Preview - Greater Hickory Classic 2011

DATES: Friday, June 10th through Sunday, June 12th

SITE: Rock Barn Golf Club & Spa (Jones Course), Conover, North Carolina

COURSE ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones Jr. (2002)

PAR: 72

YARDAGE: 7,090

Hole-By-Hole:	1 - Par 4 436 Yds	10 - Par 4 431 Yds
	2 - Par 4 476 Yds	11 - Par 4 451 Yds
	3 - Par 3 187 Yds	12 - Par 4 375 Yds
	4 - Par 5 568 Yds	13 - Par 4 433 Yds
	5 - Par 4 415 Yds	14 - Par 5 573 Yds
	6 - Par 4 451 Yds	15 - Par 3 150 Yds
	7 - Par 5 507 Yds	16 - Par 4 389 Yds
	8 - Par 4 335 Yds	17 - Par 3 190 Yds
	9 - Par 3 197 Yds	18 - Par 5 526 Yds
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	36 3,572 Yds	36 3,518 Yds

Annual:	9th
Defending Champion:	Gary Hallberg
Runner-Up:	Fred Couples
Tournament Record:	198 (Jay Haas, 2009; Gary Hallberg, 2010)
36-Hole Record:	129 (R.W. Eaks, Tom Jenkins, 2008)
Course Record:	61 (R.W. Eaks, 2008; Gary Hallberg, 2010)
Total Purse:	$1,750,000
Shares:	1st Place - $262,500; 2nd Place - $154,000; 3rd Place - $126,000

2010 Finish
Player	Score	Player	Score
Gary Hallberg	198	Nick Price	203
Fred Couples	199	Tommy Armour III	205
Bernhard Langer	200	Chip Beck	205
Bob Tway	201	Five players at	206
Morris Hatalsky	202

Past Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn Winners
Year	Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2010	Gary Hallberg (198) -- Fred Couples
2009	Jay Haas (198) -- Andy Bean
2008	R.W. Eaks (200) -- Tom Jenkins, Tom Kite
2007	R.W. Eaks (199) -- Jay Haas, Rod Spittle
2006	*Andy Bean (201) -- R.W. Eaks
2005	Jay Haas (200) -- Dana Quigley
2004	Doug Tewell (202) -- Bruce Fleisher
2003	Craig Stadler (201) -- Larry Nelson

* - Won in Playoff

NOTE: Formerly called Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn (2003-09);

Ensure Classic at Rock Barn (2010).

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