The Greenbrier American Express Championship

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The Greenbrier American Express Championship
Tournament information
Location White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia, U.S.
Established 1985
Course(s) The Greenbrier
Par72
Length6,709 yards (6,135 m)
Tour(s) Senior PGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 54 holes
(no cut)
Prize fund $225,000
Month playedJuly
Final year 1987
Tournament record score
Aggregate200 Don January (1985)
200 Bruce Crampton (1987)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton
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Location in the United States
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Location in West Virginia

The Greenbrier American Express Championship was a professional golf tournament on the Senior PGA Tour (now PGA Tour Champions). Held from 1985 through 1987 in West Virginia, the 54-hole event was played in July at The Greenbrier resort near White Sulphur Springs.

The inaugural event was played Thursday through Saturday, starting on the Fourth of July. [1] Don January won the first two editions, the second in a sudden-death playoff. [2] Bruce Crampton opened with a 63 and won the final tournament in 1987 by six strokes, tying January's scoring record of 200 (–16). [3] [4]

The PGA Tour returned to the resort in 2010 with its Greenbrier Classic.

Results

YearDatesWinnerScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)		Notes
1987 Jul 3–5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton 63-70-67=200−166 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Orville Moody 225,00034,000 [3] [4]
1986 Jul 11–13 Flag of the United States.svg Don January (2)70-66-71=207−9Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ferree 200,00030,000 [2]
1985 Jul 4–6 Flag of the United States.svg Don January70-64-66=200−162 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lee Elder 200,00030,000 [1]

Source: [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "January wins". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. wire services. July 7, 1985. p. C7.
  2. 1 2 3 "January takes senior playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 14, 1986. p. 3B.
  3. 1 2 "Crampton champion". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. news services. July 6, 1987. p. 23.
  4. 1 2 "Golf: Greenbrier Seniors". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 6, 1987. p. 25.
  5. ↑ "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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