Ellie Mae Classic Explained

Ellie Mae Classic
Location:Hayward, California
Establishment:2009
Course:TPC Stonebrae
Par:70
Yardage:7024yd
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:August
Final Year:2019
Aggregate:250 Stephan Jäger (2016)
To-Par:−30 as above
Final Champion: Zac Blair
Map:USA#USA California
Map Label:TPC Stonebrae
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:37.647°N -122.001°W

The Ellie Mae Classic was a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in 2009 at TPC Stonebrae (previously known as Stonebrae Country Club), in Hayward, California.[1]

The inaugural event had a prize fund of $600,000 with $108,000 going to the winner, Australian Michael Sim who shot a final round 64 to triumph by 6 strokes.[2] The 2010 event had the same purse and American Kevin Chappell won his first Nationwide Tour event. Daniel Chopra of Sweden won the 2011 event, shortened to 54 holes after fog delayed and then canceled the fourth round.[3]

The event was not played in 2013 due to construction of a new clubhouse, but returned in 2014.[4] In 2016, Stephan Jäger set the 18-hole scoring record (58) and 72-hole scoring record (250) on the Web.com Tour at this tournament. In 2017, basketball's Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, accepted a sponsor's exemption into the Ellie Mae Classic field and shot 74 in both the first and second rounds of the tournament, missing the cut.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Ellie Mae Classic
Zac Blair 263 −17 1 stroke Brandon Crick
257 −23 4 strokes Josh Teater
262 −18 1 stroke Brandon Harkins
250 −30 7 strokes Rhein Gibson
Stonebrae Classic
Kim Si-woo 268 −12 Playoff Jamie Lovemark
Wes Roach
Tony Finau 258 −22 3 strokes Daniel Berger
Fabián Gómez
Zack Sucher
TPC Stonebrae Championship
2013: No tournament
270 −12 1 stroke Paul Haley II
Matt Harmon
Duffy Waldorf
Fresh Express Classic
Daniel Chopra 198 −12 1 stroke Russell Knox
Luke List
Kevin Chappell 264 −20 1 stroke David Hearn
Stonebrae Classic
Michael Sim 266 −18 6 strokes John Kimbell
Cameron Percy
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list.

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Notes and References

  1. News: PGA Tour to run Hayward course  - Stonebrae club will play host to Nationwide event . . May 1, 2008 . April 9, 2013 . Ron . Kroichick.
  2. News: Sim's 64 gives him six-stroke victory . . Associated Press . April 5, 2009 . April 9, 2013.
  3. Web site: Chopra declared winner after fog-plagued Rd. 4 canceled . Joe . Chemycz . April 18, 2011 . April 9, 2013.
  4. Web site: 2014 Web.com Tour schedule . PGA Tour . January 17, 2014 . January 17, 2014.