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Viking Classic Tournament information Location Madison, Mississippi Established 1968 Course(s) Annandale Golf Club Par 72 Length 7,199 yards Tour(s) PGA Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund $3,600,000 Month played July Tournament record score Aggregate 263 Dan Halldorson (1986) To par −22 Steve Lowery (2000)
−22 Skip Kendall (2000)
−22 Fred Funk (2004)Current champion Chris Kirk The Viking Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour named for its main sponsor, Viking Range Corporation. It is played annually in Madison, Mississippi, and as of 2011 is played in July. The tournament is held at the Annandale Golf Club. From 1968 to 1993 it was played at the Hattiesburg Country Club in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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History
Known as the Magnolia State Classic from 1968 through 1985 with notable winners including Roger Maltbie, Craig Stadler, and Payne Stewart, the tournament was re-named the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in 1986. In the past, this tournament was generally played opposite of a major or limited field tournament (officially termed an "alternate event" by the PGA Tour). It later became part of the Fall Series, a group of events held after The Tour Championship, before returning to its former status as an alternate event in 2011. In either case, the leading players in men's professional golf rarely participate. Until 1994, it was played opposite The Masters and then opposite the British Open in the mid-90s. More recently, it played opposite various World Golf Championships and The Tour Championship. From 2007 to 2010, it generally played opposite the major team events involving PGA Tour players, namely the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. In 2011, it will return into the PGA Tour regular season opposite The Open Championship.
It has been an official money PGA Tour event since 1994. Prior to that, it was a satellite event with the money counting but the wins counting as unofficial.
From 2007 to 2010, it was part of the Fall Series. Because the FedEx Cup season championship is already determined by that time, elite players generally pass on Fall Series events; most players in the tournament are trying to either make the Top 125 on the money list and retain their tour cards, or earn a quick two-year exemption by winning. The 2007 event was played in the same week as the Presidents Cup; most of the top Tour players played in that event instead of the Viking Classic. The situation was similar in 2008, with the tournament being scheduled opposite the Ryder Cup. The 2009 purse was due to be $3,700,000, with $666,000 going to the winner. That year's event was also to be the first in the tournament's recent history to be the sole event on the PGA Tour schedule for that week, as it had been moved to the end of October with a scheduled finish on November 1. However, the tournament was cancelled on October 31, due to unplayable conditions at the Annandale Golf Club. The event was not rescheduled.[1] The 2010 event was again held opposite the Ryder Cup. This would be the tournament's last fall edition, as it would move into the regular season the following year.
Winners
Viking Classic
- 2011
Chris Kirk
- 2010
Bill Haas
- 2009 Tournament cancelled[1]
- 2008
Will MacKenzie
- 2007
Chad Campbell
Southern Farm Bureau Classic
- 2006
D. J. Trahan
- 2005
Heath Slocum
- 2004
Fred Funk
- 2003
John Huston
- 2002
Luke Donald
- 2001
Cameron Beckman
- 2000
Steve Lowery
- 1999
Brian Henninger
Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic
- 1998
Fred Funk
- 1997
Billy Ray Brown
- 1996
Willie Wood
- 1995
Ed Dougherty
- 1994
Brian Henninger
- 1993
Greg Kraft
- 1992
Richard Zokol
- 1991
Larry Silveira
- 1990
Gene Sauers
- 1989
Jim Booros
- 1988
Frank Conner
- 1987
David Ogrin
- 1986
Dan Halldorson
Magnolia State Classic
- 1985
Jim Gallagher, Jr.
- 1984
Lance Ten Broeck
- 1983
Russ Cochran
- 1982
Payne Stewart
- 1981 Tom Jones
- 1980
Roger Maltbie
- 1979
Bobby Walzel
- 1978
Craig Stadler
- 1977
Mike McCullough
- 1976 Dennis Meyer
- 1975
Bob Wynn
- 1974
Dwight Nevil
- 1973
Dwight Nevil
- 1972
Mike Morley
- 1971 Roy Pace
- 1970 Chris Blocker
- 1969
Larry Mowry
- 1968
Mac McLendon
See also
- Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum ("Viking Classic Exhibit")
References
External links
Categories:- PGA Tour events
- Golf in Mississippi
- Recurring sporting events established in 1968
- 2011
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