St. Louis Golf Classic

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Nike St. Louis Golf Classic
Tournament information
Location St. Charles, Missouri
Established1994
Course(s)Missouri Bluffs Golf Course
Par70
Tour(s) Nike Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$225,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Todd Gleaton (1997)
To par−23 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Starkjohann
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Missouri Bluffs GC
Location in the United States
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Missouri Bluffs GC
Location in Missouri

The St. Louis Golf Classic was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour. It ran from 1994 to 1998. From 1994 to 1996 it was played at Lake Forest Golf & Country Club in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. In 1997 and 1998 it was played at Missouri Bluffs Golf Course in St. Charles.

In 1998 the winner earned $40,500.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Nike St. Louis Golf Classic
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Starkjohann 263−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Notah Begay III
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Gleaton 261−233 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ardon Knoll
Nike Gateway Classic
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Conley 278−10Playoff Flag of Mexico.svg Javier Sanchez
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith 203 [lower-alpha 1] −13Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Glen Hnatiuk
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Fabel 279−91 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Carter
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Perry

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.


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