This page lists all Golden Bear Tour seasons from its inaugural season in 1996.
Since 1996, all Golden Bear Tour's schedules have included events in Florida.
1996 season Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(US$) Winner Jun 12 Soundadvice Invitational Hobe Sound, FL 75,000 Michael McNerney (1) Jun 21 Golf Capital Magazine Tournament Vero Beach, FL 75,000 Brian Gay (1) Jun 27 Nicklaus/Flick School Classic Vero Beach, FL 75,000 Steve Lamontagne (1) Jul 10 Delta Air Lines Championship Port St. Lucie, FL 75,000 Bobby Collins (1) Jul 24 Canon Computer Systems Invitational West Palm Beach, FL 75,000 Michael McNerney (2) Aug 1 Nicklaus Open Jupiter, FL 75,000 Adrian Stills (1) Aug 8 DME Rangefinder Championship Stuart, FL 75,000 Bob Duval (1) Aug 15 Northern Trust Classic Stuart, FL 75,000 Steve Lamontagne (2) Aug 22 Lincoln-Mercury Invitational Jupiter, FL 75,000 Bob Walzel (1) Sep 6 Coca-Cola Classic Jupiter, FL 75,000 Steve Lamontagne (3) Sep 19 Maxfli Open Jupiter, FL 75,000 Ed Humenik (1) Sep 27 Golden Bear Tour Championship Hobe Sound, FL 75,000 Brian Gay (2)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Steve Lamontagne 72,6282 Brian Gay 57,9483 Bob Walzel 55,3364 Michael McNerney 40,3915 Adam Armagost 35,250
1997 season Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1997 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(US$) Winner Jun 5 WJNO-WRLX Championship Stuart, FL 100,000 Stephen Anderson (1) Jun 7 Bio-Back Championship Palm City, FL 100,000 Lloyd Warwick (1) Jun 11 Golf Capital Magazine Invitational Port St. Lucie, FL – Canceled Jun 13 Teardrop Championship Palm City, FL 100,000 Rob Labritz (1) Jun 18 DME Rangefinder Championship Port St. Lucie, FL 100,000 David Ladd (1) Jun 26 Marriott Championship West Palm Beach, FL 100,000 Tim Cantwell (1) Jul 3 Coca-Cola Classic Stuart, FL 100,000 Adam Armagost (1) Jul 10 Maxfli Open Jupiter, FL 100,000 Mike Sposa (1) Jul 18 Canon Computer Systems Invitational Port St. Lucie, FL 100,000 Brian Gay (3) Jul 23 Grand Slam Championship Palm City, FL 100,000 Shawn Savage (1) Aug 2 Northern Trust Classic Jupiter, FL 100,000 Jerry Springer (1) Aug 6 Nicklaus Open Jupiter, FL 100,000 Bobby Collins (2) Aug 15 American Airlines Invitational Port St. Lucie, FL 100,000 Chris Stutts (1) Aug 22 Nicklaus/Flick School Championship West Palm Beach, FL 100,000 Mike Sposa (2) Sep 5 Lincoln-Mercury Invitational Jupiter, FL 100,000 D. J. Morris (1) Sep 12 Columbia Treasure Coast Healthcare Championship Port St. Lucie, FL 100,000 Chris Stutts (2) Sep 18 Golden Bear Golf Centers Classic Jupiter, FL 100,000 Bobby Collins (3) Sep 25 Golden Bear Tour Championship Hobe Sound, FL 100,000 Clark Burroughs (1)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Chris Stutts 64,1492 Mike Sposa 63,0593 Bobby Collins 50,8014 Adam Armagost 49,0315 Clark Burroughs 41,684
1998 season Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(US$) Winner Jun 4 Ibis and Hammock Creek Palm City, FL 132,000 Patrick Sheehan (1) Jun 11 Canon-USA Open Jensen Beach, FL 132,000 Rick Price (1) Jun 18 Hammock Creek and Piper's Landing Palm City, FL 132,000 Marco Dawson (1) Jun 24 Hammock Creek and Martin Downs Palm City, FL 132,000 Tom Carter (1) Jul 8 Nicklaus Apparel Open Stuart, FL 132,000 Adam Armagost (2) Jul 16 Northern Trust Bank Classic Jupiter, FL 132,000 Danny Ellis (1) Jul 23 PGA North/South Reserve Port St. Lucie, FL 132,000 Ryan Dillon (1) Jul 31 Bear Lakes and Loxahatchee Jupiter, FL 132,000 Marco Dawson (2) Aug 6 Executive Sports Invitational Stuart, FL 132,000 Shawn Savage (2) Aug 13 Coca-Cola Classic Jupiter, FL 132,000 Chris Kaufman (1) Aug 21 Waterford Crystal Invitational Jensen Beach, FL 132,000 Briny Baird (1) Aug 28 Nicklaus Apparel Classic Jupiter, FL 132,000 Patrick Sheehan (2) Sep 11 Embassy Suites Classic Jupiter, FL 132,000 Briny Baird (2) Sep 18 Bear Lakes and Jonathan's Landing Jupiter, FL – Canceled Sep 25 Maxfli Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 132,000 Patrick Sheehan (3) Oct 2 Golden Bear Tour Championship Jupiter, FL 254,500 Miguel Suárez (1)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Patrick Sheehan 164,3532 Briny Baird 147,8713 Marco Dawson 82,8384 Danny Ellis 80,2585 R. J. Nakashian 79,984
