The GTE Northwest Classic was a professional golf tournament in the Seattle area on the Senior PGA Tour . Played for ten seasons, from 1986 through 1995 , its inaugural event was at Sahalee Country Club (now in Sammamish ) and the last nine were at Inglewood Golf Club in Kenmore . The title sponsor was GTE Northwest , a local telephone operating company headquartered in Everett .
6-425: Bruce Crampton was the only multiple winner, with victories at both venues; the only playoff was in 1994, won by Simon Hobday with a birdie on the third extra hole to defeat Jim Albus . The purse for the final edition in 1995 was $ 600,000, with a winner's share of $ 90,000, which was at the low end of the scale. The sponsors opted not to renew for 1996 and the event was discontinued. The senior tour returned to
12-549: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bruce Crampton Bruce Crampton (born 28 September 1935) is an Australian professional golfer . Crampton was born in Sydney , New South Wales , and attended Kogarah High School from 1948 to 1950. In August 1953 he reached final of the New South Wales Amateur Championship , losing 5&4 to Harry Berwick . In October, he led
18-573: The Lakes Open after two rounds. According to Norman Von Nida , he was "probably" the first amateur in roughly 15 years, since Jim Ferrier , "to lead a big tournament after two rounds." Von Nida also stated that, "Crampton proves my prediction that he would become one of the greatest players Australia has produced." Crampton turned professional in late 1953, becoming an assistant to Billy McWilliam at Beverley Park in Sydney . His decision to turn professional came soon after he had been left out of
24-678: The Australian amateur team to tour Britain in 1954 and play in the Commonwealth Tournament at St Andrews. Crampton won the Vardon Trophy for the player with the lowest stroke average on the PGA Tour in 1973 and 1975. He had 14 career wins on the PGA Tour between 1961 and 1975 and was runner up in four major championships – one Masters , one U.S. Open , and two PGA Championships – all to Jack Nicklaus . He
30-666: The Seattle area in 2005 with the Boeing Classic at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge in Snoqualmie . Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records. Source: 47°45′00″N 122°15′18″W / 47.75°N 122.255°W / 47.75; -122.255 This article on an American golf tournament is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to sports in Washington state
36-802: Was ranked among the top five golfers in the world in both 1972 and 1973, according to Mark McCormack's world golf rankings . His other regular career victories included the Australian Open , New Zealand PGA Championship , Far East Open and the Philippine Open . As a senior, he won 20 times on the Champions Tour , and topped the money list in 1986. Crampton was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2001. PGA Tour playoff record (0–2) this list may be incomplete *Note: The 1986 Pepsi Senior Challenge
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