GREENSBORO, N.C. – Longtime Wyndham Championship volunteer, Jay Horton, will lead the tournament’s volunteer team as the 2025 General Chairman, the tournament announced today. The 86th annual Wyndham Championship is set for July 30-Aug. 3, 2025 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
As the General Chairman, Horton leads the team of some 1,200 tournament volunteers and chairs the tournament committee, a group of year-round volunteer leaders, each overseeing an area of tournament operations. He moved to Greensboro in 1991 as a salesman for Brach’s candy. Today, he works for Canon USA supporting companies with a major presence or corporate headquarters in North Carolina. Two years after moving to Greensboro, he joined the Wyndham Championship, then the Greater Greensboro Open, as a volunteer.
He volunteered in concessions, operations and just about every other area of tournament operations. For the last several years, Horton worked with his fellow volunteers running the tournament’s Monday and Wednesday pro-ams. Already having experience in most areas of the tournament, pro-ams allowed him to interact with corporate partners, PGA TOUR officials and players as well as Sedgefield Country Club personnel.
“It’s an incredible honor,” Horton said. “The history of this tournament is rich and meaningful. What keeps me coming back year in and year out is the pride of the community, the value the tournament brings to central North Carolina and the relationships that now span three decades. When you look back at the tournament, it’s remarkable to reflect on nearly nine decades of history. That kind of legacy is inspiring.
“None of this would be possible without our more than 1,200 volunteers. We’re so grateful and completely understand we couldn’t do it without them! Just as the community needs the Wyndham Championship, the tournament relies on the dedication and support of its volunteers.
“I serve alongside folks I’ve volunteered with for over 30 years. There’s something incredibly special about that kind of connection, and it speaks volumes about what Central North Carolina has with the Wyndham Championship. It’s more than just a golf tournament—it’s a tradition, a community and a family.”
Horton is a native of Williamston, N.C., and a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumnus. He and his wife, Terisa, live just outside Greensboro, and their niece, Anna, is a Wyndham Championship senior intern.
Horton’s tournament committee of area leaders, including six former general chairs listed with the year they served, is listed below:
- Food & Beverage: Kyle Teschke, Mitchell Whitley
- Operations: Michael McDonald
- Parking: Councial Glenn
- Player Services: Bruce Atkinson, Charles McClintock
- Pro-Ams: Judy Harrelson, Keith Ayscue
- Security: Mike Ebel (2019), Phil Cathcart (2022)
- Sponsor Services: Melissa Bruce, Will McPherson (2020, ‘21), Carolyn Walters (2015)
- Transportation: Helen Houser, Jim Turner, Brett Weathersbee
- Tournament Liaison: Ryan Wilson
- Members at Large: Robert Bain (2024), Zac Engle, Derek Mobley, Clayton Pressley (2011), Kari Sells.
About The Wyndham Championship:
Contested annually on the Donald Ross-designed golf course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the Wyndham Championship was founded in 1938 and is the seventh-oldest event on the PGA TOUR, excluding the Majors. As the last tournament of the regular season, it sets the 70-player field for the FedExCup Playoffs. The tournament thanks title sponsor Wyndham Rewards and presenting sponsor Truist for their continued support. Additional tournament information is available at WyndhamChampionship.com and the tournament’s social media channels (@WyndhamChamp) on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn pages.
About Wyndham Rewards:
Proud title sponsor of the Wyndham Championship, Wyndham Rewards® is the blue thread tying together some of the world’s largest and most well-known travel companies and brands: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company and Club Wyndham®, the flagship vacation ownership brand of Travel + Leisure Co. Recognized as the #1 hotel rewards program by both U.S. News and World Report and USA Today, members—over 115 million enrolled around the world—earn a guaranteed 1,000 points with every qualified stay and can redeem for free nights starting at just 7,500 points. With more than 60,000 hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally, no other hotel rewards program is more generous or offers more places to stay. Join for free at WyndhamRewards.com.
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