Cologuard Classic

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Cologuard Classic
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Tournament information
Location Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Established 2015
Course(s)La Paloma Country Club
Par71
Length6,884 yards (6,295 m) [1]
Tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$2,200,000
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate198 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (2022)
To par−20 Tom Lehman (2017)
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant
Location map
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La Paloma Country Club
Location in the United States
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La Paloma Country Club
Location in Arizona

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.

Contents

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

HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
13814104544
24114115145
35175121783
41993134174
54204142113
64594154184
71713165385
84364171853
95605184154
Out3,55436In3,33035
Source: [1] Total6,88471

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)

HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
13954104044
25355114044
33754126105
41703134284
53984141863
64254155255
71973161833
85875175115
94364184694
Out3,51836In3,72037
Source: [4] Total7,32873

Opened 63 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

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
($)		Winner's
share ($)
Cologuard Classic
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant 200−132 strokes Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Alker
Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland 		2,200,000330,000
2023 Flag of the United States.svg David Toms 201−151 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson 2,200,000330,000
2022 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez 198−184 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin
Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 		1,800,000270,000
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland 204−151 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir 1,700,000255,000
2020 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer 201−182 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin 1,700,000255,000
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara 202−174 strokes Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke
Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett
Flag of the United States.svg Willie Wood 		1,700,000255,000
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 205−142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Dunlap
Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly
Flag of the United States.svg Gene Sauers 		1,700,000255,000
Tucson Conquistadores Classic
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman 199−201 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 1,700,000255,000
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin 200−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Carter 1,700,000255,000
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Dawson 203−132 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bart Bryant 1,700,000255,000

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References

  1. 1 2 "Course map". Cologuard Classic. Spectator Information. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.

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