Humana Challenge 2013 Golf Tournament Betting at PGA West Golf Club in La Quinta
Bob Hope Classic
Jan. January 19-22, 2013
La Quinta Country Club
PGA WEST Nicklaus Private
PGA WEST Palmer Private
La Quinta, Calif.
Par: 72 (all courses)
Tour(s): PGA Tour
Format: Stroke play
Prize fund: $5,600,000
Established: 1960
Def Champion: Jhonattan Vegas
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The Humana Challenge recetly called Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is held at Palm Springs every January. The Bob Hope Classic is one of the PGA's most
valued professional golf tournaments, and this
California-hosted event is a fan favorite that draws in
golf bettors from around the country. The Bob Hope
Classic is a PGA competition that pits the best golfers
on the tour against each other.
In 2013, Major changes in
sponsorship for the Bob Hope Classic, now called Humana Challenge.
The Bob Hope Classic announced Franklin American
Mortgage Company is this year's platinum sponsor. They
filled in after troubled automaker Chrysler dropped out
as a title sponsor in 2009. Chrysler has been a title
sponsor since the early 1980s and a sponsor since the
1960s.
First established in 1960, the Bob Hope Classic is one
of the better-established golf tournaments in the
country. Originally known as the Palm Springs Golf
Classic, it's ancestry traces back to the popular
Thunderbird Invitational golf tournament, which was held
in Palm Springs, California, from 1954 up until 1959.
The Bob Hope Classic is a PGA competition that pits the
best golfers on the tour against each other.
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The Bob Hope Classic is one of the rare five-round
events on tour, and it is a celebrity pro-am. Celebs and
amateurs play the first four rounds, pros only in the
final round. Bob Hope's name was added to the tournament
in 1965, and continues to be part of the tournament name
even after Hope's death in 2003. Arnold Palmer serves as
tournament host. Chrysler was the sponsor for many
years, but withdrew prior to the 2009 event.
The Hope is played on four courses, with pros and their
celeb/amateur partners rotating between the four over
the first four days, then the pros only finishing on the
designated host course for the final round. Currently,
the four courses are:
* PGA West (Palmer Private course), La Quinta, Calif.
* PGA West (Nicklaus Private course), La Quinta, Calif.
* La Quinta Country Club, La Quinta, Calif.
* Silver Rock Resort, Palm Springs, Calif.
Bob Hope Classic
Winners and results
In 2012, Mark Wilson made a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Humana Challenge 2012, beating Robert Garrigus, John Mallinger and Johnson Wagner by two strokes in a dramatic dusk finish.
In 2011, Venezuelan rookie Jhonattan Vegas wins Bob Hope Classic on 2nd playoff hole. Vegas made a 13-foot par putt on the second playoff hole Sunday after putting his tee shot in the water, holding off Gary Woodland to win in just his fifth tour start.
In 2010, Bill
Haas has learned some patience over the last half-decade,
and then it rewarded him on the final hole of a marathon
week at the Bob Hope Classic.
Haas made a short birdie putt after an aggressive approach
shot on the 18th hole to win the Hope Classic on Monday,
beating Matt Kuchar, Tim Clark and Bubba Watson by one
stroke with an 8-under 64.
In 2009, golfer Pat Perez become the Bob Hope Classic
current champion with a score of 327, 33 under par and
won a 1st place
prize of $918,000. For over 50 years, this tournament
has been a huge attraction for golf fans and will
certainly be a big spectacle for many more years to
come.
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