The Fort Smith Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is held each year at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was the only annual PGA Tour event in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

Fort Smith Classic
Tournament information
LocationFort Smith, Arkansas
Established1998
Course(s)Hardscrabble Country Club
Par70
Length6,783 yards (6,202 m)
Tour(s)Nationwide Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$525,000
Month playedJune
Final year2010
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Mark Hensby (1998)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
United States Chris Kirk
Location map
Hardscrabble CC is located in the United States
Hardscrabble CC
Hardscrabble CC
Location in the United States
Hardscrabble CC is located in Arkansas
Hardscrabble CC
Hardscrabble CC
Location in Arkansas

The 2010 purse was a record $525,000, with $94,500 going to the winner.

The tournament was founded in 1998. Mark Hensby won the inaugural tournament at 20-under par, which is still the record low score. In 2005, Chris Couch tied the course record with a final round 60.

As of October 7, 2010, the Fort Smith Classic board notified the PGA Tour that they would not be renewing their contract for 2011.[1]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Fort Smith Classic
2010   Chris Kirk 264 −16 1 stroke   Kyle Thompson
2009   Jason Enloe 265 −15 Playoff   Chris Tidland
2008   Colt Knost 268 −12 1 stroke   Darron Stiles
2007   Jay Williamson 264 −16 1 stroke   Justin Bolli
  Garrett Willis
Rheem Classic
2006   Darron Stiles 267 −13 Playoff   Michael Putnam
2005   Chris Couch 265 −15 5 strokes   Troy Matteson
2004   Franklin Langham 265 −15 2 strokes   Keoke Cotner
2003   Zach Johnson 272 −8 Playoff   Steve Haskins
Fort Smith Classic
2002   Todd Fischer 269 −11 1 stroke   Doug Barron
  Gavin Coles
  Andy Sanders
Buy.com Fort Smith Classic
2001   Jay Delsing 263 −17 Playoff   Jeff Freeman
2000   Tim Clark 264 −16 3 strokes   Lee Rinker
Nike Fort Smith Classic
1999   Gary Webb 264 −16 1 stroke   Matt Peterson
1998   Mark Hensby 260 −20 2 strokes   Woody Austin

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Nationwide Tour money list.

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