The Ginn sur Mer Classic was a PGA Tour golf tournament held in Florida that lasted for two years, 2007 and 2008.

Ginn sur Mer Classic
Tournament information
LocationPalm Coast, Florida
Established2007
Course(s)Ginn Hammock Beach Resort
(Conservatory Course)
Par72
Length7,663 yards (7,007 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$4,600,000
Month playedOctober/November
Final year2008
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Daniel Chopra (2007)
To par−19 as above
Final champion
United States Ryan Palmer
Location map
Ginn Hammock Beach Resort is located in the United States
Ginn Hammock Beach Resort
Ginn Hammock Beach Resort
Location in the United States
Ginn Hammock Beach Resort is located in Florida
Ginn Hammock Beach Resort
Ginn Hammock Beach Resort
Location in Florida

It was announced in June 2007 as a replacement for the Running Horse Golf Championship, another proposed new tournament that collapsed before its first outing. The PGA Tour and Ginn Resorts had agreed to a five-year deal under which the tournament would be played at several Ginn Resorts properties. After several tournaments played in Florida, the plan was to eventually relocate it to the Ginn Sur Mer resort then under construction on Grand Bahama island in The Bahamas.[1] The Ginn sur Mer Classic was a PGA Tour Fall Series event.

In 2007, the tournament was played at Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Daniel Chopra won the event, and the total purse was US$4,500,000.

In 2008, The Conservatory Course at Ginn Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida hosted the event. The purse was $4,600,000. The 2008 tournament was won by Ryan Palmer in wet, windy, rainy conditions, after he made a ten foot birdie putt on the final hole.[2]

Due to financial problems of the title sponsor, the tournament was cancelled after the 2008 PGA Tour season.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runners-up
2008   Ryan Palmer 281 −7 1 stroke   Ken Duke
  Michael Letzig
  George McNeill
  Vaughn Taylor
  Nicholas Thompson
2007   Daniel Chopra 273 −19 1 stroke   Freddie Jacobson
  Shigeki Maruyama

References

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  1. ^ Vazquez, Andy (2007-08-22). "Looking ahead, it's now the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro". article. TCPalm. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  2. ^ "Ginn sur Mer Classic moving to Palm Coast for 2008". PGA Tour. 13 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-15.
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