The Wyndham Championship has a new official bourbon: Statesville, N.C.’s Southern Star, the tournament announced recently. The 85^th annual Wyndham Championship is set for Aug, 7-11, 2024 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. 

Founded in 2013, Southern Distilling Company, makers of Southern Star bourbons and rye whiskeys, will showcase their products at a new Wyndham Championship fan amenity, the Southern Star Tasting Room located adjacent to the ninth green. 

The tasting room will carry specialty Southern Star cocktails, each featuring a different Southern Star expression: Bourbon Iced Tea, Double Shot Bourbon Iced Coffee, Bourbon Mule and a classic Old Fashioned available for purchase. Wyndham Championship fans, ages 21 and older, can also sample Southern Star’s four core products: Southern Star Paragon Bottled in Bond, Southern Star Bourbon, Southern Star Double Rye and Southern Star Double Shot, a bourbon cream liqueur. 

“It’s our privilege to be the official bourbon of the Wyndham Championship,” Pete Barger, Southern Star co-founder, said in a news release. “This is a tremendous opportunity for Southern Star to showcase our award-winning, North Carolina-sourced products to PGA TOUR fans.” 

In the Southern Star Tasting Room, tournament patrons can also sample the Wyndham Championship Single Barrel bottle, a cask-strength version of Southern Star Bourbon, which was hand selected by Southern Star Co-Founder, Pete Barger, specifically for the Wyndham Championship.

This single-barrel bottle features a mash bill of 60 percent corn, 36 percent rye and four percent malted barley. Aged for nearly six years, it comes at a cask-strength proof of 116.8. The special edition is available now in Greensboro, N.C., ABC stores and in the Southern Distilling Company tasting room. 

“Partnering with North Carolina companies is very important to all of us at the Wyndham Championship, and this partnership is another example of all the incredible things North Carolina has to offer,” Executive Director Mark Brazil said. “North Carolina may not be the first state that comes to mind when you talk about bourbon, but Southern Star is a major player; we are incredibly proud to partner with this company and this brand. A lot of bourbon fans will be in the galleries at Sedgefield, and I expect the Southern Star Tasting Room to be a very popular place – especially with samples of our Wyndham Championship Single Barrel available.” 

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We are thrilled to announce Southern Star as the Official Bourbon of the #WyndhamChamp! 🥃

The Southern Star Tasting Room on 9 Green will carry specialty Southern Star cocktails. Fans can sample Southern Star’s four core products and the #WyndhamChamp Single Barrel bottle… pic.twitter.com/rQr5H8h6hF

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About Southern Distilling Company

Family-owned and operated by Pete and Vienna Barger, Southern Distilling Company is reigniting North Carolina’s distilling tradition while embracing the innovative future of America’s craft spirits industry. Headquartered in storied Statesville, N.C., Southern Distilling Company has grown to become one of the country’s largest privately owned distilleries since being founded in 2013. The distillery is open for tours, tastings and craft cocktails and hosts public and private events throughout the year. For more information, visit https://southerndistillingcompany.com/.

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About The Wyndham Championship

Contested annually on the Donald Ross-designed golf course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., the Wyndham Championship was founded in 1938 and is the seventh-oldest event on the PGA TOUR, excluding the Majors. As the last tournament of the regular season, it sets the 70-player field for the FedExCup Playoffs. The tournament is sponsored by title sponsor Wyndham Rewards and presenting sponsor Truist. Additional tournament information is available at https://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/.