Atlanta Classic

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Template:Short description Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Atlanta Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, a regular stop in suburban Atlanta for over four decades. It was founded in 1967, although previous events dating to 1934 are included in the PGA Tour's past winners list. AT&T was the last title sponsor of the tournament.

From 1967 to 1996, it was played at the Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, northwest of Atlanta. From 1997 to 2008, it was played over the Stables and Meadows nines at TPC at Sugarloaf in Duluth, northeast of Atlanta.

For most of its years, the Atlanta tournament was usually held in May. From 1999 to 2006, it was moved to early April, the week before the Masters. Its final two editions were in mid-May, a week after the Players Championship (which was moved from late March). The tournament was cancelled after the 2008 season.[1]

This event is not to be confused with the AT&T Champions Classic played in Valencia, California, a Champions Tour (now PGA Tour Champions) tournament which bore the "AT&T Classic" name in 2006, prior to AT&T's acquisition of BellSouth. It was cancelled after the 2009 season.

TPC Sugarloaf currently hosts an annual PGA Tour Champions event, the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, which debuted in 2013.

Tournament highlights

  • 1967: Bob Charles wins the first modern era PGA Tour event played in Atlanta. He finishes two shots ahead of Gardner Dickinson, Tommy Bolt, and Richard Crawford.[2]
  • 1968; Bob Lunn is victorious for the second straight week on the PGA Tour. He wins by three shots over Lee Trevino.[3]
  • 1970: Georgia native Tommy Aaron wins by one shot over Dan Sikes.[4] Tom Weiskopf came to the 72nd hole tied with Aaron but closed with a double bogey.
  • 1972: Bob Lunn becomes the tournament's first repeat winner. He beats Gary Player by two shots.[5]
  • 1977: Hale Irwin becomes the first Atlanta champion to successfully defend his title. He beats Steve Veriato by two shots.[6]
  • 1979: Andy Bean shoots a third round 61 on his way to an 8-stroke victory over Joe Inman.[7]
  • 1980: Georgian Larry Nelson wins by seven shots over Don Pooley and defending champion Andy Bean.[8]
  • 1983: Calvin Peete shoots a final round 63, including a hole out for birdie from a bunker on the 71st hole. He wins by two shots over Chip Beck, Jim Colbert, and Don Pooley.[9]
  • 1986: Bob Tway shoots a final round 64 to win by two shots over Hal Sutton.[10]
  • 1988: Larry Nelson birdies the 72nd hole to become a two-time winner of the tournament. He edges Chip Beck by one shot.[11]
  • 1990: Wayne Levi birdies the 72nd hole in near darkness to earn his first PGA Tour win in five years. He finishes one shot ahead of Nick Price, Keith Clearwater, and Larry Mize.[12]
  • 1992: Tom Kite begins the final round bogey-bogey before making six consecutive birdies on his way to a three shot victory over Jay Don Blake.[13] Amateur David Duval, a junior at Georgia Tech held the 54 hole lead[14] by two strokes before shooting a final round 79 to finish T13.[15]
  • 1994: John Daly wins by one shot over Brian Henninger and defending champion Nolan Henke. Afterwards Daly says "This is the first tournament I've won on the PGA Tour in a sober fashion."[16]
  • 1996: Sixth alternate Paul Stankowski birdies the first sudden death playoff hole to defeat Brandel Chamblee.[17]
  • 1998: Tiger Woods notches his only victory of the year in Atlanta. He finishes one shot ahead of Jay Don Blake.[18]
  • 2000: Phil Mickelson wins for the first time in Atlanta. He birdies the first hole of a sudden death playoff to defeat Gary Nicklaus.[19]
  • 2003: Ben Crane shoots a final round 63 to win by four shots over Bob Tway.[20]
  • 2006: Mickelson dominates the field, using two drivers in preparation for the Masters the following week. He concluded with an eagle on the 72nd hole to post a score of 28-under-par, a career best. Mickelson won by 13 strokes over José María Olazábal and Zach Johnson, and would go on to win the Masters the next week.
  • 2007: Zach Johnson seems to like playing golf in Georgia. His third career PGA Tour victory like his first two, the 2004 BellSouth Classic and the 2007 Masters Tournament take place in the state. He defeats Ryuji Imada on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.[21]
  • 2008: The last version of the tournament sees Ryuji Imada win in a sudden death playoff over Kenny Perry.[22]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
AT&T Classic
2008 Template:Flagicon Ryuji Imada 273 −15 Playoff Template:Flagicon Kenny Perry 990,000
2007 Template:Flagicon Zach Johnson (2) 273 −15 Playoff Template:Flagicon Ryuji Imada 972,000
BellSouth Classic
2006 Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson (3) 260 −28 13 strokes Template:Flagicon Zach Johnson
Template:Flagicon José María Olazábal		 954,000
2005 Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson (2) 208 −8 Playoff Template:Flagicon Arjun Atwal
Template:Flagicon Rich Beem
Template:Flagicon Brandt Jobe
Template:Flagicon José María Olazábal		 900,000
2004 Template:Flagicon Zach Johnson 275 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mark Hensby 810,000
2003 Template:Flagicon Ben Crane 272 −16 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Tway 720,000
2002 Template:Flagicon Retief Goosen 272 −16 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Jesper Parnevik 684,000
2001 Template:Flagicon Scott McCarron (2) 280 −8 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Mike Weir 594,000
2000 Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson 205 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Gary Nicklaus 504,000
