GTE Northwest Classic

GTE Northwest Classic
Tournament information
Location Kenmore, Washington, U.S.
Established 1986
Course(s) Inglewood Golf Club
(1987–1995)
Par 72
Length 6,440 yards (5,889 m)[1]
Tour(s) Senior PGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 54 holes
Prize fund $600,000
Month played September
Final year 1995
Tournament record score
Aggregate 198 Mike Hill (1991)
To par –18 as above
Final champion
United States Walter Morgan
Kenmore
Location in the United States
Inglewood GC
Location in Washington

The GTE Northwest Classic was a professional golf tournament in the Seattle area on the Senior PGA Tour. Played for ten seasons, from 1986 through 1995, its inaugural event was at Sahalee Country Club[2] (now in Sammamish) and the last nine were at Inglewood Golf Club in Kenmore. The title sponsor was GTE Northwest, a local telephone operating company headquartered in Everett.

Bruce Crampton was the only multiple winner, with victories at both venues; the only playoff was in 1994, won by Simon Hobday with a birdie on the third extra hole to defeat Jim Albus.[3] The purse for the final edition in 1995 was $600,000, with a winner's share of $90,000,[4] which was at the low end of the scale. The sponsors opted not to renew for 1996 and the event was discontinued.[5]

The senior tour returned to the Seattle area in 2005 with the Boeing Classic at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge in Snoqualmie.

Winners

YearDatesChampionWinning
score
To parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
1995Sep 8–10United States Walter Morgan68-68-67=203−133 strokes600,00090,000
1994Sep 2–4South Africa Simon Hobday70-69-70=209−7Playoff550,00082,500
1993Aug 20–22United States Dave Stockton65-68-67=200−164 strokes500,00075,000
1992Aug 21–23United States Mike Joyce70-70-64=204−122 strokes450,00067,500
1991Aug 16–18United States Mike Hill68-66-64=198−182 strokes400,00060,000
1990Aug 24–26United States George Archer69-66-70=205−112 strokes350,00052,500
1989Aug 18–20United States Al Geiberger68-68-68=204−123 strokes350,00052,500
1988Jul 8–10Australia Bruce Crampton (2)69-68-70=207−91 stroke300,00045,000
1987Aug 21–23United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez70-68-68=206−101 stroke300,00045,000
1986Aug 15–17Australia Bruce Crampton67-71-72=210−62 strokes250,00037,500

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.

References

  1. "GTE Northwest victory Morgan's first as senior". Boca Raton News. Florida. September 11, 1995. p. 2B.
  2. 1 2 "Bruce Crampton edges January for GTE seniors championship". Gainesville Sun. Florida. Associated Press. August 18, 1986. p. 3B.
  3. "Hobday wins Classic". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. September 5, 1994. p. 5B.
  4. "GTE Northwest Classic". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 11, 1995. p. D6.
  5. Raley, Dan (April 13, 2004). "Senior golf stars returning to Seattle". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

Coordinates: 47°45′00″N 122°15′18″W / 47.75°N 122.255°W / 47.75; -122.255

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