Ginn sur Mer Classic
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The Ginn sur Mer Classic was a PGA Tour
golf
tournament that lasted for two years, 2007 and 2008. It was announced in June 2007 as a replacement for the Running Horse Golf Championship
, another proposed new tournament that collapsed before its first outing. The PGA Tour and Ginn Resorts had agreed to a five year deal under which the tournament would be played at several Ginn Resorts properties. After several tournaments played in Florida, the plan was to eventually relocate it to the Ginn Sur Mer resort then under construction on Grand Bahama
island in The Bahamas
. The Ginn sur Mer Classic was a PGA Tour Fall Series
event.
In 2007, the tournament was played at Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida
. Daniel Chopra
won the event, and the total purse was US$4,500,000.
In 2008, The Conservatory Course at Ginn Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida
hosted the event. The purse was $4,600,000. The 2008 tournament was won by Ryan Palmer
in wet, windy, rainy conditions, after he made a ten foot birdie putt on the final hole.
Due to financial problems of the title sponsor, the tournament was cancelled after the 2008 PGA Tour
season.
Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament that lasted for two years, 2007 and 2008. It was announced in June 2007 as a replacement for the Running Horse Golf Championship
Running Horse Golf Championship
The Running Horse Golf Championship was a proposed PGA Tour golf tournament. It was scheduled to be played for the first time on October 22-28, 2007...
, another proposed new tournament that collapsed before its first outing. The PGA Tour and Ginn Resorts had agreed to a five year deal under which the tournament would be played at several Ginn Resorts properties. After several tournaments played in Florida, the plan was to eventually relocate it to the Ginn Sur Mer resort then under construction on Grand Bahama
Grand Bahama
Grand Bahama is one of the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, and the closest major island to the United States, lying off the state of Florida. Grand Bahama is the fifth largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays...
island in The Bahamas
The Bahamas
The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
. The Ginn sur Mer Classic was a PGA Tour Fall Series
PGA Tour Fall Series
The PGA Tour Fall Series is a series of events on the PGA Tour that covers the end of the calendar year.This series was created in 2007 as part of the reorganization of the entire tour schedule. The new structure includes a regular season and the FedEx Cup playoffs, which will determine the season...
event.
In 2007, the tournament was played at Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The population of Port St. Lucie was 88,769 at the 2000 census but grew rapidly during the 2000s. In 2009 the State of Florida estimated the City's population at 155,251. Port St. Lucie forms part of a metropolitan area called...
. Daniel Chopra
Daniel Chopra
Daniel Samir Chopra is a Swedish professional golfer.Chopra was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He represents Sweden and his mother was Swedish, but his father was Indian and Daniel moved to India at age seven where he was raised by his grandparents. He won the All-India Junior Golf Championship at age...
won the event, and the total purse was US$4,500,000.
In 2008, The Conservatory Course at Ginn Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida
Palm Coast, Florida
Palm Coast is a city in Flagler County, Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 75,180; it is the most populous city or town in Flagler County. Palm Coast is a principal town of the Palm Coast, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, designated in 2007...
hosted the event. The purse was $4,600,000. The 2008 tournament was won by Ryan Palmer
Ryan Palmer
Ryan Palmer is a chess player of Jamaican origin; he was the Jamaican National Champion in 1992. During the academic years of 2004-2007, he taught mathematics at Adams' Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire, and now has moved to the United States, to pursue further studies...
in wet, windy, rainy conditions, after he made a ten foot birdie putt on the final hole.
Due to financial problems of the title sponsor, the tournament was cancelled after the 2008 PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
season.
Winners
Ginn sur Mer Classic- 2008
Ryan PalmerRyan PalmerRyan Palmer is a chess player of Jamaican origin; he was the Jamaican National Champion in 1992. During the academic years of 2004-2007, he taught mathematics at Adams' Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire, and now has moved to the United States, to pursue further studies...
Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro
- 2007
Daniel ChopraDaniel ChopraDaniel Samir Chopra is a Swedish professional golfer.Chopra was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He represents Sweden and his mother was Swedish, but his father was Indian and Daniel moved to India at age seven where he was raised by his grandparents. He won the All-India Junior Golf Championship at age...