Chattanooga Classic (PGA Tour) explained

Chattanooga Classic
Location:Chattanooga, Tennessee
Establishment:1983
Course:Council Fire Golf and Country Club
Par:72
Yardage:6999yd
Tour:PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:July
Aggregate:260 Peter Persons (1990)
260 Dillard Pruitt (1991)
To-Par:−20 as above
Final Year:1992
Final Champion: Mark Carnevale
Map:USA#USA Tennessee
Map Label:Council Fire G&CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:34.986°N -85.173°W

The Chattanooga Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1986 to 1992. It was played at Valleybrook Country Club in Hixson, Tennessee from 1983 to 1991 and at the Council Fire Golf and Country Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

It was founded in 1983 as the Michelob-Chattanooga Gold Cup Classic and from 1983 to 1985, it was part of the PGA Tour's "Tournament Players Series", a "satellite tour". In 1986, it was played opposite the U.S. Open and although the prize money counted as official the win did not. From 1987 to 1990, it was played opposite the NEC World Series of Golf and from 1991 to 1992 it was played opposite The Open Championship.

The purse for the 1992 tournament was $800,000 with $144,000 going to the winner.

Winners

YearTourWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
Chattanooga Classic
1992 269 −19 2 strokes [1]
1991 260 −20 2 strokes
1990 260 −20 2 strokes
1989 263 −17 3 strokes
Provident Classic
1988 264 −16 Playoff
1987 265 −15 1 stroke
1986 261 −19 1 stroke
1985 TPS 200 −10 Playoff [2]
1984 TPS 200 −10 Playoff [3]
Michelob-Chattanooga Gold Cup Classic
1983 TPS 272 −12 1 stroke [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Chattanooga Classic . GolfStats . 2021-07-11.
  2. News: Floridian wins Provident Classic . The Pensacola Journal . Florida . Associated Press . August 13, 1984 . 4B . newspapers.com . subscription.
  3. News: Golf Roundup: Provident Classic . The Leaf-Chronicle . Clarksville, Tennessee . Associated Press . June 17, 1985 . B1 . newspapers.com . subscription.
  4. News: Scoreboard – Gold Cup Classic . 16 May 1983 . 20 . Spokane Chronicle . newspapers.com . 2021-07-30.