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.
3-818: 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,
6-585: A week after the Players Championship (which was moved from late March). The tournament was cancelled after the 2008 season. 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
9-598: The 2009 season. TPC Sugarloaf currently hosts an annual PGA Tour Champions event, the Mitsubishi Electric Classic , which debuted in 2013 . 33°59′53″N 84°06′32″W / 33.998°N 84.109°W / 33.998; -84.109 1996 PGA Tour The 1996 PGA Tour was the 81st season of the PGA Tour , the main professional golf tour in the United States. It
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