Tucson Open
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Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Classic of Tucson (Feb 23-26). Second-placed Jerry Kelly (USA) finished 1 shot behind Kirk Triplett (USA), who recorded the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Classic of Tucson at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa (Feb 24-27). 27-year-old Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) beat Kevin Na (S Kor/USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record his first PGA Tour win. Mark Calcavecchia (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Classic of Tucson (Feb 26-29). Second-placed Aaron Baddeley (Aus) finished 1 shot behind 30-year-old Heath Slocum (USA), who recorded the first of his four PGA Tour wins. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Chrysler
Played as the Chrysler Classic of Tucson (Feb 27-Mar 2). Second-placed Chad Campbell (USA) finished 2 shots behind Frank Lickliter II (USA), who recorded the second of his two PGA Tour wins. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Touchstone Energy
Played as the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open (Feb 21-24). Second-placed David Peoples (USA) and Loren Roberts (USA) finished 2 shots behind 36-year-old Ian Leggatt (Can), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Touchstone Energy
Played as the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open (Jan 11-15). Second-placed Kevin Sutherland (USA) finished 1 shot behind 27-year-old Garrett Willis (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. Monday finish required due to earlier rain delays. Playing in his fifth PGA Tour event, Willis joined a growing band of players to win their first start as a full member of the Tour. At the time, the others were: Marty Fleckman (1967), Ben Crenshaw (1973), Jim Benepe (1988) and Robert Gamez (1990). [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Touchstone Energy
Played as the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open (Feb 24-27). Second-placed Chris DiMarco (USA), Jean Van de Velde (Fra) and Tom Scherrer (USA) finished 2 shots behind 38-year-old Jim Carter (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win in his 292nd start on the Tour. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Touchstone Energy
Played as the Touchstone Energy Tucson Open (Feb 25-28). Gabriel Hjertstedt (Swe) beat Tommy Armour III (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record the second of his two PGA Tour wins. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Chrysler
Played as the Tucson Chrysler Classic (Feb 19-22). Second-placed Justin Leonard (USA) and David Toms (USA) finished 4 shots behind David Duval (USA). [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Chrysler
Played as the Tucson Chrysler Classic (Feb 19-23). Second-placed Steve Jones (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jeff Sluman (USA), who recorded his first win since his maiden PGA Tour win, which came eight and a half years earlier in the 1988 PGA Championship. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Nortel
Played as the Nortel Open (Jan 11-14). Second-placed Bob Tway (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Phil Mickelson (USA), who recorded his third win in this event. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ; first two days also used Starr Pass GC].
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Northern Telecom
Played as the Northern Telecom Open (Jan 19-22). Second-placed Jim Gallagher Jr (USA) and Scott Simpson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Phil Mickelson (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ; first two days also used Starr Pass GC].
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Northern Telecom
Played as the Northern Telecom Open (Jan 20-23). Second-placed Vijay Singh (Fiji), Steve Stricker (USA), Loren Roberts (USA) and Jay Don Blake (USA) finished 2 shots behind Andrew Magee (USA), who recorded the last of his four PGA Tour wins. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ; first two days also used Starr Pass GC].
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Northern Telecom
Played as the Northern Telecom Open (Jan 21-24). Second-placed Jeff Maggert (USA) finished 2 shots behind Larry Mize (USA). [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ; first two days also used Starr Pass GC].
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Northern Telecom
Played as the Northern Telecom Open (Feb 13-16). Second-placed Bill Britton (USA) finished 1 shot behind 27-year-old Lee Janzen (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ; first two days also used Starr Pass GC].
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Northern Telecom
Played as the Northern Telecom Open (Jan 10-13). Second-placed Bob Tway (USA) and Tom Purtzer (USA) finished 1 shot behind Phil Mickelson (USA, amateur). 20-year-old Mickelson, who forfeited the $180,000 first prize, recorded his first PGA Tour win. [Starr Pass GC, Tucson, AZ; at the time known as TPC at Starr Pass. First two days also used the Catalina course, Tucson National Resort].
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Northern Telecom
Played as the Northern Telecom Tucson Open (Jan 11-14). Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia (USA) and Jay Haas (USA) finished 4 shots behind 21-year-old Robert Gamez (USA). Playing on his home course and in his fifth PGA Tour event, Gamez joined a small band of players to win their first start as a full member of the Tour. At the time, the others were: Marty Fleckman (1967), Ben Crenshaw (1973) and Jim Benepe (1988). [Starr Pass GC, Tucson, AZ; at the time known as TPC at Starr Pass. First two days also used the Catalina course, Tucson National Resort].
