Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship

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Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship
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Tournament information
Location Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Established2012
Course(s) Bear Mountain Resort
Tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Format Stroke play - 54 holes
(no cut)
Prize fund $2.5 million
Month playedSeptember
Final year2017
Tournament record score
Aggregate197 Paul Goydos (2014)
To par−19 Paul Goydos (2014)
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly
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Bear Mountain
Resort

The Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions. It was first played in September 2012 at the Kapolei Golf Course in Kapolei, Hawaii, [1] which is owned and operated by Pacific Links International. It moved to the 27 Club in Tianjin, China for the 2015 season [2] but was eventually canceled. It moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada for the 2016 season [3]

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The purse for the 2016 tournament was $2.5 million, with a winner's share of $375,000.

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreMarginPurse ($)
Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship
2017 Sep 15–17 Jerry Kelly Flag of the United States.svg  United States 199 (−14)1 stroke2,500,000
2016 Sep 23–25 Colin Montgomerie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 198 (−15)Playoff2,500,000
Pacific Links China Championship
2015 Sep 18–20 No tournament because of Tianjin explosions [4]
Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship
2014 Sep 19–21 Paul Goydos Flag of the United States.svg  United States 197 (−19)1 stroke2,200,000
2013 Sep 20–22 Mark Wiebe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 205 (−11)Playoff1,800,000
2012 Sep 14–16 Willie Wood Flag of the United States.svg  United States 202 (−14)1 stroke1,800,000

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References

  1. "New Pacific Links Hawaii C'ship coming in September". PGA Tour. July 15, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
  2. "Champions Tour announces 2015 schedule". PGA Tour. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. "Canada's Bear Mountain Resort named as host of 2016 Pacific Links Championship". PGA Tour. May 6, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. "2015 Pacific Links China Championship canceled". PGA Tour. August 25, 2015.

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