Lakeland Classic

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Buy.com Lakeland Classic
Tournament information
Location Lakeland, Florida
Established1997
Course(s)Grasslands Golf and Country Club
Par72
Tour(s) Buy.com Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$400,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2000
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Ryan Howison (1997)
269 Casey Martin (1998)
To par−19 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Donnie Hammond
Location Map
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Grasslands G&CC
Location in the United States
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Grasslands G&CC
Location in Florida

The Lakeland Classic was a golf tournament on the Buy.com Tour from 1997 to 2000. [1] It was played at Grasslands Golf & Country Club in Lakeland, Florida. [1]

The purse in 2000 was US$400,000, with $72,000 going to the winner. [1]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Buy.com Lakeland Classic
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Donnie Hammond 272−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gallagher
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Kalinowski
Nike Lakeland Classic
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Howison (2)275−131 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glen Hnatiuk
Flag of the United States.svg Jim McGovern
Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Micheel
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Casey Martin 269−191 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lamontagne
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Howison 269−193 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mark Carnevale

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