NYNEX Commemorative
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The NYNEX Commemorative was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1982 to 1993. It was played in Newport, Rhode Island at the Newport Country Club (1982–1985) and in Scarborough, New York at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club (1986–1993).
The purse for the 1993 tournament was US$550,000, with $82,500 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1982 as the Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am.
Winners
NYNEX Commemorative
- 1993 Bob Wynn
- 1992 Dale Douglass
- 1991 Charles Coody
- 1990 Lee Trevino
NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative
- 1989 Bob Charles
- 1988 Bob Charles
- 1987 Gene Littler
Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative
- 1986 Lee Elder
Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
- 1985 Lee Elder
- 1984 Roberto De Vicenzo
- 1983 Miller Barber
- 1982 Billy Casper
- 1981 Doug Ford (unofficial event)[1]
Source:[2]
References
- ^ "Ford Wins Playoff". The New York Times. September 28, 1981.
- ^ "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
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- Former PGA Tour Champions events
- Golf tournaments in New York (state)
- Golf tournaments in Rhode Island
- Recurring sporting events established in 1982
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1993
- 1982 establishments in Rhode Island
- 1993 disestablishments in New York (state)