PGA Tour AT T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

The PGA Tour AT T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, originally known as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Amateur dating back to the 1930’s, is a 72-hole PGA TOUR golf championship held on three different courses - Pebble Beach Golf Links, Poppy Hills Golf Course and Spyglass Hill Golf Course.

The tournament restricts the players allowing only professionals to compete in the individual competition part of the tournament. The amateurs are allowed but only in the pro-amateur team competition. The game starts with 180 professionals and 180 amateurs paired for a 60 2-man teams each day held at the local Pebble Beach.

PGA Tour AT T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Winners

AT T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
* 2009 Dustin Johnson United States
* 2008 Steve Lowery United States
* 2007 Phil Mickelson United States
* 2006 Arron Oberholser United States
* 2005 Phil Mickelson United States
* 2004 Vijay Singh Fiji
* 2003 Davis Love III United States
* 2002 Matt Gogel United States
* 2001 Davis Love III United States
* 2000 Tiger Woods United States
* 1999 Payne Stewart United States
* 1998 Phil Mickelson United States
* 1997 Mark O'Meara United States
* 1996 Tournament cancelled due to weather
* 1995 Peter Jacobsen United States
* 1994 Johnny Miller United States
* 1993 Brett Ogle Australia
* 1992 Mark O'Meara United States
* 1991 Paul Azinger United States
* 1990 Mark O'Meara United States
* 1989 Mark O'Meara United States
* 1988 Steve Jones United States
* 1987 Johnny Miller United States
* 1986 Fuzzy Zoeller United States

Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
* 1985 Mark O'Meara United States
* 1984 Hale Irwin United States
* 1983 om Kite United States
* 1982 Jim Simons United States
* 1981 John Cook United States
* 1980 George Burns United States
* 1979 Lon Hinkle United States
* 1978 Tom Watson United States
* 1977 Tom Watson United States
* 1976 Ben Crenshaw United States
* 1975 Gene Littler United States
* 1974 Johnny Miller United States
* 1973 Jack Nicklaus United States
* 1972 Jack Nicklaus United States
* 1971 Tom Shaw United States
* 1970 Bert Yancey United States
* 1969 George Archer United States
* 1968 Johnny Pott United States
* 1967 Jack Nicklaus United States
* 1966 Don Massengale United States
* 1965 Bruce Crampton Australia
* 1964 Tony Lema United States
* 1963 Billy Casper United States
* 1962 Doug Ford United States
* 1961 ob Rosburg United States
* 1960 Ken Venturi United States
* 1959 Art Wall, Jr. United States

Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship
* 1958 Billy Casper United States
* 1957 Jay Hebert United States
* 1956 Cary Middlecoff United States

Bing Crosby Pro-Am Invitational
* 1955 Cary Middlecoff United States
* 1954 E.J. "Dutch" Harrison United States
* 1953 Lloyd Mangrum United States

Bing Crosby Pro-Am
* 1952 Jimmy Demaret United States
* 1951 Byron Nelson United States
* 1950 Jack Burke, Jr., Dave Douglas, Smiley Quick, Sam Snead (tie) United States
* 1949 Ben Hogan United States
* 1948 Lloyd Mangrum United States
* 1947 George Fazio, Ed Furgol (tie) United States
* 1943-46 No tournament
* 1942 John Dawson (amateur) United States
* 1941 Sam Snead United States
* 1940 Ed Oliver United States
* 1939 E.J. "Dutch" Harrison United States
* 1938 Sam Snead United States
* 1937 Sam Snead United States

PGA Tour AT T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Trivia

1. The first place check was for $500 and was won by Sam Snead.
2. The tournament was nicknamed "the Crosby Clambake" in 1937.
3. Mark O'Meara won the AT T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am five times (1985, 1989-90, 1992, 1997).
4. Sam Snead won the AT T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am four times (1937, 1938, 1941, 1950-tie).
5. Jack Nicklaus (1967, 1972, 1973), Johnny Miller (1974, 1987, 1994), Phil Mickelson (1998, 2005, 2007) won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am three times.

PGA Tour Buick Invitational

The famous PGA Tour Buick Invitational, originally known as the San Diego Open, is the fifth event on the 2009 PGA Tour calendar and played in the San Diego, California area (West Coast Swing) since 1952 in the first part of the Tour season. The tournament is also well-remembered for having Andy Williams, a celebrated singer-actor, as a celebrity host in most of its competition.

