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.
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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, a week after the Players Championship (which was moved from late March). The tournament was cancelled after the 2008 season.[2]
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 the 2009 season.
TPC Sugarloaf currently hosts an annual PGA Tour Champions event, the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, which debuted in 2013.
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Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
AT&T Classic |
2008 | Ryuji Imada | 273 | −15 | Playoff | Kenny Perry | 990,000 |
2007 | Zach Johnson (2) | 273 | −15 | Playoff | Ryuji Imada | 972,000 |
BellSouth Classic |
2006 | Phil Mickelson (3) | 260 | −28 | 13 strokes | Zach Johnson
José María Olazábal | 954,000 |
2005 | Phil Mickelson (2) | 208 | −8 | Playoff | Arjun Atwal
Rich Beem
Brandt Jobe
José María Olazábal | 900,000 |
2004 | Zach Johnson | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Mark Hensby | 810,000 |
2003 | Ben Crane | 272 | −16 | 4 strokes | Bob Tway | 720,000 |
2002 | Retief Goosen | 272 | −16 | 4 strokes | Jesper Parnevik | 684,000 |
2001 | Scott McCarron (2) | 280 | −8 | 3 strokes | Mike Weir | 594,000 |
2000 | Phil Mickelson | 205 | −11 | Playoff | Gary Nicklaus | 504,000 |
1999 | David Duval | 270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Stewart Cink | 450,000 |
1998 | Tiger Woods | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Jay Don Blake | 324,000 |
1997 | Scott McCarron | 274 | −14 | 3 strokes | David Duval
Brian Henninger
Lee Janzen | 270,000 |
1996 | Paul Stankowski | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Brandel Chamblee | 234,000 |
1995 | Mark Calcavecchia | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 234,000 |
1994 | John Daly | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Nolan Henke
Brian Henninger | 216,000 |
1993 | Nolan Henke | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia
Nick Price
Tom Sieckmann | 216,000 |
1992 | Tom Kite (2) | 272 | −16 | 3 strokes | Jay Don Blake | 180,000 |
BellSouth Atlanta Golf Classic |
1991 | Corey Pavin | 272 | −16 | Playoff | Steve Pate | 180,000 |
1990 | Wayne Levi (2) | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Keith Clearwater
Larry Mize
Nick Price | 180,000 |
1989 | Scott Simpson | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Bob Tway | 162,000 |
Georgia-Pacific Atlanta Golf Classic |
1988 | Larry Nelson (2) | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Chip Beck | 126,000 |
1987 | Dave Barr | 265 | −23 | 4 strokes | Larry Mize | 108,000 |
1986 | Bob Tway | 269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Hal Sutton | 90,000 |
1985 | Wayne Levi | 273 | −15 | Playoff | Steve Pate | 90,000 |
1984 | Tom Kite | 269 | −19 | 5 strokes | Don Pooley | 72,000 |
1983 | Calvin Peete | 206 | −10 | 2 strokes | Chip Beck
Jim Colbert
Don Pooley | 72,000 |
1982 | Keith Fergus | 273 | −15 | Playoff | Raymond Floyd | 54,000 |
Atlanta Classic |
1981 | Tom Watson | 277 | −11 | Playoff | Tommy Valentine | 54,000 |
1980 | Larry Nelson | 270 | −18 | 7 strokes | Andy Bean
Don Pooley | 54,000 |
1979 | Andy Bean | 265 | −23 | 8 strokes | Joe Inman | 54,000 |
1978 | Jerry Heard | 269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Lou Graham
Bob Murphy
Tom Watson | 40,000 |
1977 | Hale Irwin (2) | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Steve Veriato | 40,000 |
1976: No tournament |
1975 | Hale Irwin | 271 | −17 | 4 strokes | Tom Watson | 45,000 |
1974: Atlanta Country Club hosted the Tournament Players Championship |
1973 | Jack Nicklaus | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | Tom Weiskopf | 30,000 |
1972 | Bob Lunn (2) | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Gary Player | 26,000 |
1971 | Gardner Dickinson | 275 | −13 | Playoff | Jack Nicklaus | 25,000 |
1970 | Tommy Aaron | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Dan Sikes | 25,000 |
1969 | Bert Yancey | 277 | −11 | Playoff | Bruce Devlin | 23,000 |
1968 | Bob Lunn | 280 | −8 | 3 strokes | Lee Trevino | 23,000 |
1967 | Bob Charles | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Tommy Bolt
Richard Crawford
Gardner Dickinson | 22,000 |
1948–1966: No tournament |
Atlanta Open |
1947 | Toney Penna | 281 | −3 | 1 stroke | Jimmy Demaret | 2,000 |
Atlanta Invitational |
1946 | Lew Worsham | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Jimmy Demaret | 2,200 |
Atlanta Open |
1945 | Byron Nelson | 263 | −13 | 9 strokes | Sammy Byrd | 2,000 |
1935–1944: No tournament |
1934 | Ky Laffoon | 286 | +6 | 6 strokes | Johnny Golden | 500 |
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