Kemper Open on the PGA Tour (aka Booz Allen Classic)

The Kemper Open is a former tournament on the PGA Tour, which some might better remember as the Booz Allen Classic. Kemper Insurance was the title sponsor for many years; Booz Allen, the last title sponsor, is a business consulting firm. The Kemper Open/Booz Allen Classic changed venues many times in its history, going from Massachussetts to North Carolina to the Washington, D.C., area.

First played: 1968

Last played: 2006

Tom Weiskopf won the 1971 Kemper Open by birdying the final four holes of regulation and then the first playoff hole — five consecutive birdies to win. Weiskopf also won in 1973 and 1977 and is the tournament's only three-time champion.

Craig Stadler, Greg Norman and Bill Glasson were two-time champs. Stadler's wins came back-to-back in 1981-82, by 6- and 7-stroke margins, respectively. Norman's win in 1986 was via playoff against Larry Mize. But Mize turned the tables on Norman in a playoff one year later, winning the 1987 Masters with a 140-foot chip-in on the second extra hole. Norman's win in 1984 was also his first on the PGA Tour.

Fred Couples' first career win on the tour happened in 1983 Kemper Open, where Couples survived a five-man playoff. At the time, that tied the PGA Tour record for most golfers in a sudden-death playoff. Steve Stricker also achieved his first PGA Tour win here.

The last of Doug Sanders' 20 career wins on the PGA Tour happened in the 1972 tournament.

Also known as: The tournament was called the Booz Allen Classic when it was last played. It was also called, at various times in its history, the FBR Capital Open and Kemper Insurance Open.

Winners of the Kemper Open/Booz Allen Classic

1968 — Arnold Palmer, 276
1969 — Dale Douglass, 274
1970 — Dick Lotz, 278
1971 — Tom Weiskopf, 277 (def. Dale Douglass, Gary Player and Lee Trevino in playoff)
1972 — Doug Sanders, 275
1973 — Tom Weiskopf, 271
1974 — Bob Menne, 270 (def. Jerry Heard in playoff)
1975 — Raymond Floyd, 278
1976 — Joe Inman, 277
1977 — Tom Weiskopf, 277
1978 — Andy Bean, 273
1979 — Jerry McGee, 272
1980 — John Mahaffey, 275
1981 — Craig Stadler, 270
1982 — Craig Stadler, 275
1983 — Fred Couples, 287 (def. T.C. Chen, Barry Jaeckel, Gil Morgan and Scott Simpson in playoff)
1984 — Greg Norman, 280
1985 — Bill Glasson, 278
1986 — Greg Norman, 277 (def. Larry Mize in playoff)
1987 — Tom Kite, 270
1988 — Morris Hatalsky, 274 (def. Tom Kite in playoff)
1989 — Tom Byrum, 268
1990 — Gil Morgan, 274
1991 — Billy Andrade, 263 (def. Jeff Sluman in playoff)
1992 — Bill Glasson, 276
1993 — Grant Waite, 275
1994 — Mark Brooks, 271
1995 — Lee Janzen, 272 (def. Corey Pavin in playoff)
1996 — Steve Stricker, 270
1997 — Justin Leonard, 274
1998 — Stuart Appleby, 274
1999 — Rich Beem, 274
2000 — Tom Scherrer, 271
2001 — Frank Lickliter, 268
2002 — Bob Estes, 273
2003 — Rory Sabbatini, 270
2004 — Adam Scott, 263
2005 — Sergio Garcia, 270
2006 — Ben Curtis, 264

Golf Courses: The tournament was played, during it history, at the following venues: Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, Mass.; Quail Valley Club, Charlotte, N.C.; Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md.; TPC at Avenel, Potomoc, Md.