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Description

The
GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic
is a
golf
tournament in
Texas
on the
PGA Tour
. The tournament is held in May, and in 2018 moved to the new
Trinity Forest Golf Club
in
Dallas
. It is one of two PGA Tour stops in the
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
– the only metropolitan area to host two events. The tournament is the leading fundraiser for charity on the PGA Tour and has raised more than 3 million.
[
citation needed
]
For much of its history, it was the only PGA Tour stop named after a
professional golfer
; it remains one of only two such events, along with the
Arnold Palmer Invitational
. As host,
Byron Nelson
(1912–2006)
commonly made appearances during the tournament. It is hosted by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, a 600-member civic organization, and has benefited the club's nonprofit Momentous Institute since its inception.
[2]
[
citation needed
]
For its first several decades, the tournament was played at various courses in Dallas. Nelson, a Texas native raised in
Fort Worth
, was the tournament's first winner in 1944,
[3]
when it was played at
Lakewood Country Club
. The following year it was played at
Dallas Country Club
, and then in 1946 moved to Brook Hollow Golf Club. For the better part of the next decade the event was not contested, until two iterations of it were held in 1956, both at Preston Hollow Country Club. In 1957, the event moved to Glen Lake Country Club before it began a decade-long relationship with Oak Cliff Country Club, from 1958 to 1967.
In
1968
, fifty-three years ago, the event was renamed the
Byron Nelson Golf Classic
[4]
[5]
and its title, through a series of sponsors, has continuously included Nelson's name. That same year the event moved to Preston Trail Golf Club,
[5]
where it was played through 1982, then moved to venues in
Irving
: Las Colinas Sports Club (1983–1985) and
TPC at Las Colinas
(1986–1993).
GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic
1998
John Cook
265
−15
3 strokes
Fred Couples
Harrison Frazar
Hal Sutton
450,000
2,500,000
1997
Tiger Woods
263
−17
2 strokes
Lee Rinker
324,000
1,800,000
1996
Phil Mickelson
265
−15
2 strokes
Craig Parry
270,000
1,500,000
1995
Ernie Els
263
−17
3 strokes
Robin Freeman
Mike Heinen
D. A. Weibring
234,000
1,300,000
1994
Neal Lancaster
132
[b]
−9
Playoff
Tom Byrum
Mark Carnevale
David Edwards
Yoshi Mizumaki
David Ogrin
216,000
1,200,000
1993
Scott Simpson
270
−10
1 stroke
Billy Mayfair
Corey Pavin
D. A. Weibring
216,000
1,200,000
1992
Billy Ray Brown
199
[c]
−11
Playoff
Ben Crenshaw
Raymond Floyd
Bruce Lietzke
198,000
1,100,000
1991
Nick Price
270
−10
1 stroke
Craig Stadler
198,000
1,100,000
1990
Payne Stewart
202
[c]
−8
2 strokes
Lanny Wadkins
180,000
1,000,000
1989
Jodie Mudd
265
−15
Playoff
Larry Nelson
180,000
1,000,000
1988
Bruce Lietzke
(2)
271
−9
Playoff
Clarence Rose
135,000
750,000
Byron Nelson Golf Classic
1987
Fred Couples
266
−14
Playoff
Mark Calcavecchia
108,000
600,000
1986
Andy Bean
269
−11
1 stroke
Mark Wiebe
108,000
600,000
1985
Bob Eastwood
272
−8
Playoff
Payne Stewart
90,000
500,000
1984
Craig Stadler
276
−8
1 stroke
David Edwards
90,000
500,000
1983
Ben Crenshaw
273
−7
1 stroke
Brad Bryant
Hal Sutton
72,000
400,000
1982
Bob Gilder
266
−14
5 strokes
Curtis Strange
63,000
350,000
1981
Bruce Lietzke
281
+1
Playoff
Tom Watson
54,000
300,000
1980
Tom Watson
(4)
274
−6
1 stroke
Bill Rogers
54,000
300,000
1979
Tom Watson
(3)
275
−5
Playoff
Bill Rogers
54,000
300,000
1978
Tom Watson
(2)
272
−8
1 stroke
Lee Trevino
40,000
200,000
1977
Raymond Floyd
276
−8
2 strokes
Ben Crenshaw
40,000
200,000
1976
Mark Hayes
273
−11
2 strokes
Don Bies
40,000
200,000
1975
Tom Watson
269
−15
2 strokes
Bob E. Smith
35,000
175,000
1974
Buddy Allin
269
−15
4 strokes
Homero Blancas
Charles Coody
Lee Trevino
Tom Watson
30,000
150,000
1973
Lanny Wadkins
277
−3
Playoff
Dan Sikes
30,000
150,000
1972
Chi-Chi Rodríguez
273
−7
Playoff
Billy Casper
25,000
125,000
1971
Jack Nicklaus
(2)
274
−6
2 strokes
Frank Beard
Jerry McGee
25,000
125,000
1970
Jack Nicklaus
274
−6
Playoff
Arnold Palmer
20,000
100,000
1969
Bruce Devlin
277
−3
1 stroke
Frank Beard
Bruce Crampton
20,000
100,000
1968
Miller Barber
270
−10
1 stroke
Kermit Zarley
20,000
100,000