The Fort Smith Classic was a golf

Golf

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 tournament on the Nationwide Tour

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. It is held each year at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Fort Smith, Arkansas

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. It was the only annual PGA Tour

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 event in the U.S.

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 state of Arkansas

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.

The 2010 purse was a record $525,000, with $94,500 going to the winner.

The tournament was founded in 1998. Mark Hensby

Mark Hensby

Mark Adam Hensby is an Australian professional golfer.Hensby was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He grew up in Tamworth, New South Wales and attended Tamworth High School, leaving at the age of 16 to work as a postie while spending most of his time on the golf course...

 won the inaugural tournament at 20-under par, which is still the record low score. In 2005, Chris Couch

Chris Couch (golfer)

Christian Stratton Couch is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.Couch was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...

 tied the course record with a final round 60.

As of October 7, 2010, the Fort Smith Classic board notified the PGA Tour that they would not be renewing their contract for 2011.

Winners

Fort Smith Classic

• 2010   Chris Kirk
  Chris Kirk
  Chris Kirk is an American professional golfer.Kirk was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, but subsequently lived in Woodstock, Georgia. He played college golf at the University of Georgia and was a member of their 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship team along with Kevin Kisner, Richard Scott...
  
  

Fort Smith Classic presented by Stephens Inc.

• 2009   Jason Enloe
  Jason Enloe
  Jason Enloe is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Enloe was born in Decatur, Illinois...
  
  
• 2008   Colt Knost
  Colt Knost
  Colt Knost is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Knost was born in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up in Pilot Point, Texas. He was the Class 3A State Champion his senior year of 2003. He graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2007. While at SMU,...
  
  
• 2007   Jay Williamson
  Jay Williamson
  Justin Arch "Jay" Williamson IV is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.Williamson was born in St. Louis, Missouri...
  
  

Rheem Classic presented by Times Record

• 2006   Darron Stiles
  Darron Stiles
  Darron Gary Stiles is an American professional golfer.Stiles was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was a three-time All-America at Florida Southern College and was a member of the 1995 NCAA Division II National Championship team....
  
   (playoff)
• 2005   Chris Couch
  Chris Couch (golfer)
  Christian Stratton Couch is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.Couch was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
  
  

Rheem Classic

• 2004   Franklin Langham
  Franklin Langham
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• 2003   Zach Johnson
  Zach Johnson
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Fort Smith Classic

• 2002   Todd Fischer

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• 2001   Jay Delsing
  Jay Delsing
  Jay Delsing is an American professional golfer.Delsing was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He played college golf at UCLA with Corey Pavin, Steve Pate, Tom Pernice, Jr., and Duffy Waldorf. He graduated from UCLA in 1983 with a degree in Economics.At the end of 2007, he led all active PGA Tour...
  
   (playoff)
• 2000   Tim Clark

NIKE Fort Smith Classic

• 1999   Gary Webb
  Gary Webb (golfer)
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• 1998   Mark Hensby
  Mark Hensby
  Mark Adam Hensby is an Australian professional golfer.Hensby was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He grew up in Tamworth, New South Wales and attended Tamworth High School, leaving at the age of 16 to work as a postie while spending most of his time on the golf course...
  
  

External links

• Official site
• PGATOUR.com's tournament site