The Rapiscan Systems Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions in southern Mississippi. It debuted fourteen years ago in 2010 at Fallen Oak Golf Club in Saucier, north of Biloxi. The tournament is sponsored by Rapiscan Systems.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Saucier, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Established | 2010 |
| Course(s) | Fallen Oak Golf Club, Grand Bear Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,151 yards (6,539 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$1,600,000 |
| Month played | March/April |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 198 Steven Alker (2022) |
| To par | −18 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Steven Alker | |
| Location map | |
  Fallen Oak GC Location in the United States  Fallen Oak GC Location in Mississippi | |
The purse in 2019 was $1.6 million, with a winner's share of $240,000.[1]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapiscan Systems Classic | ||||||
| 2022 | Steven Alker |
198 | −18 | 6 strokes |  Alex Čejka Pádraig Harrington |
1,600,000 |
| 2021: No tournament | ||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2019 |  Kevin Sutherland |
209 | −7 | Playoff | Scott Parel |
1,600,000 |
| 2018 | Steve Stricker |
205 | −11 | 3 strokes | Billy Andrade |
1,600,000 |
| Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic | ||||||
| 2017 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2) |
203 | −13 | Playoff | Gene Sauers |
1,600,000 |
| 2016 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
202 | −14 | 2 strokes | Scott Dunlap |
1,600,000 |
| 2015 |  David Frost |
206 | −10 | 1 stroke | Tom Lehman Kevin Sutherland |
1,600,000 |
| 2014 | Jeff Maggert |
205 | −11 | 2 strokes | Billy Andrade |
1,600,000 |
| 2013 | Michael Allen |
205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Bernhard Langer |
1,600,000 |
| 2012 | Fred Couples |
202 | −14 | 1 stroke | Michael Allen |
1,600,000 |
| 2011 | Tom Lehman |
200 | −16 | 1 stroke | David Frost Nick Price Jeff Sluman |
1,600,000 |
| 2010 | David Eger |
205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Tommy Armour III |
1,600,000 |
See also edit
Other Mississippi Gulf Coast golf tournaments:
- Gulfport Open, a PGA Tour event, played 1944–45
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Classic, a Nationwide Tour event, played 1990–97
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Open, a Nationwide Tour event, played 1999–2000
References edit
- ^ a b "Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic pres. by C Spire". ESPN. April 3, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.