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Tournament results: New England Classic

Results for the New England Classic are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
1969
America
Shaw, Tom
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
280 (-8)
$32,000
AVCO

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Shaw, Tom

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

$32,000

Title sponsor

AVCO

Played as the inaugural AVCO Golf Classic (Aug 21-24). Second-placed Bob Stanton (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Tom Shaw (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1973
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
279 (-9)
$40,000
USI

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Wadkins, Lanny

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

279 (-9)

Prize money

$40,000

Title sponsor

USI

Played as the USI Classic (Aug 16-19). Second-placed Tom Jenkins (USA), Lee Elder (USA) and Rik Massengale (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lanny Wadkins (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1974
America
Regalado, Victor
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
278 (-6)
$40,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Regalado, Victor

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

278 (-6)

Prize money

$40,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Pleasant Valley Classic (Aug 1-4). Second-placed Tom Weiskopf (USA) finished 1 shot behind 26-year-old Victor Regalado (Mex), who recorded the first of his two PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1976
America
Allin, Bud
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
277 (-7)
$40,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Allin, Bud

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

277 (-7)

Prize money

$40,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Pleasant Valley Classic (Jul 29-Aug 1). Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 1 shot behind Bud Allin (USA), who recorded the last of his five PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1970
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
277 (-11)
$32,000
AVCO

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Casper, Billy

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

277 (-11)

Prize money

$32,000

Title sponsor

AVCO

Played as the AVCO Golf Classic (Aug 21-24). Second-placed Rod Funseth (USA) and Tom Weiskopf (USA) finished 1 shot behind Billy Casper (USA). Monday finish required after Sunday's final round was rained out. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1975
America
Maltbie, Roger
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
276 (-8)
$40,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Maltbie, Roger

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

276 (-8)

Prize money

$40,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Pleasant Valley Classic (July 17-20). Second-placed Mac McLendon (USA) finished 1 shot behind Roger Maltbie (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win just a week after winning his first. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1979
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
275 (-9)
$45,000
American Optical

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Graham, Lou

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

275 (-9)

Prize money

$45,000

Title sponsor

American Optical

Played as the American Optical Classic (Sept 6-9). Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lou Graham (Aus), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1990
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
275 (-9)
$162,000
Bank of Boston

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Hatalsky, Morris

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

275 (-9)

Prize money

$162,000

Title sponsor

Bank of Boston

Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (July 12-15). Second-placed Scott Verplank (USA) finished 1 shot behind Morris Hatalsky (USA), who claimed the last of his four PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1971
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
275 (-13)
$33,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Stockton, Dave

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

$33,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Massachusetts Classic (Aug 12-15). Second-placed Raymond Floyd (USA) finished 1 shot behind Dave Stockton (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1972
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
275 (-13)
$40,000
USI

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Devlin, Bruce

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

$40,000

Title sponsor

USI

Played as the USI Classic (Aug 17-20). Second-placed Lee Elder (USA) finished 3 shots behind Bruce Devlin (Aus), who recorded the last of his eight PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1986
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
274 (-10)
$81,000
Bank of Boston

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Sauers, Gene

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

274 (-10)

Prize money

$81,000

Title sponsor

Bank of Boston

Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 11-14). 24-year-old Gene Sauers (USA) beat Blaine McCallister (USA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole, to record the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1988
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
274 (-10)
$108,000
Bank of Boston

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Calcavecchia, Mark

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

274 (-10)

Prize money

$108,000

Title sponsor

Bank of Boston

Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 15-18). Second-placed Don Pooley (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mark Calcavecchia (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1980
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
273 (-11)
$54,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Levi, Wayne

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

273 (-11)

Prize money

$54,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic (Sept 4-7). Wayne Levi (USA) beat Gil Morgan (USA) with a par at the fourth playoff hole. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1981
America
Renner, Jack
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
273 (-11)
$54,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Renner, Jack

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

273 (-11)

Prize money

$54,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Pleasant Valley Jimmy Fund Classic (Sept 10-13). Second-placed Scott Simpson (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jack Renner (USA), who claimed his second PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1983
America
Lye, Mark
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
273 (-11)
$63,000
Bank of Boston

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Lye, Mark

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

273 (-11)

Prize money

$63,000

Title sponsor

Bank of Boston

Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 8-11). Second-placed John Mahaffey (USA), Sammy Rachels (USA) and Jim Thorpe (USA) finished 1 shot behind 30-year-old Mark Lye (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1982
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
271 (-13)
$54,000
Bank of Boston

