The Hoag Classic (formerly Toshiba Classic) is a
golf tournament on the
PGA Tour Champions. The Hoag Classic is played annually in March in
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach is a coastal city in South Orange County, California. Newport Beach is known for swimming and sandy beaches. Newport Harbor once supported maritime industries however today, it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island, Newport ...
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.
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. The record was broken the following year at the
Royal Caribbean Classic.
Winners
Multiple winners
Three players have won this tournament more than once through 2020.
*2 wins
**
Hale Irwin: 1998, 2002
**
Fred Couples
Frederick Steven Couples (born October 3, 1959) is an American professional golfer who has competed on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No. 1, he has won 64 professional tournaments, most notably the Masters Tournament ...
: 2010, 2014
**
Jay Haas: 2007, 2016
References
External links
*
Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions's official site
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PGA Tour Champions events
Golf in California
Sports competitions in California
Sports in Newport Beach, California
Tourist attractions in Orange County, California
Toshiba
Recurring sporting events established in 1995
1995 establishments in California