Hoag Classic facts for kids
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Newport Beach, California |
| Established | 1995 |
| Course(s) | Newport Beach Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,606 yards (6,041 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$2,000,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 193 Duffy Waldorf (2015) |
| To par | −20 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
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The Hoag Classic is a big golf tournament held every year in Newport Beach, California. It takes place in March at the Newport Beach Country Club. This club's golf course was designed by William Francis Bell in 1954.
The tournament started in 1995. Back then, it was called the Toshiba Senior Classic. Later, a company called Hoag became the main sponsor in 2019. That's why it's now known as the Hoag Classic. This event is part of the PGA Tour Champions, which is a special golf tour for professional golfers aged 50 and older.
One exciting moment happened in 1997. The longest "sudden-death playoff" in the history of the PGA Tour Champions took place here. A playoff happens when golfers are tied at the end of a tournament. They keep playing extra holes until one person wins. In 1997, Bob Murphy won against Jay Sigel on the ninth extra hole! This record was later broken at another tournament.
Champions of the Hoag Classic
This table shows all the winners of the Hoag Classic over the years. You can see who won, their score, and how much money was given out as prizes.
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoag Classic | ||||||
| 2025 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
198 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Stewart Cink Freddie Jacobson |
2,000,000 |
| Hoag Classic Newport Beach | ||||||
| 2024 |  Pádraig Harrington |
199 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Thongchai Jaidee |
2,000,000 |
| Hoag Classic | ||||||
| 2023 |  Ernie Els (2) |
200 | −13 | 1 stroke | Doug Barron Steve Stricker |
2,000,000 |
| 2022 | Retief Goosen |
198 | −15 | 4 strokes |  K. J. Choi |
2,000,000 |
| 2021 | No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2020 | Ernie Els |
197 | −16 | 2 strokes | Fred Couples Glen Day Robert Karlsson |
1,800,000 |
| 2019 | Kirk Triplett |
203 | −10 | Playoff | Woody Austin |
1,800,000 |
| Toshiba Classic | ||||||
| 2018 |  Vijay Singh |
202 | −11 | 1 stroke | Scott McCarron Tom Pernice Jr. Tommy Tolles |
1,800,000 |
| 2017: No tournament | ||||||
| 2016 | Jay Haas (2) |
197 | −16 | Playoff | Bart Bryant |
1,800,000 |
| 2015 | Duffy Waldorf |
193 | −20 | 2 strokes | Joe Durant |
1,800,000 |
| 2014 | Fred Couples (2) |
198 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Bernhard Langer Colin Montgomerie Steve Pate |
1,750,000 |
| 2013 | David Frost |
194 | −19 | 5 strokes | Fred Couples |
1,750,000 |
| 2012 | Loren Roberts (2) |
205 | −8 | 2 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia Tom Kite Bernhard Langer |
1,750,000 |
| 2011 | Loren Roberts |
196 | −17 | 1 stroke | Mark Wiebe |
1,700,000 |
| 2010 | Fred Couples |
195 | −18 | 4 strokes | Ronnie Black |
1,700,000 |
| 2009 |  Eduardo Romero |
202 | −11 | 1 stroke | Mark O'Meara Joey Sindelar |
1,700,000 |
| 2008 | Bernhard Langer |
199 | −14 | Playoff | Jay Haas |
1,700,000 |
| 2007 | Jay Haas |
194 | −19 | 2 strokes | R. W. Eaks |
1,650,000 |
| 2006 | Brad Bryant |
204 | −9 | 1 stroke | John Harris Mark Johnson Bobby Wadkins |
1,650,000 |
| Toshiba Senior Classic | ||||||
| 2005 | Mark Johnson (2) |
200 | −13 | 4 strokes | Keith Fergus Wayne Levi |
1,650,000 |
| 2004 | Mark Johnson |
198 | −15 | 1 stroke | Morris Hatalsky |
1,600,000 |
| 2003 |  Rodger Davis |
197 | −16 | 4 strokes | Larry Nelson |
1,550,000 |
| 2002 | Hale Irwin (2) |
197 | −16 | 5 strokes | Allen Doyle |
1,500,000 |
| 2001 | José María Cañizares |
202 | −11 | Playoff | Gil Morgan |
1,400,000 |
| 2000 | Allen Doyle |
136 | −6 | 1 stroke | Jim Thorpe Howard Twitty |
1,300,000 |
| 1999 | Gary McCord |
204 | −9 | Playoff | Allen Doyle Al Geiberger John Jacobs |
1,200,000 |
| 1998 | Hale Irwin |
200 | −13 | 1 stroke | Hubert Green |
1,100,000 |
| 1997 | Bob Murphy |
207 | −6 | Playoff | Jay Sigel |
1,000,000 |
| 1996 | Jim Colbert |
201 | −12 | 2 strokes | Bob Eastwood |
1,000,000 |
| 1995 | George Archer |
199 | −11 | 1 stroke | Dave Stockton Tom Wargo |
1,000,000 |
