2021 The Northern Trust Betting
The first event in the FedExCup Playoffs is The Northern Trust, held at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey. It will be the fourth time the course has hosted the event. This event had been known as The Barclays, but Northern Trust took over title sponsorship in 2017. The Northern Trust is usually held at the best courses in the New York-New Jersey area including Glen Oaks in Old Westbury. The top 125 players in the FedExCup standings qualify for this event, although some of the top players can choose to bypass this event, knowing they have already qualified for next week’s BMW Championship.
Catch all of the action at The Northern Trust from Thursday, August 19 through Sunday, August 22.
2021 The Northern Trust at a Glance
Course: Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, NJ
Par: 71
Course Length: 7,353 yards
Defending Champion: Dustin Johnson
Tournament Record: -30
This event begins the FedExCup Playoffs. The top 125 players in FedExCup points qualify for The Northern Trust. The top 70 players in points move onto the BMW Championship. The top 30 players after the BMW move onto the Tour Championship with the top five players having the best chance to win the FedExCup Championship.
This event has moved around to different courses in the New York/New Jersey area. It was held at Glen Oaks in 2017, Ridgewood in 2018 and Liberty National Golf Club in 2019. The 2020 event was held in Boston, but the 2021 event moved back to the New Jersey area with Liberty National hosting the tournament.
The Northern Trust Betting Odds
The Northern Trust Winners (2000)
| YEAR |
WINNER |
SCORE TO PAR |
| 2020 |
Dustin Johnson |
-30 |
| 2019 |
Patrick Reed |
-16 |
| 2018 |
Bryson DeChambeau |
-18 |
| 2017 |
Dustin Johnson |
-13 |
| 2016 |
Patrick Reed |
-9 |
| 2015 |
Jason Day |
-19 |
| 2014 |
Hunter Mahan |
-14 |
| 2013 |
Adam Scott |
-11 |
| 2012 |
Nick Watney |
-10 |
| 2011 |
Dustin Johnson |
-19 |
| 2010 |
Matt Kuchar |
-12 |
| 2009 |
Heath Slocum |
-9 |
| 2008 |
Vijay Singh |
-8 |
| 2007 |
Steve Stricker |
-16 |
| 2006 |
Vijay Singh |
-10 |
| 2005 |
Padraig Harrington |
-10 |
| 2004 |
Sergio Garcia |
-12 |
| 2003 |
Jonathan Kaye |
-13 |
| 2002 |
Chris Smith |
-12 |
| 2001 |
Sergio Garcia |
-16 |
| 2000 |
Dennis Paulson |
-8 |
Even though this event is the start of the FedExCup Playoffs it doesn’t always feature high profile winners. This is not a critical event for the top players in the world, as they already have enough points to advance to next week’s event. Players like Hunter Mahan, Nick Watney and Heath Slocum have all won this event in the last couple of decades, but Dustin Johnson has won the title three times in the last 10 years.
Most Career Wins
| WINS |
GOLFER |
YEARS |
| 4 |
Vijay Singh |
1993, 1995, 2006, 2008 |
| 3 |
Dustin Johnson |
2011, 2017, 2020 |
| 2 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1967, 1972 |
| 2 |
Patrick Reed |
2016, 2019 |
| 2 |
Seve Ballesteros |
1983, 1988 |
| 2 |
Ernie Els |
1996, 1997 |
| 2 |
Sergio Garcia |
2001, 2004 |
Vijay Singh has won this event four times, while Dustin Johnson has won the event three times.
Best Winning Tournament Scores
| SCORE |
GOLFER |
YEAR |
| -30 |
Dustin Johnson |
2020 |
| -19 |
Johnny Miller |
1974 |
| -19 |
Bob Gilder |
1982 |
| -19 |
Dustin Johnson |
2011 |
| -19 |
Jason Day |
2015 |
Can we just give this all-time record to Johnson and just forget about it? He shot an unreal 30-under par to win the event in 2020. Not only did he win with an amazing score, he won by a whopping 11 shots. You almost have to feel bad for Harris English, as his 19-under par would have tied the previous best winning score. Four players have shot 19-under par in this event to win including Jason Day in 2015 and Dustin Johnson in 2011.
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