1999 season Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1999 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(US$) Winner Jun 4 Comcast Classic Palm Beach Gardens, FL 130,000 Adam Armagost (3) Jun 10 PGA National 1 Palm Beach Gardens, FL – Canceled Jun 17 Hammock Creek and The Florida Club Stuart, FL 130,000 Steve Hart (1) Jun 24 PGA National 2 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 130,000 Danny Ellis (2) Jul 8 Waterford Crystal Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 130,000 Danny Ellis (3) Jul 15 Embassy Suites Classic Palm Beach Gardens, FL 130,000 Jeff Street (1) Jul 22 Maxfli Classic Palm City, FL 130,000 Jeff Burns (1) Jul 29 Nicklaus Apparel Classic Palm Beach Gardens, FL 130,000 Adam Spring (1) Aug 6 Canon Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 130,000 Jeff Street (2) Aug 12 Ibis and Cypress Links St. Petersburg, FL 130,000 Jeff Street (3) Aug 20 St Andrews Classic Port St. Lucie, FL – Canceled Aug 27 PGA National 3 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 130,000 Chris Stutts (3) Sep 10 SmartSpikes Classic West Palm Beach, FL 130,000 Steve Hart (2) Sep 17 Jonathan's Landing and Ibis West Palm Beach, FL – Canceled Sep 24 Northern Trust Bank Classic Palm City, FL 130,000 Rick Heath (1) Oct 1 Golden Bear Tour Championship Jupiter, FL 275,000 Danny Ellis (4)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Danny Ellis 133,0082 Brett Wetterich 102,5613 Jeff Street 100,4124 Steve Hart 89,7345 Rick Heath 77,289
2000 season Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2000 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(US$) Winner Jun 8 Jack Jolly Classic 1 West Palm Beach, FL 130,000 Adam Decker (1) Jun 15 Waterford Crystal Classic Palm City, FL 130,000 Brannon Sawyer (1) Jun 22 Canon USA Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 130,000 Tom Carter (2) Jun 29 Nicklaus Apparel Classic Jupiter, FL 130,000 Tom Carter (3) Jul 13 Pepsi Cola Classic Palm Beach Gardens, FL 130,000 Brendon Wilson (1) Jul 20 Martin Downs and Hammock Creek Palm City, FL 130,000 Anthony Ballestero (1) Jul 27 PGA GC Port St. Lucie, FL 130,000 Clint Jensen (1) Aug 3 St Andrews Classic 1 Palm City, FL 130,000 Tim Petrovic (1) Aug 10 Northern Trust Bank Classic Palm Beach Gardens, FL 130,000 Bobby Collins (4) Aug 17 Waterford Crystal Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 130,000 Dan Stone (1) Aug 24 Jack Jolly Classic 2 St. Petersburg, FL 130,000 Mike Malizia (1) Aug 31 St Andrews Classic 2 Port St. Lucie, FL 130,000 Michael McNerney (3) Sep 7 Aqua-Fina Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 130,000 Tim Petrovic (2) Sep 15 HealthSouth Challenge Palm City, FL 130,000 Tim Petrovic (3) Sep 22 HealthSouth Classic Jupiter, FL 130,000 Tim Petrovic (4) Sep 29 Golden Bear Tour Championship Jupiter, FL 275,000 Reid Edstrom (1)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Tim Petrovic 166,5692 Reid Edstrom 87,8993 Tom Carter 82,4714 Mike Malizia 75,5275 Bobby Collins 73,090
