GTE Northwest Classic

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GTE Northwest Classic
Tournament information
Location Kenmore, Washington, U.S.
Established 1986
Course(s) Inglewood Golf Club
(1987–1995)
Par72
Length6,440 yards (5,889 m) [1]
Tour(s) Senior PGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 54 holes
Prize fund $600,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year 1995
Tournament record score
Aggregate198  Mike Hill  (1991)
To par–18 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Walter Morgan
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Kenmore
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Location in the United States
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Inglewood GC
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Location in Washington

The GTE Northwest Classic was a professional golf tournament in the Seattle area on the Senior PGA Tour. Played for ten seasons, from 1986 through 1995, its inaugural event was at Sahalee Country Club [2] (now in Sammamish) and the last nine were at Inglewood Golf Club in Kenmore. The title sponsor was GTE Northwest, a local telephone operating company headquartered in Everett.

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Bruce Crampton was the only multiple winner, with victories at both venues; the only playoff was in 1994, won by Simon Hobday with a birdie on the third extra hole to defeat Jim Albus. [3] The purse for the final edition in 1995 was $600,000, with a winner's share of $90,000, [4] which was at the low end of the scale. The sponsors opted not to renew for 1996 and the event was discontinued. [5]

The senior tour returned to the Seattle area in 2005 with the Boeing Classic at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge in Snoqualmie.

Winners

YearDatesChampionWinning
score		To parMargin
of victory		Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
1995 Sep 8–10 Flag of the United States.svg Walter Morgan 68-68-67=203−133 strokes600,00090,000
1994 Sep 2–4 Flag of South Africa.svg Simon Hobday 70-69-70=209−7Playoff550,00082,500
1993 Aug 20–22 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Stockton 65-68-67=200−164 strokes500,00075,000
1992 Aug 21–23 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Joyce 70-70-64=204−122 strokes450,00067,500
1991 Aug 16–18 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hill 68-66-64=198−182 strokes400,00060,000
1990 Aug 24–26 Flag of the United States.svg George Archer 69-66-70=205−112 strokes350,00052,500
1989 Aug 18–20 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger 68-68-68=204−123 strokes350,00052,500
1988 Jul 8–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton (2)69-68-70=207−91 stroke300,00045,000
1987 Aug 21–23 Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez 70-68-68=206−101 stroke300,00045,000
1986 Aug 15–17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton67-71-72=210−62 strokes250,00037,500

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

Source: [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "GTE Northwest victory Morgan's first as senior". Boca Raton News. Florida. September 11, 1995. p. 2B.
  2. 1 2 "Bruce Crampton edges January for GTE seniors championship". Gainesville Sun. Florida. Associated Press. August 18, 1986. p. 3B.
  3. ↑ "Hobday wins Classic". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. September 5, 1994. p. 5B.
  4. ↑ "GTE Northwest Classic". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 11, 1995. p. D6.
  5. ↑ Raley, Dan (April 13, 2004). "Senior golf stars returning to Seattle". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ "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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