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Desert Classic

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The Desert Classic (currently known as The American Express for sponsorship reasons; previously known as the CareerBuilder Challenge, Palm Springs Golf Classic, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and the Humana Challenge) is a professional golf tournament in southern California on the PGA Tour. Played in mid-winter in the Coachella Valley, it is part of the tour's early season "West Coast Swing."

The American Express
Tournament information
LocationLa Quinta, California
Established1960
Course(s)La Quinta Country Club
PGA West
(Stadium Course)
(Nicklaus Tournament Course)
Par72
Length7,060 yards (6,460 m) (LQ)
7,140 yards (6,530 m) (S)
7,181 yards (6,566 m) (NT)
Organized byImpact Through Golf
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$8,400,000
Month playedJanuary
Tournament record score
Aggregate72 holes:
259 Nick Dunlap (2024)
90 holes:
324 Joe Durant (2001)
To par72 holes:
−29 as above
90 holes:
−36 as above
Current champion
United States Nick Dunlap (a)
Location map
PGA West is located in the United States
PGA West
PGA West
Location in the United States
PGA West is located in California
PGA West
PGA West
Location in California

It previously had five rounds of competition (90 holes) rather than the standard of four rounds, and was known for its celebrity pro-am. For many years, the event was named for and hosted by entertainer Bob Hope and featured a number of celebrity participants.[1]

In 2012, the Desert Classic changed to a traditional 72-hole format over three different courses with a 54-hole cut, similar to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and ended their celebrity pro-am.[2] The tournament is organized by the nonprofit Impact Through Golf, which took over from Desert Classic Charities in 2020.[3]

History

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Founded in 1960 as the Palm Springs Golf Classic,[4] the tournament evolved from the Thunderbird Invitational that was held in Palm Springs the previous six years, from 1954 to 1959, but with a much smaller purse.[5] The event was renamed the Bob Hope Desert Classic in 1965 and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in 1986.[6]

Until 2012, its format remained unique among PGA Tour events, being played over five days and four different courses. In its first three years, the tournament was played at Thunderbird Country Club and Tamarisk Country Club, both in Rancho Mirage; Bermuda Dunes Country Club in Bermuda Dunes; and Indian Wells Country Club in Indian Wells. Bermuda Dunes was used through 2009 and Indian Wells through 2005. In 1963 Eldorado Country Club, also in Indian Wells, replaced Thunderbird Country Club. From 1964 until 1968 La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, replaced Tamarisk Country Club, but in 1969 Tamarisk Country Club rejoined the event and alternated annually with Eldorado Country Club until 1986 (Tamarisk Country Club's last turn being in 1985).

An evolution towards courses more suited to modern professionals began in 1987. From 1987 until 1994, and again from 1998 to the present, a course at PGA West in La Quinta, (the TPC Stadium Golf Course in 1987 and the Arnold Palmer Private Course thereafter) became a permanent member of the roster; from 1995–97, Indian Ridge Country Club in Palm Desert replaced PGA West. To make room for a new permanent member, Eldorado Country Club and La Quinta Country Club alternated from 1987–89 (Eldorado being used in 87 and 89), after which Eldorado Country Club was dropped from the roster. From 1990–2003 Tamarisk Country Club and La Quinta Country Club followed a "1–2" alternating arrangement, where Tamarisk was played the first year and La Quinta CC the next two; this pattern was deviated from when Tamarisk was used in 2004 (a La Quinta CC year by the pattern), although the 2005, 2006 and 2007 events were then played at La Quinta CC.

