1975: Roger Maltbie wins for the second consecutive week on the PGA Tour. He beats Mac McLendon by one shot.[1] Afterwards, Maltbie left his $40,000 winner's check behind in a bar.[2]
1977: Due to the PGA Tour labeling it a 'designated event',[3] Jack Nicklaus plays in the tournament for the first and only time. He finishes in second place two shots behind winner Raymond Floyd.[4]
1978: One week after winning the PGA Championship, John Mahaffey also takes home the American Optical Classic title. He beats defending champion Raymond Floyd and the PGA Tour's only optometrist, Gil Morgan, by two shots.[5]
1986: Gene Sauers defeats Blaine McCallister on the third hole of a sudden death playoff for his first ever PGA Tour title after having to hole a par chip on the first playoff hole to avoid elimination.[6]
1989: Three years after suffering a tough luck playoff loss at Pleasant Valley, Blaine McCallister birdies the final two holes to win the 21st edition of the tournament by one shot over Brad Faxon.[7]
1998: Steve Pate wins the last edition of the tournament. He beat Scott Hoch and Bradley Hughes by one shot.[8] For Pate it was his first victory since a 1996 car accident.
england, classic, golf, tournament, tour, from, 1969, through, 1998, held, under, various, names, pleasant, valley, country, club, sutton, massachusetts, charity, classictournament, informationlocationsutton, massachusettsestablished1969course, pleasant, valle. The New England Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1969 through 1998 It was held under various names at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Sutton Massachusetts CVS Charity ClassicTournament informationLocationSutton MassachusettsEstablished1969Course s Pleasant Valley Country ClubPar71Length7 110 yards 6 500 m Tour s PGA TourFormatStroke playPrize fundUS 1 500 000Month playedJulyFinal year1998Tournament record scoreAggregate266 Loren Roberts 1997 To par 18 as aboveFinal championSteve PateLocation mapPleasant Valley CCLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesPleasant Valley CCLocation in MassachusettsShow map of Massachusetts Not to be confused with New England Classic Nationwide Tour event Contents 1 Tournament highlights 2 Winners 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksTournament highlights edit1975 Roger Maltbie wins for the second consecutive week on the PGA Tour He beats Mac McLendon by one shot 1 Afterwards Maltbie left his 40 000 winner s check behind in a bar 2 1977 Due to the PGA Tour labeling it a designated event 3 Jack Nicklaus plays in the tournament for the first and only time He finishes in second place two shots behind winner Raymond Floyd 4 1978 One week after winning the PGA Championship John Mahaffey also takes home the American Optical Classic title He beats defending champion Raymond Floyd and the PGA Tour s only optometrist Gil Morgan by two shots 5 1986 Gene Sauers defeats Blaine McCallister on the third hole of a sudden death playoff for his first ever PGA Tour title after having to hole a par chip on the first playoff hole to avoid elimination 6 1989 Three years after suffering a tough luck playoff loss at Pleasant Valley Blaine McCallister birdies the final two holes to win the 21st edition of the tournament by one shot over Brad Faxon 7 1998 Steve Pate wins the last edition of the tournament He beat Scott Hoch and Bradley Hughes by one shot 8 For Pate it was his first victory since a 1996 car accident Winners editYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up CVS Charity Classic 1998 nbsp Steve Pate 269 15 1 stroke nbsp Scott Hoch nbsp Bradley Hughes 1997 nbsp Loren Roberts 266 18 1 stroke nbsp Bill Glasson 1996 nbsp John Cook 268 16 3 strokes nbsp Russ Cochran Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley 1995 nbsp Fred Funk 268 16 1 stroke nbsp Jim McGovern New England Classic 1994 nbsp Kenny Perry 268 16 1 stroke nbsp David Feherty 1993 nbsp Paul Azinger 268 16 4 strokes nbsp Jay Delsing nbsp Bruce Fleisher 1992 nbsp Brad Faxon 268 16 2 strokes nbsp Phil Mickelson 1991 nbsp Bruce Fleisher 268 16 Playoff nbsp Ian Baker Finch Bank of Boston Classic 1990 nbsp Morris Hatalsky 275 9 1 stroke nbsp Scott Verplank 1989 nbsp Blaine McCallister 271 13 1 stroke nbsp Brad Faxon 1988 nbsp Mark Calcavecchia 274 10 1 stroke nbsp Don Pooley 1987 nbsp Sam Randolph 199 a 14 4 strokes nbsp Wayne Grady nbsp Gene Sauers nbsp Ray Stewart 1986 nbsp Gene Sauers 274 10 Playoff nbsp Blaine McCallister 1985 nbsp George Burns 267 17 6 strokes nbsp John Mahaffey nbsp Jodie Mudd nbsp Greg Norman nbsp Leonard Thompson 1984 nbsp George Archer 270 14 6 strokes nbsp Frank Conner nbsp Joey Sindelar 1983 nbsp Mark Lye 273 11 1 stroke nbsp John Mahaffey nbsp Sammy Rachels nbsp Jim Thorpe 1982 nbsp Bob Gilder 271 13 2 strokes nbsp Fuzzy Zoeller Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic 1981 nbsp Jack Renner 273 11 2 strokes nbsp Scott Simpson 1980 nbsp Wayne Levi 273 11 Playoff nbsp Gil Morgan American Optical Classic 1979 nbsp Lou Graham 275 9 1 stroke nbsp Ben Crenshaw 1978 nbsp John Mahaffey 270 14 2 strokes nbsp Raymond Floyd nbsp Gil Morgan Pleasant Valley Classic 1977 nbsp Raymond Floyd 271 13 1 stroke nbsp Jack Nicklaus 1976 nbsp Buddy Allin 277 7 1 stroke nbsp Ben Crenshaw 1975 nbsp Roger Maltbie 276 8 1 stroke nbsp Mac McLendon 1974 nbsp Victor Regalado 278 6 1 stroke nbsp Tom Weiskopf USI Classic 1973 nbsp Lanny Wadkins 279 9 2 strokes nbsp Lee Elder nbsp Tom Jenkins nbsp Rik Massengale 1972 nbsp Bruce Devlin 275 13 3 strokes nbsp Lee Elder Massachusetts Classic 1971 nbsp Dave Stockton 275 13 1 stroke nbsp Raymond Floyd AVCO Golf Classic 1970 nbsp Billy Casper 277 11 3 strokes nbsp Rod Funseth nbsp Tom Weiskopf 1969 nbsp Tom Shaw 280 4 1 stroke nbsp Bob StantonSee also editCVS Caremark Charity Classic an unofficial PGA Tour event that used the CVS Charity Classic name Deutsche Bank Championship a PGA Tour event held in greater Boston since 2003 Notes edit Shortened to 54 holes due to rain References edit Roger Maltbie comes from behind to win Pleasant Valley Golf Classic Maltbie serious about golf but draws laughs Pleasant Valley is designated Ray Floyd wins Pleasant Valley Mahaffey takes Pleasant Valley Sauers Sweet Putt McCallister birdies his way from pack to Boston title Car crash bad hole can t stop Steve PateExternal links editPleasant Valley Country Club official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New England Classic amp oldid 1222091172, 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