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. It was played in

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at the River Course of Kingsmill Golf Club outside of

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, from 1981 to 2002. From 1977 through 1995, it was known as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic. The event was founded in 1968 as the Kaiser International Open Invitational, which was played in northern

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in Napa through

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. In its second year, it was played twice. At the second edition in January

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, three days of rain washed out the final two rounds of play and 36-hole leader Miller Barber was declared the winner, but only half the prize money was distributed. The tournament was rescheduled for late October/early November and

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was the winner in a four-man playoff, decided on the second extra hole on Monday. The purse of the inaugural event in 1968 was $125,000, and

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took the winner's share of $25,000 in January for his first The final event in 2002 had a purse of $3.7 million, with a winner's share of $666,000 to

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in early October. From

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, an

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event, the

Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill The Pure Silk Championship was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played in Williamsburg, Virginia. The 72-hole tournament was held on the par-71 River Course at Kingsmill Resort, set at in 2013. Previously known as ...

, was played at the same location. In

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, the

event returned, renamed the

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Tournament highlights

*1968:

shot a final round 65 (–7) to win $25,000 at the inaugural event, a stroke ahead of

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. *January 1969: For the first time ever, due to three days of steady rain a 72-hole PGA Tour tourney is called off after only 36 holes. Miller Barber was the winner by one shot over

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. The purse was also cut in half. *November 1969: The Kaiser International is decided in a four-way playoff.

sank a birdie putt on the second extra hole to defeat

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and

Billy Casper William Earl Casper Jr. (June 24, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. In his youth, Casper started as a caddie a ...

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was eliminated on the first playoff hole, as the others made birdies. Darkness then caused play to be called until Monday morning, which had a fog delay. *1970:

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makes a birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat

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and

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. Dave Hill misses the playoff by one shot after making a triple bogey on the 11th hole during the final round of play. Just before his disastrous hole, Hill and his playing partner

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exchanged angry words which required an official to settle their clash. *1974:

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collects his 8th triumph of the year and wins by eight shots over Casper and Trevino. *1975: Miller successfully defends his Kaiser title and finishes three shots ahead of Rod Curl. *1976: J. C. Snead foils Miller's attempt to win three straight at Kaiser; Snead shoots a final round 68 to finish two shots ahead of Miller and Gibby Gilbert. *1977: Miller Barber wins in Napa again, with a final round 65 to rally from six shots back and defeat George Archer by two shots. *1979: John Fought birdies the 72nd hole to win by one shot over Alan Tapie, Bobby Wadkins, and Buddy Gardner. It was Fought's second straight win on the PGA Tour. *1981: John Mahaffey wins the first edition in Virginia, two strokes ahead of

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. *1983:

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rallies from six shots back to successfully defend his Anheuser-Busch title, one shot in front of Tim Norris.

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squandered the large lead, but wins the

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two weeks later. *1984:

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, seven shots behind when final round play began, shoots a 63 to win by one shot over

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. *1986:

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has a final round 64 to win by two shots over Jodie Mudd. *1992:

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bogeys the final two holes, but wins by one shot over

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, Jim Gallagher, and Bill Britton. *1996:

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sets the 72-hole scoring mark at 265 (–19), with a four-shot victory over Tom Purtzer in July. *1997:

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, a future top-ranked player in the world and

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champion, gains his first tour victory; he birdied the first playoff hole to defeat Grant Waite and

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in mid-October. *1998: Duval successfully defends his Michelob title, three shots ahead of Phil Tataurangi. *1999: Tour rookie Notah Begay III notches his second victory in a playoff with Tom Byrum. *2001:

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, winner of the

, successfully defends his Michelob title, one shot ahead of

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.PLUS: GOLF; Toms Wins Michelob With a 3-Under 68
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attains his first tour win and takes $666,000 at the final edition, two shots ahead of Brandt Jobe and Scott Hoch.

Winners

Notes

References

External links

Tournament results (1970-2002) at GolfObserver.com
- at GolfToday.co.uk {{coord, 37.225, -76.668, display=title Former PGA Tour events Golf tournaments in California Golf tournaments in Virginia Sports in Hampton Roads Recurring sporting events established in 1968 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2002 1968 establishments in California 2002 disestablishments in Virginia