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San Jose Open

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Nike San Jose Open
Tournament information
LocationSan Jose, California
Established1995
CourseAlmaden Country Club
Par72
TourNike Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$225,000
Final year1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 R. W. Eaks (1997)
272 Robin Freeman (1998)
272 Sean Murphy (1998)
272 Tom Scherrer (1998)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
United States Robin Freeman
Location map
Almaden CC is located in the United States
Almaden CC
Almaden CC
Location in the United States
Almaden CC is located in California
Almaden CC
Almaden CC
Location in California

The San Jose Open was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour. It ran from 1995 to 1998.[1] It was played at Almaden Country Club in San Jose, California.

In 1998 the winner earned $40,500.

Winners

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YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
Nike San Jose Open
1998United States Robin Freeman272−16PlayoffUnited States Sean Murphy
United States Tom Scherrer
[2]
1997United States R. W. Eaks272−162 strokesUnited States Mark Carnevale
United States Chris DiMarco
United States Steve Lamontagne
United States J. L. Lewis
Malaysia Iain Steel
[3]
1996United States Larry Silveira207[a]−9PlayoffUnited States Stewart Cink
United States Bobby Elliott
[4]
1995United States John Maginnes277−113 strokesUnited States Larry Silveira[5]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

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  1. ↑ "Wine Country Hosts The Nationwide Tour At The Livermore Championship". The Course at Wente Vineyards. Greg Norman Golf Course Design. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Nike Tour". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. October 5, 1998 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eaks wins San Jose Open". South Idaho Press. Burley, Idaho. Associated Press. September 15, 1997. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Silveira win Nike San Jose playoff". Tri-City Herald. Kennewick, Washington. February 27, 1996. p. C2 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Nike San Jose Open win for Maginnes". The Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. February 27, 1995. p. 2C – via newspapers.com.