Fort Smith Classic

Fort Smith Classic
Tournament information
LocationFort Smith, Arkansas
Established1998
Course(s)Hardscrabble Country Club
Par70
Length6,783 yards (6,202 m)
Tour(s)Nationwide Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$525,000
Month playedJune
Final year2010
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Mark Hensby (1998)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Chris Kirk
Location map
Hardscrabble CC
Location in the United States
Hardscrabble CC
Location in Arkansas

The Fort Smith Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is held each year at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was the only annual PGA Tour event in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

History

The 2010 purse was a record $525,000, with $94,500 going to the winner.

The tournament was founded in 1998. Mark Hensby won the inaugural tournament at 20-under par, which is still the record low score. In 2005, Chris Couch tied the course record with a final round 60.

As of October 7, 2010, the Fort Smith Classic board notified the PGA Tour that they would not be renewing their contract for 2011.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Fort Smith Classic
2010 Chris Kirk 264 −16 1 stroke Kyle Thompson
2009 Jason Enloe 265 −15 Playoff Chris Tidland
2008 Colt Knost 268 −12 1 stroke Darron Stiles
2007 Jay Williamson 264 −16 1 stroke Justin Bolli
Garrett Willis
Rheem Classic
2006 Darron Stiles 267 −13 Playoff Michael Putnam
2005 Chris Couch 265 −15 5 strokes Troy Matteson
2004 Franklin Langham 265 −15 2 strokes Keoke Cotner
2003 Zach Johnson 272 −8 Playoff Steve Haskins
Fort Smith Classic
2002 Todd Fischer 269 −11 1 stroke Doug Barron
Gavin Coles
Andy Sanders
Buy.com Fort Smith Classic
2001 Jay Delsing 263 −17 Playoff Jeff Freeman
2000 Tim Clark 264 −16 3 strokes Lee Rinker
Nike Fort Smith Classic
1999 Gary Webb 264 −16 1 stroke Matt Peterson
1998 Mark Hensby 260 −20 2 strokes Woody Austin

References