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B.C. Open

Coordinates: 42°05′28″N 76°04′52″W / 42.091°N 76.081°W / 42.091; -76.081
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B.C. Open
Tournament information
LocationEndicott, New York
Established1971
Course(s)En-Joie Golf Club
Par72
Length7,482 yards (6,842 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$3,000,000
Month playedJuly
Final year2006
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Jason Bohn (2005)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
United States John Rollins
Location map
En-Joie GC is located in the United States
En-Joie GC
En-Joie GC
Location in the United States
En-Joie GC is located in New York
En-Joie GC
En-Joie GC
Location in New York

The B.C. Open was a PGA Tour golf tournament in Broome County, New York, held annually from 1971 to 2006. In 1971, it was called the Broome County Open, and the next year it switched to the B.C. Open. In 1973, it became a PGA Tour regular 72-hole money event. From 2000 to 2006, it took place during the same week as The Open Championship, so the leading players were not available and it was one of the smaller events on the PGA Tour schedule. The purse for the final edition in 2006 was $3 million.

The tournament was played at the En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott in Upstate New York for every event through 2005. In 2006, severe flooding of the adjacent Susquehanna River forced the event to move to the Atunyote Golf Club at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona. The event was operated by Broome County Community Charities, Inc. Since its inception, the B.C. Open has turned back to local charities in excess of $7.4 million through 2003.

It was partially named after the comic strip B.C., created by Johnny Hart, who was born and raised in Endicott. Johnny Hart's B.C. characters were used in advertising the event.

The B.C. Open was held for the last time on the PGA Tour in 2006 due to a schedule revamp based on the introduction of the FedEx Cup.[1] The success of the Turning Stone event in 2006 led to that venue hosting a "Fall Series" event beginning in 2007, the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

The Broome County Community Charities has hosted a Champions Tour event at the En-Joie Golf Course beginning in 2007, the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.[2]

Tournament highlights

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Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
B.C. Open
2006 United States John Rollins 269 −19 1 stroke United States Bob May 540,000
2005 United States Jason Bohn 264 −24 1 stroke United States J. P. Hayes
Australia Brendan Jones
United States Ryan Palmer
United States John Rollins
540,000
2004 United States Jonathan Byrd 268 −20 1 stroke United States Ted Purdy 540,000
2003 United States Craig Stadler 267 −21 1 stroke Germany Alex Čejka
United States Steve Lowery
540,000
2002 United States Spike McRoy 269 −19 1 stroke United States Fred Funk 378,000
2001 United States Jeff Sluman 266 −22 Playoff Australia Paul Gow 360,000
2000 United States Brad Faxon (2) 270 −18 1 stroke Mexico Esteban Toledo 360,000
1999 United States Brad Faxon 273 −15 Playoff United States Fred Funk 288,000
1998 United States Chris Perry 273 −15 3 strokes United States Peter Jacobsen 270,000
1997 Sweden Gabriel Hjertstedt 275 −13 1 stroke United States Andrew Magee
United States Chris Perry
United States Lee Rinker
234,000
1996 United States Fred Funk 197[a] −16 Playoff United States Pete Jordan 180,000
1995 United States Hal Sutton 269 −15 1 stroke United States Jim McGovern 180,000
1994 United States Mike Sullivan 266 −18 4 strokes United States Jeff Sluman 162,000
1993 United States Blaine McCallister 271 −13 1 stroke Zimbabwe Denis Watson 144,000
1992 United States John Daly 266 −18 6 strokes United States Joel Edwards
United States Ken Green
United States Jay Haas
United States Nolan Henke
144,000
1991 United States Fred Couples 269 −15 3 strokes United States Peter Jacobsen 144,000
1990 United States Nolan Henke 268 −16 3 strokes United States Mark Wiebe 126,000
1989 United States Mike Hulbert 268 −16 Playoff United States Bob Estes 90,000
1988 United States Bill Glasson 268 −16 2 strokes United States Wayne Levi
United States Bruce Lietzke
90,000
1987 United States Joey Sindelar (2) 266 −18 4 strokes United States Jeff Sluman 72,000
1986 United States Rick Fehr 267 −17 2 strokes United States Larry Mize 72,000
1985 United States Joey Sindelar 274 −10 1 stroke United States Mike Reid 54,000
1984 United States Wayne Levi 275 −9 1 stroke United States Russ Cochran
United States Hal Sutton
54,000
1983 United States Pat Lindsey 268 −16 4 strokes United States Gil Morgan 54,000
1982 United States Calvin Peete 265 −19 7 strokes United States Jerry Pate 49,500
1981 United States Jay Haas 270 −14 3 strokes United States Tom Kite 49,500
1980 United States Don Pooley 271 −13 1 stroke United States Peter Jacobsen 49,500
1979 United States Howard Twitty 270 −14 1 stroke United States Tom Purtzer 49,500
1978 United States Tom Kite 267 −17 5 strokes United States Mark Hayes 45,000
1977 United States Gil Morgan 270 −14 5 strokes United States Lee Elder 40,000
1976 United States Bob Wynn 271 −13 1 stroke United States Bob Gilder 40,000
1975 United States Don Iverson 274 −10 1 stroke United States Jim Colbert
Australia David Graham
35,000
1974 United States Richie Karl 273 −11 Playoff Australia Bruce Crampton 30,000
1973 United States Hubert Green 266 −18 6 strokes United States Dwight Nevil 20,000
1972 United States Bob Payne 136 −8 1 stroke United States Dave Marad 4,000
Broome County Open
1971 United States Butch Harmon 68 −4 Playoff United States Chuck Courtney
United States Norman Rack
United States Hal Underwood
2,000

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ PGA TOUR unveils inaugural FedEx Cup schedule
  2. ^ Champions Tour to come to site of B.C. Open next year
  3. ^ Green captures B.C. golf
  4. ^ B.C. Open winner almost quit
  5. ^ Duo shares B.C. lead
  6. ^ Kite lands a winner
  7. ^ Twitty wins B.C. golf as opponents falter
  8. ^ Peete recovers to claim B.C. Open title
  9. ^ Levi winner of B.C. Open title
  10. ^ Sindelar's 69 wins B.C. Open by four shots over Jeff Sluman
  11. ^ Fred Couples B.C. winner
  12. ^ Daly grabs 6-shot win in B.C. Open
  13. ^ McCallister wins B.C. Open title
  14. ^ "Results plus". The New York Times. September 18, 1995. p. C-7. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
  15. ^ "Golf: Roundup – B.C. Open". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 29, 1997. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29.
  16. ^ Faxon wins again at B.C. Open
  17. ^ "McRoy, Down 7, Rallies To Earn His First Title". The New York Times.
  18. ^ Stadler captures B.C. Open
  19. ^ Rollins nips May to win B.C. Open
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