Fort Smith Classic

Fort Smith Classic
Tournament information
LocationFort Smith, Arkansas
Established1998
Course(s)Hardscrabble Country Club
Par70
Length6,783 yards (6,202 m)
Tour(s)Nationwide Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$525,000
Month playedJune
Final year2010
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Mark Hensby (1998)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
United States Chris Kirk
Location map
Hardscrabble CC is located in the United States
Hardscrabble CC
Hardscrabble CC
Location in the United States
Hardscrabble CC is located in Arkansas
Hardscrabble CC
Hardscrabble CC
Location in Arkansas

The Fort Smith Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is held each year at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was the only annual PGA Tour event in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

The 2010 purse was a record $525,000, with $94,500 going to the winner.

The tournament was founded in 1998. Mark Hensby won the inaugural tournament at 20-under par, which is still the record low score. In 2005, Chris Couch tied the course record with a final round 60.

As of October 7, 2010, the Fort Smith Classic board notified the PGA Tour that they would not be renewing their contract for 2011.[1]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Fort Smith Classic
2010 United States Chris Kirk 264 −16 1 stroke United States Kyle Thompson
2009 United States Jason Enloe 265 −15 Playoff United States Chris Tidland
2008 United States Colt Knost 268 −12 1 stroke United States Darron Stiles
2007 United States Jay Williamson 264 −16 1 stroke United States Justin Bolli
United States Garrett Willis
Rheem Classic
2006 United States Darron Stiles 267 −13 Playoff United States Michael Putnam
2005 United States Chris Couch 265 −15 5 strokes United States Troy Matteson
2004 United States Franklin Langham 265 −15 2 strokes United States Keoke Cotner
2003 United States Zach Johnson 272 −8 Playoff United States Steve Haskins
Fort Smith Classic
2002 United States Todd Fischer 269 −11 1 stroke United States Doug Barron
Australia Gavin Coles
United States Andy Sanders
Buy.com Fort Smith Classic
2001 United States Jay Delsing 263 −17 Playoff United States Jeff Freeman
2000 South Africa Tim Clark 264 −16 3 strokes United States Lee Rinker
Nike Fort Smith Classic
1999 United States Gary Webb 264 −16 1 stroke United States Matt Peterson
1998 Australia Mark Hensby 260 −20 2 strokes United States Woody Austin

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Nationwide Tour money list.

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