Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic

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Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic
Tournament information
Location Thornbury, Ontario, Canada
Established2008
Course(s)Georgian Bay Club
Raven Golf Club
Par71 (GB)
72 (R)
Length7,139 yards (6,528 m) (GB)
7,105 yards (6,497 m) (R)
Tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$800,099
Month playedJuly
Final year2010
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Peter Tomasulo (2010)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Tomasulo
Location Map
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Georgian Bay Club
Location in the Canada
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Georgian Bay Club
Location in Ontario

The Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 2008 to 2010. It was played at the Georgian Bay Club in Clarksburg and the Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay in Thornbury, Ontario, Canada.

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The 2010 purse was US$ 800,099, with $144,018 going to the winner. The extra $99 was a homage to Wayne Gretzky, the tournament host and Hall of Fame hockey player who wore the number 99 during his career. [1]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Tomasulo 261−241 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Bradley
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Roger Tambellini 265−204 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Blake Adams
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Hicks 269−16Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Casey Wittenberg

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Nationwide Tour money list.

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References

  1. "Gretzky to Host Pro-Am on Nationwide Tour". NBC Sports. November 19, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2024.