The Mitsubishi Electric Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions in Georgia in the greater Atlanta area. It debuted eleven years ago in 2013 as the "Greater Gwinnett Championship," and has been played each year at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, a northeast suburb.[2] A familiar course, TPC Sugarloaf was a venue on the PGA Tour for twelve seasons (1997–2008) for the AT&T Classic (previously BellSouth Classic).
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Duluth, Georgia |
| Established | 2013 |
| Course(s) | TPC Sugarloaf |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,179 yards (6,564 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,000,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 197 Stephen Ames (2023) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Stephen Ames | |
| Location map | |
  TPC Sugarloaf Location in the United States  TPC Sugarloaf Location in Georgia | |
The purse in 2019 was $1.8 million, with a winner's share of $270,000.[1]
The Champions Tour tournament in 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although the LocaliQ Tour Championship was held in its place in November.
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Electric Classic | ||||||
| 2024 | Stephen Ames (3) |
202 | −14 | 4 strokes |  Doug Barron Paul Broadhurst |
2,000,000 |
| 2023 | Stephen Ames (2) |
197 | −19 | 4 strokes |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
1,800,000 |
| 2022 | Steve Flesch (2) |
205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Fred Couples Pádraig Harrington David Toms |
1,800,000 |
| 2021 | Dicky Pride |
205 | −11 | 3 strokes | Stephen Ames Paul Goydos Kirk Triplett |
1,800,000 |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2019 | Scott McCarron |
209 | −7 | 2 strokes | Joe Durant Kent Jones Jerry Kelly Kirk Triplett |
1,800,000 |
| 2018 | Steve Flesch |
205 | −11 | Playoff |  Bernhard Langer Scott Parel |
1,800,000 |
| 2017 | Stephen Ames |
201 | −15 | 4 strokes | Bernhard Langer |
1,800,000 |
| 2016 | Woody Austin |
205 | −11 | Playoff | Wes Short Jr. |
1,800,000 |
| Greater Gwinnett Championship | ||||||
| 2015 | Olin Browne |
132[a] | −12 | 1 stroke | Bernhard Langer |
1,800,000 |
| 2014 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
202 | −14 | 2 strokes | Bernhard Langer |
1,800,000 |
| 2013 | Bernhard Langer |
206 | −10 | 3 strokes | Tom Lehman Tom Pernice Jr. |
1,800,000 |
Notes edit
- ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
References edit
- ^ a b "Mitsubishi Electric Classic". ESPN. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "Greater Gwinnett Champ. to be held at TPC Sugarloaf". PGA Tour. October 2, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
External links edit
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