ZALATORIS, HORSCHEL, FOWLER, VARNER DEFENDING CHAMP KISNER LEAD 2022 FIELD

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Wake Forest University alumnus Will Zalatoris, currently No. 2 in the DP World Tour standings, No. 9 in FedExCup points and No. 13 in the Official World Golf Rankings, World No. 14, FedExCup No. 18 Billy Horschel, fan favorites Rickie Fowler and Harold Varner III and eight past champions lead the field for next week’s Wyndham Championship as of 6 p.m., the tournament announced today. Next week’s 83rd annual Wyndham Championship is set for Aug. 3-7, 2022 at Sedgefield Country Club.

These players join FedExCup No. 14 Sungjae Im, world No. 24 Shane Lowry, former world No. 1 and major championship winners Justin Rose, Adam Scott and Jason Day, two-time Major winner Zach Johnson, former world No. 1 Luke Donald, 2018 Open champion Francesco Molinari, 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett, defending champion Kevin Kisner and seven other past champions, three-time champion Davis Love III, 2011 champion Webb Simpson, Si Woo Kim, Ryan Moore, Jim Herman and Camilo Villegas, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Tyrell Hatton as well as 2019 champion J.T. Poston, “young gun” exemptions Trent Phillips, Tom Kim, Chris Gutterup and Cole Hammer as well as University of Georgia alumni Harris English, Russell Henley, Brian Harman, Sepp Straka, Keith Mitchell, Brendon Todd and Greyson Sigg in the Wyndham Championship field.

Players have until 30 minutes after the final putt drops at this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit to join the field. European star Tommy Fleetwood withdrew following his mother’s death, and two-time champion Brandt Snedeker withdrew due to injury. The field as of 6:30 p.m. today is below; the top-four finishers from Monday’s qualifying tournament at Bermuda Run Country Club will also join the field.

Wyndham Championship tickets are on sale now. All ticket options, along with detailed pricing, are available for purchase by visiting http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/tickets. Tournament tickets must be purchased online in advance; tickets cannot be purchased at the tournament entrance.

Wyndham Championship Field as of 6:30 p.m.

Aphibarnrat, Kiradech Horschel, Billy Ramey, Chad
Armour, Ryan Hubbard, Mark Reavie, Chez
Baddeley, Aaron Hughes, Mackenzie Redman, Doc
Barjon, Paul Huh, John Reeves, Seth
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan Im, Sungjae Riley, Davis
Bramlett, Joseph Jaeger, Stephan Rodgers, Patrick
Brehm, Ryan Johnson, Zach Rose, Justin
Brown, Scott Kang, Sung Ryder, Sam
Bryan, Wesley Kim, Joohyung (Tom) Sabbatini, Rory
Buckley, Hayden Kim, Si Woo Schenk, Adam
Byrd, Jonathan Kisner, Kevin Schwab, Matthias
Cabrera Bello, Rafa Kizzire, Patton Scott, Adam
Champ, Cameron Knous, Jim Seiffert, Chase
Chappell, Kevin Knox, Russell Sigg, Greyson
Cink, Stewart Kodaira, Satoshi Simpson, Webb
Conners, Corey Kohles, Ben Skinns, David
Cook, Austin Kraft, Kelly Sloan, Roger
Creel, Joshua Lahiri, Anirban Smalley, Alex
Dahmen, Joel Laird, Martin Smotherman, Austin
Day, Jason Landry, Andrew Spaun, J.J.
Donald, Luke Lebioda, Hank Stallings, Scott
Drewitt, Brett Lee, Danny Straka, Sepp
Dufner, Jason Lee, K.H. Streb, Robert
Duncan, Tyler Lipsky, David Streelman, Kevin
English, Harris Long, Adam Stroud, Chris
Fowler, Rickie Love III, Davis Stuard, Brian
Gainey, Tommy Lower, Justin Svensson, Adam
Garnett, Brice Lowry, Shane Tarren, Callum
Gay, Brian Malnati, Peter Taylor, Nick
Ghim, Doug Martin, Ben Taylor, Vaughn
Gibson, Tommy McCarthy, Denny Thompson, Curtis
Gligic, Michael McGirt, William Thompson, Michael
Glover, Lucas McGreevy, Max Todd, Brendon
Gotterup, Chris Mitchell, Keith Trainer, Martin
Gutschewski, Scott Molinari, Francesco Tway, Kevin
Haas, Bill Moore, Ryan van der Walt, Dawie
Hadley, Chesson Moore, Taylor Van Pelt, Bo
Hagy, Brandon Muñoz, Sebastián Varner III, Harold
Hahn, James NeSmith, Matthew Vegas, Jhonattan
Hammer, Cole Noh, Seung-Yul Villegas, Camilo
Hardy, Nick Norlander, Henrik Wallace, Matt
Harman, Brian Novak, Andrew Watney, Nick
Hatton, Tyrrell Pan, C.T. Werenski, Richy
Henley, Russell Pendrith, Taylor Whaley, Vince
Herman, Jim Percy, Cameron Willett, Danny
Hickok, Kramer Phillips, Trent Wise, Aaron
Higgo, Garrick Piercy, Scott Wolfe, Jared
Higgs, Harry Poston, J.T. Wu, Brandon
Hoag, Bo Putnam, Andrew Wu, Dylan
Hodges, Lee Rai, Aaron Zalatoris, Will
Hoffman, Charley

About the Wyndham Championship:

Contested annually on the Donald Ross-designed course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the Wyndham Championship was founded in 1938 and is the sixth-oldest event on the PGA TOUR excluding the Majors. The tournament thanks title sponsor Wyndham Rewards and presenting sponsor Truist for their continued support. Additional tournament information is available at www.wyndhamchampionship.com and the tournament’s social media channels, including the Wyndham Championship Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram.

About Wyndham Rewards:
Named the number one hotel rewards program by readers of USA TODAY, Wyndham Rewards® is the world’s most generous rewards program with more than 50,000 hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals worldwide. Designed for the everyday traveler, members earn a guaranteed 1,000 points with every qualified stay and may redeem points for a wide range of rewards, including free nights at any of approximately 9,000 hotels or tens of thousands of vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally through affiliation with Wyndham Destinations and others. Wyndham Rewards has over 95 million enrolled members around the globe. Join for free today at www.wyndhamrewards.com. You’ve earned this.®

About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts:
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the world’s largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, with approximately 9,000 hotels across over 95 countries on six continents. Through its network of approximately 819,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry. The Company operates a portfolio of 22 hotel brands, including Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Microtel®, La Quinta®, Baymont®, Wingate®, AmericInn®, Hawthorn Suites®, Trademark Collection® and Wyndham®. The Company’s award-winning Wyndham Rewards® loyalty program offers over 95 million enrolled members the opportunity to redeem points at thousands of hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally. For more information, visit www.wyndhamhotels.com.

About Wyndham Destinations:

Wyndham Destinations is the world’s largest vacation ownership business with more than 245 vacation club resorts around the world that offer a contemporary take on the timeshare model. The brand portfolio — featuring Club Wyndham®, WorldMark® by Wyndham, Margaritaville Vacation Club® by Wyndham, and Shell Vacations Club — offers travelers the chance to own their vacation and explore places they’ve never visited before, year after year. More than 850,000 owners enjoy stays in a home away from home, featuring spacious suites with separate bedrooms, fully equipped kitchens, living and dining areas, as well as resort-style amenities and services. Wyndham Destinations is part of Travel + Leisure Co. (NYSE: TNL). Learn more at WyndhamDestinations.com.

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