Chattanooga Classic (PGA Tour)

The Chattanooga Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1986 to 1992. It was played at Valleybrook Country Club in Hixson, Tennessee from 1983 to 1991 and at the Council Fire Golf and Country Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

This article is about the former PGA Tour event. For the former Nationwide Tour event, see Children's Hospital Classic.
Chattanooga Classic
Tournament information
LocationChattanooga, Tennessee
Established1983
Course(s)Council Fire Golf and Country Club
Par72
Length6,999 yards (6,400 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$800,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Peter Persons (1990)
260 Dillard Pruitt (1991)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
United States Mark Carnevale
Location Map
Council Fire G&CC is located in the United States
Council Fire G&CC
Council Fire G&CC
Location in the United States
Council Fire G&CC is located in Tennessee
Council Fire G&CC
Council Fire G&CC
Location in Tennessee

It was founded in 1983 as the Michelob-Chattanooga Gold Cup Classic and from 1983 to 1985, it was part of the PGA Tour's "Tournament Players Series", a "satellite tour". In 1986, it was played opposite the U.S. Open and although the prize money counted as official the win did not. From 1987 to 1990, it was played opposite the NEC World Series of Golf and from 1991 to 1992 it was played opposite The Open Championship.

The purse for the 1992 tournament was $800,000 with $144,000 going to the winner.

Winners
YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Chattanooga Classic
1992PGATUnited States Mark Carnevale269−192 strokesUnited States Ed Dougherty
United States Dan Forsman		[1]
1991PGATUnited States Dillard Pruitt260−202 strokesUnited States Lance Ten Broeck[1]
1990PGATUnited States Peter Persons260−202 strokesCanada Richard Zokol[1]
1989PGATUnited States Stan Utley263−173 strokesCanada Ray Stewart[1]
Provident Classic
1988PGATUnited States Phil Blackmar264−16PlayoffUnited States Payne Stewart[1]
1987PGATUnited States John Inman265−151 strokeUnited States Bill Glasson
United States Rocco Mediate		[1]
1986United States Brad Faxon261−191 strokeUnited States Scott Hoch[1]
1985TPSUnited States Billy Pierot200−10PlayoffUnited States Joe Hager
United States John McComish		[2]
1984TPSUnited States David Canipe200−10PlayoffUnited States Bill Bergin[3]
Michelob-Chattanooga Gold Cup Classic
1983TPSUnited States Jim Dent272−121 strokeUnited States Lance Ten Broeck[4]

Notes
  1. PGAT − PGA Tour; TPS − Tournament Players Series.

References
  1. "The Chattanooga Classic". GolfStats. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. "Floridian wins Provident Classic". The Pensacola Journal. Florida. Associated Press. August 13, 1984. p. 4B – via newspapers.com.
  3. "Golf Roundup: Provident Classic". The Leaf-Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee. Associated Press. June 17, 1985. p. B1 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "Scoreboard – Gold Cup Classic". Spokane Chronicle. May 16, 1983. p. 20. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
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