The Golden Bear Tour was an American third-tier professional golf tour based in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1996 by Jack Nicklaus, nicknamed the Golden Bear, through his company Golden Bear International and run by John Montgomery, who later founded the competing Montgomery Tour.[1][2] The tour ran through to early 2005, when it merged with the Gateway Tour.

Money list winners

YearWinnerPrize money (US$)
2004United States Ryan LaVoie86,950
2003United States Michael Henderson105,448
2002United States Hiroshi Matsuo123,486
2001United States Hiroshi Matsuo162,842
2000United States Tim Petrovic166,569
1999United States Danny Ellis133,038
1998United States Patrick Sheehan164,353
1997United States Chris Stutts64,148
1996United States Steve Lamontagne72,828

References

  1. Tays, Alan (August 1, 2004). "Mini-tours often end up big failures". The Palm Beach Post. pp. 1BB, 4BB. Retrieved November 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Murphy, Bill (2015). Three Up on Seventeen. Dog Ear Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 9781457540776 via Google Books.
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