The Denver Champions of Golf was a

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tournament on the

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from 1982 to 1987. It was played in

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, US, at the Pinehurst Country Club (1982), at the Green Gables Country Club (1983), and in Castle Rock at the TPC at Plum Creek (1984–1987). The purse for the 1987 tournament was US$250,000, with $37,500 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1982 as the Denver Post Champions of Golf.

Winners

The Denver Champions of Golf * 1987 Bruce Crampton Denver Post Champions of Golf * 1986 Gary Player * 1985

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* 1984

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* 1983 Don January * 1982 Arnold Palmer Source:

References

{{Former Champions Tour Events Former PGA Tour Champions events Golf in Colorado Sports competitions in Denver Recurring sporting events established in 1982 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1987 1982 establishments in Colorado 1987 disestablishments in Colorado