Ginn sur Mer Classic

The Ginn sur Mer Classic was a PGA Tour golf tournament held in Florida that lasted for two years, 2007 and 2008.

Ginn sur Mer Classic
Tournament information
LocationPalm Coast, Florida
Established2007
Course(s)The Conservatory Course at Ginn Hammock Beach Resort
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$4,600,000
Final year2008
DefunctYes
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Daniel Chopra (2007)
To par−19 Daniel Chopra (2007)
Final champion
Ryan Palmer

It was announced in June 2007 as a replacement for the Running Horse Golf Championship, another proposed new tournament that collapsed before its first outing. The PGA Tour and Ginn Resorts had agreed to a five-year deal under which the tournament would be played at several Ginn Resorts properties. After several tournaments played in Florida, the plan was to eventually relocate it to the Ginn Sur Mer resort then under construction on Grand Bahama island in The Bahamas.[1] The Ginn sur Mer Classic was a PGA Tour Fall Series event.

In 2007, the tournament was played at Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Daniel Chopra won the event, and the total purse was US$4,500,000.

In 2008, The Conservatory Course at Ginn Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida hosted the event. The purse was $4,600,000. The 2008 tournament was won by Ryan Palmer in wet, windy, rainy conditions, after he made a ten foot birdie putt on the final hole.[2]

Due to financial problems of the title sponsor, the tournament was cancelled after the 2008 PGA Tour season.

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runners-up
Ginn sur Mer Classic
2008Ryan Palmer United States281−71 stroke Ken Duke
Michael Letzig
George McNeill
Vaughn Taylor
Nicholas Thompson
Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro
2007Daniel Chopra Sweden273−191 stroke Freddie Jacobson
Shigeki Maruyama

References
  1. Vazquez, Andy (2007-08-22). "Looking ahead, it's now the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro". article. TCPalm. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  2. "Ginn sur Mer Classic moving to Palm Coast for 2008". PGA Tour. 13 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-15.
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