Season-long competition rewards players who
make better decisions on the most strategically challenging
holes on the PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour
LPGA Tour winner will claim an equal
$1 million prize at CME Group Tour
Championship in November
MEMPHIS,
Tenn., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon
plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm,
and the PGA TOUR today announced that Scottie Scheffler has won the 2021-22 Aon Risk
Reward Challenge trophy and the $1
million prize thanks to his performance using information
and advice to make better decisions on the most strategically
challenging holes throughout the season-long competition on the PGA
TOUR.
Scheffler's rise to the number one player in the world and four
wins on the TOUR has showcased his all-around game. This
world-class ability translated to his success on the Aon Risk
Reward Challenge. Across the Aon Risk Reward Challenge holes,
Scheffler had a go-for-green rate of 74 percent with a strong 20
percent success rate across the drivable par-4's
and reachable par-5's on the schedule.
Scheffler's confidence in his short game was
crucial. Although his average proximity to the hole was below
field average when going for it, his skilled wedge play and putting
still allowed him to gain strokes on the field. In all, Scheffler
led in both birdies (29) and eagles (3) on the Aon Risk Reward
Challenge holes.
"I love this competition, because you have to string
together really good scores on some of the most challenging holes
in golf – testing your ability and rewarding you for making better
decisions. I am excited to win the Aon Risk Reward Challenge as it
recognizes the work that my team and I put in throughout the
season," said Scheffler.
"On behalf of the PGA TOUR, congratulations to Scottie Scheffler on another one of his many
accomplishments this season in winning the Aon Risk Reward
Challenge," said PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay
Monahan. "Our thanks to Aon for their partnership with this
unique and innovative program that recognizes and rewards players
for strategic play across an entire season."
"We're proud to have Scottie
Scheffler as our PGA TOUR winner of the Aon Risk Reward
Challenge," said Andy Weitz, Aon's
Chief Marketing Officer. "Like Aon's clients, Scottie made better
decisions when it mattered most and translated that edge into
winning performance. We congratulate Scottie on his exceptional
season and look forward to recognizing the LPGA Tour challenge
winner later this year."
This Aon Risk Reward Challenge is also being contested on the
LPGA Tour, where the best decision maker will also receive an equal
$1 million prize at the LPGA's season
finale, the CME Group Tour Championship, in November.
About the Aon Risk Reward Challenge
In its fourth
season, the Aon Risk Reward Challenge is a unique season-long
competition across the PGA TOUR and the LPGA Tour that highlights
golf's best strategic decision-makers. The Challenge tabulates the
two best scores from every participating event a player competes
in. Players must compete in a minimum of 40 rounds throughout the
season to qualify.
The Challenge runs across regular season tournaments (38 on the
PGA TOUR; 30 on the LPGA), with CBS Sports and Golf Channel as
official broadcast partners. Each week in broadcast, Aon provides
insights specific to the Aon Risk Reward Challenge hole. To view
the final Aon Risk Reward Challenge leaderboard on the PGA TOUR and
for more information about the Challenge, click here.
To view the current Aon Risk Challenge leaderboard on the LPGA
Tour and for more information, click here.
About Aon
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape
decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of
people around the world. Our colleagues provide our clients in over
120 countries with advice and solutions that give them the clarity
and confidence to make better decisions to protect and grow their
business.
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About PGA TOUR
By showcasing golf's greatest players,
the PGA TOUR engages, inspires, and positively impacts our fans,
partners, and communities worldwide. The PGA TOUR, headquartered in
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida,
co-sanctions tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn
Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica and PGA TOUR Canada. Members on
the PGA TOUR represent the world's best players, hailing from 29
countries and territories. The PGA TOUR has long-term domestic
distribution partnerships for broadcast coverage on CBS, NBC and
Golf Channel and video streaming service on ESPN+. Internationally,
PGA TOUR coverage is available across 200+ countries and
territories in 27 languages via 43 local broadcast partners, in
addition to the digital streaming service platform GOLFTV powered
by PGA TOUR. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit
organizations to maximize charitable giving, and to date,
tournaments across all Tours have generated more than $3.37 billion.
Fans can follow the PGA TOUR on PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site
in golf, on the PGA TOUR app and on social media
channels, including Facebook, Instagram
(in Facebook, Spanish, Korean and
Japanese), LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter (in English and
Spanish), WeChat, Weibo, Toutiao, Douyin and LINE.
Contacts:
Mark Stevens,
PGA TOUR, markstevens@pgatourhq.com, (904) 861-5112
Nadine Youssef, Aon,
nadine.youssef@aon.com, (312) 381-2329
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