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 $195,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1993 as the Cadillac NFL Golf Classic.
Winners
edit| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | 1st prize ($) | 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
edit- ^ "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.