The Pennsylvania Classic was a

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tournament on the

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, held from

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through 2006 at three different

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courses. The event's final title sponsor was lumber company

84 Lumber 84 Lumber is an operated American building materials supply company. Founded in 1956 by Joseph Hardy, it derives its name from the unincorporated village of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place south of Pittsburgh, where its ...

. The host course from 2003 to 2006 was

Mystic Rock Mystic Rock is a private golf course at Nemacolin Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania. ''Golf Digest'' named it #75 "America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses"; #14 "Public Course in Pennsylvania"; and #22 "American’s Top 50 Courses for Women." '' ...

near

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, designed by

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and part of the

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Nemacolin (formerly known as Nemacolin Woodlands Resort) is a four seasons resort in Farmington, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The resort is owned by Maggie Hardy Knox, president of the 84 Lumber Company, and was founded by her father, Joseph H ...

, owned by 84 Lumber founder Joseph Hardy. Before the move to Mystic Rock, it was played outside

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in 2000 and 2002 at

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Country Club in Paoli, with the 2001 event at

Laurel Valley Golf Club Laurel Valley Golf Club is a golf club located just south of the Pittsburgh suburb of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Designed by Dick Wilson and renovated by Arnold Palmer, the Laurel Valley golf course opened in 1959. Since its opening, the club has ho ...

in Ligonier. The 2001 event was the first PGA Tour tournament staged after the September 11, 2001 attacks; that year's venue, Laurel Valley, was about west of

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, where

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went down. The hole flags used during the tournament were

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. Teenager

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accepted an invitation by Wie family friend and 84 Lumber owner Joe Hardy to play in the 2006 tournament. It was her sixth attempt to make a cut in a PGA Tour event and third attempt in 2006. It was expected that Wie's involvement would help draw fans to the event. Wie shot 14 over par over the first two rounds, finishing 23 strokes behind the leaders and last among all competitors who completed two rounds. The 84 Lumber Company announced in April 2006 that it would no longer host the Classic. Hardy's daughter, Maggie, explained the situation as the sponsorship of tournament being unfair to the thousands of 84 Lumber employees who had recently been laid off, and also unnecessary because the purpose of the tournament was to entertain clients — which the company could do at any other golf tournament.

Winners

References

{{Former PGA Tour Events Former PGA Tour events Golf in Pennsylvania