Golden Bear Tour seasons

This page lists all Golden Bear Tour seasons from its inaugural season in 1996.

Since 1996, all Golden Bear Tour's schedules have included events in Florida.

1996 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
Jun 12Soundadvice InvitationalHobe Sound, FL75,000 Michael McNerney (1)
Jun 21Golf Capital Magazine TournamentVero Beach, FL75,000 Brian Gay (1)
Jun 27Nicklaus/Flick School ClassicVero Beach, FL75,000 Steve Lamontagne (1)
Jul 10Delta Air Lines ChampionshipPort St. Lucie, FL75,000 Bobby Collins (1)
Jul 24Canon Computer Systems InvitationalWest Palm Beach, FL75,000 Michael McNerney (2)
Aug 1Nicklaus OpenJupiter, FL75,000 Adrian Stills (1)
Aug 8DME Rangefinder ChampionshipStuart, FL75,000 Bob Duval (1)
Aug 15Northern Trust ClassicStuart, FL75,000 Steve Lamontagne (2)
Aug 22Lincoln-Mercury InvitationalJupiter, FL75,000 Bob Walzel (1)
Sep 6Coca-Cola ClassicJupiter, FL75,000 Steve Lamontagne (3)
Sep 19Maxfli OpenJupiter, FL75,000 Ed Humenik (1)
Sep 27Golden Bear Tour ChampionshipHobe Sound, FL75,000 Brian Gay (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[2]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Steve Lamontagne72,628
2 Brian Gay57,948
3 Bob Walzel55,336
4 Michael McNerney40,391
5 Adam Armagost35,250

1997 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.[3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
Jun 5WJNO-WRLX ChampionshipStuart, FL100,000 Stephen Anderson (1)
Jun 7Bio-Back ChampionshipPalm City, FL100,000 Lloyd Warwick (1)
Jun 11Golf Capital Magazine InvitationalPort St. Lucie, FLCanceled[4]
Jun 13Teardrop ChampionshipPalm City, FL100,000 Rob Labritz (1)
Jun 18DME Rangefinder ChampionshipPort St. Lucie, FL100,000 David Ladd (1)
Jun 26Marriott ChampionshipWest Palm Beach, FL100,000 Tim Cantwell (1)
Jul 3Coca-Cola ClassicStuart, FL100,000 Adam Armagost (1)
Jul 10Maxfli OpenJupiter, FL100,000 Mike Sposa (1)
Jul 18Canon Computer Systems InvitationalPort St. Lucie, FL100,000 Brian Gay (3)
Jul 23Grand Slam ChampionshipPalm City, FL100,000 Shawn Savage (1)
Aug 2Northern Trust ClassicJupiter, FL100,000 Jerry Springer (1)
Aug 6Nicklaus OpenJupiter, FL100,000 Bobby Collins (2)
Aug 15American Airlines InvitationalPort St. Lucie, FL100,000 Chris Stutts (1)
Aug 22Nicklaus/Flick School ChampionshipWest Palm Beach, FL100,000 Mike Sposa (2)
Sep 5Lincoln-Mercury InvitationalJupiter, FL100,000 D. J. Morris (1)
Sep 12Columbia Treasure Coast Healthcare ChampionshipPort St. Lucie, FL100,000 Chris Stutts (2)
Sep 18Golden Bear Golf Centers ClassicJupiter, FL100,000 Bobby Collins (3)
Sep 25Golden Bear Tour ChampionshipHobe Sound, FL100,000 Clark Burroughs (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[5]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Chris Stutts64,149
2 Mike Sposa63,059
3 Bobby Collins50,801
4 Adam Armagost49,031
5 Clark Burroughs41,684