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Tucson Open not played in 1989.
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Northern Telecom
Played as the Northern Telecom Tucson Open (Nov 3-6). Second-placed Mark O'Meara (USA) and Mark Calcavecchia (USA) finished 5 shots behind David Frost (RSA), who claimed his second PGA Tour win. [Starr Pass GC, Tucson, AZ; at the time known as TPC at Starr Pass].
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Seiko
Played as the Seiko Tucson Open (Oct 22-25; reverted to stroke play after three years as a match play event). Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia (USA), Hal Sutton (USA), Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) and Chip Beck (USA) finished 4 shots behind 33-year-old Mike Reid (USA), who recorded the first of his two PGA Tour wins. [Starr Pass GC, Tucson, AZ. At the time known as TPC at Starr Pass].
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Seiko
Played as the Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship (Oct 30-Nov 2). Defending champion Jim Thorpe (USA) beat Scott Simpson (USA) in the 18-hole final (Thorpe 5-under-par 67; Simpson 71), to record the last of his three wins on the PGA Tour. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Seiko
Played as the Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship (Oct 24-27). Jim Thorpe (USA) beat Jack Renner (USA) 4 and 3 in the final, to claim his second PGA Tour title. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Seiko
Played as the Seiko-Tucson Match Play Championship (Jan 5-8; first year played in match play format; PGA Tour season-opener). Tom Watson (USA) beat defending champion Gil Morgan (USA) by 2 and 1 in the final, to record his second win in this event. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Joe Garagiola
Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (Jan 6-9). Gil Morgan (USA) beat Curtis Strange (USA) and Lanny Wadkins (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record his fifth PGA Tour win. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Joe Garagiola
Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (Jan 7-10). Second-placed Vance Heafner (USA) and John Mahaffey (USA) finished 3 shots behind Craig Stadler (USA). [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Joe Garagiola
Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (Jan 8-11). Second-placed Lon Hinkle (USA) finished 2 shots behind Johnny Miller (USA), who claimed the last of his four wins in this event, and 20th overall PGA Tour win. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Joe Garagiola
Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (Feb 14-19). Second-placed Dan Halldorson (Can) finished 4 shots behind Jim Colbert (USA). Tuesday finish required due to earlier bad weather. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Joe Garagiola
Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (Feb 15-18). Second-placed Tom Watson (USA), Buddy Gardner (USA) and Jim Thorpe (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bruce Lietzke (USA), who won this event for the second time in three years. [North course, Randolph GC, Tucson, AZ].
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Joe Garagiola
Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (Jan 5-8). Second-placed Bobby Wadkins (USA) finished 3 shots behind Tom Watson (USA). [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Joe Garagiola
Played as the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open (Jan 13-16). 25-year-old Bruce Lietzke (USA) beat Gene Littler (USA) with an 82-foot birdie putt at the fourth playoff hole, to record his first PGA Tour win. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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NBC
Played as the NBC Tucson Open (Jan 8-11). Second-placed Howard Twitty (USA) finished 3 shots behind Johnny Miller (USA), who recorded his third straight win in this tournament. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Dean Martin
Played as the Dean Martin Tucson Open (Jan 16-19). Second-placed John Mahaffey (USA) finished 9 shots behind defending champion Johnny Miller (USA), who shot a final round 11-under-par 61 to clinch victory. Miller also won the PGA Tour's Phoenix Open a week earlier. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Dean Martin
Played as the Dean Martin Tucson Open (Jan 17-20). Second-placed Ben Crenshaw (USA) finished 3 shots behind Johnny Miller (USA), who set a PGA Tour record in winning the opening three events of the 1974 season. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Dean Martin
Played as the Dean Martin Tucson Open (Jan 18-21). Second-placed Labron Harris Jr (USA), Gay Brewer (USA) and George Archer (USA) finished 5 shots behind Crampton (Aus), who also won the PGA Tour's Phoenix Open a week earlier. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Dean Martin
