Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship Explained

Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship
Location:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Establishment:2012
Course:Bear Mountain Resort
Tour:PGA Tour Champions
Format:Stroke play - 54 holes
(no cut)
Purse:$2.5 million
Month Played:September
Final Year:2017
Aggregate:197 Paul Goydos (2014)
To-Par:−19 Paul Goydos (2014)
Final Champion: Jerry Kelly

The Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions. It was first played in September 2012 at the Kapolei Golf Course in Kapolei, Hawaii,[1] which is owned and operated by Pacific Links International. It moved to the 27 Club in Tianjin, China for the 2015 season[2] but was eventually canceled. It moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada for the 2016 season [3]

The purse for the 2016 tournament was $2.5 million, with a winner's share of $375,000.

Winners

YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreMarginPurse ($)
Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship
Sep 15–17 199 (−14) 1 stroke 2,500,000
Sep 23–25 198 (−15) Playoff 2,500,000
Pacific Links China Championship
Sep 18–20 No tournament because of Tianjin explosions[4]
Pacific Links Hawai'i Championship
Sep 19–21 197 (−19) 1 stroke 2,200,000
Sep 20–22 205 (−11) Playoff 1,800,000
Sep 14–16 202 (−14) 1 stroke 1,800,000

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Pacific Links Hawaii C'ship coming in September . PGA Tour . July 15, 2012 . September 22, 2013.
  2. Web site: Champions Tour announces 2015 schedule . PGA Tour . December 17, 2014 . December 18, 2014.
  3. Web site: Canada's Bear Mountain Resort named as host of 2016 Pacific Links Championship . PGA Tour . May 6, 2016 . September 19, 2016.
  4. Web site: 2015 Pacific Links China Championship canceled . PGA Tour . August 25, 2015.