The NFL Golf Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1993 to 2002. It was played in May or June at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey. It was a joint production with the NFL and attracted top NFL talent to play in a tournament within a tournament (separate from the golf pros). NFL players Trent Dilfer and Al Del Greco frequently played to the top of the leaderboard. The 2000 edition was also the final competitive win for golfing great Lee Trevino. In its day it was amongst the more popular stops of the Champions Tour.
The purse for the 2002 tournament was US$1,300,000, with $195,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1993 as the Cadillac NFL Golf Classic.
Winners YearPlayerCountryScoreTo par1st prize ($)Purse ($)NFL Golf Classic2002 James Mason 207 −9 195,000 1,300,0002001 John Schroeder 207 −9 180,000 1,200,000Cadillac NFL Golf Classic2000 Lee Trevino (2) 202 −14 165,000 1,100,0001999 Allen Doyle 204 −12 165,000 1,100,0001998 Bob Dickson 207 −9 165,000 1,100,0001997 Bruce Crampton 210 −6 150,000 1,000,0001996 Bob Murphy 202 −14 142,500 950,0001995 George Archer 205 −11 142,500 950,0001994 Raymond Floyd 206 −10 135,000 900,0001993 Lee Trevino 209 −7 127,500 850,000
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