ISCO Championship
Professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour
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The ISCO Championship is a professional golf tournament in Kentucky on the PGA Tour; it debuted in 2015 as the Barbasol Championship, an alternate event to the Scottish Open in July. The first three editions of the tournament were played in Alabama at the Grand National course of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Opelika, northeast of Auburn.[1] It was the first PGA Tour event played in Alabama since the PGA Championship in 1990.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Established | 2015 |
| Course | Hurstbourne Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,328 yards (6,701 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour (alternate event) European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$4,000,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Jim Herman (2019) |
| To par | −26 as above |
| Current champion | |
 William Mouw | |
| Location map | |
  Hurstbourne CC Location in the United States  Hurstbourne CC Location in Kentucky | |
In 2018, the tournament moved to Kentucky to the Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, south of Lexington, and was the first PGA Tour event (excluding majors) in the state in 59 years, since the Kentucky Derby Open in 1959.[2] (Valhalla Golf Club near Louisville has hosted four PGA Championships (1996, 2000, 2014, 2024)). In 2025, the tournament moved to Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville.[3]
Like other alternate events, the winner of the tournament does not earn an invitation to the Masters, but still receives a two-year PGA Tour exemption and a trip to the next PGA Championship.
In August 2021, it was announced that from 2022 onward, the event would become a co-sanctioned event with the European Tour, played the same week as an alternate event to the Scottish Open.[4] It would also be an event that would give the leading non-exempt golfer entry into The Open Championship.
In its first year as the ISCO Championship, the 2024 edition set the record for the lowest 36-hole cut at a PGA Tour event at eight under par.
Winners
| Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse (US$) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISCO Championship | ||||||||
| 2025 | EUR, PGAT | William Mouw | 270 | −10 | 1 stroke | Paul Peterson | 4,000,000 | 720,000 |
| 2024 | EUR, PGAT |  Harry Hall | 266 | −22 | Playoff | Zac Blair Pierceson Coody Rico Hoey Matthew NeSmith | 4,000,000 | 720,000 |
| Barbasol Championship | ||||||||
| 2023 | EUR, PGAT |  Vincent Norrman | 266 | −22 | Playoff | Nathan Kimsey | 3,800,000 | 684,000 |
| 2022 | EUR, PGAT | Trey Mullinax | 263 | −25 | 1 stroke | Kevin Streelman | 3,700,000 | 666,000 |
| 2021 | PGAT |  Séamus Power | 267 | −21 | Playoff | J. T. Poston | 3,500,000 | 630,000 |
| 2020 | PGAT | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | ||||||
| 2019 | PGAT | Jim Herman | 262 | −26 | 1 stroke | Kelly Kraft | 3,500,000 | 630,000 |
| 2018 | PGAT | Troy Merritt | 265 | −23 | 1 stroke | Billy Horschel Tom Lovelady Richy Werenski | 3,500,000 | 630,000 |
| 2017 | PGAT | Grayson Murray | 263 | −21 | 1 stroke | Chad Collins | 3,500,000 | 630,000 |
| 2016 | PGAT |  Aaron Baddeley | 266 | −18 | Playoff |  Kim Si-woo | 3,500,000 | 630,000 |
| 2015 | PGAT | Scott Piercy | 265 | −19 | 3 strokes | Will Wilcox | 3,500,000 | 630,000 |
Notes
- EUR − European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.