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Showdown at Somerby

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Rochester Area Charities Showdown
Tournament information
LocationByron, Minnesota
Established2004
Course(s)Somerby Golf Club
Par72
Length7,209 yards (6,592 m)
Tour(s)Nationwide Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$500,000
Month playedJune
Final year2007
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Jason Gore (2005)
To par−16 Jeff Quinney (2006)
−16 Brandt Snedeker (2006)
−16 Jamie Lovemark (2007)
−16 Chris Riley (2007)
Final champion
United States Chris Riley
Location map
Somerby GC is located in the United States
Somerby GC
Somerby GC
Location in the United States
Somerby GC is located in Minnesota
Somerby GC
Somerby GC
Location in Minnesota

The Showdown at Somerby was a regular golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It was played at Troy Burne Golf Club in Hudson, Wisconsin in 2004 and 2005 and moved to the Somerby Golf Club in Byron, Minnesota for 2006 and 2007. It was cancelled[1] after four years because of a lack of corporate sponsorship.[2]

The title sponsor from 2004 to 2006 was Scholarship America, which is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) charity that is the largest provider of scholarships for postsecondary education in the country. The presenting sponsor for the 2007 tournament was Think Mutual Bank.

The 2007 purse was $500,000, with $90,000 going to the winner.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Rochester Area Charities Showdown
2007 United States Chris Riley 272 −16 Playoff United States Jamie Lovemark (a)
Scholarship America Showdown
2006 United States Brandt Snedeker 272 −16 Playoff United States Jeff Quinney
2005 United States Jason Gore 266 −14 4 strokes United States Bill Haas
2004 United States Kevin Stadler 269 −11 Playoff Australia Mathew Goggin
United States Kyle Thompson
United States Chris Tidland

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Nationwide Tour money list.

References

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  1. ^ Nationwide Tour says so long to Somerby Golf ClubPostBulletin, August 7, 2007
  2. ^ Somerby loses Nationwide Tour eventPostBulletin, August 7, 2007
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