Michelob Championship

Template:Short description Template:Short description Template:Template other The Michelob Championship at Kingsmill was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1968 to 2002. It was played in Virginia at the River Course of Kingsmill Golf Club outside of Williamsburg, from 1981 to 2002. From 1977 through 1995, it was known as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic.

The event was founded in 1968 as the Kaiser International Open Invitational, which was played in northern California at Silverado Country Club in Napa through 1980. In its second year, it was played twice. At the second edition in January 1969, three days of rain washed out the final two rounds of play and 36-hole leader Miller Barber was declared the winner, but only half the prize money was distributed. The tournament was rescheduled for late October/early November and Jack Nicklaus was the winner in a four-man playoff, decided on the second extra hole on Monday.

The purse of the inaugural event in 1968 was $125,000, and Kermit Zarley took the winner's share of $25,000 in January for his first tour win. The final event in 2002 had a purse of $3.7 million, with a winner's share of $666,000 to Charles Howell III in early October.

From 2003 to 2009, an LPGA Tour event, the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, was played at the same location. In 2012, the LPGA Tour event returned, renamed the Kingsmill Championship.

Tournament highlights

• 1968: Kermit Zarley shot a final round 65 (–7) to win $25,000 at the inaugural event, a stroke ahead of Dave Marr.
• January 1969: For the first time ever, due to three days of steady rain a 72-hole PGA Tour tourney is called off after only 36 holes. Miller Barber was the winner by one shot over Bruce Devlin. The purse was also cut in half.
• November 1969: The Kaiser International is decided in a four-way playoff. Jack Nicklaus sank a birdie putt on the second extra hole to defeat George Archer and Billy Casper. Don January was eliminated on the first playoff hole, as the others made birdies. Darkness then caused play to be called until Monday morning, which had a fog delay.
• 1970: Ken Still makes a birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Lee Trevino and Bert Yancey. Dave Hill misses the playoff by one shot after making a triple bogey on the 11th hole during the final round of play. Just before his disastrous hole, Hill and his playing partner Chi-Chi Rodríguez exchanged angry words which required an official to settle their clash.
• 1974: Johnny Miller collects his 8th triumph of the year and wins by eight shots over Casper and Trevino.
• 1975: Miller successfully defends his Kaiser title and finishes three shots ahead of Rod Curl.
• 1976: J. C. Snead foils Miller's attempt to win three straight at Kaiser; Snead shoots a final round 68 to finish two shots ahead of Miller and Gibby Gilbert.
• 1977: Miller Barber wins in Napa again, with a final round 65 to rally from six shots back and defeat George Archer by two shots.
• 1979: John Fought birdies the 72nd hole to win by one shot over Alan Tapie, Bobby Wadkins, and Buddy Gardner. It was Fought's second straight win on the PGA Tour.
• 1981: John Mahaffey wins the first edition in Virginia, two strokes ahead of Andy North.
• 1983: Calvin Peete rallies from six shots back to successfully defend his Anheuser-Busch title, one shot in front of Tim Norris. Hal Sutton squandered the large lead, but wins the PGA Championship two weeks later.
• 1984: Ronnie Black, seven shots behind when final round play began, shoots a 63 to win by one shot over Willie Wood.
• 1986: Fuzzy Zoeller has a final round 64 to win by two shots over Jodie Mudd.
• 1992: David Peoples bogeys the final two holes, but wins by one shot over Ed Dougherty, Jim Gallagher, and Bill Britton.
• 1996: Scott Hoch sets the 72-hole scoring mark at 265 (–19), with a four-shot victory over Tom Purtzer in July.
• 1997: David Duval, a future top-ranked player in the world and British Open champion, gains his first tour victory; he birdied the first playoff hole to defeat Grant Waite and Duffy Waldorf in mid-October.
• 1998: Duval successfully defends his Michelob title, three shots ahead of Phil Tataurangi.
• 1999: Tour rookie Notah Begay III notches his second victory in a playoff with Tom Byrum.
• 2001: David Toms, winner of the PGA Championship, successfully defends his Michelob title, one shot ahead of Kirk Triplett.
• 2002: Charles Howell III attains his first tour win and takes $666,000 at the final edition, two shots ahead of Brandt Jobe and Scott Hoch.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
2002	Template:Flagicon Charles Howell III	270	−14	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch Template:Flagicon Brandt Jobe	666,000
