The Comfort Classic was a

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tournament on the

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from 1988 to 2000. It was played in

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at the Broadmoor Country Club (1988–1993) and at the Brickyard Crossing Golf Club (1994–2000). Title sponsorship was from Comfort Inn. The purse for the 2000 tournament was US$1,250,000, with $187,500 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1988 as the GTE North Classic. In 2000, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway started hosting the

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, which created an unfavorable tight scheduling conflict with the golf tournament. In addition, competitors had begun voicing complaints about the unchallenging nature of how the course was being set up for tournament play. In December 2000, Comfort Inns ended their sponsorship, and the event was not held again.

Winners

Comfort Classic at the Brickyard *2000 Gil Morgan *1999 Gil Morgan *1998

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*1997 David Graham Brickyard Crossing Championship Produced by the Brickyard Foundation *1996 Jimmy Powell Brickyard Crossing Championship *1995

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Brickyard Crossing Championship presented by GTE *1994 Isao Aoki GTE North Classic *1993

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*1992

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*1991 George Archer *1990 Mike Hill *1989 Gary Player *1988 Gary Player Source:

References

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