The Reese's Cup Classic

The Reese's Cup Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 1997 to 2004. It was played at the Hershey Country Club, East Course, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It was played as the Hershey Open from 1997 to 2002.

Reese's Cup Classic

Tournament information
Location	Hershey, Pennsylvania
Established	1997
Course(s)	Hershey Country Club
Par	71
Length	7,154 yards (6,542 m)
Tour(s)	Nationwide Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$450,000
Month played	July
Final year	2004
Tournament record score
Aggregate	273 Michael Clark II (1998) 273 Rod Pampling (2001) 273 John Rollins (2001)
To par	−11 as above
Final champion
Ben Bates
Location map
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Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
Reese's Cup Classic
2004	Ben Bates	278	−6	Playoff	Paul Gow
2003	Joe Ogilvie	274	−10	3 strokes	Paul Claxton Zach Johnson David McKenzie Wes Short Jr.
Hershey Open
2002	Cliff Kresge	276	−8	Playoff	Brian Claar Steve Ford Joel Kribel
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2001	John Rollins	273	−11	Playoff	Rod Pampling
2000	Paul Gow	281	−3	1 stroke	Paul Claxton
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1999	Ed Fryatt	275	−5	3 strokes	Brett Wayment
1998	Michael Clark II	273	−11	2 strokes	Bob Burns
1997	Barry Cheesman	278	−6	1 stroke	Greg Lesher Billy Downes

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Nationwide Tour money list.

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