San Antonio Championship
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | San Antonio, Texas |
| Established | 1985 |
| Course(s) | TPC San Antonio, AT&T Canyons Course |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,932 yards (6,339 m) |
| Tour(s) | Champions Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $1.8 million |
| Month played | October |
| Final year | 2015 |
| Final champion | |
 Bernhard Langer | |
San Antonio
Location in the United States
The San Antonio Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour. It was played annually in October in San Antonio, Texas, and was the final full-field event of the Champions Tour season. AT&T was the main sponsor of the tournament from 2006 to 2014. The Canyons Course at TPC San Antonio 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
[edit]All winners are Americans unless otherwise indicated.
- San Antonio Championship
- 2015
Bernhard Langer
- AT&T Championship
- 2014 Michael Allen
- 2013 Kenny Perry
- 2012
David Frost - 2011 Fred Couples
- 2010
Rod Spittle - 2009 Phil Blackmar
- 2008 John Cook
- 2007 John Cook
- 2006 Fred Funk
- SBC Championship
- 2005 Jay Haas
- 2004
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Mark McNulty - 2003 Craig Stadler
- 2002 Dana Quigley
- 2001 Larry Nelson
- 2000 Doug Tewell
- Southwestern Bell Dominion
- 1999 John Mahaffey
- 1998 Lee Trevino
- 1997
David Graham
- SBC Dominion Seniors
- 1996 Tom Weiskopf
- SBC presents The Dominion Seniors
- 1995 Jim Albus
- Vantage at The Dominion
- 1994 Jim Albus
- 1993 J. C. Snead
- 1992 Lee Trevino
- 1991 Lee Trevino
- 1990 Jim Dent
- RJR at The Dominion
- 1989 Larry Mowry
- Vantage at The Dominion
- 1988 Billy Casper
- 1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez
- Benson & Hedges Invitational
- 1986 Bruce Crampton
- Dominion Seniors
- 1985 Don January
Source:[1]
Multiple winners
[edit]Three men have won the event more than once.
- 3 wins
- Lee Trevino: 1991, 1992, 1998
- 2 wins
References
[edit]- ^ "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42.