Fort Smith Classic
# Fort Smith Classic

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.

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.

## 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 |

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

