Austin Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Established | 1997 |
| Course(s) | The Hills Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | Nike Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$225,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Final year | 1998 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 280 Michael Allen (1998) |
| To par | −8 as above |
| Final champion | |
| Michael Allen | |
| Location map | |
The Hills CC Location in the United States The Hills CC Location in Texas | |
The Austin Open was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour. It ran from 1997 to 1998 and was played at The Hills Country Club in Austin, Texas.
Eric Booker won the inaugural event that was rain-shortened to 36 holes.[1][2] Michael Allen won the second and final event.[3][4]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nike Greater Austin Open | ||||||
| 1998 | Michael Allen | 280 | −8 | 2 strokes | Gene Sauers Chris Zarmon | |
| 1997 | Eric Booker | 140[a] | −4 | 1 stroke | Brian Kamm | |
See also
- Austin Civitan Open, a 1962 LPGA Tour event
Notes
- ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
References
- ^ "Eric Booker Season – 1997". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ "Booker wins rain-shortened Nike Greater Austin Open". Associated Press News. April 6, 1997.
- ^ "Michael Allen Season – 1998". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ^ "Allen Hangs On In Austin". Sun-Sentinel. March 9, 1998. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.