Commerce Bank Championship

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The Commerce Bank Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It started as non-sanctioned event in 1987, [1] before becoming a regular Senior event in 1988.

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The tournament was played annually in either June or July until 2008. It was last played in East Meadow, New York, at the Red Course at Eisenhower Park. Commerce Bancorp was the last sponsor of the tournament.

The purse for the 2008 tournament was US$1,600,000, with $240,000 going to the winner.

Winners

Commerce Bank Championship

Commerce Bank Long Island Classic

Long Island Classic

Lightpath Long Island Classic

Northville Long Island Classic

Northville Invitational

Source: [2]

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References

  1. Straight-Arrow Archer Aiming for his 3rd Northville in a row, this family man with a magic putter is a senior star
  2. "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.