Tucson Open

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Chrysler Classic of Tucson
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Tournament information
Location Tucson, Arizona
Established1945
Course(s)Omni Tucson National Golf Resort
(Catalina Course) [1]
Par72
Length7,193 yards (6,577 m)
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$3,000,000
Month playedFebruary
Final year2006
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Lloyd Mangrum (1949)
263 Phil Rodgers (1962)
263 Johnny Miller (1975)
To par−25 Johnny Miller (1975)
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett
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Omni Tucson National Golf Resort
Location in the United States
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Omni Tucson National Golf Resort
Location in Arizona

The Tucson Open was a golf tournament in Arizona on the PGA Tour from 1945 to 2006, played annually in the winter in Tucson. It was last held at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort in late February, with a $3 million purse and a $540,000 winner's share. [1]

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History

Since the event's inception in 1945, it had been played at a series of courses in Tucson. The first eighteen editions were at El Rio Golf & Country Club, which was purchased by the city in 1968 and is now El Rio Golf Course. In 1963, the event moved to Forty Niner Country Club in 1963 for two years, then began its lengthy relationship with its last location, known at the time as Tucson National Golf Club, which hosted through 1978. It moved to Randolph Park Golf Course in 1979, returned to Tucson National in 1980, then back to Randolph Park for the next six.

From 1984 to 1986, the Tucson Open was contested at match play and was held concurrently with a Senior PGA Tour match play event, the Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship The 1986 event was played using a Medal match play format.

In 1987 and 1988 the event was played at the TPC at Starr Pass but was not held in 1989. When the event resumed in 1990, it was played at two courses each year from that year's event until 1996. One used every year was the TPC at Starr Pass (renamed Starr Pass Golf Club before the 1993 event). The TPC at Starr Pass shared time with Randolph Park in 1990; from 1991–96 the Tucson National GC was the other course used.

In 1997, the event changed to the more traditional format of 72 holes played at only one course, and has been played since that year at the renamed Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa.

In later years, it was an alternate event, opposite the WGC Match Play championship, then held at La Costa in Carlsbad, California. Because the top 64 ranked players in the world are invited to the WGC event, it weakened the field considerably for Tucson. The match play tournament moved to Tucson in 2007 as a "merging" of sorts between the two tournaments, and stayed through 2014.

On the PGA Tour Champions, the Tucson Conquistadores Classic made its debut in 2015, and is held at the Omni Tucson National Resort in mid-March.

Tournament highlights

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
Chrysler Classic of Tucson
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett 266−221 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly 540,000
2005 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Ogilvy 269−19Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na
540,000
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Heath Slocum 266−221 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Baddeley 540,000
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Lickliter 269−192 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell 540,000
Touchstone Energy Tucson Open
2002 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Leggatt 268−202 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Peoples
Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts
540,000
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Willis 273−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland 540,000
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Carter 269−192 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chris DiMarco
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Scherrer
Flag of France.svg Jean van de Velde
540,000
1999 Flag of Sweden.svg Gabriel Hjertstedt 276−12Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Armour III 495,000
Tucson Chrysler Classic
1998 Flag of the United States.svg David Duval 269−194 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard
Flag of the United States.svg David Toms
360,000
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman 275−131 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Steve Jones 234,000
Nortel Open
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (3)273−142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway 225,000
Northern Telecom Open
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (2)269−191 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gallagher Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Simpson
225,000
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Magee 270−182 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jay Don Blake
Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker
198,000
1993 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Mize 271−172 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert 198,000
1992 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen 270−181 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bill Britton 198,000
1991 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson (a)272−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tom Purtzer
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tway
180,000
Northern Telecom Tucson Open
1990 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Gamez 270−184 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia
Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas
162,000
1989: No tournament
1988 Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg David Frost 266−225 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia
Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara
108,000
Seiko Tucson Open
1987 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Reid 268−204 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chip Beck
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia
Flag of the United States.svg Hal Sutton
Flag of the United States.svg Fuzzy Zoeller
108,000
Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe (2)67−54 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Simpson 150,000
1985 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe 4 and 3 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Renner 150,000
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson (2)2 and 1 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 100,000
Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 271−9Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange
Flag of the United States.svg Lanny Wadkins
54,000
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Stadler 266−143 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Vance Heafner
Flag of the United States.svg John Mahaffey
54,000
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (4)265−152 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lon Hinkle 54,000
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Colbert 270−224 strokes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Halldorson 54,000
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke (2)265−152 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Gardner
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
45,000
1978 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson 274−143 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wadkins 40,000
1977 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke 275−13Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler 40,000
NBC Tucson Open
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (3)274−143 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Howard Twitty 40,000
Dean Martin Tucson Open
1975 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller (2)263−259 strokes Flag of the United States.svg John Mahaffey 40,000
1974 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Miller 272−163 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crenshaw 30,000
1973 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Crampton 277−115 strokes Flag of the United States.svg George Archer
Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer
Flag of the United States.svg Labron Harris Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols
30,000
1972 Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber 273−15Playoff Flag of the United States.svg George Archer 30,000
Tucson Open Invitational
1971 Flag of the United States.svg J. C. Snead 273−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dale Douglass 22,000
1970 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino (2)275−13Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bob Murphy 20,000
1969 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Trevino 271−177 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber 20,000
1968 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Knudson 273−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Frank Beard
Flag of the United States.svg Frank Boynton
20,000
1967 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 273−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Courtney 12,000
1966 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Campbell 278−10Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler 9,000
1965 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bob Charles 271−174 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger 6,800
1964 Flag of the United States.svg Jacky Cupit 274−142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Rex Baxter 4,000
1963 Flag of the United States.svg Don January 266−2211 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler
Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers
3,500
1962 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Rodgers 263−173 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Ferrier 2,800
Home of the Sun Open
1961 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Hill 269−11Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Bolt
Flag of the United States.svg Bud Sullivan
2,800
Tucson Open Invitational
1960 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Don January 271−93 strokes Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Bob Harris 2,800
1959 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gene Littler 266−141 stroke Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Joe Campbell
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Art Wall Jr.
1958 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Lionel Hebert 265−152 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don January
1957 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dow Finsterwald 269−11Playoff Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Whitt
1956 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ted Kroll 264−163 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dow Finsterwald
Tucson Open
1955 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tommy Bolt (2)266−143 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bud Holscher
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Art Wall Jr.
1954: No tournament
1953 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tommy Bolt 265−151 stroke Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Chandler Harper
1952 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Henry Williams, Jr. 274−62 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Cary Middlecoff
1951 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Lloyd Mangrum (2)269−112 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jack Burke Jr.
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jim Turnesa
Flag of the United States.svg Lew Worsham
1950 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Chandler Harper 267−132 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sam Snead
1949 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Lloyd Mangrum 263−175 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Al Smith
1948 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Skip Alexander 264−161 stroke Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Johnny Palmer
1947 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jimmy Demaret (2)264−163 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ben Hogan
1946 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jimmy Demaret 268−124 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Herman Barron
1945 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ray Mangrum 268−121 stroke Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Byron Nelson

Multiple winners

Nine men won this tournament more than once.

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