Golden Bear Tour

The Golden Bear Tour was an American third-tier professional golf tour based in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1996 by Jack Nicklaus, nicknamed the Golden Bear, through his company Golden Bear International and run by John Montgomery, who later founded the competing Montgomery Tour.^[1][2] The tour ran through to early 2005, when it merged with the Gateway Tour.

Golden Bear Tour

Sport	Golf
Founded	1996
Founder	Jack Nicklaus
First season	1996
Ceased	2004
Countries	United States
Region	Based in Florida
Most titles	Money list titles: Hiroshi Matsuo (2)
Related competitions	Gateway Tour

Seasons

Main article: Golden Bear Tour seasons

Money list winners

Year	Winner	Prize money (US$)
2005	No money list awarded
2004	Ryan LaVoie	86,950
2003	Michael Henderson	105,448
2002	Hiroshi Matsuo (2)	123,486
2001	Hiroshi Matsuo	162,842
2000	Tim Petrovic	166,569
1999	Danny Ellis	133,008
1998	Patrick Sheehan	164,353
1997	Chris Stutts	64,149
1996	Steve Lamontagne	72,628