1998 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.[6]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
Jun 4Ibis and Hammock CreekPalm City, FL132,000 Patrick Sheehan (1)
Jun 11Canon-USA OpenJensen Beach, FL132,000 Rick Price (1)
Jun 18Hammock Creek and Piper's LandingPalm City, FL132,000 Marco Dawson (1)
Jun 24Hammock Creek and Martin DownsPalm City, FL132,000 Tom Carter (1)
Jul 8Nicklaus Apparel OpenStuart, FL132,000 Adam Armagost (2)
Jul 16Northern Trust Bank ClassicJupiter, FL132,000 Danny Ellis (1)
Jul 23PGA North/South ReservePort St. Lucie, FL132,000 Ryan Dillon (1)
Jul 31Bear Lakes and LoxahatcheeJupiter, FL132,000 Marco Dawson (2)
Aug 6Executive Sports InvitationalStuart, FL132,000 Shawn Savage (2)
Aug 13Coca-Cola ClassicJupiter, FL132,000 Chris Kaufman (1)
Aug 21Waterford Crystal InvitationalJensen Beach, FL132,000 Briny Baird (1)
Aug 28Nicklaus Apparel ClassicJupiter, FL132,000 Patrick Sheehan (2)
Sep 11Embassy Suites ClassicJupiter, FL132,000 Briny Baird (2)
Sep 18Bear Lakes and Jonathan's LandingJupiter, FLCanceled[7]
Sep 25Maxfli ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL132,000 Patrick Sheehan (3)
Oct 2Golden Bear Tour ChampionshipJupiter, FL254,500 Miguel Suárez (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[8]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Patrick Sheehan164,353
2 Briny Baird147,871
3 Marco Dawson82,838
4 Danny Ellis80,258
5 R. J. Nakashian79,984

1999 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.[9]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
Jun 4Comcast ClassicPalm Beach Gardens, FL130,000 Adam Armagost (3)
Jun 10PGA National 1Palm Beach Gardens, FLCanceled[10]
Jun 17Hammock Creek and The Florida ClubStuart, FL130,000 Steve Hart (1)
Jun 24PGA National 2Palm Beach Gardens, FL130,000 Danny Ellis (2)
Jul 8Waterford Crystal ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL130,000 Danny Ellis (3)
Jul 15Embassy Suites ClassicPalm Beach Gardens, FL130,000 Jeff Street (1)
Jul 22Maxfli ClassicPalm City, FL130,000 Jeff Burns (1)
Jul 29Nicklaus Apparel ClassicPalm Beach Gardens, FL130,000 Adam Spring (1)
Aug 6Canon ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL130,000 Jeff Street (2)
Aug 12Ibis and Cypress LinksSt. Petersburg, FL130,000 Jeff Street (3)
Aug 20St Andrews ClassicPort St. Lucie, FLCanceled[11]
Aug 27PGA National 3Palm Beach Gardens, FL130,000 Chris Stutts (3)
Sep 10SmartSpikes ClassicWest Palm Beach, FL130,000 Steve Hart (2)
Sep 17Jonathan's Landing and IbisWest Palm Beach, FLCanceled
Sep 24Northern Trust Bank ClassicPalm City, FL130,000 Rick Heath (1)
Oct 1Golden Bear Tour ChampionshipJupiter, FL275,000 Danny Ellis (4)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[12]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Danny Ellis133,008
2 Brett Wetterich102,561
3 Jeff Street100,412
4 Steve Hart89,734
5 Rick Heath77,289

2000 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.[13]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
Jun 8Jack Jolly Classic 1West Palm Beach, FL130,000 Adam Decker (1)
Jun 15Waterford Crystal ClassicPalm City, FL130,000 Brannon Sawyer (1)
Jun 22Canon USA ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL130,000 Tom Carter (2)
Jun 29Nicklaus Apparel ClassicJupiter, FL130,000 Tom Carter (3)
Jul 13Pepsi Cola ClassicPalm Beach Gardens, FL130,000 Brendon Wilson (1)
Jul 20Martin Downs and Hammock CreekPalm City, FL130,000 Anthony Ballestero (1)
Jul 27PGA GCPort St. Lucie, FL130,000 Clint Jensen (1)
Aug 3St Andrews Classic 1Palm City, FL130,000 Tim Petrovic (1)
Aug 10Northern Trust Bank ClassicPalm Beach Gardens, FL130,000 Bobby Collins (4)
Aug 17Waterford Crystal ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL130,000 Dan Stone (1)
Aug 24Jack Jolly Classic 2St. Petersburg, FL130,000 Mike Malizia (1)
Aug 31St Andrews Classic 2Port St. Lucie, FL130,000 Michael McNerney (3)
Sep 7Aqua-Fina ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL130,000 Tim Petrovic (2)
Sep 15HealthSouth ChallengePalm City, FL130,000 Tim Petrovic (3)
Sep 22HealthSouth ClassicJupiter, FL130,000 Tim Petrovic (4)
Sep 29Golden Bear Tour ChampionshipJupiter, FL275,000 Reid Edstrom (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[14]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Tim Petrovic166,569
2 Reid Edstrom87,899
3 Tom Carter82,471
4 Mike Malizia75,527
5 Bobby Collins73,090