In early 2005 a local charitable foundation gave its new course, The Classic Club in Palm Desert (an Arnold Palmer-designed track) to the tournament, making the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic the only event on the PGA Tour that owns its own facility. The Classic Club took the place of Indian Wells in 2006, but the course was dropped from the Hope course field after the 2008 event, citing players concerns over high winds.[7]

The 2009 course rotation consisted of the Arnold Palmer Private Course and the Nicklaus Private Course (both at PGA West in La Quinta), SilverRock Resort (in La Quinta), and the Bermuda Dunes Country Club.[7] In 2010, La Quinta CC replaced Bermuda Dunes CC. In 2012, SilverRock Resort dropped from the rotation due to the tournament shortening to 72 holes. In 2016, the main course was Pete Dye's PGA West Stadium Course, and also used PGA West’s Nicklaus Tournament course (originally designed for the 1991 Ryder Cup, the European Broadcasting Union objected because of the European domination of the tournament and a nine-hour time difference from Central European Time was inconvenient; the tournament moved east where only a six-hour time difference allowed the event to air in primetime hours), and La Quinta Country Club in the first three rounds.[8]

The tradition of choosing the tournament's "Classic Girls" from among the area's collegians began in those early years, with the earliest tournaments having a celebrity dubbed "Classic Queen." The earliest titleholders included Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, and Jill St. John. The queens of the 1970s included Barbara Eden and Lynda Carter.

The Classic's biggest draw, both then and now, has been the celebrity Pro-am competition which has attracted some of the era's biggest celebrities. According to the official website, those celebrities have included:

The first edition in 1960 was won by Arnold Palmer at 338 (–22),[4] a record that stood for twenty years. He had won the last Thunderbird event the previous year, which had a $15,000 purse with a winner's share of $1,500.[5] The purse in 1960 was over six times larger at $100,000, and the $12,000 first prize was Palmer's biggest check to date.[4]

Hope, who was possibly Hollywood's greatest golfer, added his name to the tournament in 1965,[1] and became its chairman of the board.

The 1970s saw stars like Frank Sinatra make their debuts. Less than three weeks out of office, Gerald Ford played his first pro-am in 1977,[9] making him the second former president to play in the tournament. More recently celebrities such as Jimmy Fallon, Don Cheadle, and Samuel L. Jackson have competed in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, before its subsequent renames.

History was made at the tournament in 1995 when the pro-am team of Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Bob Hope and defending champion Scott Hoch teed up for the tournament's opening round. The event marked the first time a sitting president – Clinton – had played during a PGA Tour event and perhaps the first time three presidents had ever played together.

Its long history has made the event synonymous with golf in the Coachella Valley. Additionally, the allure of Hope's name, even after his death, has convinced the Hope estate, tournament organizers and corporate sponsor Chrysler to include the legendary entertainer's name on the tournament for as long as a substantial portion of its proceeds are given to charities.

Before 2012, the tournament's five-round format was a "tough sell" for many players, such as Tiger Woods, who has never played there. It took place over five days, four of which include celebrity players. That meant rounds take far longer and the presence of so many spectators out to catch a glimpse of their favorite TV, film or music star, can turn even an early round into a far more informal endeavor, which many golfers did not enjoy.

Starting in 2012, the tournament was narrowed to a four-round event played on three courses with a 54-hole cut. The tournament is the first continental stop of the calendar year, but is still a hard sell because network television coverage of the PGA Tour starts the ensuing week.

The tournament was called the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic until the 2009 tournament, when George Lopez was let go as host and Chrysler dropped their name from the tournament's name, but continued to sponsor the tournament. Instead, the tournament was hosted by the only 5-time winner of the event, Arnold Palmer, for the tournament's 50th anniversary. In 2010, baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra served as the first "Classic Ambassador".[10]

Professional field

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The professional field consists of 156 players selected using (slightly reordered) standard eligibility rankings except that the following are also eligible:[11][12]

  1. The Players Championship winners prior to 1996
  2. PGA Tour members who played on the most recent Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams of both sides.
  3. Winners of the tournament prior to 1999 and in the previous ten seasons

There is no open qualifying for the tournament. The event also reserves an exemption for the winner of the Southern California PGA Championship.

