B.C. Open

This article is about the golf tournament held in the United States from 1971 to 2006. For the golf tournament held in Canada from 1928 to 1993, see British Columbia Open.
B.C. Open
Tournament information
LocationEndicott, New York
Established1971
Course(s)En-Joie Golf Club
Par72
Length7,482 yards (6,842 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$3,000,000
Month playedJuly
Final year2006
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Jason Bohn (2005)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
John Rollins
Location map
En-Joie GC
Location in the United States
En-Joie GC
Location in New York

The B.C. Open was a PGA Tour golf tournament in Broome County, New York, held annually from 1971 to 2006. In 1971, it was called the Broome County Open, and the next year it switched to the B.C. Open. In 1973, it became a PGA Tour regular 72-hole money event. From 2000 to 2006, it took place during the same week as The Open Championship, so the leading players were not available and it was one of the smaller events on the PGA Tour schedule. The purse for the final edition in 2006 was $3 million.

The tournament was played at the En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott in Upstate New York for every event through 2005. In 2006, severe flooding of the adjacent Susquehanna River forced the event to move to the Atunyote Golf Club at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona. The event was operated by Broome County Community Charities, Inc. Since its inception, the B.C. Open has turned back to local charities in excess of $7.4 million through 2003.

It was partially named after the comic strip B.C., created by Johnny Hart, who was born and raised in Endicott. Johnny Hart's B.C. characters were used in advertising the event.

The B.C. Open was held for the last time on the PGA Tour in 2006 due to a schedule revamp based on the introduction of the FedEx Cup.[1] The success of the Turning Stone event in 2006 led to that venue hosting a "Fall Series" event beginning in 2007, the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

The Broome County Community Charities has hosted a Champions Tour event at the En-Joie Golf Course beginning in 2007, the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.[2]

Tournament highlights

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
B.C. Open
2006 John Rollins 269 −19 1 stroke Bob May 540,000
2005 Jason Bohn 264 −24 1 stroke J. P. Hayes
Brendan Jones
Ryan Palmer
John Rollins		 540,000
2004 Jonathan Byrd 268 −20 1 stroke Ted Purdy 540,000
2003 Craig Stadler 267 −21 1 stroke Alex Čejka
Steve Lowery		 540,000
2002 Spike McRoy 269 −19 1 stroke Fred Funk 378,000
2001 Jeff Sluman 266 −22 Playoff Paul Gow 360,000
2000 Brad Faxon (2) 270 −18 1 stroke Esteban Toledo 360,000
1999 Brad Faxon 273 −15 Playoff Fred Funk 288,000
1998 Chris Perry 273 −15 3 strokes Peter Jacobsen 270,000
1997 Gabriel Hjertstedt 275 −13 1 stroke Andrew Magee
Chris Perry
Lee Rinker		 234,000
1996 Fred Funk 197[a] −16 Playoff Pete Jordan 180,000
1995 Hal Sutton 269 −15 1 stroke Jim McGovern 180,000
1994 Mike Sullivan 266 −18 4 strokes Jeff Sluman 162,000
1993 Blaine McCallister 271 −13 1 stroke Denis Watson 144,000
1992 John Daly 266 −18 6 strokes Joel Edwards
Ken Green
Jay Haas
Nolan Henke		 144,000
1991 Fred Couples 269 −15 3 strokes Peter Jacobsen 144,000
1990 Nolan Henke 268 −16 3 strokes Mark Wiebe 126,000
1989 Mike Hulbert 268 −16 Playoff Bob Estes 90,000
1988 Bill Glasson 268 −16 2 strokes Wayne Levi
Bruce Lietzke		 90,000
1987 Joey Sindelar (2) 266 −18 4 strokes Jeff Sluman 72,000
1986 Rick Fehr 267 −17 2 strokes Larry Mize 72,000
1985 Joey Sindelar 274 −10 1 stroke Mike Reid 54,000
1984 Wayne Levi 275 −9 1 stroke Russ Cochran
Hal Sutton		 54,000
1983 Pat Lindsey 268 −16 4 strokes Gil Morgan 54,000
1982 Calvin Peete 265 −19 7 strokes Jerry Pate 49,500
1981 Jay Haas 270 −14 3 strokes Tom Kite 49,500
1980 Don Pooley 271 −13 1 stroke Peter Jacobsen 49,500
1979 Howard Twitty 270 −14 1 stroke Tom Purtzer 49,500
1978 Tom Kite 267 −17 5 strokes Mark Hayes 45,000
1977 Gil Morgan 270 −14 5 strokes Lee Elder 40,000
1976 Bob Wynn 271 −13 1 stroke Bob Gilder 40,000
1975 Don Iverson 274 −10 1 stroke Jim Colbert
David Graham		 35,000
1974 Richie Karl 273 −11 Playoff Bruce Crampton 30,000
1973 Hubert Green 266 −18 6 strokes Dwight Nevil 20,000
1972 Bob Payne 136 −8 1 stroke Dave Marad 4,000
Broome County Open
1971 Butch Harmon 68 −4 Playoff Chuck Courtney
Norman Rack
Hal Underwood		 2,000

Notes

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ^ PGA TOUR unveils inaugural FedEx Cup schedule
  2. ^ Champions Tour to come to site of B.C. Open next year
  3. ^ Green captures B.C. golf
  4. ^ B.C. Open winner almost quit
  5. ^ Duo shares B.C. lead
  6. ^ Kite lands a winner
  7. ^ Twitty wins B.C. golf as opponents falter
  8. ^ Peete recovers to claim B.C. Open title
  9. ^ Levi winner of B.C. Open title
  10. ^ Sindelar's 69 wins B.C. Open by four shots over Jeff Sluman
  11. ^ Fred Couples B.C. winner
  12. ^ Daly grabs 6-shot win in B.C. Open
  13. ^ McCallister wins B.C. Open title
  14. ^ "Results plus". The New York Times. September 18, 1995. p. C-7. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
  15. ^ "Golf: Roundup – B.C. Open". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 29, 1997. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29.
  16. ^ Faxon wins again at B.C. Open
  17. ^ "McRoy, Down 7, Rallies To Earn His First Title". The New York Times.
  18. ^ Stadler captures B.C. Open
  19. ^ Rollins nips May to win B.C. Open

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