| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Established | 1985 |
| Course(s) | The Greenbrier |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,709 yards (6,135 m) |
| Tour(s) | Senior PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 54 holes (no cut) |
| Prize fund | $225,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 1987 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 200 Don January (1985) 200 Bruce Crampton (1987) |
| To par | −16 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Bruce Crampton | |
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The Greenbrier American Express Championship was a professional golf tournament on the Senior PGA Tour (now PGA Tour Champions). Held from 1985 through 1987 in West Virginia, the 54-hole event was played in July at The Greenbrier resort near White Sulphur Springs.
The inaugural event was played Thursday through Saturday, starting on the Fourth of July. Don January won the first two editions, the second in a sudden-death playoff. Bruce Crampton opened with a 63 and won the final tournament in 1987 by six strokes, tying January's scoring record of 200 (–16).
The PGA Tour returned to the resort in 2010 with its Greenbrier Classic.
Results
| Year | Dates | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Jul 3–5 | Bruce Crampton |
63-70-67=200 | −16 | 6 strokes |  Orville Moody |
225,000 | 34,000 | |
| 1986 | Jul 11–13 | Don January (2) |
70-66-71=207 | −9 | Playoff | Jim Ferree |
200,000 | 30,000 | |
| 1985 | Jul 4–6 | Don January |
70-64-66=200 | −16 | 2 strokes | Lee Elder |
200,000 | 30,000 |
- All events played at The Greenbrier; playoff in 1986 was won with a par on the first extra hole.
Source:
References
- ^ "January wins". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. wire services. July 7, 1985. p. C7.
- ^ "January takes senior playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 14, 1986. p. 3B.
- ^ "Crampton champion". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. news services. July 6, 1987. p. 23.
- ^ "Golf: Greenbrier Seniors". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 6, 1987. p. 25.
- "2009 Champions Tour Official Media Guide". PGA Tour. p. 5:24–42. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.