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The NFL Golf Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1993 to 2002. It was played in May or June at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey. It was a joint production with the NFL and attracted top NFL talent to play in a tournament within a tournament (separate from the golf pros). NFL players Trent Dilfer and Al Del Greco frequently played to the top of the leaderboard. The 2000 edition was also the final competitive win for golfing great Lee Trevino. In its day it was amongst the more popular stops of the Champions Tour.

The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,300,000, with $195,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1993 as the Cadillac NFL Golf Classic.

Winners

Year Player Country Score To par 1st prize ( $) Purse ($)
NFL Golf Classic
2002 James Mason   United States 207 −9 195,000 1,300,000
2001 John Schroeder   United States 207 −9 180,000 1,200,000
Cadillac NFL Golf Classic
2000 Lee Trevino (2)   United States 202 −14 165,000 1,100,000
1999 Allen Doyle   United States 204 −12 165,000 1,100,000
1998 Bob Dickson   United States 207 −9 165,000 1,100,000
1997 Bruce Crampton   Australia 210 −6 150,000 1,000,000
1996 Bob Murphy   United States 202 −14 142,500 950,000
1995 George Archer   United States 205 −11 142,500 950,000
1994 Raymond Floyd   United States 206 −10 135,000 900,000
1993 Lee Trevino   United States 209 −7 127,500 850,000

Source: [1]

References

  1. ^ "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The NFL Golf Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1993 to 2002. It was played in May or June at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey. It was a joint production with the NFL and attracted top NFL talent to play in a tournament within a tournament (separate from the golf pros). NFL players Trent Dilfer and Al Del Greco frequently played to the top of the leaderboard. The 2000 edition was also the final competitive win for golfing great Lee Trevino. In its day it was amongst the more popular stops of the Champions Tour.

The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,300,000, with $195,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1993 as the Cadillac NFL Golf Classic.

Winners

Year Player Country Score To par 1st prize ( $) Purse ($)
NFL Golf Classic
2002 James Mason   United States 207 −9 195,000 1,300,000
2001 John Schroeder   United States 207 −9 180,000 1,200,000
Cadillac NFL Golf Classic
2000 Lee Trevino (2)   United States 202 −14 165,000 1,100,000
1999 Allen Doyle   United States 204 −12 165,000 1,100,000
1998 Bob Dickson   United States 207 −9 165,000 1,100,000
1997 Bruce Crampton   Australia 210 −6 150,000 1,000,000
1996 Bob Murphy   United States 202 −14 142,500 950,000
1995 George Archer   United States 205 −11 142,500 950,000
1994 Raymond Floyd   United States 206 −10 135,000 900,000
1993 Lee Trevino   United States 209 −7 127,500 850,000

Source: [1]

References

  1. ^ "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.

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