The Pittsburgh Senior Classic was a

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tournament on the

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from 1993 to 1998. It was played in the greater

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area; first in Midway, Pennsylvania at the Quicksilver Golf Club (1993-1997) and then in

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at the Sewickley Heights Golf Club. The purse for the 1998 tournament was US$1,100,000, with $165,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1993 as the Quicksilver Classic.

Winners

Pittsburgh Senior Classic *1998

Larry Nelson Larry Gene Nelson (born September 10, 1947) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. Nelson was born in Fort Payne, Alabama and grew up in Acworth, Georgia, northwest of A ...

*1997

Hugh Baiocchi Hugh John Baiocchi (born 17 August 1946) is a South African professional golfer who has won more than 20 professional tournaments around the world. Professional career Baiocchi was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1971 and spen ...

*1996

Tom Weiskopf Thomas Daniel Weiskopf (November 9, 1942 – August 20, 2022) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s. He won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982, inclu ...

Quicksilver Classic *1995

Dave Stockton David Knapp Stockton (born November 2, 1941) is an American retired professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Stockton was born in San Bernardino, California. He attended the University of Southern ...

*1994

Dave Eichelberger Martin Davis Eichelberger, Jr. (born September 3, 1943) is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour levels. Eichelberger was born in Waco, Texas. He started in the game at the age of ...

*1993 Bob Charles Source:

References

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