Hoag Classic

The Hoag Classic (formerly the 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. Newport Beach Country Club was designed by William Francis Bell in 1954. 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
South Africa Ernie Els
Location Map
Newport Beach CC is located in the United States
Newport Beach CC
Newport Beach CC
Location in the United States
Newport Beach CC is located in California
Newport Beach CC
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
2023South Africa Ernie Els (2)200−131 strokeUnited States Doug Barron
United States Steve Stricker		2,000,000
2022South Africa Retief Goosen198−154 strokesSouth Korea K. J. Choi2,000,000
2021No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020South Africa Ernie Els197−162 strokesUnited States Fred Couples
United States Glen Day
Sweden Robert Karlsson		1,800,000
2019United States Kirk Triplett203−10PlayoffUnited States Woody Austin1,800,000
Toshiba Classic
2018Fiji Vijay Singh202−111 strokeUnited States Scott McCarron
United States Tom Pernice Jr.
United States Tommy Tolles		1,800,000
2017: No tournament
2016United States Jay Haas (2)197−16PlayoffUnited States Bart Bryant1,800,000
2015United States Duffy Waldorf193−202 strokesUnited States Joe Durant1,800,000
2014United States Fred Couples (2)198−151 strokeGermany Bernhard Langer
Scotland Colin Montgomerie
United States Steve Pate		1,750,000
2013South Africa David Frost194−195 strokesUnited States Fred Couples1,750,000
2012United States Loren Roberts205−82 strokesUnited States Mark Calcavecchia
United States Tom Kite
Germany Bernhard Langer		1,750,000
2011United States Loren Roberts196−171 strokeUnited States Mark Wiebe1,700,000
2010United States Fred Couples195−184 strokesUnited States Ronnie Black1,700,000
2009Argentina Eduardo Romero202−111 strokeUnited States Mark O'Meara
United States Joey Sindelar		1,700,000
2008Germany Bernhard Langer199−14PlayoffUnited States Jay Haas1,700,000
2007United States Jay Haas194−192 strokesUnited States R. W. Eaks1,650,000
2006United States Brad Bryant204−91 strokeUnited States John Harris
United States Mark Johnson
United States Bobby Wadkins		1,650,000
Toshiba Senior Classic
2005United States Mark Johnson (2)200−134 strokesUnited States Keith Fergus
United States Wayne Levi		1,650,000
2004United States Mark Johnson198−151 strokeUnited States Morris Hatalsky1,600,000
2003Australia Rodger Davis197−164 strokesUnited States Larry Nelson1,550,000
2002United States Hale Irwin (2)197−165 strokesUnited States Allen Doyle1,500,000
2001Spain José María Cañizares202−11PlayoffUnited States Gil Morgan1,400,000
2000United States Allen Doyle136[lower-alpha 1]−61 strokeUnited States Jim Thorpe
United States Howard Twitty		1,300,000
1999United States Gary McCord204−9PlayoffUnited States Allen Doyle
United States Al Geiberger
United States John Jacobs		1,200,000
1998United States Hale Irwin200−131 strokeUnited States Hubert Green1,100,000
1997United States Bob Murphy207−6PlayoffUnited States Jay Sigel1,000,000
1996United States Jim Colbert201−122 strokesUnited States Bob Eastwood1,000,000
1995United States George Archer199−111 strokeUnited States Dave Stockton
United States Tom Wargo		1,000,000

Multiple winners

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

Notes
  1. Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

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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