Chattanooga Classic (PGA Tour)

This article is about the former PGA Tour event. For the former Nationwide Tour event, see Children's Hospital Classic.

The Chattanooga Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1986 to 1992. It was played at Valleybrook Country Club in Hixson, Tennessee from 1983 to 1991 and at the Council Fire Golf and Country Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

It was founded in 1983 as the Michelob-Chattanooga Gold Cup Classic and from 1983 to 1985, it was part of the PGA Tour's "Tournament Players Series", a "satellite tour". In 1986, it was played opposite the U.S. Open and although the prize money counted as official the win did not. From 1987 to 1990, it was played opposite the NEC World Series of Golf and from 1991 to 1992 it was played opposite the British Open.

The purse for the 1992 tournament was $800,000 with $144,000 going to the winner.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
Chattanooga Classic
1992 Mark Carnevale  United States 269 −19 2 strokes United States Ed Dougherty
United States Dan Forsman
1991 Dillard Pruitt  United States 260 −20 2 strokes United States Lance Ten Broeck
1990 Peter Persons  United States 260 −20 2 strokes Canada Richard Zokol
1989 Stan Utley  United States 263 −17 3 strokes Canada Ray Stewart
Provident Classic
1988 Phil Blackmar  United States 264 −16 Playoff United States Payne Stewart
1987 John Inman  United States 265 −15 1 stroke United States Bill Glasson
United States Rocco Mediate

Provident Classic

Michelob-Chattanooga Gold Cup Classic

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