Winning LPGA Tour player will claim an equal $1 million prize at November's CME Group Tour
Championship
Season-long competition rewards players who make better
decisions on the most strategically challenging holes on the PGA
TOUR and LPGA Tour
LIBERTY NATIONAL GOLF CLUB, N.J., Aug.
17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading
global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk,
retirement and health solutions, and the PGA TOUR today announced
that Matthew Wolff has won the
2020-2021 Aon Risk Reward Challenge trophy and the $1 million prize at the conclusion of the PGA
TOUR season. When Aon and the PGA TOUR launched the Aon Risk Reward
Challenge in 2019, the goal was to create a season-long competition
that recognized players who use information and advice to make
better decisions on some of the most strategically challenging
holes in golf.
Wolff is one of the game's rising young stars, needing just four
starts in 2019 to earn his first PGA TOUR victory at the inaugural
3M Open and earning his PGA TOUR card
at age 20. As he began to climb the Aon Risk Reward Challenge
leaderboard over the last few weeks, he understood that with his
final two rounds at the Wyndham Championship, he would meet the 40
round qualification minimum, and be a strong contender to win the
Aon Risk Reward Challenge.
Wolff's strategy translated into elite scoring ability, enabling
him to birdie over 54% and eagle almost 9% of all Aon Risk Reward
Challenge holes this season. This scoring advantage was especially
significant on par 4s where he was able to gain .37 strokes per
hole on the field. His approach on the Challenge's par 5s resulted
in a staggering 45% Go for the Green success rate that was also 18
feet closer to the hole in average proximity among the
field.
"I'm honored and excited to win the Aon Risk Reward Challenge
which recognizes not only performance but also consistent,
strategic decision-making," said Wolff. "It's no secret that the
harder the hole or course, the more I like it so each week I
focused on making the right decisions when it mattered most which
paid off in a big way. It's an awesome way to end the regular
season."
"Congratulations to Matthew on an impressive season and
Challenge win," said Eric Andersen,
President, Aon. "One thing we're most proud about in the Aon Risk
Reward Challenge is that it doesn't favor one type of player in
particular. In this Challenge, as in business, the ability to
leverage insight and information as well as support and advice from
your team, leads to better decision-making. Matthew was able to see
the bigger picture, put everything together, and won the Challenge
because of it."
Wolff joins the list of previous Aon Risk Reward Challenge
champions on the PGA TOUR, which include Brooks Koepka (2019) and Nick Taylor (2020). Koepka, Taylor and Wolff are
all very different players with very different playing styles. What
they have in common is their ability to identify opportunity, make
smart decisions, and execute when it matters.
This unique competition 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
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 takes the best two 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; 31 for the LPGA), with CBS Sports and Golf Channel as
official broadcast partners. Each week in broadcast, Aon provides
key 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
and for more information, click HERE.
About Aon
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) is a leading global
professional services firm providing a broad range of risk,
retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120
countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and
analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve
performance.
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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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