Shreveport Open
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The Shreveport Open was a golf
tournament on the Nationwide Tour
from 1991 to 2002. It was played at the Southern Trace Country Club in Shreveport, Louisiana
. In its last year, it was sponsored by Hibernia National Bank
and called the Hibernia Southern Open.
The purse in 2002 was $425,000, with $76,500 going to the winner.
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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 on the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
from 1991 to 2002. It was played at the Southern Trace Country Club in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
. In its last year, it was sponsored by Hibernia National Bank
Hibernia National Bank
Hibernia National Bank, founded in 1870, was a personal banking and commercial lending institution headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the largest and oldest bank headquartered in the state, and also had locations in Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas.-History:Founded by Irish immigrants...
and called the Hibernia Southern Open.
The purse in 2002 was $425,000, with $76,500 going to the winner.
Winners
Hibernia Southern Open- 2002 David Morland IVDavid Morland IVDavid Morland IV is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour, and Nationwide Tour.Morland was born in North Bay, Ontario. He turned professional in 1991 after going to Kent State University...
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- 2001 Pat BatesPat BatesPatrick Alfred Bates is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Bates was born in St. Louis, Missouri...
- 2000 Kent JonesKent Jones (golfer)Kent Jones is an American professional golfer.Jones was born in Portales, New Mexico. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with Bachelor's and Masters degrees in business administration...
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- 1999 Bob HeintzBob HeintzBob Heintz is an American professional golfer who plays on the Nationwide Tour.Heintz was born in Syosset, New York. He was a three-time Ivy League champion at Yale University....
- 1998 Vance VeazeyVance VeazeyVance Veazey is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Veazey was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1989 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree...
- 1997 Mark Wurtz
- 1996 Tim LoustalotTim LoustalotTim Loustalot is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Loustalot joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990. He picked up his first victory on Tour in 1992 at the Ben Hogan Lake City Classic. He went through qualifying school in 1994 to earn his PGA Tour card...
- 1995 Brad Fabel
- 1994 Omar UrestiOmar UrestiOmar David Uresti is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.Uresti was born in Austin, Texas. He attended the University of Texas in Austin and graduated in 1991 with a degree in organizational communication...
- 1993 Sonny SkinnerSonny SkinnerSonny Skinner is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour.Skinner was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. He turned professional in 1982....
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- 1992 Ted TrybaTed TrybaTed Tryba is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Tryba was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He played at Ohio State University....
- 1991 Jeff CostonJeff CostonJeff Coston is an American professional golfer and one of the top golf instructors in the country.-Biography:Coston cites watching Jack Nicklaus tee off in the 1965 Greater Seattle Open Invitational at Inglewood Country Club as the moment he realized his wanted to dedicate his life to golf. He...