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Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic

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Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic
Tournament information
LocationThornbury, Ontario, Canada
Established2008
Course(s)Georgian Bay Club
Raven Golf Club
Par71 (GB)
72 (R)
Length7,139 yards (6,528 m) (GB)
7,105 yards (6,497 m) (R)
Tour(s)Nationwide Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$800,099
Month playedJuly
Final year2010
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Peter Tomasulo (2010)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
United States Peter Tomasulo
Location map
Georgian Bay Club is located in Canada
Georgian Bay Club
Georgian Bay Club
Location in the Canada
Georgian Bay Club is located in Ontario
Georgian Bay Club
Georgian Bay Club
Location in Ontario

The Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour from 2008 to 2010. It was played at the Georgian Bay Club in Clarksburg and the Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay in Thornbury, Ontario, Canada.

The 2010 purse was US$800,099, with $144,018 going to the winner. The extra $99 was a homage to Wayne Gretzky, the tournament host and Hall of Fame hockey player who wore the number 99 during his career.[1]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
2010 United States Peter Tomasulo 261 −24 1 stroke United States Keegan Bradley
2009 United States Roger Tambellini 265 −20 4 strokes United States Blake Adams
2008 United States Justin Hicks 269 −16 Playoff United States Casey Wittenberg

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Nationwide Tour money list.

References

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  1. ^ "Gretzky to Host Pro-Am on Nationwide Tour". NBC Sports. November 19, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
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