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1999 Senior PGA Tour ...
The 1999 Senior PGA Tour was the 20th season of the Senior PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 and over. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1999 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Senior PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. Awards Notes References External links * {{Champions Tour seasons PGA Tour Champions seasons Senior PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, open to golfers age 50 and over, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour. History and format The Senior PGA Championship, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Fleisher
Bruce Lee Fleisher (October 16, 1948 – September 23, 2021) was an American professional golfer. Early years and amateur career Fleisher was born in Union City, Tennessee, and was Jewish. In 1950, the Fleisher family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, where Bruce began playing golf with his brothers, Leslie and Jerry. When Bruce was 14, the Fleishers moved to Miami, Florida. Amateur career Fleisher became involved in golf at age seven by working as a caddie with his two brothers. Fleisher attended Miami-Dade Junior College and Furman University. In 1968 at age 19, he became the third-youngest player to win the U.S. Amateur. He also was the low amateur at the 1969 Masters Tournament. He turned professional in 1969. Professional career Fleisher won both individual and team gold medals in golf at the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel. Fleisher spent much of his regular career as a club professional; he won the PGA Club Professional Championship in 1989. His regular tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Duval
Robert Duval (born October 9, 1946) is an American professional golfer and is best known for being the father of David Duval, formerly the top-ranked player in the world. Early life and amateur career Duval was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of professional golfer Henry '"Hap" Duval, and grew up in upstate New York. His father worked full-time for the United States Post Office Department starting at 4 a.m., then taught or played golf until dark, weather permitting. In order to be around his father, Bob learned to play golf when he was six and the game was also a fit with his competitive nature. He attended Florida State University on a golf scholarship with Hubert Green. Professional career Duval did not consider playing on the pro tour; he was hired at Timuquana Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida as an assistant pro in 1968. The following year, he began work at the municipal course in Fernandina Beach for four years. Duval returned to Timuquana as head pro in 1973 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boone Valley Classic
The Boone Valley Classic was a golf tournament on the Senior PGA Tour from 1996 to 2001. It was last played in Augusta, Missouri at the Boone Valley Golf Club. The event was played at stroke play except that the last event, called the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship, was contested at both stroke play and match play. This event featured two days of stroke play, after which the field was cut to the top 16 players. These 16 competed at match play in morning and afternoon matches the last two days of the tournament. The purse for the 2001 tournament was US$2,000,000, with $300,000 going to the winner. Winners Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship *2001 Leonard Thompson Boone Valley Classic *2000 Larry Nelson *1999 Hale Irwin *1998 Larry Nelson *1997 Hale Irwin *1996 Gibby Gilbert C. L. "Gibby" Gilbert II (born January 14, 1941) is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Gilbert was born and raised in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Jenkins (golfer)
Thomas Wayne Jenkins (born December 14, 1947) is an American professional golfer. Born in Houston, Texas, Jenkins attended the University of Houston, where he was a member of the NCAA University Division championship team in 1970, led by John Mahaffey. He graduated in 1971 and turned professional. His sole PGA Tour victory was the IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic in 1975, with the final two rounds played With seven wins in his eleven years and more than $12 million in prize money, Jenkins is currently in the top-10 on the all time money list for the PGA Tour Champions PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, open to golfers age 50 and over, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour. History and format The Senior PGA Championship, f .... Prior to joining the senior tour, Jenkins was the lead instructor for several years at Dave Pelz's short game schools. Professional wins (8) PGA Tour wins (1) PG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell Atlantic Classic
The Instinet Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1985 to 2002. It was played in several different cities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,500,000, with $225,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1985 as the United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship. Tournament locations Winners *2002 Isao Aoki *2001 Gil Morgan *2000 Gil Morgan Bell Atlantic Classic *1999 Tom Jenkins *1998 Jay Sigel *1997 Bob Eastwood *1996 Dale Douglass *1995 Jim Colbert *1994 Lee Trevino *1993 Bob Charles *1992 Lee Trevino *1991 Jim Ferree *1990 Dale Douglass Bell Atlantic/St. Christopher's Classic *1989 Dave Hill United Hospitals Classic *1988 Bruce Crampton United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship *1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez *1986 Gary Player *1985 Don January Donald Ray January (November 20, 1929 – May 7, 2023) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1967 PGA Championship. Early life Born in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicente Fernández (golfer)
Vicente Fernández (born 5 April 1946) is an Argentine golfer who has won more than 60 professional tournaments around the world. Fernández was born in Corrientes, Argentina. He turned professional in 1964 and was a regular competitor on the European Tour from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. He won four titles on the tour and had two top ten Order of Merit finishes, placing 6th in 1974 and 9th in 1975. He was sixteenth on the Order of Merit in 1992 at the age of 46. As a senior Fernández moved to the United States to play on the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour), where he has won four tournaments. His other wins include eight victories in his national open championship, the Argentine Open. Professional wins (72) European Tour wins (4) European Tour playoff record (1–0) Argentine wins (51) *1967 Argentine Masters, North Open *1968 Argentine Open *1969 Argentine Open *1970 Center Open, Abierto del Litoral, Norpatagonico Open, Acantilados Grand Prix *1971 Argentine Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas Senior Classic
