The Reese's Cup Classic

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Reese's Cup Classic
Tournament information
Location Hershey, Pennsylvania
Established1997
Course(s) Hershey Country Club
Par71
Length7,154 yards (6,542 m)
Tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$450,000
Month playedJuly
Final year2004
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Michael Clark II (1998)
273 Rod Pampling (2001)
273 John Rollins (2001)
To par−11 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Bates
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The Reese's Cup Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 1997 to 2004. It was played at the Hershey Country Club, East Course, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It was played as the Hershey Open from 1997 to 2002.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Reese's Cup Classic
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Bates 278−6Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Ogilvie 274−103 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Paul Claxton
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKenzie
Flag of the United States.svg Wes Short Jr.
Hershey Open
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Kresge 276−8Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Brian Claar
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ford
Flag of the United States.svg Joel Kribel
Buy.com Hershey Open
2001 Flag of the United States.svg John Rollins 273−11Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Pampling
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow 281−31 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Paul Claxton
Nike Hershey Open
1999 Flag of England.svg Ed Fryatt 275−53 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brett Wayment
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Clark II 273−112 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Barry Cheesman 278−61 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Greg Lesher
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Downes

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Nationwide Tour money list.

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