# Austin Open

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This article is about the golf tournament. For the tennis tournament, see [ATX Open](/source/ATX_Open).

Golf tournament

Golf tournament

Nike Greater Austin Open Tournament information Location Austin, Texas Established 1997 Course The Hills Country Club Par 72 Tour Nike Tour Format Stroke play Prize fund $225,000 Month played February Final year 1998 Tournament record score Aggregate 280 Michael Allen (1998) To par −8 as above Final champion Michael Allen Location map The Hills CC Location in the United States Show map of the United States The Hills CC Location in Texas Show map of Texas

The **Austin Open** was a [golf](/source/Golf) tournament on the [Nike Tour](/source/Nike_Tour). It ran from 1997 to 1998 and was played at The Hills Country Club in [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas).

[Eric Booker](/source/Eric_Booker_(golfer)) won the inaugural event that was rain-shortened to 36 holes.[1][2] [Michael Allen](/source/Michael_Allen_(golfer)) won the second and final event.[3][4]

## Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of victory Runner(s)-up Ref Nike Greater Austin Open 1997 Eric Booker 140[a] −4 1 stroke Brian Kamm [1][2] 1998 Michael Allen 280 −8 2 strokes Gene Sauers Chris Zarmon [3][4]

## See also

- [Austin Civitan Open](/source/Austin_Civitan_Open), a 1962 [LPGA Tour](/source/LPGA_Tour) event

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-booker_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-booker_1-1) ["Eric Booker – Results – 1997"](https://www.pgatour.com/player/06014/eric-booker/results). PGA Tour. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-1997win_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-1997win_2-1) ["Booker wins rain-shortened Nike Greater Austin Open"](https://apnews.com/d26f668157691a1e6f6a25cd689f41b5). *Associated Press News*. April 6, 1997.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allen_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allen_3-1) ["Michael Allen – Results – 1998"](https://www.pgatour.com/player/06197/michael-allen/results). PGA Tour. Retrieved January 15, 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-1998win_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-1998win_4-1) ["Allen Hangs On In Austin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214351/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-03-09/sports/9803080189_1_nike-tour-allen-shot-pga-tour). *[Sun-Sentinel](/source/Sun-Sentinel)*. March 9, 1998. Archived from [the original](http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-03-09/sports/9803080189_1_nike-tour-allen-shot-pga-tour) on March 3, 2016.

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