WGC-American Express Championship (1999–2006) Founded in 1999, the first two events were held in November at the
Valderrama Golf Club in Southern
Spain. The third event was due to be held in
Missouri, but was cancelled following the
September 11 attacks in
New York. The remaining five events were held in late September / early October, twice in
Ireland and the
United States, and once in
England. The event was dominated by
Tiger Woods who won five of the first seven editions. With the
WGC-World Cup losing its
World Golf Championship status after the 2006 event, it meant all three remaining WGC events were permanently held in the
United States which drew criticism from some players and commentators.
WGC-Mexico Championship (2017–2020) After
Cadillac decided not to renew sponsorship of the event, it moved to
Club de Golf Chapultepec in
Naucalpan, just northwest of Mexico City in 2017.
Grupo Salinas took up sponsorship, although their name does not appear in the title of the tournament.
Donald Trump had purchased and renamed
Trump National Doral in 2012, and many saw the move as being driven by sponsors and the
PGA Tour wanting to distance themselves from controversy. It was also an opportunity to counter criticism that not enough World Golf Championship events were held outside the United States. The Club de Golf Chapultepec is a tree-lined parkland course with tight fairways and undulating terrain, built approximately 1.36 miles (more than 7,800 feet) above sea level, which results in much longer ball flights than other golf events. In 2017 and 2018 it continued to be held in March, which meant it interrupted the PGA Tour's "Florida Swing", but in 2019 it was moved to February to follow events on the West Coast and precede the tournaments in Florida.
WGC-Workday Championship (2021) The 2021 event was originally scheduled to take place again in Mexico, but due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the event was moved to Florida in January 2021. On February 16, it was announced
Workday, Inc. would become the new title sponsor.
Collin Morikawa won the 2021 event by three strokes ahead of
Billy Horschel,
Viktor Hovland and
Brooks Koepka. In August 2021, the PGA Tour released its schedule for the
2021–22 season. It was confirmed that the Mexico Championship (WGC Championship) and the FedEx St. Jude Invitational (
WGC Invitational) would no longer be part of the World Golf Championships. == Structure ==