Amateur history

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Only three amateurs have made starts in this event: Charlie Reiter (2018, 2019, 2020), Caleb Surratt (2023), and Nick Dunlap (2024). Dunlap is the only amateur to have made the cut at the event; he won the tournament by one stroke after a 2-under final round.[13]

Tournament hosts

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Venue Years Times
PGA West Stadium Course 1987, 2016–present 10
PGA West Nicklaus Tournament Course 2016–present 9
La Quinta Country Club 1964–1986, 1988, 1991–1992, 1994–1995, 1997–1998, 2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010–present 52
PGA West Palmer Course 1988–1994, 1998–2015 25
PGA West Nicklaus Private Course 2009–2015 7
SilverRock Resort 2008–2011 4
Bermuda Dunes 1960–2007, 2009 49
Classic Club 2006–2008 3
Indian Wells Country Club Classic Course 1960–2005 46
Tamarisk Country Club 1960–1963, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004 19
Indian Ridge Country Club Grove Course 1995–1997 3
Eldorado Country Club 1963–1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989 17
Thunderbird Country Club 1960–1962 3

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Purse
($)		 Winner's
share ($)
The American Express
2024   Nick Dunlap (a) 259 −29 1 stroke   Christiaan Bezuidenhout 8,400,000 1,512,000[a]
2023   Jon Rahm (2) 261 −27 1 stroke   Davis Thompson 8,000,000 1,440,000
2022   Hudson Swafford (2) 265 −23 2 strokes   Tom Hoge 7,600,000 1,368,000
2021   Kim Si-woo 265 −23 1 stroke   Patrick Cantlay 6,700,000 1,206,000
2020   Andrew Landry 262 −26 2 strokes   Abraham Ancer 6,700,000 1,206,000
Desert Classic
2019   Adam Long 262 −26 1 stroke   Adam Hadwin
  Phil Mickelson		 5,900,000 1,062,000
CareerBuilder Challenge
2018   Jon Rahm 266 −22 Playoff   Andrew Landry 5,900,000 1,062,000
2017   Hudson Swafford 268 −20 1 stroke   Adam Hadwin 5,800,000 1,044,000
2016   Jason Dufner 263 −25 Playoff   David Lingmerth 5,800,000 1,044,000
Humana Challenge
2015   Bill Haas (2) 266 −22 1 stroke   Charley Hoffman
  Matt Kuchar
  Park Sung-joon
  Brendan Steele
  Steve Wheatcroft		 5,700,000 1,026,000
2014   Patrick Reed 260 −28 2 strokes   Ryan Palmer 5,700,000 1,026,000
2013   Brian Gay 263 −25 Playoff   Charles Howell III
  David Lingmerth		 5,600,000 1,008,000
2012   Mark Wilson 264 −24 2 strokes   Robert Garrigus
  John Mallinger
  Johnson Wagner		 5,600,000 1,008,000
Bob Hope Classic
2011   Jhonattan Vegas 333 −27 Playoff   Bill Haas
  Gary Woodland		 5,000,000 900,000
2010   Bill Haas 330 −30 1 stroke   Tim Clark
  Matt Kuchar
  Bubba Watson		 5,000,000 900,000
2009   Pat Perez 327 −33 3 strokes   John Merrick 5,100,000 918,000
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
2008   D. J. Trahan 334 −26 3 strokes   Justin Leonard 5,100,000 918,000
2007   Charley Hoffman 343 −17 Playoff   John Rollins 5,000,000 900,000
2006   Chad Campbell 335 −25 3 strokes   Jesper Parnevik
  Scott Verplank		 5,000,000 900,000
2005   Justin Leonard 332 −28 3 strokes   Tim Clark
  Joe Ogilvie		 4,700,000 846,000
2004   Phil Mickelson (2) 330 −30 Playoff   Skip Kendall 4,500,000 810,000
2003   Mike Weir 330 −30 2 strokes   Jay Haas 4,500,000 810,000
2002   Phil Mickelson 330 −30 Playoff   David Berganio Jr. 4,000,000 720,000
2001   Joe Durant 324 −36 4 strokes   Paul Stankowski 3,500,000 630,000
