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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Established | 2015 |
| Course(s) | La Paloma Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,884 yards (6,295 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,200,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 198 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2022) |
| To par | −20 Tom Lehman (2017) |
| Current champion | |
 Joe Durant | |
| Location map | |
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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 Tucson National. The event moved several miles east to La Paloma Country Club in 2024.
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
Current
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: | 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
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: | 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.
The fairways are Tifway 419 pollen-free Bermuda grass, over-seeded with winter rye; the greens are Champion Bermuda.
The approximate average elevation is 2,320 feet (705 m) above sea level.
Winners
| 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
- ^ "Course map". Cologuard Classic. Spectator Information. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "About the course". Tucson Conquistadores Classic. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- "Tucson Classic added to Champions Tour schedule". PGA Tour. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- "Course map". Cologuard Classic. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions's official site
- Tucson Conquistadores – official site
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