New England Classic

Template:Short description Template:Short description Template:Template other The New England Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1969 through 1998. It was held under various names at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton, Massachusetts.

Tournament highlights

• 1975: Roger Maltbie wins for the second consecutive week on the PGA Tour. He beats Mac McLendon by one shot. Afterwards, Maltbie left his $40,000 winner's check behind in a bar.
• 1977: Due to the PGA Tour labeling it a 'designated event', Jack Nicklaus plays in the tournament for the first and only time. He finishes in second place two shots behind winner Raymond Floyd.
• 1978: One week after winning the PGA Championship, John Mahaffey also takes home the American Optical Classic title. He beats defending champion Raymond Floyd and the PGA Tour's only optometrist, Gil Morgan, by two shots.
• 1986: Gene Sauers defeats Blaine McCallister on the third hole of a sudden death playoff for his first ever PGA Tour title after having to hole a par chip on the first playoff hole to avoid elimination.
• 1989: Three years after suffering a tough luck playoff loss at Pleasant Valley, Blaine McCallister birdies the final two holes to win the 21st edition of the tournament by one shot over Brad Faxon.
• 1998: Steve Pate wins the last edition of the tournament. He beat Scott Hoch and Bradley Hughes by one shot. For Pate it was his first victory since a 1996 car accident.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
CVS Charity Classic
1998	Template:Flagicon Steve Pate	269	−15	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch Template:Flagicon Bradley Hughes
1997	Template:Flagicon Loren Roberts	266	−18	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Bill Glasson
1996	Template:Flagicon John Cook	268	−16	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Russ Cochran
Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley
1995	Template:Flagicon Fred Funk	268	−16	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Jim McGovern
New England Classic
1994	Template:Flagicon Kenny Perry	268	−16	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon David Feherty
1993	Template:Flagicon Paul Azinger	268	−16	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Jay Delsing Template:Flagicon Bruce Fleisher
1992	Template:Flagicon Brad Faxon	268	−16	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson
1991	Template:Flagicon Bruce Fleisher	268	−16	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Ian Baker-Finch
Bank of Boston Classic
1990	Template:Flagicon Morris Hatalsky	275	−9	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Scott Verplank
1989	Template:Flagicon Blaine McCallister	271	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Brad Faxon
1988	Template:Flagicon Mark Calcavecchia	274	−10	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Don Pooley
1987	Template:Flagicon Sam Randolph	199Template:Efn	−14	4 strokes	Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady Template:Flagicon Gene Sauers Template:Flagicon Ray Stewart
1986	Template:Flagicon Gene Sauers	274	−10	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Blaine McCallister
1985	Template:Flagicon George Burns	267	−17	6 strokes	Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey Template:Flagicon Jodie Mudd Template:Flagicon Greg Norman Template:Flagicon Leonard Thompson
1984	Template:Flagicon George Archer	270	−14	6 strokes	Template:Flagicon Frank Conner Template:Flagicon Joey Sindelar
1983	Template:Flagicon Mark Lye	273	−11	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey Template:Flagicon Sammy Rachels Template:Flagicon Jim Thorpe
1982	Template:Flagicon Bob Gilder	271	−13	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Fuzzy Zoeller
Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic
1981	Template:Flagicon Jack Renner	273	−11	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Scott Simpson
1980	Template:Flagicon Wayne Levi	273	−11	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Gil Morgan
American Optical Classic
1979	Template:Flagicon Lou Graham	275	−9	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw
1978	Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey	270	−14	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd Template:Flagicon Gil Morgan
Pleasant Valley Classic
1977	Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd	271	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus
1976	Template:Flagicon Buddy Allin	277	−7	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw
1975	Template:Flagicon Roger Maltbie	276	−8	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Mac McLendon
1974	Template:Flagicon Victor Regalado	278	−6	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf
USI Classic
1973	Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins	279	−9	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Lee Elder Template:Flagicon Tom Jenkins Template:Flagicon Rik Massengale
1972	Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin	275	−13	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Lee Elder
Massachusetts Classic
1971	Template:Flagicon Dave Stockton	275	−13	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd
AVCO Golf Classic
1970	Template:Flagicon Billy Casper	277	−11	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Rod Funseth Template:Flagicon Tom Weiskopf
1969	Template:Flagicon Tom Shaw	280	−4	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Bob Stanton

See also

• CVS Caremark Charity Classic - an unofficial PGA Tour event that used the CVS Charity Classic name
• Deutsche Bank Championship - a PGA Tour event held in greater Boston since 2003.

External links

• Pleasant Valley Country Club official site