Past Results

Transitions Championship History

2009 – GOOSEN TRIUMPHS FOR SECOND TIME
Retief Goosen shot a one-under-par 70 in the final round to win the Transitions Championship by one shot with a score of 276. With the win joining his triumph in 2003, he joined K.J. Choi (2002 & 2006) as the only two-time winners on the Copperhead. It was the seventh PGA TOUR win of his career with the U.S. Open (2001 & '04) as the only other event he has won twice.

Goosen entered the final round one shot behind 49-year-old Tom Lehman, but Lehman made three bogeys on the front nine and fell to a tie for eighth with his total of 280.

Charlie Wi took the lead with a birdie at the 11th hole, but made three bogeys thereafter as Goosen, playing in the final group, took command of the tournament with an eagle at the 11th.

His lead fell to one ahead of Brett Quigley and Charles Howell III with a bogey at 16, but he made two clutch pars to finish out the victory.

2008

Overcoming windy weather that drove scores to their highest level ever on the Copperhead, Sean O'Hair claimed a two-shot victory over a pack of six golfers with a score of 4-under, the highest ever to win the tournament.

O'Hair's final round 69 enabled him to make up five shots on third-round leader Stewart Cink who had a two-shot lead through 54 holes (three ahead of O'Hair).

It was the second PGA TOUR victory for the 25-year-old O'Hair, who also became the youngest winner in tournament history.

2007

Veteran pro Mark Calcavecchia survived a 72nd hole bogey to win by one shot over Heath Slocum and John Senden. The victory was the 13th of his career and pushed him to more than $20 million in career earnings.

Calcavecchia overcame an opening round 75 to win the tournament, with his big move coming on Saturday when he tied the Copperhead Course record with a sizzling 9-underpar 62.

On Sunday, Calcavecchia played steady golf to after a birdie on the second hole. At one point his lead expanded to three shots, but it was only one over playing partner Slocum as they played the final hole. Calc missed a seven-foot par putt to give Slocum a chance to force a tie with a par, but Heath's four-foot attempt slid by the hole and Calcavecchia was the winner.

2006

K.J. Choi became the first golfer to win two PGA TOUR events on the Copperhead as he pulled away from the field in the final round for a four-shot victory in the final fall event at Innisbrook.

He started the final round with a two-shot lead and then served further notice he would be hard to catch by eagling the first hole. His bogey-free back nine included a birdie at the 18th for a four-under 67. Brett Wetterich closed with a 66 to earn a tie for second with Paul Goydos. With his performance, Goydos vaulted from #160 on the PGA TOUR Money List to #97 and earned his card for 2007.

Ernie Es, two back when Sunday started, struggled with a final round 72, but his 6th-place finish was still good enough to earn a spot in The TOUR Championship.

2005

Carl Pettersson held off a late charge by Chad Campbell to win by one stroke. The native of Sweden was tied with Steve Lowery for the lead at 9-under par through three rounds and then calmly put together 16 pars en route to an even-par 71 on Sunday. Lowery faded on the front nine, but Pettersson still needed steady play down the stretch to hold off Campbell who birdied five holes on the back nine. The talented Texan would have caught Pettersson but for a bogey on the 16th hole, but he still vaulted into the top 30 on the PGA TOUR's money list and clinched a spot in the TOUR Championship.

2004

Vijay Singh further established himself as the top player in the world in winning in record fashion on October 31, 2004. Firing a 6-under-par 65 in the final round, Singh pulled away from fellow competitor Tommy Armour III on the back nine for a five-shot win. His 72-hole score of 266 was a tournament record by one shot over K.J. Choi's total in 2002.

With the win Singh pocketed $900,000 and became the first PGA TOUR golfer to win $10 million in one season. It was his 9th victory of the year and the 24th of his career.

Singh was a major figure in the tournament from the opening round when he shot 65, although the Thursday lead belonged to Jeff Sluman who shot a course-record 9-under 62. Singh moved into the lead in the 3rd round with a 67, one ahead of Armour. He furthered his advantage with birdies on the first two holes Sunday and carried a 3-shot advantage into the final hole. He ended the tournament with a flourish making birdie, while Armour took bogey to fall into a second-place tie with Jesper Parnevik.

2003

Retief Goosen, the 10th-ranked player in the world coming into the event, vaulted into the top 10 on the 2003 PGA TOUR Money List with a three-shot victory on November 1, 2003. Goosen matched TOUR money leader Vijay Singh, who finished second, with a final round 1-under par 70 to finish at 12-under 272.

Singh closed to within one shot of Goosen after 12 holes, but Goosen birdied the 13th and 14th holes while Singh parred to build back his lead to three. Goosen won $864,000 for his efforts while Singh banked $518,400. Singh widened his lead on the Money List to $768,494 and went on to clinch his first money title the following week at the TOUR Championship.

The victory was the third for Goosen on the PGA TOUR and his 19th worldwide. Three of the top eight finishers in the tournament rank in the top 10 of the Official World Rankings – Singh 2nd , Davis Love III 4th and Goosen 10th.