1999 Template:Flagicon David Duval 270 −18 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Stewart Cink 450,000
1998 Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods 271 −17 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jay Don Blake 324,000
1997 Template:Flagicon Scott McCarron 274 −14 3 strokes Template:Flagicon David Duval
Template:Flagicon Brian Henninger
Template:Flagicon Lee Janzen		 270,000
1996 Template:Flagicon Paul Stankowski 280 −8 Playoff Template:Flagicon Brandel Chamblee 234,000
1995 Template:Flagicon Mark Calcavecchia 271 −17 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jim Gallagher Jr. 234,000
1994 Template:Flagicon John Daly 274 −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Nolan Henke
Template:Flagicon Brian Henninger		 216,000
1993 Template:Flagicon Nolan Henke 271 −17 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark Calcavecchia
Template:Flagicon Nick Price
Template:Flagicon Tom Sieckmann		 216,000
1992 Template:Flagicon Tom Kite (2) 272 −16 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Jay Don Blake 180,000
BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic
1991 Template:Flagicon Corey Pavin 272 −16 Playoff Template:Flagicon Steve Pate 180,000
1990 Template:Flagicon Wayne Levi (2) 275 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Keith Clearwater
Template:Flagicon Larry Mize
Template:Flagicon Nick Price		 180,000
1989 Template:Flagicon Scott Simpson 278 −10 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bob Tway 162,000
Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic
1988 Template:Flagicon Larry Nelson (2) 268 −20 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Chip Beck 126,000
1987 Template:Flagicon Dave Barr 265 −23 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Larry Mize 108,000
1986 Template:Flagicon Bob Tway 269 −19 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Hal Sutton 90,000
1985 Template:Flagicon Wayne Levi 273 −15 Playoff Template:Flagicon Steve Pate 90,000
1984 Template:Flagicon Tom Kite 269 −19 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Don Pooley 72,000
1983 Template:Flagicon Calvin Peete 206 −10 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Chip Beck
Template:Flagicon Jim Colbert
Template:Flagicon Don Pooley		 72,000
1982 Template:Flagicon Keith Fergus 273 −15 Playoff Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd 54,000
Atlanta Classic
1981 Template:Flagicon Tom Watson 277 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Tommy Valentine 54,000
1980 Template:Flagicon Larry Nelson 270 −18 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Andy Bean
Template:Flagicon Don Pooley		 54,000
1979 Template:Flagicon Andy Bean 265 −23 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Joe Inman 54,000
1978 Template:Flagicon Jerry Heard 269 −19 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Lou Graham
Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy
Template:Flagicon Tom Watson		 40,000
1977 Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin (2) 273 −15 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Steve Veriato 40,000
1976: No tournament
1975 Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin 271 −17 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Tom Watson 45,000
1974: Atlanta Country Club hosted the Tournament Players Championship
1973 Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus 272 −16 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf 30,000
1972 Template:Flagicon Bob Lunn (2) 275 −13 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Gary Player 26,000
1971 Template:Flagicon Gardner Dickinson 275 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus 25,000
1970 Template:Flagicon Tommy Aaron 275 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Dan Sikes 25,000
1969 Template:Flagicon Bert Yancey 277 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin 23,000
1968 Template:Flagicon Bob Lunn 280 −8 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino 23,000
1967 Template:Flagicon Bob Charles 282 −6 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Tommy Bolt
Template:Flagicon Richard Crawford
Template:Flagicon Gardner Dickinson		 22,000
1948–1966: No tournament
Atlanta Open
1947 Template:Flagicon Toney Penna 281 −3 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret 2,000
Atlanta Invitational
1946 Template:Flagicon Lew Worsham 279 −9 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret 2,200
Atlanta Open
1945 Template:Flagicon Byron Nelson 263 −13 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Sammy Byrd 2,000
1935–1944: No tournament
1934 Template:Flagicon Ky Laffoon 286 +6 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Johnny Golden 500

References

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  2. ↑ Bob Charles wins Atlanta Classic
  3. ↑ Lunn Atlanta victor for second straight
  4. ↑ Aaron conquers Atlanta
  5. ↑ Bob Lunn triumphs in Atlanta Classic
  6. ↑ Irwin edges crowd favorite Veritato in Atlanta Classic
  7. ↑ Andy Bean romps to easy Atlanta Classic victory
  8. ↑ Nelson sails to Atlanta golf title
  9. ↑ Peete fires a 63 to win at Atlanta
  10. ↑ Tway wins by 2 strokes in Atlanta
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Wayne Levi takes Atlanta Classic
  13. ↑ Battling Kite wins Atlanta Classic
  14. ↑ Amateur Duval takes two-shot lead at Atlanta
  15. ↑ Kite wins Masters pass with Atlanta Classic win
  16. ↑ Clean sober Daly wins at BellSouth
  17. ↑ Wow! Cool! Stankowski wins BellSouth, gets spot in Masters
  18. ↑ Woods upbeat after taking BellSouth
  19. ↑ Mickelson beats Nicklaus
  20. ↑ Crane claims Classic title
  21. ↑ Johnson captures Atlanta Classic
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