The Cologuard Classic is a professional golf tournament in Arizona on the PGA Tour Champions. It debuted in 2015 at the Catalina Course of Omni Tuscon National.[2][3] The event moved several miles east to La Paloma Country Club in 2024.

Cologuard Classic
Tournament information
LocationTucson, Arizona, U.S.
Established2015
Course(s)La Paloma Country Club
Par71
Length6,884 yards (6,295 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$2,200,000
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate198 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2022)
To par−20 Tom Lehman (2017)
Current champion
United States Joe Durant
Location Map
La Paloma Country Club is located in the United States
La Paloma Country Club
La Paloma Country Club
Location in the United States
La Paloma Country Club is located in Arizona
La Paloma Country Club
La Paloma Country Club
Location in Arizona

The Tucson Open was a fixture on the PGA Tour for over six decades, from 1945 through 2006, and was often held at the Catalina Course, which opened in 1961. Tucson hosted the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship for eight years in nearby Marana, from 2007 through 2014.

Course edit

Current edit

La Paloma Country Club

Hole Yards Par    Hole Yards Par
1 381 4 10 454 4
2 411 4 11 514 5
3 517 5 12 178 3
4 199 3 13 417 4
5 420 4 14 211 3
6 459 4 15 418 4
7 171 3 16 538 5
8 436 4 17 185 3
9 560 5 18 415 4
Out 3,554 36 In 3,330 35
Source:[1] Total 6,884 71

Ridge course is the first nine holes, then Canyon (1,2,3,4,8,9) and Hill (3,4,9)

The approximate elevation at the clubhouse is 2,720 feet (830 m) above sea level.

Previous edit

Omni Tucson National Resort, Catalina Course (2015―2023)

Hole Yards Par    Hole Yards Par
1 395 4 10 404 4
2 535 5 11 404 4
3 375 4 12 610 5
4 170 3 13 428 4
5 398 4 14 186 3
6 425 4 15 525 5
7 197 3 16 183 3
8 587 5 17 511 5
9 436 4 18 469 4
Out 3,518 36 In 3,720 37
Source:[4] Total 7,328 73

Opened 63 years ago in 1961, the Catalina Course was designed by Robert Bruce Harris, and redesigned in 1983 by Robert Van Hagge and Bruce Devlin. Holes No. 7 and 8 were relocated and redesigned by Tom Lehman in 2005.[2]

The fairways are Tifway 419 pollen-free Bermuda grass, over-seeded with winter rye; the greens are Champion Bermuda.[2]

The approximate average elevation is 2,320 feet (705 m) above sea level.

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse
($)
Winner's
share ($)
Cologuard Classic
2024   Joe Durant 200 −13 2 strokes   Steven Alker
  Jerry Kelly
  Kevin Sutherland
2,200,000 330,000
2023   David Toms 201 −15 1 stroke   Robert Karlsson 2,200,000 330,000
2022   Miguel Ángel Jiménez 198 −18 4 strokes   Woody Austin
  Bernhard Langer
1,800,000 270,000
2021   Kevin Sutherland 204 −15 1 stroke   Mike Weir 1,700,000 255,000
2020   Bernhard Langer 201 −18 2 strokes   Woody Austin 1,700,000 255,000
2019   Mark O'Meara 202 −17 4 strokes   Darren Clarke
  Scott McCarron
  Kirk Triplett
  Willie Wood
1,700,000 255,000
2018   Steve Stricker 205 −14 2 strokes   Scott Dunlap
  Jerry Kelly
  Gene Sauers
1,700,000 255,000
Tucson Conquistadores Classic
2017   Tom Lehman 199 −20 1 stroke   Steve Stricker 1,700,000 255,000
2016   Woody Austin 200 −16 1 stroke   Jim Carter 1,700,000 255,000
2015   Marco Dawson 203 −13 2 strokes   Bart Bryant 1,700,000 255,000

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Course map". Cologuard Classic. Spectator Information. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "About the course". Tucson Conquistadores Classic. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tucson Classic added to Champions Tour schedule". PGA Tour. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Course map". Cologuard Classic. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

External links edit

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