Major Champions Padraig Harrington, Retief Goosen, David Toms and Vijay Singh to compete in 2024 Dominion Energy Charity Classic

RICHMOND, Virginia – Four former PGA TOUR major champions, including Padraig Harrington, Retief Goosen, David Toms and Vijay Singh have all committed to compete at this year’s tournament. The annual PGA TOUR Champions Playoff event will take place October 17-20 at The Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course.

Padraig Harrington joined PGA TOUR Champions in 2021 and quickly amassed eight victories in less than four full seasons, including the Senior Open Championship in 2022. In fact, in 45 events played on the Champions Tour he has finished in the top five 23 times. He won six times in his PGA TOUR career, including the 2007 and 2008 Open Championship and the 2008 PGA Championship, to go with 15 additional wins around the world. The Dublin, Ireland native is currently 10^th in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.

Two-time U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen won for the third time on the Champions Tour earlier this season when he captured The Galleri Classic. Originally from South Africa, Goosen is currently 19^th in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. In addition to his seven PGA TOUR and three Champions Tour victories, he has an additional 23 wins to his name at events around the globe.

David Toms accumulated 13 wins in his PGA TOUR career, with his major coming at the 2001 PGA Championship. Toms is no stranger to winning in the Commonwealth of Virginia, having won the PGA TOUR’s Michelob Championship at Kingsmill in 2000 and 2001. He has four Champions Tour victories with his most successful campaign coming in 2023 when he won The Galleri Classic and the Cologuard Classic.

Vijay Singh accumulated 34 wins during his PGA TOUR career. Three of those were majors – the 1998 and 2004 PGA Championship and the 2000 Masters. Nine of his victories came in 2004, one of the most remarkable seasons ever on the PGA TOUR. Originally from Fiji but now residing in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Singh has five Champions Tour wins, the most recent being the 2023 Ally Challenge.

Tickets for this year’s tournament are currently on sale at deccgolf.com. All three competition rounds will be televised on Golf Channel, airing live from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. EDT, Friday through Sunday. Since its debut in 2016, the tournament has helped to generate over $11 million for charitable organizations in the local area.