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The '''Southern Farm Bureau Classic''' is a [[golf]] tournament on the [[PGA Tour]]. It is played annually in September in [[Madison, Mississippi]]. The tournament is held at the Annandale Golf Club.
The '''Southern Farm Bureau Classic''' is a [[golf]] tournament on the [[PGA Tour]]. It is played annually in September in [[Madison, Mississippi]]. The tournament is held at the Annandale Golf Club.


Known as the '''Magnolia State Classic''' from [[1968]] through [[1985]] with such notable winners as [[Roger Maltbie]], [[Craig Stadler]], and [[Payne Stewart]], the tournament was re-named the '''Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic''' in [[1986]]. This tournament is usually played opposite of a major or limited field tournament, so the strongest players rarely participate. Until 1994, it was played opposite to [[The Masters]] and then opposite the [[British Open]] in the mid-90s. In recent years, it has played opposite to various World Golf Championships and The Tour Championship. It has been an official money PGA Tour event since [[1994]]. The 2006 purse is $3,000,000, with $540,000 going to the winner.
Known as the '''Magnolia State Classic''' from 1968 through 1985 with notable winners including [[Roger Maltbie]], [[Craig Stadler]], and [[Payne Stewart]], the tournament was re-named the '''Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic''' in 1986. This tournament is usually played opposite of a major or limited field tournament, so the strongest players rarely participate. Until 1994, it was played opposite [[The Masters]] and then opposite the [[British Open]] in the mid-90s. In recent years, it has played opposite various World Golf Championships and The Tour Championship. It has been an official money PGA Tour event since 1994. The 2006 purse was $3,000,000, with $540,000 going to the winner.


==Winners==
==Winners==

Revision as of 23:28, 1 October 2006

The Southern Farm Bureau Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in September in Madison, Mississippi. The tournament is held at the Annandale Golf Club.

Known as the Magnolia State Classic from 1968 through 1985 with notable winners including Roger Maltbie, Craig Stadler, and Payne Stewart, the tournament was re-named the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in 1986. This tournament is usually played opposite of a major or limited field tournament, so the strongest players rarely participate. Until 1994, it was played opposite The Masters and then opposite the British Open in the mid-90s. In recent years, it has played opposite various World Golf Championships and The Tour Championship. It has been an official money PGA Tour event since 1994. The 2006 purse was $3,000,000, with $540,000 going to the winner.

Winners

Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic

Magnolia State Classic

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