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$2,000,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 193 Duffy Waldorf (2015) |
| To par | −20 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Pádraig Harrington |
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The Hoag Classic is an exciting golf tournament. It is part of the PGA Tour Champions. This special golf tour is for professional golfers who are 50 years old or older. The Hoag Classic takes place every year in March. It is held in Newport Beach, California, at the Newport Beach Country Club. This golf course was designed by William Francis Bell in 1954.
The tournament first started in 1995. Back then, it was called the Toshiba Senior Classic. Later, it was known as the Toshiba Classic. In 2019, a health network called Hoag became the main sponsor. That's when the tournament got its current name, the Hoag Classic.
One memorable moment happened in 1997. The tournament had the longest sudden-death playoff in the history of the PGA Tour Champions. In a playoff, golfers keep playing extra holes until one wins. Bob Murphy won against Jay Sigel on the ninth extra hole! This record was later broken in another tournament.
Who Has Won the Hoag Classic?
Many great golfers have won the Hoag Classic over the years. The tournament has seen champions from different countries. Each year, golfers compete for a large prize, called the "purse." The winner is the golfer who finishes with the fewest strokes.
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) |
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| 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 |
Golfers with Multiple Wins
Some golfers have been so good that they have won the Hoag Classic more than once! As of 2020, three players have achieved this amazing feat:
- Hale Irwin won twice: in 1998 and 2002.
- Fred Couples also won twice: in 2010 and 2014.
- Jay Haas is another two-time winner: in 2007 and 2016.
