Tournament information | |
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Location | Florence, South Carolina |
Established | 1991 |
Course(s) | Country Club of South Carolina |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | Buy.com Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$400,000 |
Month played | April |
Final year | 2000 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 271 Harrison Frazar (1997) |
To par | −17 as above |
Final champion | |
Jeff Gallagher | |
Location Map | |
Location in the United States Location in South Carolina |
The South Carolina Classic was a golf tournament on the Buy.com Tour from 1991 to 2000. It was played at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, South Carolina.
The purse in 2000 was US$400,000, with $72,000 going to the winner.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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Buy.com South Carolina Classic | ||||||
2000 | Jeff Gallagher | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Lee Porter Chris Smith Brett Quigley | |
Nike South Carolina Classic | ||||||
1999 | Kevin Johnson | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Bob Heintz | |
1998 | Gene Sauers | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Craig Kanada Sean Murphy | |
1997 | Harrison Frazar | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | R. W. Eaks | |
1996 | Dave Rummells | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | P. H. Horgan III Brad Ott Scott Petersen | |
1995 | Jerry Foltz | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Morris Hatalsky Tim Simpson Robert Wrenn | |
1994 | Charlie Rymer | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Pat Bates | |
1993 | Hugh Royer III | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Chris DiMarco Steve Haskins | |
Ben Hogan South Carolina Classic | ||||||
1992 | John Flannery | 272 | −16 | 5 strokes | Steve Rintoul | |
1991 | Tom Lehman | 202 | −14 | Playoff | Ray Pearce |
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