The Southern Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1970 to 2002. It was played at the Green Island Country Club in Columbus, Georgia, from 1970 to 1990 and at the Callaway Gardens Resort (Mountain View Course), Pine Mountain, Georgia, from 1991 to 2002. It was founded in 1970 as the Green Island Open Invitational but was known for most of its existence as the Southern Open. The purse for the 2002 tournament was $3,700,000, with $666,000 going to the winner.
1978: Jerry Pate becomes the one and only winner of the tournament to successfully defend his title. He beats Phil Hancock by one shot.[4]
1981: Mike Sullivan looks poised to win back to back Southern Opens till J. C. Snead defeats him on the second hole of a sudden death playoff.[5]
1983: Scottish golfer Sam Torrance who had never made a cut in ten previous PGA Tour appearances, tries tuning up for the Ryder Cup matches by participating in the Southern Open. Torrance nearly wins till Ronnie Black birdies the fourth playoff hole to take home the title.[6]
1990: Kenny Knox who was born in Columbus, Georgia and had lived there till he was sixteen, makes a birdie on the second playoff hole to defeat Jim Hallet.[8]
2001: Just like in 1981 and 1996, the defending champion loses in a playoff. This time it is David Duval who loses to Chris DiMarco on the first hole of sudden death.[11]
2002: Jonathan Byrd shoots a final round 63 to win the final edition of the tournament. He beats David Toms by one shot.[12]
Tournament results from 1970 to 2002 at GolfObserver.com - Click-on a year for scores and earnings of the particular year.
2002 Tournament preview - at GolfToday.co.uk
January 27, 2023
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Not to be confused with Western amp Southern Open Southern Spring Open or Columbus Southern Open The Southern Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1970 to 2002 It was played at the Green Island Country Club in Columbus Georgia from 1970 to 1990 and at the Callaway Gardens Resort Mountain View Course Pine Mountain Georgia from 1991 to 2002 It was founded in 1970 as the Green Island Open Invitational but was known for most of its existence as the Southern Open The purse for the 2002 tournament was 3 700 000 with 666 000 going to the winner Buick ChallengeTournament informationLocationPine Mountain GeorgiaEstablished1970Course s Callaway Gardens ResortPar72Length7 057 yards 6 453 m Tour s PGA TourFormatStroke playPrize fundUS 3 700 000Month playedOctoberFinal year2002Tournament record scoreAggregate261 Jonathan Byrd 2002 To par 27 as aboveFinal championJonathan ByrdLocation MapCallaway Gardens ResortLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesCallaway Gardens ResortLocation in GeorgiaShow map of Georgia Contents 1 Tournament highlights 2 Winners 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksTournament highlights Edit1970 Mason Rudolph wins the inaugural version of the tournament He finishes two shots ahead of Chris Blocker 1 1971 Future World Golf Hall of Fame member Johnny Miller wins for the first time on the PGA Tour He wins by five shots over Deane Beman 2 1975 Hubert Green shoots a final round 64 to win by three shots over John Schroeder 3 1978 Jerry Pate becomes the one and only winner of the tournament to successfully defend his title He beats Phil Hancock by one shot 4 1981 Mike Sullivan looks poised to win back to back Southern Opens till J C Snead defeats him on the second hole of a sudden death playoff 5 1983 Scottish golfer Sam Torrance who had never made a cut in ten previous PGA Tour appearances tries tuning up for the Ryder Cup matches by participating in the Southern Open Torrance nearly wins till Ronnie Black birdies the fourth playoff hole to take home the title 6 