Stonebrae Classic
Encyclopedia
The Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae is a golf
tournament on the Nationwide Tour
. It was first played in 2009 at the TPC Stonebrae, formerly Stonebrae Country Club, in Hayward, California
.
The inaugural event had a prize fund of $600,000 with $108,000 going to the winner, Australia
n Michael Sim
who shot a final round 64 to triumph by 6 strokes. The 2010 event had the same purse and American Kevin Chappell
won his first Nationwide Tour event. Daniel Chopra
of Sweden won the 2011 event, shortened to 54 holes after fog delayed and then canceled the fourth round.
* Event shortened to 54 holes in 2011 due to fog.
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 Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
. It was first played in 2009 at the TPC Stonebrae, formerly Stonebrae Country Club, in Hayward, California
Hayward, California
Hayward is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County, California. With a population of 144,186, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 37th most populous municipality in California. It is included in...
.
The inaugural event had a prize fund of $600,000 with $108,000 going to the winner, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Michael Sim
Michael Sim
-Amateur career:Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He was the top ranked amateur in the world in 2005 having won four titles during the year including the Sunnehanna Amateur, which boasts major winners Ben Crenshaw and Tommy Aaron amongst its list of...
who shot a final round 64 to triumph by 6 strokes. The 2010 event had the same purse and American Kevin Chappell
Kevin Chappell
Kevin Alan Chappell is an American professional golfer who is currently playing on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Chappell was born in Fresno, California. He attended UCLA where he won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the collegiate player of the year in 2008. He also won the Arnold Palmer Award for...
won his first Nationwide Tour event. Daniel Chopra
Daniel Chopra
Daniel Samir Chopra is a Swedish professional golfer.Chopra was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He represents Sweden and his mother was Swedish, but his father was Indian and Daniel moved to India at age seven where he was raised by his grandparents. He won the All-India Junior Golf Championship at age...
of Sweden won the 2011 event, shortened to 54 holes after fog delayed and then canceled the fourth round.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Winning margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae | |||||
| 2011 | Daniel Chopra Daniel Chopra Daniel Samir Chopra is a Swedish professional golfer.Chopra was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He represents Sweden and his mother was Swedish, but his father was Indian and Daniel moved to India at age seven where he was raised by his grandparents. He won the All-India Junior Golf Championship at age... |
198 (-12)* | 1 stroke | Russell Knox Russell Knox Russell Knox is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the Nationwide Tour.Knox played on the NGA Hooters Tour from 2008 to 2010, picking up two victories in the process... , Luke List Luke List Luke List is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.List was the runner-up at the 2004 U.S. Amateur to Ryan Moore, finishing 2 down. He won the Jones Cup Invitational in 2005... |
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| 2010 | Kevin Chappell Kevin Chappell Kevin Alan Chappell is an American professional golfer who is currently playing on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Chappell was born in Fresno, California. He attended UCLA where he won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the collegiate player of the year in 2008. He also won the Arnold Palmer Award for... |
264 (-20) | 1 stroke | David Hearn | |
| Stonebrae Classic | |||||
| 2009 | Michael Sim Michael Sim -Amateur career:Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He was the top ranked amateur in the world in 2005 having won four titles during the year including the Sunnehanna Amateur, which boasts major winners Ben Crenshaw and Tommy Aaron amongst its list of... |
266 (-18) | 6 strokes | John Kimbell, Cameron Percy Cameron Percy Cameron Percy is an Australian professional golfer.Percy was born in Chelsea, Victoria and turned professional in 1998. He joined the second tier Nationwide Tour in 2005 but enjoyed little success and returned to Australia where he won twice on the developmental Von Nida Tour in 2006.Percy was... |
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External links
- Stonebrae Classic – official site
- Stonebrae Classic – coverage on Nationwide TourNationwide TourThe Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
's official site