The Greenbrier American Express Championship

The Greenbrier American Express Championship
Tournament information
Location White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia, U.S.
Established 1985
Course(s) The Greenbrier
Par 72
Length 6,709 yards (6,135 m)
Tour(s) Senior PGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 54 holes
(no cut)
Prize fund $225,000
Month played July
Final year 1987
Tournament record score
Aggregate 200 Don January (1985)
200 Bruce Crampton (1987)
To par −16 as above
Final champion
Australia Bruce Crampton
The Greenbrier
Location in the United States
The Greenbrier
Location in West Virginia

The Greenbrier American Express Championship was a professional golf tournament on the Senior PGA Tour (now PGA Tour Champions). Held from 1985 through 1987 in West Virginia, the 54-hole event was played in July at The Greenbrier resort near White Sulphur Springs.

The inaugural event was played Thursday through Saturday, starting on the Fourth of July.[1] Don January won the first two editions, the second in a sudden-death playoff.[2] Bruce Crampton opened with a 63 and won the final tournament in 1987 by six strokes, tying January's scoring record of 200 (–16).[3][4]

The PGA Tour returned to the resort in 2010 with its Greenbrier Classic.

Results

YearDatesWinnerScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-upPurse ($)Winner's
share ($)		Notes
1987Jul 3–5Australia Bruce Crampton63-70-67=200−166 strokesUnited States Orville Moody225,00034,000[3][4]
1986Jul 11–13United States Don January (2)70-66-71=207−9PlayoffUnited States Jim Ferree200,00030,000[2]
1985Jul 4–6United States Don January70-64-66=200−162 strokesUnited States Lee Elder200,00030,000[1]
  • All events played at The Greenbrier; playoff in 1986 was won with a par on the first extra hole.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "January wins". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. wire services. July 7, 1985. p. C7.
  2. 1 2 3 "January takes senior playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 14, 1986. p. 3B.
  3. 1 2 "Crampton champion". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. news services. July 6, 1987. p. 23.
  4. 1 2 "Golf: Greenbrier Seniors". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 6, 1987. p. 25.
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