Rheem Classic
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The Rheem Classic is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is held each year at Hardscrabble Golf Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is the only annual PGA event in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
Rheem, a major area employer and manufacturer of air conditioning units, is the main sponsor of the event. Many proceeds of the tournament are donated to charities such as The First Tee of Fort Smith, and the Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club.
The 2006 purse was $500,000.
The tournament was founded in 1998 as the Fort Smith Classic. Rheem took over as the major sponsor in 2003.
[edit] Winners
- 2006 Darron Stiles (playoff)
- 2005 Chris Couch
- 2004 Franklin Langham
- 2003 Zach Johnson
- 2002 Todd Fischer
- 2001 Jay Delsing (playoff)
- 2000 Tim Clark
- 1999 Gary Webb
- 1998 Mark Hensby
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