The Instinet Classic

The Instinet Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1985 to 2002. It was played in several different cities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

One of the threesomes during the final round of the 1998 tournament was Lee Elder, Jim Dent and Jim Thorpe. It is believed that this was probably the first time a playing group in a PGA Tour or Champions Tour was composed of African-American golfers.[1]

The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,500,000, with $225,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1985 as the United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship.

Tournament locations

Years City Course
2000-2002 Princeton, New Jersey TPC at Jasna Polana
1998-1999 Avondale, Pennsylvania Hartefeld National Golf club
1992-1997 Malvern, Pennsylvania Chester Valley Golf club
1991 Malvern, Pennsylvania White Manor Country Club
1985-1990 Malvern, Pennsylvania Chester Valley Golf club

Winners

Bell Atlantic Classic

Bell Atlantic/St. Christopher's Classic

United Hospitals Classic

United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship

References

  1. ^ Zullo, Allan, "Astonishing but True Golf Facts", Andrew McMeels Publishing, Forest Fairview, North Carolina, 2001.