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
Length6,591 yards (6,027 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play – 54 holes
(no cut)
Prize fund$1.8 million
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate193 Duffy Waldorf (2015)
To par−20 as above
Current champion
Ernie Els
Newport Beach
Location in the United States

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
YearDatesChampionCountryWinning scoreMarginPurse ($)
Hoag Classic
2020Mar 6–8Ernie Els South Africa197 (−16)2 strokes1,800,000
2019Mar 8–10Kirk Triplett United States203 (−10)Playoff1,800,000
Toshiba Classic
2018Mar 9–11Vijay Singh Fiji202 (−11)1 stroke1,800,000
2017No tournament
2016Oct 7–9Jay Haas (2) United States197 (−16)Playoff1,800,000
2015Oct 30 – Nov 1Duffy Waldorf United States193 (−20)2 strokes1,800,000
2014Mar 14–16Fred Couples (2) United States198 (−15)1 stroke1,750,000
2013Mar 15–17David Frost South Africa194 (−19)5 strokes1,750,000
2012Mar 16–18Loren Roberts United States205 (−8)2 strokes1,750,000
2011Mar 11–13Nick Price Zimbabwe196 (−17)1 stroke1,700,000
2010Mar 5–7Fred Couples United States195 (−18)4 strokes1,700,000
2009Mar 6–8Eduardo Romero Argentina202 (−11)1 stroke1,700,000
2008Mar 7–9Bernhard Langer Germany199 (−14)Playoff1,700,000
2007Mar 9–11Jay Haas United States194 (−19)2 strokes1,650,000
2006Mar 18–20Brad Bryant United States204 (−9)1 stroke1,650,000
Toshiba Senior Classic
2005Mar 18–20Mark Johnson United States200 (−13)4 strokes1,650,000
2004Mar 19–21Tom Purtzer United States198 (−15)1 stroke1,600,000
2003Mar 21–23Rodger Davis Australia197 (−16)4 strokes1,550,000
2002Mar 9–10Hale Irwin (2) United States197 (−16)5 strokes1,500,000
2001Mar 2–4José María Cañizares Spain202 (−11)Playoff1,400,000
2000Mar 3–4Allen Doyle United States136 (−6)1 stroke1,300,000
1999Mar 12–14Gary McCord United States204 (−9)Playoff1,200,000
1998Feb 14–16Hale Irwin United States200 (−13)1 stroke1,100,000
1997Mar 14–16Bob Murphy United States207 (−6)Playoff1,000,000
1996Mar 15–17Jim Colbert United States201 (−12)2 strokes1,000,000
1995Mar 17–19George Archer United States199 (−11)1 stroke800,000

Multiple winners

Three players have won this tournament more than once through 2018.

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.

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