The B.C. Open was a

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tournament in

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, held annually from 1971 to

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. In 1971, it was called the

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Open, and the next year it switched to the B.C. Open. In

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

, it became a PGA Tour regular 72-hole money event. From

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, it took place during the same week as

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, so the leading players were not available and it was one of the smaller events on the PGA Tour schedule. The purse for the final edition in 2006 was $3 million. The tournament was played at the En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott in

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for every event through

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. In 2006, severe flooding of the adjacent

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forced the event to move to the Atunyote Golf Club at the

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. The event was operated by Broome County Community Charities, Inc. Since its inception, the B.C. Open has turned back to local charities in excess of $7.4 million through 2003. It was partially named after the comic strip '' B.C.'', created by

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, who was born and raised in Endicott. Johnny Hart's ''B.C.'' characters were used in advertising the event. The B.C. Open was held for the last time on the PGA Tour in 2006 due to a schedule revamp based on the introduction of the

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. The success of the Turning Stone event in 2006 led to that venue hosting a " Fall Series" event beginning in 2007, the

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. The Broome County Community Charities has hosted a

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event at the En-Joie Golf Course beginning in 2007, the

Dick's Sporting Goods Open The Dick's Open is a golf tournament held in Endicott, New York, United States as part of the PGA Tour Champions. It debuted in July 2007, supplanting the B.C. Open, a former PGA Tour event from 1971 through 2006. It is sponsored by Dick's Sportin ...

Tournament highlights

*1973:

Hubert Green Hubert Myatt Green (December 28, 1946 – June 19, 2018) was an American professional golfer. Green won 19 PGA Tour events including two major championships: the 1977 U.S. Open and the 1985 PGA Championship. He was inducted into the World Go ...

wins the B.C. Open the first time it is considered an official PGA Tour event. He finishes six shots ahead of

Dwight Nevil Dwight Nevil (born August 25, 1944) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and later played on the Champions Tour. Nevil was born in Altus, Oklahoma. He played on the PGA Tour full-time from 1971–1977. H ...

. *1974: En Joie Golf Club assistant pro

Richie Karl Richard Karl (born September 28, 1944) is an American professional golfer who is best known as the last golf club professional to win an official PGA Tour event. Early life Karl was born in Johnson City, New York. He played college golf at Flo ...

birdies the first hole of a sudden death playoff to defeat

Bruce Crampton Bruce Crampton (born 28 September 1935) is an Australian professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Crampton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Kogarah High School from 1948 to 1950. In August 1953 he reached final of th ...

. *1978:

Tom Kite Thomas Oliver Kite Jr. (born December 9, 1949) is an American professional golfer and golf course architect. He won the U.S. Open in 1992 and spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 1989 and 1994. Early life a ...

shoots a first round 66 on his way to a wire-to-wire five shot victory over Mark Hayes. *1979: Howard Twitty earns his first PGA Tour triumph after

Tom Purtzer Thomas Warren Purtzer (born December 5, 1951) is an American professional golfer. Purtzer won a number of tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Early life and amateur career Purtzer was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended A ...

and

Doug Tewell Douglas Fred Tewell (born August 27, 1949) is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level, including two senior major championships. Early life and amateur career Tewell was ...

each come to the 72nd hole tied for the lead but falter by making bogey and double bogey respectively. *1982:

Calvin Peete Calvin Peete (July 18, 1943 – April 29, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was the most successful African-American to have played on the PGA Tour, with 12 wins, prior to the emergence of Tiger Woods. Peete won the 1985 Tournament ...

opens the final round with a double bogey but still wins the tournament easily by seven shots over

Jerry Pate Jerome Kendrick Pate (born September 16, 1953) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour. As a 22-year-old rookie, he won the U.S. Open in 1976. Early life Born in Macon, Georgia, he was one of six ...

. *1984:

Wayne Levi Wayne John Levi (born February 22, 1952) is an American professional golfer. Early life Levi was born in Little Falls (city), New York, Little Falls, New York and attended high school in Herkimer, New York. He enrolled at Oswego State University ...

birdies the 71st and 72nd holes to finish one shot ahead of

Hal Sutton Hal Evan Sutton (born April 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour Champions, who achieved 14 victories on the PGA Tour, including the 1983 PGA Championship (a major championship) and the 1983 and 2000 ...

and

Russ Cochran Russell Earl Cochran (born October 31, 1958) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions, having previously been a member on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is one of the few natural left-handed players to wi ...

