The Quicksilver Classic
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The Quicksilver Classic was a professional golf event and part of the NGA Hooters Tour
. The event was staged at a public course, Quicksilver Golf Club, located in Midway, Pennsylvania
. The event held the title sponsor Ameriprise Financial
in it inaugural tournament.
, Quicksilver Golf Club was able to stage a tournament. The Quicksilver Classic would be staged in the "third tier" of professional golf, the NGA Hooters Tour.
which was a well perceived and attended event by Western Pennsylvania. The event was played from the pro tees and measured 7,083 yards. Irishman Gareth Maybin
captured his second career victory while taking hom the $21,500 check. Maybin shot 15 under par over four days of tournament play, and was followed by Grover Justice at 12 under par. The win was enough to move Maybin to third on the NGA Hooters Tour
year money list.
NGA Pro Golf Tour
The National Golf Association Pro Golf Tour is a developmental men's professional golf tour in the United States. It includes approximately twenty 72-hole Pro Series events and three 54-hole Qualifying School Prep Series events each year throughout the US South and Midwest. The NGA Pro Golf Tour...
. The event was staged at a public course, Quicksilver Golf Club, located in Midway, Pennsylvania
Midway, Pennsylvania
Midway is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania:*Midway, Adams County, Pennsylvania*Midway, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania*Midway, Perry County, Pennsylvania*Midway, Washington County, Pennsylvania...
. The event held the title sponsor Ameriprise Financial
Ameriprise Financial
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is one of the leading diversified financial services companies in the U.S. Ameriprise Financial engages in business through its...
in it inaugural tournament.
Tournament golf at Quicksilver Golf Club
The Quicksilver Classic was the third event to be staged at Quicksilver Golf Club, which has held both a Nike Tour event and a Senior PGA Tour event in the past. The course went under new management early in the decade, and was able to bring course standards back to par with other tournament capable courses. Having hosted such players as the great Lee TrevinoLee Trevino
Lee 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:...
, Quicksilver Golf Club was able to stage a tournament. The Quicksilver Classic would be staged in the "third tier" of professional golf, the NGA Hooters Tour.
Inaugural Quicksilver Classic
The first installment of the Quicksilver Classic took place on May 25-28, 2006. The Classic was presented by Ameriprise Financial, and featured a $21,500 champion's purse. The event took place in the same year as the final 84 Lumber Classic84 Lumber Classic
The 84 Lumber Classic was an golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 2000 to 2006. The event's title sponsor was lumber company 84 Lumber. The host course from 2003 to 2006, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania, was owned by 84 Lumber founder Joseph Hardy.-History of the 84 Lumber...
which was a well perceived and attended event by Western Pennsylvania. The event was played from the pro tees and measured 7,083 yards. Irishman Gareth Maybin
Gareth Maybin
Gareth Maybin is a Northern Irish professional golfer.Born in Belfast, Maybin turned professional in 2005 after completing a scholarship at the University of South Alabama. He remained in the United States and competed on the NGA Hooters Tour, where he finished fourth on the money list in his...
captured his second career victory while taking hom the $21,500 check. Maybin shot 15 under par over four days of tournament play, and was followed by Grover Justice at 12 under par. The win was enough to move Maybin to third on the NGA Hooters Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
The National Golf Association Pro Golf Tour is a developmental men's professional golf tour in the United States. It includes approximately twenty 72-hole Pro Series events and three 54-hole Qualifying School Prep Series events each year throughout the US South and Midwest. The NGA Pro Golf Tour...
year money list.