B.C. Open Explained

B.C. Open
Location:Endicott, New York
Establishment:1971
Course:En-Joie Golf Club
Par:72
Tour:PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:July
Final Year:2006
Aggregate:264 Jason Bohn (2005)
To-Par:−24 as above
Final Champion: John Rollins
Map:USA#USA New York
Map Label:En-Joie GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:42.091°N -76.081°W

The B.C. Open was a PGA Tour golf tournament in Broome County, New York, held annually from 1971 to 2006. In 1971, it was called the Broome County Open, and the next year it switched to the B.C. Open. In 1973, it became a PGA Tour regular 72-hole money event. From 2000 to 2006, it took place during the same week as The Open Championship, 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 Upstate New York for every event through 2005. In 2006, severe flooding of the adjacent Susquehanna River forced the event to move to the Atunyote Golf Club at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona. 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 Johnny Hart, 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 FedEx Cup.[1] The success of the Turning Stone event in 2006 led to that venue hosting a "Fall Series" event beginning in 2007, the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

The Broome County Community Charities has hosted a Champions Tour event at the En-Joie Golf Course beginning in 2007, the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.[2]

Tournament highlights

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
B.C. Open
269 −19 1 stroke 540,000
264 −24 1 stroke 540,000
268 −20 1 stroke 540,000
267 −21 1 stroke 540,000
269 −19 1 stroke 378,000
266 −22 Playoff 360,000
Brad Faxon (2) 270 −18 1 stroke 360,000
273 −15 Playoff 288,000
273 −15 3 strokes 270,000
275 −13 1 stroke 234,000
197 −16 Playoff 180,000
269 −15 1 stroke 180,000
266 −18 4 strokes 162,000
271 −13 1 stroke 144,000
266 −18 6 strokes 144,000
269 −15 3 strokes 144,000
268 −16 3 strokes 126,000
268 −16 Playoff 90,000
268 −16 2 strokes 90,000
Joey Sindelar (2) 266 −18 4 strokes 72,000
267 −17 2 strokes 72,000
274 −10 1 stroke 54,000
275 −9 1 stroke 54,000
268 −16 4 strokes 54,000
265 −19 7 strokes 49,500
270 −14 3 strokes 49,500
271 −13 1 stroke 49,500
270 −14 1 stroke 49,500
267 −17 5 strokes 45,000
270 −14 5 strokes 40,000
271 −13 1 stroke 40,000
274 −10 1 stroke 35,000
273 −11 Playoff 30,000
266 −18 6 strokes 20,000
1972 136 −8 1 stroke 4,000
Broome County Open
1971 68 −4 Playoff 2,000

External links

42.091°N -76.081°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pgatour.com/info/company/story/9163334 PGA TOUR unveils inaugural FedEx Cup schedule
  2. http://www.pgatour.com/info/company/story/9692420 Champions Tour to come to site of B.C. Open next year
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QApRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AsQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7359,3813839&dq=hubert+green+bc+open&hl=en Green captures B.C. golf
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qYZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1657,4465177&dq=richie+karl+bc+open&hl=en B.C. Open winner almost quit
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o7dHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cf8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5398,258155&dq=tom+kite+bc+open+66&hl=en Duo shares B.C. lead
  6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QUZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VlgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4545,943924&dq=tom+kite+bc+open&hl=en Kite lands a winner
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MzFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3584,7199976&dq=howard+twitty+bc+open&hl=en Twitty wins B.C. golf as opponents falter
  8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IN0VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3186,922284&dq=calvin+peete+bc+open&hl=en Peete recovers to claim B.C. Open title
  9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mapeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AlMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4891,4351293&dq=wayne+levi+bc+open&hl=en Levi winner of B.C. Open title
  10. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gNBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uUANAAAAIBAJ&pg=1211,6517346&dq=joey+sindelar+bc+open&hl=en Sindelar's 69 wins B.C. Open by four shots over Jeff Sluman
  11. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xe5DAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5K8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4221,2323613&dq=fred+couples+bc+open&hl=en Fred Couples B.C. winner
  12. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C0hKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o4UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1056,6252796&dq=john+daly+bc+open&hl=en Daly grabs 6-shot win in B.C. Open
  13. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vcIfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P9gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2318,3788011&dq=blaine+mccallister+bc+open&hl=en McCallister wins B.C. Open title
  14. News: Results plus . . September 18, 1995 . C-7 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306160832/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/18/sports/results-plus-486095.html . 2016-03-06 . live.
  15. News: Golf: Roundup – B.C. Open . . Associated Press . September 29, 1997 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171229004800/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/29/sports/golf-roundup.html . 2017-12-29 . live.
  16. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K4VIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=228DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1868,3642535&dq=brad+faxon+bc+open&hl=en Faxon wins again at B.C. Open
  17. News: McRoy, Down 7, Rallies To Earn His First Title . The New York Times.
  18. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TGJPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PAQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5818,1769279&dq=craig+stadler+bc+open&hl=en Stadler captures B.C. Open
  19. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j31FAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QscMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1416,3094868&dq=john+rollins+bc+open&hl=en Rollins nips May to win B.C. Open