AT&T Champions Classic

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AT&T Champions Classic
Tournament information
Location Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Established 1990
Course(s) Valencia Country Club
Par72
Length6,959 yards (6,363 m) [1]
Tour(s) Champions Tour
Format Stroke play - 54 holes
Prize fund $1.6 million
Month playedMarch
Final year 2009
Final champion
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Location in the United States
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The AT&T Champions Classic was a professional golf tournament on the Champions Tour in southern California from 1990 to 2009. A mid-autumn event through 2000, it was moved to late winter in 2001. AT&T was the main sponsor of the tournament for its final editions, held at Valencia Country Club in Santa Clarita, California.

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The tournament was founded in November 1990 as the "Security Pacific Senior Classic" at Rancho Park Golf Club, [2] a municipal course in the city of Los Angeles, where it was played through 1994. Rancho Park hosted the Los Angeles Open on the PGA Tour from 1956 through 1972 (except 1968). The purse for the inaugural event was $500,000 with a winner's share of $75,000. [2] From 1995 through 2000, it was played at Wilshire Country Club, then moved north to Valencia in March 2001.

The purse in 2009 was $1.6 million, with a winner's share of $240,000 to playoff winner Dan Forsman, [1] his first victory on the senior tour.

Tournament sites

YearsNo.VenueCity
2001–20099 Valencia Country Club Santa Clarita, California
1995–20006 Wilshire Country Club Los Angeles, California
1990–19945 Rancho Park Golf Course Los Angeles, California

Winners

AT&T Champions Classic

AT&T Classic

SBC Classic

SBC Senior Classic

Pacific Bell Senior Classic

Ralphs Senior Classic

Security Pacific Senior Classic

Source: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "AT&T Champions Classic". ESPN. March 15, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pacific Seniors". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). November 5, 1990. p. 2C.
  3. ↑ "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.

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