Fort Smith Classic

Tournament information
Location	Fort Smith, Arkansas
Established	1998
Course	Hardscrabble Country Club
Par	70
Length	6,783 yards (6,202 m)
Tour	Nationwide Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$525,000
Month played	June
Final year	2010
Tournament record score
Aggregate	260 Mark Hensby (1998)
To par	−20 as above
Final champion
	Chris Kirk
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The Fort Smith Classic was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is held each year at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was the only annual PGA Tour event in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

History

The 2010 purse was a record $525,000, with $94,500 going to the winner.

The tournament was founded in 1998. Mark Hensby won the inaugural tournament at 20-under par, which is still the record low score. In 2005, Chris Couch tied the course record with a final round 60.

As of October 7, 2010, the Fort Smith Classic board notified the PGA Tour that they would not be renewing their contract for 2011.^[1]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
Fort Smith Classic
2010	Chris Kirk	264	−16	1 stroke	Kyle Thompson
2009	Jason Enloe	265	−15	Playoff	Chris Tidland
2008	Colt Knost	268	−12	1 stroke	Darron Stiles
2007	Jay Williamson	264	−16	1 stroke	Justin Bolli Garrett Willis
Rheem Classic
2006	Darron Stiles	267	−13	Playoff	Michael Putnam
2005	Chris Couch	265	−15	5 strokes	Troy Matteson
2004	Franklin Langham	265	−15	2 strokes	Keoke Cotner
2003	Zach Johnson	272	−8	Playoff	Steve Haskins
Fort Smith Classic
2002	Todd Fischer	269	−11	1 stroke	Doug Barron Gavin Coles Andy Sanders
Buy.com Fort Smith Classic
2001	Jay Delsing	263	−17	Playoff	Jeff Freeman
2000	Tim Clark	264	−16	3 strokes	Lee Rinker
Nike Fort Smith Classic
1999	Gary Webb	264	−16	1 stroke	Matt Peterson
1998	Mark Hensby	260	−20	2 strokes	Woody Austin