. *1987:

Joey Sindelar Joseph Paul Sindelar (born March 30, 1958) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He previously played on the PGA Tour, winning seven tournaments between 1985 and 2004. Early life Sindelar was born in F ...

becomes the first person to win the B.C. Open twice. He finishes four shots ahead of

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 ...

. *1991:

Fred Couples Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament ...

tunes up for the

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matches by competing at the B.C. Open. He beats

Peter Jacobsen Peter Erling Jacobsen (born March 4, 1954) is an American professional golfer and commentator on Golf Channel and NBC. He has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He has won seven events on the PGA Tour and two events on the Champion ...

by three shots. *1992: John Daly wins for the first time since his 1991 PGA Championship victory. He finishes six shots ahead of Joel Edwards, Ken Green,

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 ...

, and

Nolan Henke Nolan Jay Henke (born November 25, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Henke was born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida and was a ...

. *1993:

Blaine McCallister Blaine McCallister (born October 17, 1958) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. Early life and amateur career McCallister was born in Fort Stockton, Texas. McCallister is natura ...

birdies the 72nd hole to win by one shot over

Denis Watson Denis Leslie Watson (born 18 October 1955) is a professional golfer from Zimbabwe. Early life and amateur career Watson was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia. He was educated at Oriel Boys High School, Chisipite. Watson represented Rhodesia at t ...

. *1995: Hal Sutton shoots a final round 61 to claim his first PGA Tour win in over nine years. He finishes one shot ahead of Jim McGovern. *1997:

Gabriel Hjertstedt Gabriel Hjertstedt (born 5 December 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer. In 1997, he became the first Swede to win on the U.S.-based PGA Tour. Early life and amateur career Hjertstedt was born in Umeå, Sweden. His family relocated to Austral ...

becomes the first Swedish born golfer to win on the PGA Tour. He finishes one shot ahead of

Andrew Magee Andrew Donald Magee (born May 22, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played for more than 20 years on the PGA Tour. Magee was born in Paris, France, where his father, a Texas oil man, was working at the time. He grew up in Dallas, Texa ...

, Chris Perry, and

Lee Rinker Lee Cross Rinker (born November 10, 1960) is an American professional golfer. Rinker was born in Stuart, Florida. He played college golf at the University of Alabama and turned professional in 1983 Rinker joined the PGA Tour in 1983, but strugg ...

. *2000:

Brad Faxon Bradford John Faxon Jr. (born August 1, 1961) is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour. Early life and amateur career Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island. He attended F ...

becomes the only B.C. Open winner to successfully defend his title. He beats Esteban Toledo by one shot. *2002:

Spike McRoy Robert Lynn "Spike" McRoy Jr. (born May 20, 1968) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Early life McRoy was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. He got his nickname ''Spike'' from his grea ...

shoots a final round 65 to overcome a seven-stroke deficit and finish one shot ahead of

Fred Funk Frederick Funk (born June 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He previously played on the PGA Tour, where he was an eight-time winner. Funk's signature win came at The Players Championship ...

. *2003: Coming off a

triumph just two weeks earlier,

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 ...

shoots a final round 63 to win the B.C. Open by one shot over

Alex Čejka Alexander Čejka (born 2 December 1970) is a Czech-German professional golfer. Čejka was born in Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia. He left the country with his parents as a refugee at the age of nine, eventually settling in Munich, where ...

and

Steve Lowery Stephen Brent Lowery (born October 12, 1960) is an American professional golfer. Early life Lowery was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Lowery won the Birmingham Golf Association Junior and State Junior in the late 1970s. Amateur career Lower ...

. *2006: John Rollins shoots a final round 63 to win the last B.C. Open. He finishes one shot ahead of Bob May.Rollins nips May to win B.C. Open
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Winners

Notes

References

External links

Tournament results (1973-2006) at GolfObserver.com
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