The Michelob Championship at Kingsmill was a

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tournament on the

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from

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to 2002. It was played in

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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. The event was founded in 1968 as the Kaiser International Open Invitational, which was played in northern

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at Silverado Country Club in Napa through 1980. In its second year, it was played twice. At the second edition in January

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, three days of rain washed out the final two rounds of play and 36-hole leader

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was declared the winner, but only half the prize money was distributed. 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. The purse of the inaugural event in 1968 was $125,000, and

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took the winner's share of $25,000 in January for his first The final event in 2002 had a purse of $3.7 million, with a winner's share of $666,000 to

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in early October. From 2003 to 2009, an

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event, the

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, was played at the same location. In

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, the

event returned, renamed the

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Tournament highlights

*1968:

shot a final round 65 (–7) to win $25,000 at the inaugural event, a stroke ahead of

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. *January 1969: For the first time ever, due to three days of steady rain a 72-hole PGA Tour tourney is called off after only 36 holes.

was the winner by one shot over

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. The purse was also cut in half. *November 1969: The Kaiser International is decided in a four-way playoff. Jack Nicklaus sank a birdie putt on the second extra hole to defeat

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and

Billy Casper William Earl Casper Jr. (June 24, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American professional golfer. He was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. In his youth, Casper started as a caddie a ...

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was eliminated on the first playoff hole, as the others made birdies. Darkness then caused play to be called until Monday morning, which had a fog delay. *1970:

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makes a birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Lee Trevino and

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misses the playoff by one shot after making a triple bogey on the 11th hole during the final round of play. Just before his disastrous hole, Hill and his playing partner Chi-Chi Rodríguez exchanged angry words which required an official to settle their clash. *1974:

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collects his 8th triumph of the year and wins by eight shots over Casper and Trevino. *1975: Miller successfully defends his Kaiser title and finishes three shots ahead of Rod Curl. *1976:

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foils Miller's attempt to win three straight at Kaiser; Snead shoots a final round 68 to finish two shots ahead of Miller and

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. *1977: Miller Barber wins in Napa again, with a final round 65 to rally from six shots back and defeat George Archer by two shots. *1979:

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birdies the 72nd hole to win by one shot over Alan Tapie,

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, and Buddy Gardner. It was Fought's second straight win on the PGA Tour. *1981: John Mahaffey wins the first edition in Virginia, two strokes ahead of

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. *1983:

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rallies from six shots back to successfully defend his Anheuser-Busch title, one shot in front of Tim Norris. Hal Sutton squandered the large lead, but wins the

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two weeks later. *1984:

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, seven shots behind when final round play began, shoots a 63 to win by one shot over

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. *1986: Fuzzy Zoeller has a final round 64 to win by two shots over

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. *1992:

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bogeys the final two holes, but wins by one shot over Ed Dougherty, Jim Gallagher, and

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. *1996:

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sets the 72-hole scoring mark at 265 (–19), with a four-shot victory over

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in July. *1997:

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, a future top-ranked player in the world and

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champion, gains his first tour victory; he birdied the first playoff hole to defeat

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and Duffy Waldorf in mid-October. *1998: Duval successfully defends his Michelob title, three shots ahead of Phil Tataurangi. *1999: Tour rookie

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notches his second victory in a playoff with

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. *2001:

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, winner of the

, successfully defends his Michelob title, one shot ahead of

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.PLUS: GOLF; Toms Wins Michelob With a 3-Under 68
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attains his first tour win and takes $666,000 at the final edition, two shots ahead of

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and Scott Hoch.

Winners

Notes

References

External links

Tournament results (1970-2002) at GolfObserver.com
- at GolfToday.co.uk {{coord, 37.225, -76.668, display=title Former PGA Tour events Golf in Virginia Golf in California Sports in Hampton Roads 1968 establishments in Virginia 2002 disestablishments in Virginia