Golden Bear Tour
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Jack Nicklaus |
| First season | 1996 |
| Ceased | 2004 |
| Countries | United States |
| Region | Based in Florida |
| Most titles | Money list titles: Hiroshi Matsuo (2) |
| Related competitions | Gateway Tour |
The Golden Bear Tour was an American third-tier professional golf tour based in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1996 by Jack Nicklaus, nicknamed the Golden Bear, through his company Golden Bear International and run by John Montgomery, who later founded the competing Montgomery Tour.[1][2] The tour ran through to early 2005, when it merged with the Gateway Tour.
Seasons
Money list winners
| Year | Winner | Prize money (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | No money list awarded | |
| 2004 | Ryan LaVoie | 86,950 |
| 2003 | Michael Henderson | 105,448 |
| 2002 | Hiroshi Matsuo (2) | 123,486 |
| 2001 | Hiroshi Matsuo | 162,842 |
| 2000 | Tim Petrovic | 166,569 |
| 1999 | Danny Ellis | 133,008 |
| 1998 | Patrick Sheehan | 164,353 |
| 1997 | Chris Stutts | 64,149 |
| 1996 | Steve Lamontagne | 72,628 |
References
- ^ Tays, Alan (August 1, 2004). "Mini-tours often end up big failures". The Palm Beach Post. pp. 1BB, 4BB. Retrieved November 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Murphy, Bill (2015). Three Up on Seventeen. Dog Ear Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 9781457540776 – via Google Books.