Hoag Classic

The Hoag Classic (formerly Toshiba Classic) is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions. The Hoag Classic is played annually in March in Newport Beach, California at the Newport Beach Country Club. The tournament was founded in 1995 as the Toshiba Senior Classic. Hoag became the title sponsor of the tournament starting in 2019.[1]

Hoag Classic
Tournament information
LocationNewport Beach, California
Established1995
Course(s)Newport Beach Country Club
Par71
Length6,606 yards (6,041 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$2,000,000
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate193 Duffy Waldorf (2015)
To par−20 as above
Current champion
Retief Goosen
Location Map
Newport Beach CC
Location in the United States
Newport Beach CC
Location in California

The longest sudden-death playoff in the history of the PGA Tour Champions occurred at the 1997 event when Bob Murphy defeated Jay Sigel on the ninth hole.[2][3] The record was broken the following year at the Royal Caribbean Classic.[4]

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse ($)
Hoag Classic
2022 Retief Goosen198−154 strokes K. J. Choi2,000,000
2021No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 Ernie Els197−162 strokes Fred Couples
Glen Day
Robert Karlsson		1,800,000
2019 Kirk Triplett203−10Playoff Woody Austin1,800,000
Toshiba Classic
2018 Vijay Singh202−111 stroke Scott McCarron
Tom Pernice Jr.
Tommy Tolles		1,800,000
2017: No tournament
2016 Jay Haas (2)197−16Playoff Bart Bryant1,800,000
2015 Duffy Waldorf193−202 strokes Joe Durant1,800,000
2014 Fred Couples (2)198−151 stroke Bernhard Langer
Colin Montgomerie
Steve Pate		1,750,000
2013 David Frost194−195 strokes Fred Couples1,750,000
2012 Loren Roberts205−82 strokes Mark Calcavecchia
Tom Kite
Bernhard Langer		1,750,000
2011 Loren Roberts196−171 stroke Mark Wiebe1,700,000
2010 Fred Couples195−184 strokes Ronnie Black1,700,000
2009 Eduardo Romero202−111 stroke Mark O'Meara
Joey Sindelar		1,700,000
2008 Bernhard Langer199−14Playoff Jay Haas1,700,000
2007 Jay Haas194−192 strokes R. W. Eaks1,650,000
2006 Brad Bryant204−91 stroke John Harris
Mark Johnson
Bobby Wadkins		1,650,000
Toshiba Senior Classic
2005 Mark Johnson200−134 strokes Keith Fergus
Wayne Levi		1,650,000
2004 Mark Johnson198−151 stroke Morris Hatalsky1,600,000
2003 Rodger Davis197−164 strokes Larry Nelson1,550,000
2002 Hale Irwin (2)197−165 strokes Allen Doyle1,500,000
2001 José María Cañizares202−11Playoff Gil Morgan1,400,000
2000 Allen Doyle136[lower-alpha 1]−61 stroke Jim Thorpe
Howard Twitty		1,300,000
1999 Gary McCord204−9Playoff Allen Doyle
Al Geiberger
John Jacobs		1,200,000
1998 Hale Irwin200−131 stroke Hubert Green1,100,000
1997 Bob Murphy207−6Playoff Jay Sigel1,000,000
1996 Jim Colbert201−122 strokes Bob Eastwood1,000,000
1995 George Archer199−111 stroke Dave Stockton
Tom Wargo		1,000,000
  1. Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Multiple winners

Three players have won this tournament more than once through 2020.

References
  1. "Hoag new title sponsor of Newport Beach event". PGA Tour. March 9, 2018.
  2. Zullo, Allan (2001). Astonishing but True Golf Facts. Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 978-0740714269.
  3. "Bob Murphy wins title on ninth playoff hole". McCook Daily Gazette. McCook, Nebraska. Associated Press. March 17, 1997. p. 10. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  4. "Senior Caribbean Classic; Graham Wins Longest Playoff". The New York Times. February 2, 1998. Retrieved March 13, 2013.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.