1986 Columbus Georgia native and Monday qualifier Fred Wadsworth wins by two shots over George Archer John Cook Tim Simpson and Jim Thorpe 7 1990 Kenny Knox who was born in Columbus Georgia and had lived there till he was sixteen makes a birdie on the second playoff hole to defeat Jim Hallet 8 1993 The tournament has its first ever five player playoff John Inman makes a birdie on the second extra hole to defeat Billy Andrade Bob Estes Brad Bryant and Mark Brooks 9 1996 For the second time in four years the tournament winner is decided in a five player playoff Michael Bradley birdies the first hole of sudden death to beat defending champion Fred Funk Len Mattiace Davis Love III and John Maginnes 10 2001 Just like in 1981 and 1996 the defending champion loses in a playoff This time it is David Duval who loses to Chris DiMarco on the first hole of sudden death 11 2002 Jonathan Byrd shoots a final round 63 to win the final edition of the tournament He beats David Toms by one shot 12 Winners EditYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s upBuick Challenge2002 Jonathan Byrd 261 27 1 stroke David Toms2001 Chris DiMarco 267 21 Playoff David Duval2000 David Duval 269 19 2 strokes Jeff Maggert Nick Price1999 David Toms 271 17 3 strokes Stuart Appleby1998 Steve Elkington 2 267 21 Playoff Fred Funk1997 Davis Love III 270 18 4 strokes Stewart Cink1996 Michael Bradley 134 a 10 Playoff Fred Funk Davis Love III John Maginnes Len Mattiace1995 Fred Funk 272 16 1 stroke John Morse Loren RobertsBuick Southern Open1994 Steve Elkington 200 b 16 5 strokes Steve Rintoul1993 John Inman 278 10 Playoff Billy Andrade Mark Brooks Brad Bryant Bob Estes1992 Gary Hallberg 206 b 10 1 stroke Jim Gallagher Jr 1991 David Peoples 276 12 1 stroke Robert Gamez1990 Kenny Knox 265 15 Playoff Jim HalletSouthern Open1989 Ted Schulz 266 14 1 stroke Jay Haas Tim Simpson1988 David Frost 270 10 Playoff Bob Tway1987 Ken Brown 266 14 7 strokes David Frost Mike Hulbert Larry Mize1986 Fred Wadsworth 269 11 2 strokes George Archer John Cook Tim Simpson Jim Thorpe1985 Tim Simpson 264 16 2 strokes Clarence Rose1984 Hubert Green 2 265 15 6 strokes Rex Caldwell Scott Hoch Corey Pavin1983 Ronnie Black 271 9 Playoff Sam Torrance1982 Bobby Clampett 266 14 2 strokes Hale Irwin1981 J C Snead 271 9 Playoff Mike Sullivan1980 Mike Sullivan 269 11 5 strokes Dave Eichelberger Johnny Miller1979 Ed Fiori 274 6 Playoff Tom Weiskopf1978 Jerry Pate 2 269 11 1 stroke Phil Hancock1977 Jerry Pate 266 14 7 strokes Phil Hancock Mac McLendon Johnny Miller Steve Taylor1976 Mac McLendon 274 6 2 strokes Hubert Green1975 Hubert Green 264 16 3 strokes John Schroeder1974 Forrest Fezler 271 9 1 stroke Bruce Crampton J C Snead1973 Gary Player 270 10 1 stroke Forrest Fezler1972 DeWitt Weaver 276 4 Playoff Chuck CourtneySouthern Open Invitational1971 Johnny Miller 267 13 5 strokes Deane BemanGreen Island Open Invitational1970 Mason Rudolph 274 6 2 strokes Chris BlockerNotes Edit Shortened to 36 holes due to weather a b Shortened to 54 holes due to rain References Edit Rudolph claims Green Island title Hot Miller Wins in Southern Open Hubert Green wins Southern Open Jerry Pate wins Southern Open Snead wins Southern Open Torrance Falters Black Captures Southern Open Wadsworth wins Southern Open Knox wins Southern Open in playoff duel with Hallet Inman wins in Southern Open playoff Bradley Wins Buick Challenge DiMarco Beats Duval To Win Buick Challenge Byrd wins Buick ChallengeExternal links EditTournament results from 1970 to 2002 at GolfObserver com Click on a year for scores and earnings of the particular year 2002 Tournament preview at GolfToday co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southern Open amp oldid 1134542398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
