Fort Smith Classic

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The Fort Smith Classic presented by Stephens, Inc. 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 Tour event in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

The 2008 purse was a record $550,000, with $99,000 going to the winner.

The tournament was founded in 1998 as the Fort Smith Classic. Mark Hensby won the inaugural tournament at 20-under par, which is still the record low score. In 2005, Chris Couch tied the course record with a final round 60.

[edit] Winners

Fort Smith Classic presented by Stephens, Inc.

• 2008 Colt Knost
• 2007 Jay Williamson

Rheem Classic presented by Times Record

• 2006 Darron Stiles (playoff)
• 2005 Chris Couch

Rheem Classic

• 2004 Franklin Langham
• 2003 Zach Johnson

Fort Smith Classic

• 2002 Todd Fischer

BUY.COM Fort Smith Classic

• 2001 Jay Delsing (playoff)
• 2000 Tim Clark

NIKE Fort Smith Classic

• 1999 Gary Webb
• 1998 Mark Hensby

[edit] External links

• Official site
• PGATOUR.com's tournament site

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