2001 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.[15]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
Jun 8Aqua-Fina ClassicPalm City, FL120,000 Mike Pearson (1)
Jun 14Waterford Crystal ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL140,000 Dan Stone (2)
Jun 21Canon USA ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL140,000 Kris Maffet (1)
Jun 28Nicklaus Apparel ClassicPalm Beach Gardens, FL140,000 Todd Peluso (1)
Jul 12St Andrews ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL140,000 Chris Thompson (1)
Jul 19Delta Airlines ClassicStuart, FL140,000 Reid Edstrom (2)
Aug 9Northern Trust ClassicJupiter, FL140,000 Hiroshi Matsuo (1)
Aug 16Nicklaus Golf Equipment ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL160,000 Reid Edstrom (3)
Aug 23Ahead ClassicSt. Petersburg, FL160,000 Dan Stone (3)
Aug 31St Andrews ChallengeJupiter, FL160,000 Chris Stutts (4)
Sep 7Publix/Aquafina ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL200,000 Brad Ott (1)
Sep 21Publix/Aquafina ChallengeJupiter, FL200,000 Hiroshi Matsuo (2)
Sep 28Golden Bear Tour ChampionshipJupiter, FL250,000 Hiroshi Matsuo (3)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[16]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Hiroshi Matsuo162,842
2 Reid Edstrom98,781
3 Dan Stone77,811
4 Kris Maffet64,225
5 Chris Thompson59,474

2002 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.[17]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
Jun 7Waterford Crystal ClassicPalm City, FL150,000 Pleasant Hughes (1)
Jun 13John O' ClassicPalm City, FL150,000 P. J. Cowan (1)
Jun 20Nicklaus Golf Equipment ClassicWeillington, FL150,000 David Kirkpatrick (1)
Jun 26Canon USA ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL200,000 Steve Hart (3)
Jul 18Ahead ClassicPalm Beach Gardens, FL166,667 Reid Edstrom (4)
Jul 25Northern Trust ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL166,667 Steve Hart (4)
Aug 2St. Andrew Products ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL216,667 Reid Edstrom (5)
Aug 15PLI ChallengePalm City, FL166,666 Hiroshi Matsuo (4)
Aug 23Pepsi ChallengeWest Palm Beach, FL216,667 Greg Boyette (1)
Aug 30John O' ChallengePalm Beach Gardens, FL166,665 Damian Hale (1)
Sep 5St. Andrews ChallengePalm City, FL165,746 Cameron Yancey (1)
Sep 13Golden Bear Tour ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL215,438 Jeff Schmid (1)
Sep 19PLI ClassicWest Palm Beach, FL165,745 Alan Zimmerman (1)
Sep 27Golden Bear Tour ChampionshipJupiter, FL300,000 Hiroshi Matsuo (5)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[18]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Hiroshi Matsuo123,486
2 Steve Hart119,346
3 Reid Edstrom92,871
4 Greg Boyette71,229
5 Pleasant Hughes64,419

2003 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.[19]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
Jun 6John O' ClassicHobe Sound, FL150,000 Adam Armagost (4)
Jun 12PLI ClassicJupiter, FL149,465 Jeff Schmid (2)
Jun 19St. Andrews ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL150,000 Hiroshi Matsuo (6)
Jun 27Joey Dixon ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL196,800 Hiroshi Matsuo (7)
Jul 10Waterford Hotel ClassicPalm Beach Gardens, FL149,427 Pleasant Hughes (2)
Jul 17Pepsi ChallengePalm City, FL146,809 Del Ponchock (1)
Jul 24Canon USA ClassicWellington, FL148,574 Will MacKenzie (1)
Aug 1Waterford Crystal ClassicWest Palm Beach, FL198,079 Hernán Rey (1)
Aug 14Nicklaus Golf Equipment ChallengePalm Beach Gardens, FL149,108 Jonathan Bartlett (1)
Aug 29St. Andrews ChallengePalm City, FL236,237 David Kirkpatrick (2)
Sep 11PLI ChallengeVero Beach, FL185,604 Ryan Armour (1)
Sep 19Northern Trust ClassicPalm Beach Gardens, FL236,236 Chris Peddicord (1)
Sep 25John O' ChallengePalm City, FL183,960 Ryan LaVoie (1)
Timothy O'Neal (1)
Oct 3Golden Bear Tour ChampionshipJupiter, FL328,750 Michael Henderson (1)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[20]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Michael Henderson105,448
2 Hiroshi Matsuo100,452
3 Chris Peddicord87,930
4 Timothy O'Neal76,834
5 Ryan LaVoie67,370

