User:Wjemather/Teardrop Tour


 * TearDrop Tour
 * Coastal Carolina Golf Tour (1991–1993)
 * Hurricane Tour (1993–1995)
 * PowerBilt Tour (1995–1997)
 * TearDrop Tour (1997–2000)

History

 * 1991 Founded by Dara O'Neill and Gerry Simoni as the Coastal Carolina Golf Tour Initial 7 tournament summer schedule; fall series followed.
 * 1993 Sponsored by Hurricane Sports Inc., and becomes the Hurricane Tour from August 1993
 * 1995 Sponsored by PowerBilt and becomes the PowerBilt Tour from March 1995
 * 1997 PowerBilt's 18 month sponsorship deal ends but tour continues to use the name until it's acquired by Teardrop Golf Co., and becomes the TearDrop Tour
 * 1998 TearDrop acquired the California Tour, which becomes the TearDrop Tour West Coast series
 * 2000 Final 8 events of the season canceled; Teardrop Golf filed for bankruptcy in December; assets acquired by Gen-X Sports and tour discontinued

1995 Hurricane/PowerBilt Tour

 * Series in Jacksonville, Hilton Head, Pinehurst, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Augusta

1996 PowerBilt Tour

 * Hilton Head/Savannah Series
 * Aiken/Augusta Series
 * $1 million Challenge Series: Pinehurst (4), Myrtle Beach (7), Columbia (5)

2000 TearDrop Tour

 * Schedule: