The Knoxville Open Presented by Food City was started in 1990, the same year the Nationwide Tour came into existence. Since then it has been part of this tour which is a platform for golfers to qualify for the US PGA Tour. Initially it was known as the Ben Hogan Knoxville Open but subsequently it came to be known by many other names. The tournament came to be known by its current name in 2002. The Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee has been hosting the meet since then. Here is a list of names by which the tournament was known.
- Ben Hogan Knoxville Open (1990-92)
- NIKE Knoxville Open (1993-99)
- BUY.COM Knoxville Open (2000-01)
- Knoxville Open Presented by Food City (2002)
The 2007 Knoxville Open Presented by Food City will be held in Fox Den CC,Knoxville, Tennessee, from 15-18 June.In spite of an indifferent final round, Hunter Haas had a three-stroke victory over joint runners-up Gary Christian and Parker McLachlin to clinch the 2006
LaSalle Knoxville Open Presented by Food City. As a result, he was awarded the winner’s cheque of $85,500. The tournament is generally held in the middle of June and the total prize for this year was $ 475,000.
Past Winners
Following his victory in 2006, Hunter Haas became the only player to win the
Knoxville Open Presented by Food City on two occasions. Here is a list of winners who have won here since it became part of the Nationwide Tour.
- Hunter Haas 2006; 2004
- Kim Felton 2005
- Vaughn Taylor 2003
- Darron Stiles 2002
- Heath Slocum 2001
- JJ Henry 2000
- Jeff Gove 1999
- Robin Freeman 1998
- Dave Rummels 1997
- Eric Johnson 1996
- Ton Scherrer 1995
- Vic Wilk 1994
- Tim Conley 1993
- Brian Henninger 1992
- Frank Conner 1991
- Jeff Maggert 1990
The
Knoxville Open Presented by Food City is the 13th tournament on the tour’s roster. As we continue on this tour we will learn about the other tournaments in the Nationwide Tour.
