Cologuard Classic

Cologuard Classic

Tournament information
Location	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Established	2015
Course(s)	La Paloma Country Club
Par	71
Length	6,884 yards (6,295 m) [1]
Tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$2,200,000
Month played	March
Tournament record score
Aggregate	198 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2022)
To par	−20 Tom Lehman (2017)
Current champion
Steven Alker
Location map
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The Cologuard Classic is a professional golf tournament in Arizona on the PGA Tour Champions. It debuted in 2015 at the Catalina Course of Omni Tucson National. ^{[2] [3]} The event moved several miles east to La Paloma Country Club in 2024.

The Tucson Open was a fixture on the PGA Tour for over six decades, from 1945 through 2006, and was often held at the Catalina Course, which opened in 1961. Tucson hosted the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship for eight years in nearby Marana, from 2007 through 2014.

Course

Current

La Paloma Country Club

Hole	Yards	Par		Hole	Yards	Par
1	381	4		10	454	4
2	411	4		11	514	5
3	517	5		12	178	3
4	199	3		13	417	4
5	420	4		14	211	3
6	459	4		15	418	4
7	171	3		16	538	5
8	436	4		17	185	3
9	560	5		18	415	4
Out	3,554	36		In	3,330	35
Source: [1]		Total			6,884	71

Ridge course is the first nine holes, then Canyon (1,2,3,4,8,9) and Hill (3,4,9)

The approximate elevation at the clubhouse is 2,720 feet (830 m) above sea level.

Previous

Omni Tucson National Resort, Catalina Course (2015–2023)

Hole	Yards	Par		Hole	Yards	Par
1	395	4		10	404	4
2	535	5		11	404	4
3	375	4		12	610	5
4	170	3		13	428	4
5	398	4		14	186	3
6	425	4		15	525	5
7	197	3		16	183	3
8	587	5		17	511	5
9	436	4		18	469	4
Out	3,518	36		In	3,720	37
Source: [4]		Total			7,328	73

Opened 64 years ago in 1961, the Catalina Course was designed by Robert Bruce Harris, and redesigned in 1983 by Robert Van Hagge and Bruce Devlin. Holes No. 7 and 8 were relocated and redesigned by Tom Lehman in 2005. ^[2]

The fairways are Tifway 419 pollen-free Bermuda grass, over-seeded with winter rye; the greens are Champion Bermuda. ^[2]

The approximate average elevation is 2,320 feet (705 m) above sea level.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)
Cologuard Classic
2025	Steven Alker	201	−12	Playoff	Jason Caron	2,200,000	330,000
2024	Joe Durant	200	−13	2 strokes	Steven Alker Jerry Kelly Kevin Sutherland	2,200,000	330,000
2023	David Toms	201	−15	1 stroke	Robert Karlsson	2,200,000	330,000
2022	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	198	−18	4 strokes	Woody Austin Bernhard Langer	1,800,000	270,000
2021	Kevin Sutherland	204	−15	1 stroke	Mike Weir	1,700,000	255,000
2020	Bernhard Langer	201	−18	2 strokes	Woody Austin	1,700,000	255,000
2019	Mark O'Meara	202	−17	4 strokes	Darren Clarke Scott McCarron Kirk Triplett Willie Wood	1,700,000	255,000
2018	Steve Stricker	205	−14	2 strokes	Scott Dunlap Jerry Kelly Gene Sauers	1,700,000	255,000
Tucson Conquistadores Classic
2017	Tom Lehman	199	−20	1 stroke	Steve Stricker	1,700,000	255,000
2016	Woody Austin	200	−16	1 stroke	Jim Carter	1,700,000	255,000
2015	Marco Dawson	203	−13	2 strokes	Bart Bryant	1,700,000	255,000

References

1. "Course map". Cologuard Classic. Spectator Information. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
2. "About the course". Tucson Conquistadores Classic. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
3. "Tucson Classic added to Champions Tour schedule". PGA Tour. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
4. "Course map". Cologuard Classic. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions official site
• Tucson Conquistadores – official site

32°19′01″N110°54′58″W / 32.317°N 110.916°W / 32.317; -110.916