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Starting in 2012, the tournament was narrowed to a four-round event played on three courses with a 54-hole cut. The tournament is the first continental stop of the calendar year, but is still a hard sell because network television coverage of the PGA Tour starts the ensuing week. |
Starting in 2012, the tournament was narrowed to a four-round event played on three courses with a 54-hole cut. The tournament is the first continental stop of the calendar year, but is still a hard sell because network television coverage of the PGA Tour starts the ensuing week. |
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The tournament was called the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic until the 2009 tournament, when [[George Lopez]] was let go as host and Chrysler dropped their name from the tournament's name, but continued to sponsor the tournament. Instead, the tournament was hosted by the only 5-time winner of the event, [[Arnold Palmer]], for the tournament's 50th anniversary. In 2010, [[Major League Baseball|baseball]] [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] [[Yogi Berra]] served as the first "Classic Ambassador".<ref>{{cite news |url= |
The tournament was called the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic until the 2009 tournament, when [[George Lopez]] was let go as host and Chrysler dropped their name from the tournament's name, but continued to sponsor the tournament. Instead, the tournament was hosted by the only 5-time winner of the event, [[Arnold Palmer]], for the tournament's 50th anniversary. In 2010, [[Major League Baseball|baseball]] [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] [[Yogi Berra]] served as the first "Classic Ambassador".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4745345 |title=Berra an 'ambassador' at Hope Classic |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> |
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==Professional field== |
==Professional field== |
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* 2001 [[Joe Durant]] shoots a record score for a 90-hole PGA tournament with a 36-under-par score of 324 (65-61-67-66-65).<ref name=durant>{{cite web |last=Kelley |first=Brent |title=PGA Tour Scoring Record: Lowest 90-Hole Stroke Total |url=http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgascoring90str.htm |publisher=About.com |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116164602/http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgascoring90str.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
* 2001 [[Joe Durant]] shoots a record score for a 90-hole PGA tournament with a 36-under-par score of 324 (65-61-67-66-65).<ref name=durant>{{cite web |last=Kelley |first=Brent |title=PGA Tour Scoring Record: Lowest 90-Hole Stroke Total |url=http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgascoring90str.htm |publisher=About.com |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116164602/http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/qt/pgascoring90str.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* 2003: [[Mike Weir]] birdies the final three holes to win by two shots over [[Jay Haas]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/2719295.stm |title=Weir bags Bob Hope win |work=BBC Sport |date=February 3, 2003}}</ref> |
* 2003: [[Mike Weir]] birdies the final three holes to win by two shots over [[Jay Haas]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/2719295.stm |title=Weir bags Bob Hope win |work=BBC Sport |date=February 3, 2003}}</ref> |
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* 2009: [[Pat Perez]] shoots 124 to set a new PGA Tour record for the first 36 holes of a tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url= |
* 2009: [[Pat Perez]] shoots 124 to set a new PGA Tour record for the first 36 holes of a tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3853564 |title=Hot Perez 20 under through two rounds |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=January 22, 2009}}</ref> He goes on to win the Hope by three shots over [[John Merrick (golfer)|John Merrick]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/perez-captures-his-first-title/story-e6frf9if-1111118660467 |title=Perez captures his first title |newspaper=Herald Sun}}{{dead link|date=January 2022}}</ref> |
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* 2011: In just his fifth PGA Tour start and second as a Tour member, [[Jhonattan Vegas]] became the first Venezuelan to win on the PGA Tour. It was also the last year the tournament was a five-round event. |
* 2011: In just his fifth PGA Tour start and second as a Tour member, [[Jhonattan Vegas]] became the first Venezuelan to win on the PGA Tour. It was also the last year the tournament was a five-round event. |
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* 2014: [[Patrick Reed]] shot 63s in his first three rounds, a PGA Tour record 27-under-par for 54 holes. |
* 2014: [[Patrick Reed]] shot 63s in his first three rounds, a PGA Tour record 27-under-par for 54 holes. |