2000   Jesper Parnevik 331 −27 1 stroke   Rory Sabbatini 3,000,000 540,000
1999   David Duval 334 −26 1 stroke   Steve Pate 3,000,000 540,000
1998   Fred Couples 332 −28 Playoff   Bruce Lietzke 2,300,000 414,000
1997   John Cook (2) 327 −33 1 stroke   Mark Calcavecchia 1,500,000 270,000
1996   Mark Brooks 337 −23 1 stroke   John Huston 1,300,000 234,000
1995   Kenny Perry 335 −25 1 stroke   David Duval 1,200,000 216,000
1994   Scott Hoch 334 −26 3 strokes   Lennie Clements
  Jim Gallagher Jr.
  Fuzzy Zoeller		 1,100,000 198,000
1993   Tom Kite 325 −35 6 strokes   Rick Fehr 1,100,000 198,000
1992   John Cook 336 −24 Playoff   Rick Fehr
  Tom Kite
  Mark O'Meara
  Gene Sauers		 1,100,000 198,000
1991   Corey Pavin (2) 331 −29 Playoff   Mark O'Meara 1,100,000 198,000
1990   Peter Jacobsen 339 −21 1 stroke   Scott Simpson
  Brian Tennyson		 1,000,000 180,000
1989   Steve Jones 343 −17 Playoff   Paul Azinger
  Sandy Lyle		 1,000,000 180,000
1988   Jay Haas 338 −22 2 strokes   David Edwards 1,000,000 180,000
1987   Corey Pavin 341 −19 1 stroke   Bernhard Langer 900,000 162,000
1986   Donnie Hammond 335 −25 Playoff   John Cook 650,000 108,000
Bob Hope Classic
1985   Lanny Wadkins 333 −27 Playoff   Craig Stadler 555,000 90,000
1984   John Mahaffey (2) 340 −20 Playoff   Jim Simons 433,000 72,000
Bob Hope Desert Classic
1983   Keith Fergus 335 −25 Playoff   Rex Caldwell 408,000 67,500
1982   Ed Fiori 335 −25 Playoff   Tom Kite 304,500 50,000
1981   Bruce Lietzke 335 −25 2 strokes   Jerry Pate 304,500 50,000
1980   Craig Stadler 343 −17 2 strokes   Tom Purtzer
  Mike Sullivan		 304,500 50,000
1979   John Mahaffey 343 −17 1 stroke   Lee Trevino 300,000 50,000
1978   Bill Rogers 339 −21 2 strokes   Jerry McGee 225,000 45,000
1977   Rik Massengale 337 −23 6 strokes   Bruce Lietzke 200,000 40,000
1976   Johnny Miller (2) 344 −16 3 strokes   Rik Massengale 180,000 36,000
1975   Johnny Miller 339 −21 3 strokes   Bob Murphy 160,000 32,000
1974   Hubert Green 341 −19 2 strokes   Bert Yancey 160,000 32,048
1973   Arnold Palmer (5) 343 −17 2 strokes   Johnny Miller
  Jack Nicklaus		 160,000 32,000
1972   Bob Rosburg 344 −16 1 stroke   Lanny Wadkins 145,000 29,000
1971   Arnold Palmer (4) 342 −18 Playoff   Raymond Floyd 140,000 28,000
1970   Bruce Devlin 339 −21 4 strokes   Larry Ziegler 125,000 25,000
1969   Billy Casper (2) 345 −15 3 strokes   Dave Hill 100,000 20,000
1968   Arnold Palmer (3) 348 −12 Playoff   Deane Beman 100,000 20,000
1967   Tom Nieporte 349 −11 1 stroke   Doug Sanders 88,000 17,600
1966   Doug Sanders 349 −11 Playoff   Arnold Palmer 80,000 15,000
1965   Billy Casper 348 −12 1 stroke   Tommy Aaron
  Arnold Palmer		 80,000 15,000
Palm Springs Golf Classic
1964   Tommy Jacobs 353 −7 Playoff   Jimmy Demaret 50,000 7,500
1963   Jack Nicklaus 345 −13 Playoff   Gary Player 50,000 9,000
1962   Arnold Palmer (2) 342 −17 3 strokes   Jay Hebert
  Gene Littler		 35,000 5,300
1961   Billy Maxwell 345 −14 2 strokes   Doug Sanders 52,000 5,300
Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic
1960   Arnold Palmer 338 −20 3 strokes   Fred Hawkins 70,000 12,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source:[14][15]

Multiple winners

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Ten men have won this tournament more than once through 2023.

