Chattanooga Classic (PGA Tour)

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Chattanooga Classic
Tournament information
Location Chattanooga, Tennessee
Established1983
Course(s)Council Fire Golf and Country Club
Par72
Length6,999 yards (6,400 m)
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$800,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Peter Persons (1990)
260 Dillard Pruitt (1991)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale
Location map
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Council Fire G&CC
Location in the United States
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Council Fire G&CC
Location in Tennessee

The Chattanooga Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1986 to 1992. It was played at Valleybrook Country Club in Hixson, Tennessee from 1983 to 1991 and at the Council Fire Golf and Country Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Contents

It was founded in 1983 as the Michelob-Chattanooga Gold Cup Classic and from 1983 to 1985, it was part of the PGA Tour's "Tournament Players Series", a "satellite tour". In 1986, it was played opposite the U.S. Open and although the prize money counted as official the win did not. From 1987 to 1990, it was played opposite the NEC World Series of Golf and from 1991 to 1992 it was played opposite The Open Championship.

The purse for the 1992 tournament was $800,000 with $144,000 going to the winner.

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
Chattanooga Classic
1992 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale 269−192 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ed Dougherty
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Forsman
[1]
1991 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Dillard Pruitt 260−202 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lance Ten Broeck [1]
1990 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Peter Persons 260−202 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richard Zokol [1]
1989 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Stan Utley 263−173 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ray Stewart [1]
Provident Classic
1988 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Phil Blackmar 264−16Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Payne Stewart [1]
1987 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg John Inman 265−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bill Glasson
Flag of the United States.svg Rocco Mediate
[1]
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon 261−191 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scott Hoch [1]
1985TPS Flag of the United States.svg Billy Pierot 200−10Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Joe Hager
Flag of the United States.svg John McComish
[2]
1984TPS Flag of the United States.svg David Canipe 200−10Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bill Bergin [3]
Michelob-Chattanooga Gold Cup Classic
1983TPS Flag of the United States.svg Jim Dent 272−121 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lance Ten Broeck [4]

Notes

  1. PGAT − PGA Tour; TPS − Tournament Players Series.

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