The AT&T Champions Classic was a professional golf tournament on the Champions Tour in southern California from 1990 to 2009. A mid-autumn event through 2000, it was moved to late winter in 2001. AT&T was the main sponsor of the tournament for its final editions, held at Valencia Country Club in Santa Clarita, California.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, U.S. |
| Established | 1990 |
| Course(s) | Valencia Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,959 yards (6,363 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 54 holes |
| Prize fund | $1.6 million |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 2009 |
| Final champion | |
 Dan Forsman | |
Park GC
The tournament was founded in November 1990 as the "Security Pacific Senior Classic" at Rancho Park Golf Club,[2] a municipal course in the city of Los Angeles, where it was played through 1994. Rancho Park hosted the Los Angeles Open on the PGA Tour from 1956 through 1972 (except 1968). The purse for the inaugural event was $500,000 with a winner's share of $75,000.[2] From 1995 through 2000, it was played at Wilshire Country Club, then moved north to Valencia in March 2001.
The purse in 2009 was $1.6 million, with a winner's share of $240,000 to playoff winner Dan Forsman,[1] his first victory on the senior tour.
Tournament sites
edit| Years | No. | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2009 | 9 | Valencia Country Club | Santa Clarita, California |
| 1995–2000 | 6 | Wilshire Country Club | Los Angeles, California |
| 1990–1994 | 5 | Rancho Park Golf Course | Los Angeles, California |
Winners
editAT&T Champions Classic
AT&T Classic
SBC Classic
- 2005 Des Smyth
- 2004 Gil Morgan (3)
- 2003 Tom Purtzer (1)
SBC Senior Classic
- 2002 Tom Kite (1)
- 2001 Jim Colbert
- 2000 Joe Inman (3)
Pacific Bell Senior Classic
Ralphs Senior Classic
- 1997 Gil Morgan (2)
- 1996 Gil Morgan (1)
- 1995 John Bland
- 1994 Jack Kiefer
- 1993 Dale Douglass
- 1992 Raymond Floyd
Security Pacific Senior Classic
Source:[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "AT&T Champions Classic". ESPN. March 15, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Pacific Seniors". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. (Florida). November 5, 1990. p. 2C.
- ^ "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.