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Gilder, Bob

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

$54,000

Title sponsor

Bank of Boston

Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 9-12). Second-placed Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bob Gilder (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1989
America
McCallister, Blaine
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
271 (-13)
$126,000
Bank of Boston

Category

America

Winner (holder)

McCallister, Blaine

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

$126,000

Title sponsor

Bank of Boston

Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 14-17). Second-placed Brad Faxon (USA) finished 1 shot behind Blaine McCallister (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1977
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
271 (-13)
$50,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Floyd, Raymond

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

271 (-13)

Prize money

$50,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Pleasant Valley Classic (July 14-17). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot behind Raymond Floyd (USA), who recorded his tenth PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1984
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
270 (-14)
$63,000
Bank of Boston

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Archer, George

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

270 (-14)

Prize money

$63,000

Title sponsor

Bank of Boston

Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 6-9). Second-placed Frank Conner (USA) and Joey Sindelar (USA) finished 6 shots behind George Archer (USA), who recorded the last of his 13 PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1978
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
270 (-14)
$45,000
American Optical

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Mahaffey, John

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

270 (-14)

Prize money

$45,000

Title sponsor

American Optical

Played as the American Optical Classic (Aug 10-13). Second-placed Gil Morgan (USA) and defending champion Raymond Floyd (USA) finished 2 shots behind John Mahaffey (USA). A week earlier Mahaffey captured a major championship win in the PGA Championship. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1998
America
Pate, Steve
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
269 (-15)
$270,000
CVS

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Pate, Steve

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

269 (-15)

Prize money

$270,000

Title sponsor

CVS

Played as the CVS Charity Classic (July 23-26). Second-placed Bradley Hughes (Aus) and Scott Hoch (USA) finished 1 shot behind Steve Pate (USA), who recorded the last of his six PGA Tour wins. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1993
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
268 (-16)
$180,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Azinger, Paul

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

$180,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the New England Classic (Jul 22-25). Second-placed Bruce Fleisher (USA) finished 4 shots behind Paul Azinger (USA), who recorded his tenth PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1991
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
268 (-16)
$180,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Fleisher, Bruce

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

$180,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the New England Classic (July 11-14). 42-year-old Bruce Fleisher (USA) beat Ian Baker-Finch (Aus) with a birdie at the seventh playoff hole, to claim his first and only win on the PGA Tour. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1992
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
268 (-16)
$180,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Faxon, Brad

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

$180,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the New England Classic (July 23-26). Second-placed Phil Mickelson (USA) finished 2 shots behind Brad Faxon (USA), who claimed his second PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1996
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
268 (-16)
$216,000
CVS

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Cook, John

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

$216,000

Title sponsor

CVS

Played as the CVS Charity Classic (July 25-28). Second-placed Russ Cochran (USA) finished 3 shots behind John Cook (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1994
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
268 (-16)
$180,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Perry, Kenny

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

$180,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the New England Classic (July 21-24). Second-placed David Feherty (N.Ire) finished 1 shot behind Kenny Perry (USA), who claimed his second PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1995
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
268 (-16)
$180,000
Ideon

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Funk, Fred

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

268 (-16)

Prize money

$180,000

Title sponsor

Ideon

Played as the Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley (July 27-30). Second-placed Jim McGovern (USA) finished 1 shot behind Fred Funk (USA), who claimed his second PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1985
America
Burns, George
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
267 (-17)
$72,000
Bank of Boston

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Burns, George

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

267 (-17)

Prize money

$72,000

Title sponsor

Bank of Boston

Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 5-8). Second-placed Leonard Thompson (USA), Jodie Mudd (USA), John Mahaffey (USA) and Greg Norman (Aus) finished 6 shots behind George Burns (USA). [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1997
America
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
266 (-18)
$216,000
CVS

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Roberts, Loren

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

266 (-18)

Prize money

$216,000

Title sponsor

CVS

Played as the CVS Charity Classic (Sept 11-14). Second-placed Bill Glasson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Loren Roberts (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

1987
America
Randolph, Sam
Pleasant Valley, Mass.
199 (-14)
$90,000
Bank of Boston

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Randolph, Sam

Venue

Pleasant Valley, Mass.

Score

199 (-14)

Prize money

$90,000

Title sponsor

Bank of Boston

Played as the Bank of Boston Classic (Sept 10-13). Second-placed Wayne Grady (Aus), Ray Stewart (Can) and defending champion Gene Sauers (USA) finished 4 shots behind 23-year-old Sam Randolph (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Pleasant Valley CC, Sutton, MA].

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