2001 season Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2001 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(US$) Winner Jun 8 Aqua-Fina Classic Palm City, FL 120,000 Mike Pearson (1) Jun 14 Waterford Crystal Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 140,000 Dan Stone (2) Jun 21 Canon USA Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 140,000 Kris Maffet (1) Jun 28 Nicklaus Apparel Classic Palm Beach Gardens, FL 140,000 Todd Peluso (1) Jul 12 St Andrews Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 140,000 Chris Thompson (1) Jul 19 Delta Air Lines Classic Stuart, FL 140,000 Reid Edstrom (2) Aug 9 Northern Trust Classic Jupiter, FL 140,000 Hiroshi Matsuo (1) Aug 16 Nicklaus Golf Equipment Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 160,000 Reid Edstrom (3) Aug 23 Ahead Classic St. Petersburg, FL 160,000 Dan Stone (3) Aug 31 St Andrews Challenge Jupiter, FL 160,000 Chris Stutts (4) Sep 7 Publix/Aquafina Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 200,000 Brad Ott (1) Sep 21 Publix/Aquafina Challenge Jupiter, FL 200,000 Hiroshi Matsuo (2) Sep 28 Golden Bear Tour Championship Jupiter, FL 250,000 Hiroshi Matsuo (3)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Hiroshi Matsuo 162,8422 Reid Edstrom 98,7813 Dan Stone 77,8114 Kris Maffet 64,2255 Chris Thompson 59,474
2002 season Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2002 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(US$) Winner Jun 7 Waterford Crystal Classic Palm City, FL 150,000 Pleasant Hughes (1) Jun 13 John O' Classic Palm City, FL 150,000 P. J. Cowan (1) Jun 20 Nicklaus Golf Equipment Classic Weillington, FL 150,000 David Kirkpatrick (1) Jun 26 Canon USA Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 200,000 Steve Hart (3) Jul 18 Ahead Classic Palm Beach Gardens, FL 166,667 Reid Edstrom (4) Jul 25 Northern Trust Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 166,667 Steve Hart (4) Aug 2 St. Andrew Products Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 216,667 Reid Edstrom (5) Aug 15 PLI Challenge Palm City, FL 166,666 Hiroshi Matsuo (4) Aug 23 Pepsi Challenge West Palm Beach, FL 216,667 Greg Boyette (1) Aug 30 John O' Challenge Palm Beach Gardens, FL 166,665 Damian Hale (1) Sep 5 St. Andrews Challenge Palm City, FL 165,746 Cameron Yancey (1) Sep 13 Golden Bear Tour Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 215,438 Jeff Schmid (1) Sep 19 PLI Classic West Palm Beach, FL 165,745 Alan Zimmerman (1) Sep 27 Golden Bear Tour Championship Jupiter, FL 300,000 Hiroshi Matsuo (5)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Hiroshi Matsuo 123,4862 Steve Hart 119,3463 Reid Edstrom 92,8714 Greg Boyette 71,2295 Pleasant Hughes 64,419
2003 season Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2003 season.
Date Tournament Location Purse(US$) Winner Jun 6 John O' Classic Hobe Sound, FL 150,000 Adam Armagost (4) Jun 12 PLI Classic Jupiter, FL 149,465 Jeff Schmid (2) Jun 19 St. Andrews Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 150,000 Hiroshi Matsuo (6) Jun 27 Joey Dixon Classic Port St. Lucie, FL 196,800 Hiroshi Matsuo (7) Jul 10 Waterford Hotel Classic Palm Beach Gardens, FL 149,427 Pleasant Hughes (2) Jul 17 Pepsi Challenge Palm City, FL 146,809 Del Ponchock (1) Jul 24 Canon USA Classic Wellington, FL 148,574 Will MacKenzie (1) Aug 1 Waterford Crystal Classic West Palm Beach, FL 198,079 Hernán Rey (1) Aug 14 Nicklaus Golf Equipment Challenge Palm Beach Gardens, FL 149,108 Jonathan Bartlett (1) Aug 29 St. Andrews Challenge Palm City, FL 236,237 David Kirkpatrick (2) Sep 11 PLI Challenge Vero Beach, FL 185,604 Ryan Armour (1) Sep 19 Northern Trust Classic Palm Beach Gardens, FL 236,236 Chris Peddicord (1) Sep 25 John O' Challenge Palm City, FL 183,960 Ryan LaVoie (1) Timothy O'Neal (1) Oct 3 Golden Bear Tour Championship Jupiter, FL 328,750 Michael Henderson (1)
Money list The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars.
Position Player Prize money ($)1 Michael Henderson 105,4482 Hiroshi Matsuo 100,4523 Chris Peddicord 87,9304 Timothy O'Neal 76,8345 Ryan LaVoie 67,370
2004 season Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.