New England Classic (Nationwide Tour event)

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Nike New England Classic
Tournament information
Location Falmouth, Maine
Established1990
Course(s)Woodlands Country Club
Par72
Tour(s) Nike Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$150,000
Month playedJune
Final year1993
Tournament record score
Aggregate278 John Morse (1993)
To par−10 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg John Morse
Location map
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Woodlands CC
Location in the United States
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Woodlands CC
Location in Maine

The New England Classic was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour (formerly the Ben Hogan Tour). It ran from 1990 to 1993. It was played at the Woodlands Country Club in Falmouth, Maine, with its last winner, John Morse, earning $27,000 in winnings in 1993. [1]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
Nike New England Classic
1993 Flag of the United States.svg John Morse 278−104 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Emlyn Aubrey
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Jordan
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Randolph
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Silveira
[2]
Ben Hogan New England Classic
1992 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Bruckner 208−8Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Ed Kirby [3]
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Haskins 207−91 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gallagher [4]
1990 Flag of the United States.svg Brandel Chamblee 215−11 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert [5]

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