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B.C. Open

This article is about the golf tournament held in the United States from 1971 to 2006. For the golf tournament held in Canada from 1928 to 1993, see British Columbia Open.

The B.C. Open was a PGA Tour golf tournament in Broome County, New York, held annually from 1971 to 2006. In 1971, it was called the Broome County Open, and the next year it switched to the B.C. Open. In 1973, it became a PGA Tour regular 72-hole money event. From 2000 to 2006, it took place during the same week as The Open Championship, so the leading players were not available and it was one of the smaller events on the PGA Tour schedule. The purse for the final edition in 2006 was $3 million.

B.C. Open
Tournament information
LocationEndicott, New York
Established1971
Course(s)En-Joie Golf Club
Par72
Length7,482 yards (6,842 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$3,000,000
Month playedJuly
Final year2006
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Jason Bohn (2005)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
United States John Rollins
Location map
En-Joie GC is located in the United States
En-Joie GC
En-Joie GC
Location in the United States
En-Joie GC is located in New York
En-Joie GC
En-Joie GC
Location in New York

The tournament was played at the En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott in Upstate New York for every event through 2005. In 2006, severe flooding of the adjacent Susquehanna River forced the event to move to the Atunyote Golf Club at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona. The event was operated by Broome County Community Charities, Inc. Since its inception, the B.C. Open has turned back to local charities in excess of $7.4 million through 2003.

It was partially named after the comic strip B.C., created by Johnny Hart, who was born and raised in Endicott. Johnny Hart's B.C. characters were used in advertising the event.

The B.C. Open was held for the last time on the PGA Tour in 2006 due to a schedule revamp based on the introduction of the FedEx Cup.[1] The success of the Turning Stone event in 2006 led to that venue hosting a "Fall Series" event beginning in 2007, the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

The Broome County Community Charities has hosted a Champions Tour event at the En-Joie Golf Course beginning in 2007, the Dick's Sporting Goods Open.[2]

Tournament highlights

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Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
B.C. Open
2006   John Rollins 269 −19 1 stroke   Bob May 540,000
2005   Jason Bohn 264 −24 1 stroke   J. P. Hayes
  Brendan Jones
  Ryan Palmer
  John Rollins		 540,000
2004   Jonathan Byrd 268 −20 1 stroke   Ted Purdy 540,000
2003   Craig Stadler 267 −21 1 stroke   Alex Čejka
  Steve Lowery		 540,000
2002   Spike McRoy 269 −19 1 stroke   Fred Funk 378,000
2001   Jeff Sluman 266 −22 Playoff   Paul Gow 360,000
2000   Brad Faxon (2) 270 −18 1 stroke   Esteban Toledo 360,000
1999   Brad Faxon 273 −15 Playoff   Fred Funk 288,000
1998   Chris Perry 273 −15 3 strokes   Peter Jacobsen 270,000
1997   Gabriel Hjertstedt 275 −13 1 stroke   Andrew Magee
  Chris Perry
  Lee Rinker		 234,000
1996   Fred Funk 197[a] −16 Playoff   Pete Jordan 180,000
1995   Hal Sutton 269 −15 1 stroke   Jim McGovern 180,000
1994   Mike Sullivan 266 −18 4 strokes   Jeff Sluman 162,000
1993   Blaine McCallister 271 −13 1 stroke   Denis Watson 144,000
1992   John Daly 266 −18 6 strokes   Joel Edwards
  Ken Green
  Jay Haas
  Nolan Henke		 144,000
1991   Fred Couples 269 −15 3 strokes   Peter Jacobsen 144,000
1990   Nolan Henke 268 −16 3 strokes   Mark Wiebe 126,000
1989   Mike Hulbert 268 −16 Playoff   Bob Estes 90,000
1988   Bill Glasson 268 −16 2 strokes   Wayne Levi
  Bruce Lietzke		 90,000
1987   Joey Sindelar (2) 266 −18 4 strokes   Jeff Sluman 72,000
1986   Rick Fehr 267 −17 2 strokes   Larry Mize 72,000
1985   Joey Sindelar 274 −10 1 stroke   Mike Reid 54,000
1984   Wayne Levi 275 −9 1 stroke   Russ Cochran
  Hal Sutton		 54,000
1983   Pat Lindsey 268 −16 4 strokes   Gil Morgan 54,000
1982   Calvin Peete 265 −19 7 strokes   Jerry Pate 49,500
1981   Jay Haas 270 −14 3 strokes   Tom Kite 49,500
1980   Don Pooley 271 −13 1 stroke   Peter Jacobsen 49,500
1979   Howard Twitty 270 −14 1 stroke   Tom Purtzer 49,500
1978   Tom Kite 267 −17 5 strokes   Mark Hayes 45,000
1977   Gil Morgan 270 −14 5 strokes   Lee Elder 40,000
1976   Bob Wynn 271 −13 1 stroke   Bob Gilder 40,000
1975   Don Iverson 274 −10 1 stroke   Jim Colbert
  David Graham		 35,000
1974   Richie Karl 273 −11 Playoff   Bruce Crampton 30,000
1973   Hubert Green 266 −18 6 strokes   Dwight Nevil 20,000
1972   Bob Payne 136 −8 1 stroke   Dave Marad 4,000
Broome County Open
1971   Butch Harmon 68 −4 Playoff   Chuck Courtney
  Norman Rack
  Hal Underwood		 2,000

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ PGA TOUR unveils inaugural FedEx Cup schedule
  2. ^ Champions Tour to come to site of B.C. Open next year
  3. ^ Green captures B.C. golf
  4. ^ B.C. Open winner almost quit
  5. ^ Duo shares B.C. lead
  6. ^ Kite lands a winner
  7. ^ Twitty wins B.C. golf as opponents falter
  8. ^ Peete recovers to claim B.C. Open title
  9. ^ Levi winner of B.C. Open title
  10. ^ Sindelar's 69 wins B.C. Open by four shots over Jeff Sluman
  11. ^ Fred Couples B.C. winner
  12. ^ Daly grabs 6-shot win in B.C. Open
  13. ^ McCallister wins B.C. Open title
  14. ^ "Results plus". The New York Times. September 18, 1995. p. C-7. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
  15. ^ "Golf: Roundup – B.C. Open". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 29, 1997. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29.
  16. ^ Faxon wins again at B.C. Open
  17. ^ "McRoy, Down 7, Rallies To Earn His First Title". The New York Times.
  18. ^ Stadler captures B.C. Open
  19. ^ Rollins nips May to win B.C. Open
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