Tournament highlights

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  • 1960: Arnold Palmer wins the inaugural version of the tournament by three shots over Fred Hawkins.[4][16] Joe Campbell earned $50,000 in unofficial money for scoring a hole-in-one on the fifth hole of the Tamarisk Country Club.[17]
  • 1963: Jack Nicklaus defeats Gary Player 65 to 73 in an 18-hole playoff for the tournament title.[18]
  • 1964: 53-year-old Jimmy Demaret who rarely played competitive golf any more finishes regulation play tied for first with Tommy Jacobs but loses on the second hole of sudden death.[19]
  • 1967: Club professional Tom Nieporte birdies the 90th hole to beat Doug Sanders by one shot.[20]
  • 1972: Bob Rosburg wins for the first time since the 1961 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. He beats Lanny Wadkins by one shot.[21]
  • 1973: Arnold Palmer wins the tournament for a fifth time by two shots over Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller.[22] It is Palmer's final PGA Tour triumph.
  • 1976: Johnny Miller shoots a final round 63 to successfully defend his Bob Hope title. He wins by 3 shots over Rik Massengale.[23]
  • 1980: Craig Stadler wins for the first-time on the PGA Tour. He beats Tom Purtzer and Mike Sullivan by 2 shots.[24]
  • 1982: Ed Fiori, expecting to become a first-time father any day, rolls in a 35-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a sudden death playoff to defeat Tom Kite.[25]
  • 1985: Lanny Wadkins plays the last five holes of regulation in five under par to tie Craig Stadler, then goes on to beat him on the fifth hole of a sudden death playoff.[26]
  • 1989: Steve Jones becomes the first golfer since Gil Morgan in 1983 to sweep the first two events of the PGA Tour Schedule. He defeats Paul Azinger and Sandy Lyle on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.[27]
  • 1990: Peter Jacobsen birdies the 90th hole to win the Hope by one shot[28] over Brian Tennyson and Scott Simpson after NBC golf announcer Johnny Miller talked about how easy it would have been for Jacobsen to choke his second shot to the par-5 finishing hole.[29]
  • 1991: Corey Pavin holes a 35-foot wedge shot on the first hole of sudden death to defeat Mark O'Meara.[30]
  • 1992: John Cook holes a chip shot from 100-feet to defeat Gene Sauers in sudden death. The playoff, originally composed of five players, also involved Tom Kite, Mark O'Meara, and Rick Fehr.[31]
  • 1993: Tom Kite, who had twice previously lost the tournament in playoffs, shoots 325, a PGA Tour record for 90 holes at the time. He beats Rick Fehr by 6 shots.[32]
  • 1999: David Duval shoots a final round 59 to beat Steve Pate by one shot.[33]
  • 2001 Joe Durant shoots a record score for a 90-hole PGA tournament with a 36-under-par score of 324 (65-61-67-66-65).[34]
  • 2003: Mike Weir birdies the final three holes to win by two shots over Jay Haas.[35]
  • 2009: Pat Perez shoots 124 to set a new PGA Tour record for the first 36 holes of a tournament.[36] He goes on to win the Hope by three shots over John Merrick.[37]
  • 2011: In just his fifth PGA Tour start and second as a Tour member, Jhonattan Vegas became the first Venezuelan to win on the PGA Tour. It was also the last year the tournament was a five-round event.
  • 2014: Patrick Reed shot 63s in his first three rounds, a PGA Tour record 27-under-par for 54 holes.
  • 2017: Adam Hadwin shot a 59 in the third round. He is the first Canadian on the PGA Tour to accomplish this and only the third player to shoot 59 on a par-72 course.
  • 2024: Nick Dunlap becomes the first amateur to win the event and the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since 1991.[38]

Records

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Timeline of courses used

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Legend:
  Used in the pre-cut rota and the final round
  Used only in the pre-cut rota
  Used only in the final round

Television broadcast and cable history

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From the mid-1960s through 1998, NBC broadcast the fourth and fifth rounds of the tournament. ABC took over the coverage in 1999 through 2006, with CBS covering the tournament in 2003 due to ABC's involvement with Super Bowl XXXVII.

On the cable side, the first three rounds were covered by ESPN through 2002. From 2003–06, USA Network covered the early action.

