Centel Classic
Encyclopedia
The Centel Classic was a golf
tournament on the PGA Tour
from 1969 to 1989. It was played at Killearn Country Club in Tallahassee, Florida
.
It was founded in 1969 as the Tallahassee Open Invitational. From 1983 to 1985, it was part of the PGA Tour's "Tournament Players Series", a
"satellite tour". The purse for the 1989 tournament was $750,000 with 135,000 going to the winner.
From 1990 to 1992, Killearn Country Club hosted a LPGA
event by the same name
.
Tallahassee Open
Tallahassee Open Invitational
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
from 1969 to 1989. It was played at Killearn Country Club in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...
.
It was founded in 1969 as the Tallahassee Open Invitational. From 1983 to 1985, it was part of the PGA Tour's "Tournament Players Series", a
"satellite tour". The purse for the 1989 tournament was $750,000 with 135,000 going to the winner.
From 1990 to 1992, Killearn Country Club hosted a LPGA
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
event by the same name
Centel Classic (LPGA Tour)
The Mercury Titleholders Championship was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1990 to 1999. It was played at three different courses in Florida...
.
Winners
Centel Classic- 1989 Bill BrittonBill BrittonWilliam Timothy Britton is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for fifteen years during the 1980s and 1990s....
- 1988 Bill Glasson
- 1987 Keith ClearwaterKeith ClearwaterKeith Allen Clearwater is an American professional golfer who has won two tournaments on the PGA Tour.Clearwater was born in Long Beach, California. He went to Northgate High School and was one of many Californians to attend Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and play on the school's golf team...
Tallahassee Open
- 1986 Mark HayesMark Hayes (golfer)Mark S. Hayes is an American professional golfer.-Early years and amateur career:Hayes was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He played collegiately at Oklahoma State University, where he was a two-time All-American...
(unofficial win, official money) - 1985 Jeff SlumanJeff SlumanJeffrey George Sluman is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including six PGA Tour victories.-Early years:...
(Tournament Players Series) - 1984 Kermit ZarleyKermit ZarleyKermit Millard Zarley, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He is also an author of several books.-Biography:...
(Tournament Players Series) - 1983 Bob CharlesBob Charles (golfer)Sir Robert James Charles, ONZ, KNZM, CBE is a New Zealand professional golfer whose achievements over five decades rank him among the most successful left-handed golfers of all time, being the first lefty to win a golf major, winning more than 70 titles, and beating his age twice during a...
(Tournament Players Series) - 1982 Bob ShearerBob ShearerRobert A. Shearer is an Australian professional golfer and golf course architect.Shearer was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He won the 1969 Australian Amateur and turned pro in 1970....
- 1981 Dave EichelbergerDave EichelbergerMartin Davis Eichelberger, Jr. is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour levels....
- 1980 Mark PfeilMark PfeilMark Pfeil is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Pfeil was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He attended the University of Southern California, where he was a two-time All-American as a member of the golf team — third-team in 1973 and...
- 1979 Chi Chi Rodriguez
- 1978 Barry JaeckelBarry JaeckelBarry Louis Jaeckel is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Jaeckel was born in Los Angeles, California, and is the son of actor Richard Jaeckel...
- 1977 Ed SneedEd SneedEd Sneed is an American professional golfer, sportscaster and course design consultant, who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour....
- 1976 Gary KochGary KochGary D. Koch is an American professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer, who formerly played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.- Early years :...
- 1975 Rik MassengaleRik MassengaleRik Massengale is a former American professional golfer who played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1970–1982.Massengale was born and raised in Jacksboro, Texas. He developed an interest in golf as a result of his older brother, Don, being a professional golfer. He attended the University of...
- 1974 Allen MillerAllen Miller (golfer)Allen Lane Miller III is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.Miller was born in San Diego, California. He had a distinguished amateur career. He attended the University of Georgia, and was a member of the golf team...
- 1973 Hubert GreenHubert GreenHubert Myatt Green is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level....
- 1972 Bob ShawBob Shaw (golfer)Robert J. Shaw is an Australian professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.Shaw was born in Sydney. He turned professional in 1965.Shaw played in Europe in the 1960s, winning the Spanish Open in 1968...
Tallahassee Open Invitational
- 1971 Lee TrevinoLee TrevinoLee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.-Early life:...
- 1970 Harold HenningHarold HenningHarold Henning was a South African professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour....
- 1969 Chuck CourtneyChuck Courtney (golfer)Charles Courtney is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Courtney was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California...