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