Cox Classic Explained

Cox Classic
Location:Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Establishment:1996
Course:Champions Club
Par:71
Tour:Web.com Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:August
Final Year:2013
Aggregate:258 Chris Smith (1997)
To-Par:−26 Chris Smith (1997)
−26 Bo Van Pelt (2003)
Final Champion: Bronson La'Cassie
Map:USA#USA Nebraska
Map Label:Champions Club
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:41.287°N -96.127°W

The Cox Classic presented by Lexus of Omaha was a professional golf tournament in the central United States on the Web.com Tour. It was played annually for eighteen years at Champions Run in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] [2]

It debuted as the "Nike Omaha Classic" in 1996, with a purse of $200,000 and a winner's share of $36,000, won by Rocky Walcher on August 11.[3] For its 18th and final edition in 2013, the purse had quadrupled to $800,000 and Bronson La'Cassie took the winner's share of $144,000 after three playoff holes.[4]

The Web.com Tour returned to Omaha in 2017 with the Pinnacle Bank Championship, held at public Indian Creek Golf Course in July.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Cox Classic
Bronson La'Cassie 263 −21 Playoff Matt Bettencourt
Ben Kohles 260 −24 3 strokes Dawie van der Walt
J. J. Killeen 262 −22 1 stroke Jonas Blixt
Gary Christian
Ken Duke
Danny Lee
Martin Piller 261 −23 2 strokes Dicky Pride
Rich Barcelo 264 −20 1 stroke Tom Gillis
265 −19 Playoff David Branshaw
Roland Thatcher 260 −24 1 stroke Jason Day
Johnson Wagner 263 −21 4 strokes Craig Bowden
Jason Gore 261 −23 Playoff Roger Tambellini
Charles Warren 267 −21 1 stroke John Elliott
Omaha Classic
Bo Van Pelt 262 −26 2 strokes Craig Lile
267 −21 1 stroke Anthony Painter
Buy.com Omaha Classic
Heath Slocum 266 −22 1 stroke Rod Pampling
David Berganio Jr. 268 −20 Playoff Ahmad Bateman
Nike Omaha Classic
Mathew Goggin 264 −24 4 strokes Casey Martin
271 −13 Playoff Jay Williamson
Chris Smith 258 −26 11 strokes Barry Cheesman
267 −21 1 stroke Michael Christie
Steve Larick
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Web.com Tour regular-season money list. Golfers in bold italics were promoted immediately due to it being their third win of the season.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Cox Classic won't return to Omaha in 2014 . Omaha World-Herald . Pospisil . Stu . January 17, 2014. February 6, 2017.
  2. News: Omaha will host Web.com Tour stop for next five years . Omaha World-Herald . Pospisil . Stu . July 11, 2016. February 6, 2017.
  3. News: Golf: Nike Omaha Classic . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . April 12, 1996 . 4C.
  4. News: Pressure putts, plus a perk for La'Cassie with win . Omaha World-Herald . Pospisil . Stu . August 25, 2013. February 6, 2017.