The Las Vegas Senior Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1986–2001. It was played in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Desert Inn Country Club (1986–1993) and at the TPC at The Canyons, now known as TPC Las Vegas, from 1994–2001. The purse for the 2001 tournament was US$1,400,000, with $210,000 going to the winner. Winners Las Vegas Senior Classic *2001 Bruce Fleisher Las Vegas Senior Classic presented by TruGreen-Chemlawn *2000 Larry Nelson *1999 Vicente Fernández *1998 Hale Irwin *1997 Hale Irwin Las Vegas Senior Classic *1996 Jim Colbert *1995 Jim Colbert *1994 Raymond Floyd *1993 Gibby Gilbert *1992 Lee Trevino *1991 Chi-Chi Rodríguez *1990 Chi-Chi Rodríguez General Tires Las Vegas Classic *1989 Charles Coody Billy Charles Coody ( ; born July 13, 1937) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1971 Masters Tournament. Early life and amateur career Coody was born in Stamford, Texas and raised in Abilene, Texas. He atten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hale Irwin
Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American professional golfer. He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He is one of the few players in history to win three U.S. Opens, becoming the oldest ever U.S. Open champion in 1990 at the age of 45. As a senior golfer, Irwin ranks second all-time in PGA Tour Champions victories. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Champions Tour history. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect. Early life Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, and raised in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and Boulder, Colorado. His father introduced him to the game of golf when he was four years old; he broke 70 for the first time at age fourteen. Irwin was a star athlete in football, baseball, and golf at Boulder High School and graduated in 1963. Amateur career Irwin then attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, played football for the Buffaloes under head coach Eddie Crowder, was a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationwide Championship
The Nationwide Championship was a golf tournament on the Senior PGA Tour from 1991 to 2000. It was played in Alpharetta, Georgia, United States, at the Country Club of the South (1991–1994) and at the Golf Club of Georgia (1995–2000). The purse for the 2000 tournament was US$1,450,000, with $217,500 going to the winner. Winners *2000 Hale Irwin *1999 Hale Irwin *1998 John Jacobs *1997 Graham Marsh *1996 Jim Colbert *1995 Bob Murphy *1994 Dave Stockton *1993 Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is an American retired professional golfer who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history. He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981. Trevino won six major championships and ... *1992 Isao Aoki *1991 Mike Hill Source: References Former PGA Tour Champions events Golf tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state) Recurring sporting events established in 1991 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2000 1991 establishments in Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno's Memorial Classic
The Regions Charity Classic, formerly known as the Bruno's Memorial Classic, was an American golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It was originally held at Greystone Golf & Country Club and moved to Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa, one of ten courses on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, located in Hoover, Alabama (a suburb of Birmingham) in 2006. The tournament was founded in 1991 by Birmingham-based Bruno's Supermarkets. The event was managed by the Bruno family under itBruno Event Teamcompany. Through 2006, the tournament was normally scheduled to end on the first Sunday of May of each year, or a few days close to that day. In 2007, the tournament schedule was moved roughly two weeks later, to May 17–20. The first two tournaments were held in August — frequently a time of hot, humid climate in Alabama. The dates were moved to June for three more years, then finally to the early May/late April period. In 2010, organizers announced that the tournament would be superseded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Depot Invitational
The Home Depot Invitational was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1983 to 2001. It was played in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Quail Hollow Club (1983-1989) and at the TPC at Piper Glen (1990-2001). The purse for the 2001 tournament was US$1,300,000, with $195,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1983 as the World Seniors Invitational. Winners Home Depot Invitational *2001 Bruce Fleisher *2000 Bruce Fleisher *1999 Bruce Fleisher *1998 Jim Dent *1997 Jim Dent PaineWebber Invitational *1996 Graham Marsh *1995 Bob Murphy *1994 Lee Trevino *1993 Mike Hill *1992 Don Bies *1991 Orville Moody *1990 Bruce Crampton *1989 ''No tournament - canceled due to Hurricane Hugo.'' *1988 Dave Hill PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational *1987 Gary Player *1986 Bruce Crampton *1985 Miller Barber World Seniors Invitational *1984 Peter Thomson *1983 Doug Sanders George Douglas Sanders (July 24, 1933 – April 12, 2020) was an American professional golfer who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PGA Seniors' Championship
The Senior PGA Championship, established in 1937, is the oldest of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both PGA Tour Champions and the European Senior Tour. It was formerly an unofficial money event on the European Senior Tour, but since 2007 has been an official money event. Winners gain entry into the next PGA Championship. The winners prior to 1980, the first season of the senior tour, are not considered major champions of this event by the PGA Tour Champions. The lower age limit is 50, which is the standard limit for men's senior professional golf tournaments. Like its PGA Tour counterpart, the Senior PGA Championship allows club professionals to enter. The tournament committee gives former winners of the PGA Professional National Championship a one time invitation upon turning 50 years of age and the top 35 club professionals who qualify throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |