Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship: How to watch, pre-tournament notes, storylines, more
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Frankie Capan III joins the winner’s circle at Nationwide Children's
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The Korn Ferry Tour season continues with the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, the 24th event of the 26-event season, and the second of four events in the season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Finals. This week's field is the top 144 players on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List.
Upon conclusion of this week's Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, the top 120 players on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List will qualify for the Compliance Solutions Championship, the third of four Finals events.
At the 2024 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, current PGA TOUR rookie Frankie Capan III claimed a two-shot victory over Carter Jenkins, William Mouw and Thomas Rosenmueller. The win propelled him to a No. 3 finish on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List and secured his PGA TOUR membership for 2025.
Six of the top 10 finishers from the 2024 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship earned PGA TOUR membership at season's end: Frankie Capan III (winner), Mouw (T2), Rosenmueller (T2), Matt McCarty (T5), Noah Goodwin (T7) and Kevin Roy (T7).
How to follow (all times ET)
Television:
- Thursday: 3-6 p.m., GOLF Channel
- Friday: 1-4 p.m., GOLF Channel
- Saturday: 1-4 p.m., GOLF Channel
- Sunday: 1-4 p.m., GOLF Channel
Key storylines
- The field includes 10 PGA TOUR winners with 16 career victories, highlighted by four-time TOUR winner Scott Piercy.
- The field features 49 Korn Ferry Tour winners who have combined for 71 career victories, led by four-time Korn Ferry Tour winner Robby Shelton.
- A total of 12 players in the field are in the top 200 of the Official World Golf Ranking: Johnny Keefer (No. 55), Neal Shipley (No. 89), Pierceson Coody (No. 110), Austin Smotherman (No. 120), Kensei Hirata (No. 133), Emilio Gonzalez (No. 142), Christo Lamprecht (No. 148), Hank Lebioda (No. 172), Chandler Blanchet (No. 183), Zach Bauchou (No. 185), Taylor Montgomery (No. 189) and Davis Chatfield (No. 180).
- Two past champions of the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship are in this week's field: Robert Streb (2018) and S.Y. Noh (2013).
- Preston Summerhays (No. 104 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List) leads the three players in the field from the top 10 of the 2025 PGA TOUR University Eligibility Ranking, with the others being Brendan Valdes (No. 106) and Ian Gilligan (No. 128).
- Players in the field with ties to the state of Ohio include Neal Shipley, who played two seasons at The Ohio State University and enters the week in pursuit of the Three-Victory Promotion, along with Fremont native Brandon Hoelzer, Stow native Ian Holt and Vandalia native Austin Greaser.
- Bio Kim (No. 137) and Gilligan (No. 128) were the only two players to move inside the top 144 on the Points List at the conclusion of the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation to earn a spot in this week’s field.
Tournament facts
- Course: The Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet Course); par 71, 7,418 yards
- Defending champion: Frankie Capan III
- Purse: $1,500,000
- Winner’s share: $270,000
- Scoring records:
- Low 18-hole score: 62; last: David Lingerth (2022, Round 1)
- Low 72-hole score: 267, David Lingmerth (2022), Adam Svensson (2021)