The INTERNATIONAL
The INTERNATIONAL (the capitalization is official) is a golf tournament in the United States PGA Tour held annually (currently in early August) at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colorado, near Denver. It has the unique distinction of being the only event on that tour which is not conducted at traditional stroke play or match play. Instead, the tournament uses the Modified Stableford scoring system.
[edit] Scoring
The Modified Stableford system gives golfers points on each hole, based on the golfer's score relative to par. It is designed to reward players for taking chances to go for birdies (or better), as the reward for a low score on a hole is typically greater than the punishment for a poor score. The golfer's scores on each hole in his round are added. The scoring operates as follows:
- Albatross (double eagle): +8
- Eagle: +5
- Birdie: +2
- Par: 0
- Bogey: -1
- Double bogey or worse: -3
Holes in one are treated as the score relative to par; an ace on a par-3 hole would be considered an eagle and scored as +5.
[edit] Winners
The INTERNATIONAL
- 2005 - Retief Goosen - South Africa
- 2004 - Rod Pampling - Australia
- 2003 - Davis Love III - United States
The INTERNATIONAL Presented by Qwest
The International Presented by Qwest
Sprint International
- 1999 - David Toms - United States
- 1998 - Vijay Singh - Fiji
- 1997 - Phil Mickelson - United States
- 1996 - Clarence Rose - United States
- 1995 - Lee Janzen - United States
- 1994 - Steve Lowery - United States
The International
- 1993 - Phil Mickelson - United States
- 1992 - Brad Faxon - United States
- 1991 - José María Olazábal - Spain
- 1990 - Davis Love III - United States
- 1989 - Greg Norman - Australia
- 1988 - Joey Sindelar - United States
- 1987 - John Cook - United States
- 1986 - Ken Green - United States
[edit] External links
