This article is about the former PGA Tour event. For the former Nike Tour event, see Nike Tallahassee Open. For the former LPGA Tour event, see Centel Classic (LPGA Tour).
Centel Classic
LocationTallahassee, Florida
Establishment1969
CourseKillearn Golf and Country Club
Par72
Yardage7,098 yards (6,490 m)
TourPGA Tour
FormatStroke play
PurseUS$750,000
Month playedSeptember/October
Aggregate269 Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1979)
269 Jeff Sluman (1985)
To-par−19 as above
Final year1989
Final championBill Britton
Coordinates30.525°N 84.213°W

The Tallahassee Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1969 to 1989. It was played at Killearn Country Club in Tallahassee, Florida.

It was founded in 1969 as the Tallahassee Open Invitational. From 1983 to 1985, it was part of the PGA Tour's "Tournament Players Series", a "satellite tour". The purse for the 1989 tournament was $750,000 with 135,000 going to the winner.

The 1974 tournament featured the highest round scores in PGA history by a player who made the 36-hole cut. Mike Reasor severely injured himself horse riding between the second and third rounds. Needing to complete the tournament in order to gain an exemption for the Byron Nelson Classic, Reasor played the final two rounds using only a 5-iron and swinging using just one arm, recording scores of 123 and 114.[1]

From 1990 to 1992, Killearn Country Club hosted a LPGA Tour event by the same name.

Winners

YearTour[a]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Centel Classic
1989PGATBill Britton200[b]−164 strokesRonnie Black
1988PGATBill Glasson272−162 strokesTommy Armour III
1987PGATKeith Clearwater278−101 strokeBill Glasson
Billy Kratzert
Bob Lohr
Joey Sindelar
Tallahassee Open
1986Mark Hayes274−101 strokeRuss Cochran[2]
1985TPSJeff Sluman269−191 strokeKenny Knox
Gary Player		[3]
1984TPSKermit Zarley271−17PlayoffDenis Watson[4]
1983TPSBob Charles282−6PlayoffGreg Powers[5][6]
1982PGATBob Shearer272−161 strokeHal Sutton
Denis Watson
1981PGATDave Eichelberger271−17PlayoffBob Murphy
Mark O'Meara
1980PGATMark Pfeil277−111 strokeMark Lye
Bill Rogers
1979PGATChi-Chi Rodríguez269−193 strokesLindy Miller
1978PGATBarry Jaeckel273−15PlayoffBruce Lietzke
1977PGATEd Sneed276−12PlayoffLon Hinkle
1976PGATGary Koch277−111 strokeJohn Mahaffey
1975PGATRik Massengale274−142 strokesSpike Kelley
Bert Yancey
1974PGATAllen Miller274−141 strokeJoe Inman
Eddie Pearce
Dan Sikes
1973PGATHubert Green277−111 strokeJim Simons
1972PGATBob Shaw273−152 strokesLeonard Thompson
Tallahassee Open Invitational
1971PGATLee Trevino273−153 strokesJim Wiechers
1970PGATHarold Henning277−111 strokeRives McBee
1969PGATChuck Courtney282−61 strokeJacky Cupit
Bert Greene
Bob Shaw

Notes

  1. ^ PGAT − PGA Tour; TPS − Tournament Players Series.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Brent. "Mike Reasor, the PGA Tour Player Who Scored 93-Over Par". About.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Tour Book 1987". PGA Tour. p. 247.
  3. ^ "The Tour Book 1986". PGA Tour. p. 251.
  4. ^ "The Tour Book 1985". PGA Tour. p. 235.
  5. ^ "The Tour Book 1984". PGA Tour. p. 246.
  6. ^ Browning, Al (June 6, 1986). "Caddies live and die with pros". Chicago Tribune. Scripps Howard News Service. Retrieved 2020-01-03.