Beginning in 2007, the tournament lost its network coverage and the Golf Channel showed all five rounds on cable television. Even with the move to four rounds and the reduction in celebrity involvement, the tournament is still exclusive to cable, as it is usually the last full-field stop restricted to cable-only coverage, as network television coverage of the PGA Tour currently does not begin until the week after the NFL's Conference Championship Games, which is two weeks before the Super Bowl.

Coverage style

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Prior to 2007, USA and ESPN/ABC consistently covered all four courses used for the event, with the primary camera crew covering PGA West, but live coverage still emanating from the other courses. However, when Golf Channel took over coverage, the network only assigned live coverage to PGA West (both the Palmer and Nicklaus courses). All other courses used did not receive live coverage at all, with an hourly highlights package sent in and played, but none of it live. This has been the approach consistently taken by Golf Channel in regards to tournaments with multiple courses, including the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the Walt Disney World Golf Classic.

Notes

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  1. ^ As Dunlap was an amateur, he received no prize money. The winner's share was awarded to the leading professional, Christiaan Bezuidenhout.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Casper wins by stroke". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 8, 1965. p. 3B – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "George Lopez' comments show his days as Desert Classic host still stir emotions".
  3. ^ Bohannan, Larry (January 11, 2020). "Desert Classic Charities' exit clears way for new American Express charity model". Desert Sun. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Palmer wins title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 8, 1960. p. 3B – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ a b "Palmer victor in Thunderbird". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 26, 1959. p. 2B – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "The Quiet End of Celebrity-Named Tour Events". Armchair Golf Blog. July 5, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Classic club out of Bob Hope Chrysler Classic". The Desert Sun. August 1, 2008.
  8. ^ "First Look: CareerBuilder Challenge". PGA Tour.
  9. ^ "Leaders playing away from Ford". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. February 10, 1977. p. 4B – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "Berra an 'ambassador' at Hope Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. December 15, 2009.
  11. ^ "2015-2016 PGA Tour Eligibility Ranking". Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  12. ^ "2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations" (PDF). October 5, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2016.
  13. ^ "Dunlap 1st amateur winner on PGA Tour since '91". ESPN. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "Bob Hope Chrysler Classic – Tournament winners". Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
  15. ^ "2024 American Express leaderboard: Nick Dunlap makes history as first amateur to win on PGA Tour since 1991". Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  16. ^ "Palmer Wins Palm Springs Golf Classic".
  17. ^ "Campbell Collects 50,000 For Ace In Desert Classic".
  18. ^ "Nicklaus Routs Player; Wins Palm Springs Open".
  19. ^ "Springs Golf Goes To Jacobs".
  20. ^ "Tom Nieporte Wins Hope Golf Classic".
  21. ^ "Rosburg Wins Bob Hope Classic".
  22. ^ "Palmer ends drought with rain-soaked win".
  23. ^ "No Hope for the rest- overdue Miller has 63".
  24. ^ "Stadler stays cool; cops Classic golf win".
  25. ^ "Ed Fiori wins Bob Hope title in sudden death".
  26. ^ "Wadkins rallies to win Hope golf".
  27. ^ "Jones Grabs Second Straight In Bob Hope Chrysler Win".
  28. ^ "Jacobsen ends slump, wins Bob Hope Classic".
  29. ^ "Miller to continue controversial style".
  30. ^ "Pavin wins Hope Classic".
  31. ^ "Cook's chip-in eagle wins Bob Hope Classic".
  32. ^ "Kite fires 35 under to win Hope Classic". Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.
  33. ^ "Duval has record-tying 59 en route to Bob Hope victory".
  34. ^ a b Kelley, Brent. "PGA Tour Scoring Record: Lowest 90-Hole Stroke Total". About.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  35. ^ "Weir bags Bob Hope win". BBC Sport. February 3, 2003.
  36. ^ "Hot Perez 20 under through two rounds". ESPN. Associated Press. January 22, 2009.
  37. ^ "Perez captures his first title". Herald Sun.[dead link‍]
  38. ^ "Nick Dunlap makes history, becomes first amateur to win on PGA Tour in 33 years". NBC Sports. January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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