B.C. Open

This article is about the golf tournament held in the United States from 1971 to 2006. For the golf tournament held in Canada from 1928 to 1993, see British Columbia Open.

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.

B.C. Open

Tournament information
Location	Endicott, New York
Established	1971
Course(s)	En-Joie Golf Club
Par	72
Length	7,482 yards (6,842 m)
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$3,000,000
Month played	July
Final year	2006
Tournament record score
Aggregate	264 Jason Bohn (2005)
To par	−24 as above
Final champion
John Rollins
Location map
En-Joie GC Location in the United States Show map of the United States En-Joie GC Location in New York Show map of New York

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

• 1973: Hubert Green wins the B.C. Open the first time it is considered an official PGA Tour event. He finishes six shots ahead of Dwight Nevil.^[3]
• 1974: En Joie Golf Club assistant pro Richie Karl birdies the first hole of a sudden death playoff to defeat Bruce Crampton.^[4]
• 1978: Tom Kite shoots a first round 66^[5] on his way to a wire-to-wire five shot victory over Mark Hayes.^[6]
• 1979: Howard Twitty earns his first PGA Tour triumph after Tom Purtzer and Doug Tewell each come to the 72nd hole tied for the lead but falter by making bogey and double bogey respectively.^[7]
• 1982: Calvin Peete opens the final round with a double bogey but still wins the tournament easily by seven shots over Jerry Pate.^[8]
• 1984: Wayne Levi birdies the 71st and 72nd holes to finish one shot ahead of Hal Sutton and Russ Cochran.^[9]
• 1987: Joey Sindelar becomes the first person to win the B.C. Open twice. He finishes four shots ahead of Jeff Sluman.^[10]
• 1991: Fred Couples tunes up for the Ryder Cup matches by competing at the B.C. Open. He beats Peter Jacobsen by three shots.^[11]
• 1992: John Daly wins for the first time since his 1991 PGA Championship victory. He finishes six shots ahead of Joel Edwards, Ken Green, Jay Haas, and Nolan Henke.^[12]
• 1993: Blaine McCallister birdies the 72nd hole to win by one shot over Denis Watson.^[13]
• 1995: Hal Sutton shoots a final round 61 to claim his first PGA Tour win in over nine years. He finishes one shot ahead of Jim McGovern.^[14]
• 1997: Gabriel Hjertstedt becomes the first Swedish born golfer to win on the PGA Tour. He finishes one shot ahead of Andrew Magee, Chris Perry, and Lee Rinker.^[15]
• 2000: Brad Faxon becomes the only B.C. Open winner to successfully defend his title. He beats Esteban Toledo by one shot.^[16]
• 2002: Spike McRoy shoots a final round 65 to overcome a seven-stroke deficit and finish one shot ahead of Fred Funk.^[17]
• 2003: Coming off a Champions Tour triumph just two weeks earlier, Craig Stadler shoots a final round 63 to win the B.C. Open by one shot over Alex Čejka and Steve Lowery.^[18]
• 2006: John Rollins shoots a final round 63 to win the last B.C. Open. He finishes one shot ahead of Bob May.^[19]

Winners

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

Notes

1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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

External links

• Tournament results (1973-2006) at GolfObserver.com

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