2001	Template:Flagicon David Toms (2)	269	−15	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Kirk Triplett	630,000
2000	Template:Flagicon David Toms	271	−13	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Mike Weir	540,000
1999	Template:Flagicon Notah Begay III	274	−10	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Tom Byrum	450,000
1998	Template:Flagicon David Duval (2)	268	−16	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Phil Tataurangi	342,000
1997	Template:Flagicon David Duval	271	−13	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Grant Waite Template:Flagicon Duffy Waldorf	279,000
1996	Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch	265	−19	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Tom Purtzer	225,000
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
1995	Template:Flagicon Ted Tryba	271	−12	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Scott Simpson	198,000
1994	Template:Flagicon Mark McCumber (2)	267	−17	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Glen Day	198,000
1993	Template:Flagicon Jim Gallagher Jr.	269	−15	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Chip Beck	198,000
1992	Template:Flagicon David Peoples	271	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Bill Britton Template:Flagicon Ed Dougherty Template:Flagicon Jim Gallagher Jr.	198,000
1991	Template:Flagicon Mike Hulbert	266	−18	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Kenny Knox	180,000
1990	Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins	266	−18	5 strokes	Template:Flagicon Larry Mize	180,000
1989	Template:Flagicon Mike Donald	268	−16	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Tim Simpson Template:Flagicon Hal Sutton	153,000
1988	Template:Flagicon Tom Sieckmann	270	−14	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Mark Wiebe	117,000
1987	Template:Flagicon Mark McCumber	267	−17	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Bobby Clampett	110,160
1986	Template:Flagicon Fuzzy Zoeller	274	−10	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Jodie Mudd	90,000
1985	Template:Flagicon Mark Wiebe	273	−11	Playoff	Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey	90,000
1984	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Black	267	−17	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Willie Wood	63,000
1983	Template:Flagicon Calvin Peete (2)	276	−8	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Tim Norris	63,000
1982	Template:Flagicon Calvin Peete	203	−10	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke	63,000
1981	Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey	276	−8	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Andy North	54,000
1980	Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw	272	−16	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Jack Renner	54,000
1979	Template:Flagicon John Fought	273	−15	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Buddy Gardner Template:Flagicon Alan Tapie Template:Flagicon Bobby Wadkins	54,000
1978	Template:Flagicon Tom Watson	270	−18	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Ed Sneed	40,000
1977	Template:Flagicon Miller Barber (2)	272	−16	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon George Archer	40,000
Kaiser International Open Invitational
1976	Template:Flagicon J. C. Snead	274	−14	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Gibby Gilbert Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller	35,000
1975	Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller (2)	272	−16	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Rod Curl	35,000
1974	Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller	271	−17	8 strokes	Template:Flagicon Billy Casper Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino	30,000
1973	Template:Flagicon Ed Sneed	275	−13	Playoff	Template:Flagicon John Schlee	30,092
1972	Template:Flagicon George Knudson	271	−17	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Hale Irwin Template:Flagicon Bobby Nichols	30,000
1971	Template:Flagicon Billy Casper	269	−19	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Fred Marti	30,000
1970	Template:Flagicon Ken Still	278	−10	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino Template:Flagicon Bert Yancey	30,000
1969 (Nov)	Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus	273	−15	Playoff	Template:Flagicon George Archer Template:Flagicon Billy Casper Template:Flagicon Don January	28,000
1969 (Jan)	Template:Flagicon Miller Barber	135Template:Efn	−9	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin	13,500
1968	Template:Flagicon Kermit Zarley	273	−15	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Dave Marr	25,000

External links

• Tournament results (1970-2002) at GolfObserver.com
• 2002 Tournament preview - at GolfToday.co.uk