2004 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.[21][22][23]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
Jan 7Waterford Crystal Classic 1Summerfield, FL54,287 Randy Leen (1)
Jan 17Waterford Hotel ClassicPalm City, FL59,812 Rob Labritz (2)
Jan 25St Andrews Classic 1Vero Beach, FL45,473 Steve Marino (1)
Feb 11Nicklaus Golf Equipment Classic 1Palm City, FL62,271 Steve Marino (2)
Feb 18PLI Classic 1Palm Beach Gardens, FL64,220 Rick Heath (2)
Feb 25St Andrews Classic 2Wellington, FL67,143 Steve Wheatcroft (1)
Feb 29SandridgeVero Beach, FL47,653 Steve Wheatcroft (2)
Mar 10Aquafina ClassicPalm City, FL48,347 Vince Covello (1)
Mar 17Ahead Classic 1Palm City, FL63,245 David Ladd (2)
Mar 24Pepsi ChallengeWellington, FL62,221 Jeff Barlow (1)
Mar 30PGA National Estates 1Palm Beach Gardens, FL63,195 Michael McNerney (4)
Apr 7PGA National HaigPalm Beach Gardens, FL11,100 Ken Macdonald (1)
Apr 14Hammock Creek 1Palm City, FL10,280 Justin Hicks (1)
Apr 22PGA National Estates 2Palm Beach Gardens, FL13,688 Justin Hicks (2)
Apr 28Florida ClubStuart, FL9,643 Pleasant Hughes (3)
May 4BallantraePort St. Lucie, FL12,700 Akio Sadakata (1)
May 12PGA GCPalm Beach Gardens, FL20,325 Jeff Barlow (2)
May 20Eagle MarshJensen Beach, FL9,600 Hernán Rey (2)
May 28Hammock Creek 2Palm City, FL16,150 Doug Wade (1)
Jun 4St Andrews Classic 3Jupiter, FL134,122 Ryan LaVoie (2)
Jun 11Ahead Classic 2Palm City, FL132,354 Hiroshi Matsuo (8)
Jun 18Golden Bear Realty ClassicPort St. Lucie, FL187,648 Del Ponchock (2)
Jun 25PLI Classic 2Palm Beach Gardens, FL133,236 Ryan LaVoie (3)
Jul 2Waterford Crystal Classic 2Port St. Lucie, FL135,000 Kyle Dobbs (1)
Jul 8Canon ClassicVero Beach, FL134,360 Del Ponchock (3)
Jul 16Golf Life Institute ClassicStuart, FL130,929 Mike San Filippo (1)
Jul 22Waterford ChallengeDelray Beach, FL135,000 Ryan LaVoie (4)
Jul 30Nicklaus Golf Equipment Classic 2Delray Beach, FL187,648 Steve Marino (3)
Aug 13Pepsi-Cola ChallengeWest Palm Beach, FL134,118 Pleasant Hughes (4)
Aug 19Ernest Communications ClassicPalm Beach Gardens, FL131,472 Dan Stone (4)
Aug 27Vacation Express ClassicStuart, FL187,648 Lee Stroever (1)
Sep 24Golden Bear Tour ChampionshipJupiter, FL306,325 Akio Sadakata (2)

Money list

The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.[24]

PositionPlayerPrize money ($)
1 Ryan LaVoie86,950

2005 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2005 season.[25]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(US$)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]
Jan 14Hammock Creek 1Palm City, FL81,000 Michael McNerney (5)
Jan 21SandridgeVero Beach, FL79,200 Steve LeBrun (1)
Jan 28Estates 1Palm Beach Gardens, FL81,000 Kevin Johnson (1)
Feb 4Martin DownsPalm City, FL81,000 Sean Quinlivan (1)
Feb 16WellingtonWellington, FL81,000 Steve Wheatcroft (3)
Feb 24Estates 2Palm Beach Gardens, FL81,000 Steve Marino (4)
Mar 3Fox ClubPalm City, FL81,000 Steve Marino (5)
Mar 11Madison GreenRoyal Palm Beach, FL85,050 Steve Wheatcroft (4)
Mar 23Estates 3Palm Beach Gardens, FL79,200 Tim Turpen (1)
Apr 1Hammock Creek 2Palm City, FL81,000 Steve Marino (6)
Apr 7ChampionPalm Beach Gardens, FL81,000 Ken Duke (1)
Apr 15NorthPort St. Lucie, FL80,100 Justin Hicks (3)

Notes

  1. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Golden Bear Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.

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