The San Antonio Championship was a

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tournament on the

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. It was played annually in October in

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, and was the final full-field event of the Champions Tour season.

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was the main sponsor of the tournament from 2006 to 2014. The Canyons Course at

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took over as host beginning in 2011. It was previously played at the Oak Hills Country Club. The purse for the 2015 tournament was US$1,800,000, with $270,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1985 as the Dominion Seniors.

Winners

All winners are Americans unless otherwise indicated. ;San Antonio Championship *2015 Bernhard Langer ;AT&T Championship *2014 Michael Allen *2013 Kenny Perry *2012

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*2011

Fred Couples Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament ...

*2010

Rod Spittle Rod Spittle (born 18 July 1955) is a Canadian professional golfer. Spittle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. He played college golf at Ohio State University where his teammates included John Cook and Joey Sindelar. He won the Canadian Amateu ...

*2009

Phil Blackmar } Philip Arnold Blackmar (born September 22, 1957) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour from 1985 to 2000 and on the Champions Tour from 2007 to 2012. He was the tallest player on the PGA Tour during his time on tour, stand ...

*2008 John Cook *2007 John Cook *2006

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;SBC Championship *2005

Jay Haas Jay Dean Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer formerly of the PGA Tour who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Early life and amateur career Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. ...

*2004 / Mark McNulty *2003 Craig Stadler *2002 Dana Quigley *2001 Larry Nelson *2000 Doug Tewell ;Southwestern Bell Dominion *1999

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*1998

Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is an American retired professional golfer who is regarded as one of the greatest players in golf history. He was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1981. Trevino won six major championships and ...

*1997 David Graham ;SBC Dominion Seniors *1996

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;SBC presents The Dominion Seniors *1995 Jim Albus ;Vantage at The Dominion *1994 Jim Albus *1993

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*1992

*1991

*1990 Jim Dent ;RJR at The Dominion *1989 Larry Mowry ;Vantage at The Dominion *1988 Billy Casper *1987

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;Benson & Hedges Invitational *1986 Bruce Crampton ;Dominion Seniors *1985 Don January Source:

Multiple winners

Three men have won the event more than once. *3 wins **

: 1991, 1992, 1998 *2 wins ** Jim Albus: 1994, 1995 ** John Cook: 2007, 2008

References

External links

Coverage on the Champions Tour's official site
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