These are the list of courses where Buick Invitational was played:
(1952–53) San Diego Country Club in Chula Vista, California
(1954) Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California
(1955,1957-61) Mission Valley Country Club in San Diego, California
(1956) Singing Hills Country Club in El Cajon, California
(1962-1963, 1965-67) Stardust Country Club, originally Mission Valley CC (and now is known as Riverwalk Golf Club)
(1964) Rancho Bernardo Country Club (now Rancho Bernardo Inn) in San Diego, California
(1968 - present) Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California

PGA Tour Buick Invitational Winners:

Buick Invitational
2009 Nick Watney United States 277
2008 Tiger Woods United States 269
2007 Tiger Woods United States 273
2006 Tiger Woods United States 278
2005 Tiger Woods United States 272
2004 John Daly United States 278
2003 Tiger Woods United States 272
2002 José María Olazábal Spain 275
2001 Phil Mickelson United States 269
2000 Phil Mickelson United States 270
1999 Tiger Woods United States 266
1998 Scott Simpson United States 204*
1997 Mark O'Meara United States 275
1996 Davis Love United States 269

Buick Invitational of California
1995 Peter Jacobsen United States 269
1994 Craig Stadler United States 268
1993 Phil Mickelson United States 278
1992 Steve Pate United States 200*

Shearson Lehman Brothers Open
1991 Jay Don Blake United States 268

Shearson Lehman Hutton Open
1990 Dan ForsmanUnited States 275
1989 Greg Twiggs United States 271

Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open
1988 Steve Pate United States 269

Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open
1987 George BurnsUnited States 266
1986 Bob Tway United States 204*

Isuzu-Andy Williams San Diego Open
1985 Woody Blackburn United States 269
1984 Gary Koch United States 272
1983 Gary Hallberg United States 271

Wickes-Andy Williams San Diego Open
1982 Johnny Miller United States 270
1981 Bruce Lietzke United States 278

Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational
1980 Tom Watson United States 275
1979 Fuzzy Zoeller United States 282
1978 Jay Haas United States 278
1977 Tom Watson United States 269
1976 J. C. Snead United States 272
1975 J. C. Snead United States 279
1974 Bobby Nichols United States 275
1973 Bob Dickson United States 278
1972 Paul Harney United States 275
1971 George Archer United States 272
1970 Pete Brown United States 275
1969 Jack Nicklaus United States 284
1968 Tom Weiskopf United States 273

San Diego Open Invitational
1967 Bob Goalby United States 269
1966 Billy Casper United States 268
1965 Wes Ellis United States 267
1964 Art Wall, Jr. United States 274
1963 Gary Player South Africa 270
1962 Tommy Jacobs United States 277
1961 Arnold Palmer United States 271
1960 Mike Souchak United States 269
1959 Marty Furgol United States 274
1958 No tournament - moved from November to January
1957 Arnold Palmer United States 271

Convair-San Diego Open
1956 Bob Rosburg United States 270
1955 Tommy Bolt United States 274

San Diego Open
1954 Gene Littler (a) United States 274
1953 Tommy Bolt United States 274
1952 Ted Kroll United States 276
1930-51 No tournament
1929 Leo Diegel United States 282
1928 No tournament
1927 Leo Diegel United States 214^

• (a) - amateur
• * rain-shortened to 54 holes
• ^ scheduled 54 holes

PGA Tour FBR Open

The PGA Tour FBR Open was originaly known as the Arizona Open, but historically known as Phoenix Open before Friedman Billings Ramsey became the title sponsor in 2004. The golf tournament has been played at the Tournament Players Club (TPC) of Scottsdale, Arizona since 1987 where it gathers tons of high-spirited fans particularly in the par-3 No. 16, the "one big party" hole with an "Amphitheatre" atmosphere. Why is this hole very popular? The 16th hole is considered very easy by the PGA's standards. And so, with students from the nearby Arizona State University, poor shots receive boos while good shots are applauded loudly.

Going back, the tournament began in 1932 as the Phoenix Open util 1933, but was discontinued and resumed in 1935. However, for three years the event halted but thanks to the enthusiastic golfer Bob Goldwater, Sr. who talked into his fellow Thunderbirds (a recognized civic organization in Phoenix) to continue running the event, and the rest was history.

PGA Tour FBR Open Winners:

FBR Open
2009 Kenny Perry United States 270
2008 J. B. Holmes United States 270
2007 Aaron Baddeley Australia 263
2006 J. B. Holmes United States 263
2005 Phil Mickelson United States 267
2004 Jonathan Kaye United States 266

Phoenix Open
2003 Vijay Singh Fiji 261
2002 Chris DiMarco United States 267
2001 Mark Calcavecchia United States 256
2000 Tom Lehman United States 270
1999 Rocco Mediate United States 273
1998 Jesper Parnevik Sweden 269
1997 Steve Jones United States 258
1996 Phil Mickelson United States 269
1995 Vijay Singh Fiji 269
1994 Bill Glasson United States 268
1993 Lee Janzen United States 273
1992 Mark Calcavecchia United States 264
1991 Nolan Henke United States 268
1990 Tommy Armour III United States 267
1989 Mark Calcavecchia United States 263
1988 Sandy Lyle Scotland 269
1987 Paul Azinger United States 268
1986 Hal Sutton United States 267
1985 Calvin Peete United States 270
1984 Tom Purtzer United States 268
1983 Bob Gilder United States 271
1982 Lanny Wadkins United States 263
1981 David Graham Australia 268
1980 Jeff Mitchell United States 272
1979 Ben Crenshaw United States 199*
1978 Miller Barber United States 272
1977 Jerry Pate United States 277
1976 Bob Gilder nited States 268
1975 Johnny Miller United States 260
1974 Johnny Miller United States 271
1973 Bruce Crampton Australia 268
1972 Homero Blancas United States 273

