Michelob Championship

The Michelob Championship at Kingsmill was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1968 to 2002. It was played in Virginia at the River Course of Kingsmill Golf Club outside of Williamsburg, from 1981 to 2002. From 1977 through 1995, it was known as the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic.

Michelob Championship
at Kingsmill
Winners' sign at Kingsmill Resort
Tournament information
LocationWilliamsburg, Virginia
Napa, California (1968–1980)
Established1968
Course(s)Kingsmill Golf Club,
River Course (1981–2002)
Silverado Country Club
North Course (1968–1980)
Par71
Length6,853 yards (6,266 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund$3.7 million
Month playedOctober
Final year2002, 19 years ago
Final champion
Charles Howell III
Napa
Williamsburg 
Locations in the United States
Kingsmill 
Golf Club
Location in Virginia (1981–2002)
Silverado
Country Club
Location in California (1968–1980)

The event was founded in 1968 as the Kaiser International Open Invitational, which was played in northern California at Silverado Country Club in Napa through 1980. In its second year, it was played twice. At the second edition in January 1969, three days of rain washed out the final two rounds of play and 36-hole leader Miller Barber was declared the winner, but only half the prize money was distributed.[2][3] The tournament was rescheduled for late October/early November and Jack Nicklaus was the winner in a four-man playoff, decided on the second extra hole on Monday.[4][5]

The purse of the inaugural event in 1968 was $125,000, and Kermit Zarley took the winner's share of $25,000 in January for his first tour win.[6] The final event in 2002 had a purse of $3.7 million, with a winner's share of $666,000 to Charles Howell III in early October.[1]

From 2003 to 2009, an LPGA Tour event, the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, was played at the same location. In 2012, the LPGA Tour event returned, renamed the Kingsmill Championship.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
Michelob Championship at Kingsmill
2002Charles Howell III United States270−142 strokes Scott Hoch
Brandt Jobe
666,000
2001David Toms (2) United States269−151 stroke Kirk Triplett630,000
2000David Toms United States271−13Playoff Mike Weir540,000
1999Notah Begay III United States274−10Playoff Tom Byrum450,000
1998David Duval (2) United States268−163 strokes Phil Tataurangi342,000
1997David Duval United States271−13Playoff Grant Waite
Duffy Waldorf
279,000
1996Scott Hoch United States265−194 strokes Tom Purtzer225,000
Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
1995Ted Tryba United States271−121 stroke Scott Simpson198,000
1994Mark McCumber (2) United States267−173 strokes Glen Day198,000
1993Jim Gallagher Jr. United States269−152 strokes Chip Beck198,000
1992David Peoples United States271−131 stroke Bill Britton
Ed Dougherty
Jim Gallagher Jr.
198,000
1991Mike Hulbert United States266−18Playoff Kenny Knox180,000
1990Lanny Wadkins United States266−185 strokes Larry Mize180,000
1989Mike Donald United States268−16Playoff Tim Simpson
Hal Sutton
153,000
1988Tom Sieckmann United States270−14Playoff Mark Wiebe117,000
1987Mark McCumber United States267−171 stroke Bobby Clampett110,160
1986Fuzzy Zoeller United States274−102 strokes Jodie Mudd90,000
1985Mark Wiebe United States273−11Playoff John Mahaffey90,000
1984Ronnie Black United States267−171 stroke Willie Wood63,000
1983Calvin Peete (2) United States276−81 stroke Tim Norris63,000
1982Calvin Peete United States203−102 strokes Bruce Lietzke63,000
1981John Mahaffey United States276−82 strokes Andy North54,000
The tournament moved from California to Virginia before the 1981 edition.
1980Ben Crenshaw United States272−164 strokes Jack Renner54,000
1979John Fought United States273−151 stroke Buddy Gardner
Alan Tapie
Bobby Wadkins
54,000
1978Tom Watson United States270−183 strokes Ed Sneed40,000
1977Miller Barber (2) United States272−162 strokes George Archer40,000
Kaiser International Open Invitational
1976J. C. Snead United States274−142 strokes Gibby Gilbert
Johnny Miller
35,000
1975Johnny Miller (2) United States272−163 strokes Rod Curl35,000
1974Johnny Miller United States271−178 strokes Billy Casper
Lee Trevino
30,000
1973Ed Sneed United States275−13Playoff John Schlee30,092
1972George Knudson Canada271−173 strokes Hale Irwin
Bobby Nichols
30,000
1971Billy Casper United States269−194 strokes Fred Marti30,000
1970Ken Still United States278−10Playoff Lee Trevino
Bert Yancey
30,000
1969
(November)
Jack Nicklaus United States273−15Playoff George Archer
Billy Casper
Don January
28,000
1969
(January)
Miller Barber United States135*−91 stroke Bruce Devlin13,500
1968Kermit Zarley United States273−151 stroke Dave Marr25,000

*The January 1969 edition of the tournament was shortened to 36 holes, and the tournament was rescheduled for November.

Tournament highlights

References

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  2. "Barber nabs top spot in Kaiser Open". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 18, 1969. p. 19.
  3. "Barber wins tourney". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. (Florida). Associated Press. January 21, 1969. p. 6.
  4. "Nick eyes top dollar". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. October 31, 1969. p. 26.
  5. "Another for Jack". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. November 4, 1969. p. 31.
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  7. Sargis, Joe (January 22, 1968). "Kermit Zarley cashes in at Kaiser Open". Bryan Times. Ohio. UPI. p. 7.
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  17. "John Mahaffey wins Busch open classic". Bangor Daily News. (Maine). Associated Press. July 27, 1981. p. 21.
  18. "Peete wins by stroke as Sutton collapses". Ottawa Citizen. (Canada). Associated Press. July 25, 1983. p. 33.
  19. Black rallies for Anheuser-Busch title
  20. "Fuzzy Zoeller wins Busch Classic by two". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. July 14, 1986. p. 3B.
  21. "Peoples courts disaster; wins Busch Classic". The News. (Boca Raton, Florida). Associated Press. July 13, 1992. p. 2B.
  22. "Hoch wins Michelob". Beaver County Times. (Pennsylvania). staff and wire reports. July 15, 1996. p. B8.
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  24. "Duval runs away with Michelob". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). October 12, 1998. p. 27.
  25. "Begay goes for it, wins Michelob". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). wire reports. October 11, 1999. p. 30.
  26. Golf Roundup; Begay wins in a playoff
  27. "Michelob win just what Toms needed". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. October 8, 2001. p. C2.
  28. PLUS: GOLF; Toms Wins Michelob With a 3-Under 68
  29. "Howell wins first in last tournament at Kingsmill". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. October 7, 2002. p. C8.
  30. "Howell breaks through in final PGA event at Kingsmill". ESPN. Associated Press. October 6, 2002. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

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