Tournament information | |
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Location | White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S. |
Established | 1985 |
Course(s) | The Greenbrier |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,709 yards (6,135 m) |
Tour(s) | Senior PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 54 holes (no cut) |
Prize fund | $225,000 |
Month played | July |
Final year | 1987 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 200 Don January (1985) 200 Bruce Crampton (1987) |
To par | −16 as above |
Final champion | |
Bruce Crampton |
The Greenbrier American Express Championship was a professional golf tournament on the Senior PGA Tour (now PGA Tour Champions). Held from 1985 through 1987 in West Virginia, the 54-hole event was played in July at The Greenbrier resort near White Sulphur Springs.
The inaugural event was played Thursday through Saturday, starting on the Fourth of July. [1] Don January won the first two editions, the second in a sudden-death playoff. [2] Bruce Crampton opened with a 63 and won the final tournament in 1987 by six strokes, tying January's scoring record of 200 (–16). [3] [4]
The PGA Tour returned to the resort in 2010 with its Greenbrier Classic.
Year | Dates | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | Notes |
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1987 | Jul 3–5 | Bruce Crampton | 63-70-67=200 | −16 | 6 strokes | Orville Moody | 225,000 | 34,000 | [3] [4] |
1986 | Jul 11–13 | Don January (2) | 70-66-71=207 | −9 | Playoff | Jim Ferree | 200,000 | 30,000 | [2] |
1985 | Jul 4–6 | Don January | 70-64-66=200 | −16 | 2 strokes | Lee Elder | 200,000 | 30,000 | [1] |
Source: [5]
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