Colgate Hall of Fame Classic

The Hall of Fame tournament was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1973 to 1982. It was played at the Pinehurst Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina which was home to the World Golf Hall of Fame at the time.

Hall of Fame
Tournament information
LocationPinehurst, North Carolina
Established1973
Course(s)Pinehurst Resort
(No. 2 course)
Par71
Length7,005 yards (6,405 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$250,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1982
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Hale Irwin (1977)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
United States Jay Haas
Location Map
Pinehurst Resort is located in the United States
Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst Resort
Location in the United States
Pinehurst Resort is located in North Carolina
Pinehurst Resort
Pinehurst Resort
Location in North Carolina

It was first played in 1973 as the World Open Golf Championship and was a unique event. It was a 144-hole tournament (twice the normal size) contested over two weeks. The 240 player field was cut after 72 holes to the top 70 plus ties who played the remaining 72 holes. It offered the largest purse ($500,000) and first place prize ($100,000) in PGA Tour history. For the rest of its existence it was played as a standard 72-hole event with purses in line with other PGA Tour events. The purse for the 1982 event was $250,000 with $45,000 going to the winner.

In 1983, a Senior PGA Tour event, the Hall of Fame Tournament, was played at Pinehurst.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Hall of Fame
1982United States Jay Haas276−8PlayoffUnited States John Adams
1981United States Morris Hatalsky275−92 strokesUnited States Jerry Pate
United States D. A. Weibring
1980United States Phil Hancock275−91 strokeUnited States Scott Simpson
Colgate Hall of Fame Classic
1979United States Tom Watson (2)272−12PlayoffUnited States Johnny Miller
1978United States Tom Watson277−71 strokeUnited States Hale Irwin
United States Tom Kite
United States Howard Twitty
Colgate Hall of Fame Golf Classic
1977United States Hale Irwin264−205 strokesUnited States Leonard Thompson
World Open Golf Championship
1976United States Raymond Floyd274−10PlayoffUnited States Jerry McGee
1975United States Jack Nicklaus280−4PlayoffUnited States Billy Casper
1974United States Johnny Miller281−4PlayoffUnited States Frank Beard
United States Bob Murphy
United States Jack Nicklaus
1973United States Miller Barber570+23 strokesUnited States Ben Crenshaw


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