65 | 261 | −23 |
| T3 | Neal Shipley | 65 · 62 · 65 · 69 | 261 | −23 |
| T5 | J.T. Poston | 68 · 66 · 69 · 60 | 263 | −21 |
| T5 | Jackson Koivun | 68 · 67 · 63 · 65 | 263 | −21 |
| T7 | Johnny Keefer | 67 · 70 · 62 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| T7 | Zecheng Dou | 67 · 67 · 65 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| T7 | Séamus Power | 66 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 264 | −20 |
| T10 | Chris Kirk | 65 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| T10 | John VanDerLaan | 68 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| T10 | Haotong Li | 70 · 67 · 61 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| T10 | Marco Penge | 68 · 66 · 64 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| T10 | Max Greyserman | 64 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 265 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1999-12-06, Inman, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2022; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 29 -> rankAfter 20), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet