The NYNEX Commemorative was a

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tournament on the

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from 1982 to 1993. It was played in

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at the Newport Country Club (1982–1985) and in

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at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club (1986–1993). The purse for the 1993 tournament was US$550,000, with $82,500 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1982 as the Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am.

Winners

NYNEX Commemorative *1993

Bob Wynn Robert L. Wynn (January 27, 1940 – May 18, 2005) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Wynn was born in Lancaster, Kentucky. He turned pro in 1966. His victory at the 1976 B.C. Open was his o ...

*1992 Dale Douglass *1991

Charles Coody Billy Charles Coody (born July 13, 1937) is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1971 Masters Tournament. Coody was born in Stamford, Texas and raised in Abilene, Texas. He attended Abilene Christian University before tran ...

*1990

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 ...

NYNEX/Golf Digest Commemorative *1989 Bob Charles *1988 Bob Charles *1987

Gene Littler Gene Alec Littler (July 21, 1930 – February 15, 2019) was an American professional golfer and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth, rhythmical swing, he once said ...

Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative *1986

Lee Elder Robert Lee Elder (July 14, 1934 – November 28, 2021) was an American professional golfer. In 1975, he became the first African-American to play in the Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut. Elder was invited to the tournament after he won ...

Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am *1985

*1984

Roberto De Vicenzo Roberto De Vicenzo (14 April 1923 – 1 June 2017) was a professional golfer from Argentina. He won a record 229 professional tournaments worldwide during his career, including seven on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship. ...

*1983 Miller Barber *1982

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 ...

*1981

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References

{{Former Champions Tour Events Former PGA Tour Champions events Golf in New York (state) Golf in Rhode Island Recurring sporting events established in 1982 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1993 1982 establishments in Rhode Island 1993 disestablishments in New York (state)