Played as the Dean Martin Tucson Open (Jan 20-24). Miller Barber (USA) beat George Archer (USA) with a birdie-two at the third sudden-death playoff hole (par-3 17th), after they tied an 18-hole Monday playoff, in which they both shot an even-par 72. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 18-22). Second-placed Dale Douglass (USA) finished 1 shot behind 30-year-old Jesse Carlyle "J.C. Snead" (USA), who recorded the first of his eight PGA Tour wins. A 36-hole Monday finish was required after earlier rain, snow and frost delays. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 12-15). Defending champion Lee Trevino (USA) beat Bob Murphy (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 20-23). Second-placed Miller Barber (USA) finished 7 shots behind Lee Trevino (USA). [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 22-25). Second-placed Frank Beard (USA) and Frank Boynton (USA) finished 1 shot behind George Knudson (Can), who also won the PGA Tour's Phoenix Open a week earlier. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 16-19). Second-placed Chuck Courtney (USA) finished 1 shot behind Arnold Palmer (USA), who recorded his 50th PGA Tour win. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 17-20). Joe Campbell (USA) beat Gene Littler (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 15th), to record the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 18-21). Second-placed Al Geiberger (USA) finished 4 shots behind wire-to-wire winner Bob Charles (NZ). [Catalina course, Tucson National Resort, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 13-16). Second-placed Rex Baxter (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jacky Cupit (USA). [Forty Niner CC, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 14-17). Second-placed Gene Littler (USA) and Phil Rodgers (USA) finished 11 shots behind Don January (USA), who won this event for the second time in four years. [Forty Niner CC, Tucson, AZ].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 15-18). Second-placed Jim Ferrier (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Phil Rodgers (USA), who holed a 65-foot bunker shot for an eagle-three on the 72nd hole. Rodgers recorded his second PGA Tour win. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Home of the Sun Open (Feb 16-19). 23-year-old Dave Hill (USA) beat Tommy Bolt (USA) and Bud Sullivan (USA) with a 27-foot birdie-putt at the third playoff hole, to record his first PGA Tour win. This was the tournament's first sudden-death playoff; in 1957 there had been an 18-hole playoff. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 18-21). Second-placed Bob Harris (USA) finished 3 shots behind Don January (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 12-15). Second-placed Joe Campbell (USA) and Art Wall Jr (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gene Littler (USA), who also won the PGA Tour's Phoenix Open a week earlier. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 6-9). Second-placed Don January (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lionel Hebert (USA), who birdied the last two holes to claim his second PGA Tour win. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 7-11). Dow Finsterwald (USA) beat Don Whitt (USA) by 4 shots in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Finsterwald 5-under-par 65, Whitt 69). [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 9-12). Second-placed Dow Finsterwald (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ted Kroll (USA), who recorded his fifth PGA Tour win. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open (Feb 10-13). Second-placed Bud Holscher (USA) and Art Wall Jr (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Tommy Bolt (USA), who holed a 30-foot eagle putt on the final hole to seal the win. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Tucson Open not played in 1954.
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Played as the Tucson Open (Jan 29-Feb 1). Second-placed Chandler Harper (USA) finished 1 shot behind Tommy Bolt (USA). [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open (Jan 31-Feb 3). Second-placed Cary Middlecoff (USA) finished 2 shots behind 35-year-old Henry Williams Jr (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open (Feb 1-4). Second-placed Jack Burke Jr (USA), Lew Worsham (USA) and Jim Turnesa (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lloyd Mangrum (USA), who won this event for the second time in three years. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open (Feb 2-5). Second-placed Sam Snead (USA) finished 2 shots behind Chandler Harper (USA). [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open (Feb 3-6). Second-placed Al Smith (USA) finished 5 shots behind Lloyd Mangrum (USA). [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC]. Note: After losing a Monday playoff in the Phoenix Open, Ben Hogan and his wife Valerie decided to skip this event, and drive home to Fort Worth on February 2. On their way home they were involved in a serious road accident. Hogan never again played in the Tucson Open.
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Played as the Tucson Open (Jan 29-Feb 1). Second-placed Johnny Palmer (USA) finished 1 shot behind 29-year-old Stewart "Skip" Alexander Jr (USA), who recorded the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open (Jan 30-Feb 2). Second-placed Ben Hogan (USA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Jimmy Demaret (USA). [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the Tucson Open (Jan 31-Feb 3). Second-placed Herman Barron (USA) finished 4 shots behind Jimmy Demaret (USA). [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ, which played at 6,402 yds for the event. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the inaugural Tucson Open (Jan 18-21). Second-placed Byron Nelson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Lloyd Mangrum (USA), who shot a course-record 6-under-par 64 in the final round to clinch victory. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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