Austin Open

The Austin Open was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour. It ran from 1997 to 1998 and was played at The Hills Country Club in Austin, Texas.

Nike Greater Austin Open

Tournament information
Location	Austin, Texas
Established	1997
Course(s)	The Hills Country Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	Nike Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$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
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Eric Booker won the inaugural event that was rain-shortened to 36 holes.^[1][2] Michael Allen won the second and final event.^[3][4]

Winners

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

See also

• Austin Civitan Open, a 1962 LPGA Tour event

Notes

1. Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.