Phoenix Open Invitational
1971 Miller Barber United States 261
1970 Dale Douglass United States 271
1969 Gene Littler United States 263
1968 George KnudsonCanada272
1967 Julius Boros United States 272
1966 Dudley Wysong United States 278
1965 Rod Funseth United States 274
1964 Jack Nicklaus United States 271
1963 Arnold Palmer United States 273
1962 Arnold Palmer United States 269
1961 Arnold Palmer United States 270
1960 Jack Fleck United States 273
1959 Gene Littler United States 268
1958 Ken Venturi United States 274
1957 Billy Casper United States 271

Phoenix Open
1956 Cary Middlecoff United States 276
1955 Gene Littler United States 275
1954 Ed Furgol United States 272
1953 Lloyd Mangrum United States 272
1952 Lloyd Mangrum United States 274
1951 Lew Worsham United States 272

Ben Hogan Open
1950 Jimmy Demaret United States 269

Phoenix Open
1949 Jimmy Demaret United States 278
1948 Bobby Locke South Africa 268
1947 Ben Hogan United States 270
1946 Ben Hogan United States 273
1945 Byron Nelson United States 274
1944 Harold "Jug" McSpaden United States 273
1943 No tournament
1942 No tournament - hosted Western Open
1941 No tournament - hosted Western Open
1940 Ed Oliver United States 205^
1939 Byron Nelson United States 198^
1936-38 No tournament
1935 Ky Laffoon United States 281
1934 No tournament

Arizona Open
1933 Harry Cooper United States 281
1932 Ralph Guldahl United States 285

* rain-shortened to 54 holes
^ scheduled 54 holes

PGA Tour Bob Hope Classic

The Bob Hope Classic is part of the pga Tour's early season professional golf tournament played every January in California's Coachella Valley, and is also part of the Tour's FedEx Cup competition. This tournement features a unique "celebrity pro-am competitio," and a five daily 18-hole rounds of competition vs. the Tour standard of four rounds.

The event was first played as the Thunderbird Invitational held in Palm Springs from 1954 to 1959 and later evolved as the Palm Springs Golf Classic in 1960. Considered unique among PGA events, the tournament is played over five days and in four different courses. The name Bob Hope, believed to be Hollywood's greatest golfer, was incoporated in 1965 and eventually became the tournament's Chairman of the Board.

Another unique feature of the Bob hope classic is the "Classic Girls," consist of three girls (Hope, Chrysler, & Classic) who make pre-tournament appearances, and are always around on all the activities during the tournament week. This Classic tradition of having a Classic Queen which dated back during the 1960s was developed by a former public relations director Cliff Brown with the purpose of promoting the new tuornament.

PGA Tour Bob Hope Classic Winners:

Bob Hope Classic
2009 Pat Perez United States 327

Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
2008 D. J. Trahan United States 334
2007 Charley Hoffman United States 343
2006 Chad Campbell United States 335
2005 Justin Leonard United States 332
2004 Phil Mickelson United States 330
2003 Mike Weir Canada 330
2002 Phil Mickelson United States 330
2001 Joe Durant United States 324
2000 Jesper Parnevik Sweden 331
1999 David Duval United States 334
1998 Fred Couples United States 332
1997 John Cook United States 327
1996 Mark Brooks United States 337
1995 Kenny Perry United States 335
1994 Scott Hoch United States 334
1993 Tom Kite United States 325
1992 John Cook United States336
1991 Corey Pavin United States 331
1990 Peter Jacobsen United States 339
1989 Steve Jones United States 343
1988 Jay Haas United States 338
1987 Corey Pavin United States 341
1986 Donnie Hammond United States 335

Bob Hope Classic
1985 Lanny Wadkins United States 333
1984 John Mahaffey United States 340

Bob Hope Desert Classic
1983 Keith Fergus United States 335
1982 Ed Fiori United States 335
1981 Bruce Lietzke United States 335
1980 Craig Stadler United States 343
1979 John Mahaffey United States 343
1978 Bill Rogers United States 339
1977 Rik Massengale United States 337
1976 Johnny Miller United States 344
1975 Johnny Miller United States 339
1974 Hubert Green United States 341
1973 Arnold Palmer United States 343
1972 Bob Rosburg United States 344
1971 Arnold Palmer United States 342
1970 Bruce Devlin Australia 339
1969 Billy Casper United States 345
1968 Arnold Palmer United States 348
1967 Tom Nieporte United States 349
1966 Doug Sanders United States 349
1965 Billy Casper United States 348

Palm Springs Golf Classic
1964 Tommy Jacobs United States 353
1963 Jack Nicklaus United States 345
1962 Arnold Palmer United States 342
1961 Billy Maxwell United States 345

Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic
1960 Arnold Palmer United States338