The San Jose Open was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour. It ran from 1995 to 1998.[1] It was played at Almaden Country Club in San Jose, California.

Nike San Jose Open
Tournament information
LocationSan Jose, California
Established1995
Course(s)Almaden Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Nike Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$225,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 R. W. Eaks (1997)
272 Robin Freeman (1998)
272 Sean Murphy (1998)
272 Tom Scherrer (1998)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
United States Robin Freeman
Location map
Almaden CC is located in the United States
Almaden CC
Almaden CC
Location in the United States
Almaden CC is located in California
Almaden CC
Almaden CC
Location in California

In 1998 the winner earned $40,500.

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Nike San Jose Open
1998   Robin Freeman 272 −16 Playoff   Sean Murphy
  Tom Scherrer
1997   R. W. Eaks 272 −16 2 strokes   Mark Carnevale
  Chris DiMarco
  Steve Lamontagne
  J. L. Lewis
  Iain Steel
1996   Larry Silveira 207[a] −9 Playoff   Stewart Cink
  Bobby Elliott
1995   John Maginnes 277 −11 3 strokes   Larry Silveira

Notes edit

  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References edit

  1. ^ "Wine Country Hosts The Nationwide Tour At The Livermore Championship". The Course at Wente Vineyards. Greg Norman Golf Course Design. Retrieved 2010-05-28.