Bakersfield Open Explained

Nike Bakersfield Open
Location:Bakersfield, California
Establishment:1990
Course:Bakersfield Country Club
Par:72
Tour:Nike Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:October
Final Year:1993
Aggregate:202 Clark Dennis (1993)
202 Jim Furyk (1993)
202 Sonny Skinner (1993)
To-Par:−14 as above
Final Champion: Clark Dennis
Map:USA#USA California
Map Label:Bakersfield CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:35.392°N -118.94°W

The Bakersfield Open was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour. It ran from 1990 to 1993, and was played in Bakersfield, California. In 1990 and 1991, it was played at Bakersfield Country Club. In 1992 and 1993, it was played at Seven Oaks Country Club. The 1990 event was the first played on the tour, then called the Ben Hogan Tour.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Nike Bakersfield Open
202 −14 Playoff Jim Furyk
Sonny Skinner
Ben Hogan Bakersfield Open
205 −11 2 strokes Steve Lowery
Olin Browne 207 −9 4 strokes Bob Friend
Ron Streck
Mike Springer 209 −7 2 strokes David Tentis
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Ben Hogan Tour money list.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Web.com Tour chronology. PGA Tour. October 27, 2016. October 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005124037/http://mediaguide.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/C55EC568ADC442D2852576E7005C2F3E?openDocument. dead.