Mitsubishi Electric Classic

The Mitsubishi Electric Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions in Georgia in the greater Atlanta area. It debuted nine years ago in 2013 as the "Greater Gwinnett Championship," and has been played each year at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, a northeast suburb.[2] A familiar course, TPC Sugarloaf was a venue on the PGA Tour for twelve seasons (1997–2008) for the AT&T Classic (previously BellSouth Classic).

Mitsubishi Electric Classic
Tournament information
LocationDuluth, Georgia
Established2013
Course(s)TPC Sugarloaf
Par72
Length7,179 yards (6,564 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,800,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate201 Stephen Ames (2017)
To par−15 as above
Current champion
Dicky Pride
Location Map
TPC Sugarloaf
Location in the United States
TPC Sugarloaf
Location in Georgia

The purse in 2019 was $1.8 million, with a winner's share of $270,000.[1]

The tournament in 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse ($)
Mitsubishi Electric Classic
20221,800,000
2021 Dicky Pride205−113 strokes Stephen Ames
Paul Goydos
Kirk Triplett		1,800,000
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Scott McCarron209−72 strokes Joe Durant
Kent Jones
Jerry Kelly
Kirk Triplett		1,800,000
2018 Steve Flesch205−11Playoff Bernhard Langer
Scott Parel		1,800,000
2017 Steve Flesch201−154 strokes Bernhard Langer1,800,000
2016 Woody Austin205−11Playoff Wes Short Jr.1,800,000
Greater Gwinnett Championship
2015 Olin Browne132[lower-alpha 1]−121 stroke Bernhard Langer1,800,000
2014 Miguel Ángel Jiménez202−142 strokes Bernhard Langer1,800,000
2013 Bernhard Langer206−103 strokes Tom Lehman
Tom Pernice Jr.		1,800,000
  1. Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

References
  1. "Mitsubishi Electric Classic". ESPN. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  2. "Greater Gwinnett Champ. to be held at TPC Sugarloaf". PGA Tour. October 2, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2013.


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