New England Classic
Tournament information | |
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Location | Sutton, Massachusetts |
Established | 1969 |
Course(s) | Pleasant Valley Country Club |
Par | 71 |
Length | 7,110 yards (6,500 m) |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$1,500,000 |
Month played | July |
Final year | 1998 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 266 Loren Roberts (1997) |
To par | −18 as above |
Final champion | |
Steve Pate | |
Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in Massachusetts |
The New England Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1969 through 1998. It was held under various names at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts.
Tournament highlights
- 1975: Roger Maltbie wins for the second consecutive week on the PGA Tour. He beats Mac McLendon by one shot.[1] Afterwards, Maltbie left his $40,000 winner's check behind in a bar.[2]
- 1977: Due to the PGA Tour labeling it a 'designated event',[3] Jack Nicklaus plays in the tournament for the first and only time. He finishes in second place two shots behind winner Raymond Floyd.[4]
- 1978: One week after winning the optometrist, Gil Morgan, by two shots.[5]
- 1986: Gene Sauers defeats Blaine McCallister on the third hole of a sudden death playoff for his first ever PGA Tour title after having to hole a par chip on the first playoff hole to avoid elimination.[6]
- 1989: Three years after suffering a tough luck playoff loss at Pleasant Valley, Blaine McCallister birdies the final two holes to win the 21st edition of the tournament by one shot over Brad Faxon.[7]
- 1998: Steve Pate wins the last edition of the tournament. He beat Scott Hoch and Bradley Hughes by one shot.[8] For Pate it was his first victory since a 1996 car accident.
Winners
See also
- CVS Caremark Charity Classic- an unofficial PGA Tour event that used the CVS Charity Classic name
- Deutsche Bank Championship- a PGA Tour event held in greater Boston since 2003.
Notes
- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
References
- ^ Roger Maltbie comes from behind to win Pleasant Valley Golf Classic
- ^ Maltbie serious about golf, but draws laughs
- ^ Pleasant Valley is 'designated'
- ^ Ray Floyd wins Pleasant Valley
- ^ Mahaffey takes Pleasant Valley
- ^ Sauers' Sweet Putt
- ^ McCallister birdies his way from pack to Boston title
- ^ Car crash, bad hole can't stop Steve Pate