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from 1981 to 2008. It was played annually in June at the Nashawtuc Country Club in

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was the main sponsor of the tournament. The tournament was founded in 1981 as the Marlboro Classic. The Marlboro Classic was played at the Marlborough Country Club from 1981 to 1983. The purse for the 2008 tournament was US$1,650,000, with $247,500 for the winner.

Winners

Bank of America Championship *2008

Jeff Sluman Jeffrey George Sluman (born September 11, 1957) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including six PGA Tour victories. Early life and amateur career Sluman was born and reared in Rochester, New Yo ...

*2007

Jay Haas Jay Dean Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Early life and amateur career Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois ...

*2006 ''Cancelled due to rain and flooding'

*2005

Mark McNulty Mark William McNulty (born 24 March 1953) is a Zimbabwean-Irish professional golfer. He was one of the leading players on the European Tour from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, and featured in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking f ...

*2004

Craig Stadler Craig Robert Stadler (born June 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level, including one major championship, the 1982 Masters Tournament. Early life Stadler was bo ...

FleetBoston Classic *2003

Allen Doyle Allen Michael Doyle (born July 26, 1948) is an American professional golfer. Though a talented golfer, Doyle elected not to turn pro after graduating from Vermont's Norwich University. He moved to the south where he owned and operated a driving ...

*2002

Bob Gilder Robert Bryan Gilder (born December 31, 1950) is an American professional golfer. He won six tournaments on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour, where he has ten wins since joining in 2001 Senior PGA Tour, 2001. Early life and ...

*2001

Larry Nelson Larry Gene Nelson (born September 10, 1947) is an American professional golfer. He has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level. Early life and amateur career Nelson was born in Fort Payne, Alabama and grew up in ...

*2000

BankBoston Classic *1999

Tom McGinnis Thomas "Tom or Tommy" McGinnis (November 27, 1947 – June 6, 2019) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. McGinnis was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended the University of Tennessee and was ...

*1998

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. ...

*1997

Bank of Boston Senior Classic *1996 Jim Dent *1995

Isao Aoki is a Japanese professional golfer. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. Early life Aoki was born in Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He was introduced to golf while caddying at the Abiko Golf Club as a schoolboy. Professional career I ...

Bank of Boston Senior Golf Classic *1994

Jim Albus James Christian Albus (born June 18, 1940) is an American professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Albus was born in Staten Island, New York. He attended New Dorp High School, and went on to Bucknell University, where he was a suc ...

*1993

Bob Betley Robert Hansen Betley (February 1, 1940 – April 28, 2020) was an American professional golfer who is best known for having played on the Senior PGA Tour. Early life Betley was born in Butte, Montana. He attended Weber State University, where ...

Digital Seniors Classic *1992 Mike Hill *1991

Rocky Thompson Rocky Lee Thompson (born August 8, 1977) is a Canadian former ice hockey right wing, who currently serves as the head coach of theBridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League. He was most recently an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Fl ...

*1990 Bob Charles *1989 Bob Charles *1988

Chi-Chi Rodríguez Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez (October 23, 1935 – August 8, 2024) was a Puerto Rican professional golfer. The winner of eight PGA Tour events, he was the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early life Rodr� ...

*1987

*1986

*1985

Lee Elder Robert Lee Elder (July 14, 1934 – November 28, 2021) was an American professional golfer. In 1975, he became the first black golfer to play in the Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut. Elder was invited to the tournament after he won th ...

Digital Middlesex Classic *1984

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 Plainview, Texas, January graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas. He was a ...

Marlboro Classic *1983

*1982

Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Since embarking on a professional career in ...

*1981

Bob Goalby Robert George Goalby (March 14, 1929 – January 19, 2022) was an American professional golfer. He won the Masters Tournament in 1968, after Roberto De Vicenzo notably made an error on his scorecard. It was Goalby's lone major championship am ...

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References

External links

Official websitePGATOUR.com Tournament website
{{Former Champions Tour Events Former PGA Tour Champions events Golf tournaments in Massachusetts Sports in Middlesex County, Massachusetts History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts Recurring sporting events established in 1981 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2008 1981 establishments in Massachusetts 2008 disestablishments in Massachusetts