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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Desert Classic (currently known as The American Express for sponsorship reasons; previously known as the CareerBuilder Challenge, Palm Springs Golf Classic, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and the Humana Challenge) is a professional golf tournament in southern California on the PGA Tour. Played in mid-winter in the Coachella Valley, it is part of the tour's early season "West Coast Swing."

It previously had five rounds of competition (90 holes) rather than the standard of four rounds, and was known for its celebrity pro-am. For many years, the event was named for and hosted by entertainer Bob Hope and featured a number of celebrity participants.[1]

In 2012, the Desert Classic changed to a traditional 72-hole format over three different courses with a 54-hole cut, similar to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and ended their celebrity pro-am.[2] The tournament is organized by the nonprofit Impact Through Golf, which took over from Desert Classic Charities in 2020.[3]

History

Founded in 1960 as the Palm Springs Golf Classic,[4] the tournament evolved from the Thunderbird Invitational that was held in Palm Springs the previous six years, from 1954 to 1959, but with a much smaller purse.[5] The event was renamed the Bob Hope Desert Classic in 1965 and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in 1986.[6]

Until 2012, its format remained unique among PGA Tour events, being played over five days and four different courses. In its first three years, the tournament was played at Thunderbird Country Club and Tamarisk Country Club, both in Rancho Mirage; Bermuda Dunes Country Club in Bermuda Dunes; and Indian Wells Country Club in Indian Wells. Bermuda Dunes was used through 2009 and Indian Wells through 2005. In 1963 Eldorado Country Club, also in Indian Wells, replaced Thunderbird Country Club. From 1964 until 1968 La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, replaced Tamarisk Country Club, but in 1969 Tamarisk Country Club rejoined the event and alternated annually with Eldorado Country Club until 1986 (Tamarisk Country Club's last turn being in 1985).

An evolution towards courses more suited to modern professionals began in 1987. From 1987 until 1994, and again from 1998 to the present, a course at PGA West in La Quinta, (the TPC Stadium Golf Course in 1987 and the Arnold Palmer Private Course thereafter) became a permanent member of the roster; from 1995–97, Indian Ridge Country Club in Palm Desert replaced PGA West. To make room for a new permanent member, Eldorado Country Club and La Quinta Country Club alternated from 1987–89 (Eldorado being used in 87 and 89), after which Eldorado Country Club was dropped from the roster. From 1990–2003 Tamarisk Country Club and La Quinta Country Club followed a "1–2" alternating arrangement, where Tamarisk was played the first year and La Quinta CC the next two; this pattern was deviated from when Tamarisk was used in 2004 (a La Quinta CC year by the pattern), although the 2005, 2006 and 2007 events were then played at La Quinta CC.

In early 2005 a local charitable foundation gave its new course, The Classic Club in Palm Desert (an Arnold Palmer-designed track) to the tournament, making the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic the only event on the PGA Tour that owns its own facility. The Classic Club took the place of Indian Wells in 2006, but the course was dropped from the Hope course field after the 2008 event, citing players concerns over high winds.[7]

The 2009 course rotation consisted of the Arnold Palmer Private Course and the Nicklaus Private Course (both at PGA West in La Quinta), SilverRock Resort (in La Quinta), and the Bermuda Dunes Country Club.[7] In 2010, La Quinta CC replaced Bermuda Dunes CC. In 2012, SilverRock Resort dropped from the rotation due to the tournament shortening to 72 holes. In 2016, the main course was Pete Dye's PGA West Stadium Course, and also used PGA West’s Nicklaus Tournament course (originally designed for the 1991 Ryder Cup, the European Broadcasting Union objected because of the European domination of the tournament and a nine-hour time difference from Central European Time was inconvenient; the tournament moved east where only a six-hour time difference allowed the event to air in primetime hours), and La Quinta Country Club in the first three rounds.[8]

The tradition of choosing the tournament's "Classic Girls" from among the area's collegians began in those early years, with the earliest tournaments having a celebrity dubbed "Classic Queen." The earliest titleholders included Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, and Jill St. John. The queens of the 1970s included Barbara Eden and Lynda Carter.

The Classic's biggest draw, both then and now, has been the celebrity Pro-am competition which has attracted some of the era's biggest celebrities. According to the official website, those celebrities have included:

The first edition in 1960 was won by Arnold Palmer at 338 (–22),[4] a record that stood for twenty years. He had won the last Thunderbird event the previous year, which had a $15,000 purse with a winner's share of $1,500.[5] The purse in 1960 was over six times larger at $100,000, and the $12,000 first prize was Palmer's biggest check to date.[4]

Hope, who was possibly Hollywood's greatest golfer, added his name to the tournament in 1965,[1] and became its chairman of the board.

The 1970s saw stars like Frank Sinatra make their debuts. Less than three weeks out of office, Gerald Ford played his first pro-am in 1977,[9] making him the second former president to play in the tournament. More recently celebrities such as Jimmy Fallon, Don Cheadle, and Samuel L. Jackson have competed in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, before its subsequent renames.

History was made at the tournament in 1995 when the pro-am team of Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Bob Hope and defending champion Scott Hoch teed up for the tournament's opening round. The event marked the first time a sitting president – Clinton – had played during a PGA Tour event and perhaps the first time three presidents had ever played together.

Its long history has made the event synonymous with golf in the Coachella Valley. Additionally, the allure of Hope's name, even after his death, has convinced the Hope estate, tournament organizers and corporate sponsor Chrysler to include the legendary entertainer's name on the tournament for as long as a substantial portion of its proceeds are given to charities.

Before 2012, the tournament's five-round format was a "tough sell" for many players, such as Tiger Woods, who has never played there. It took place over five days, four of which include celebrity players. That meant rounds take far longer and the presence of so many spectators out to catch a glimpse of their favorite TV, film or music star, can turn even an early round into a far more informal endeavor, which many golfers did not enjoy.

Starting in 2012, the tournament was narrowed to a four-round event played on three courses with a 54-hole cut. The tournament is the first continental stop of the calendar year, but is still a hard sell because network television coverage of the PGA Tour starts the ensuing week.

The tournament was called the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic until the 2009 tournament, when George Lopez was let go as host and Chrysler dropped their name from the tournament's name, but continued to sponsor the tournament. Instead, the tournament was hosted by the only 5-time winner of the event, Arnold Palmer, for the tournament's 50th anniversary. In 2010, baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra served as the first "Classic Ambassador".[10]

Professional field

The professional field consists of 156 players selected using (slightly reordered) standard eligibility rankings except that the following are also eligible:[11][12]

  1. The Players Championship winners prior to 1996
  2. PGA Tour members who played on the most recent Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup teams of both sides.
  3. Winners of the tournament prior to 1999 and in the previous ten seasons

There is no open qualifying for the tournament. The event also reserves an exemption for the winner of the Southern California PGA Championship.

Amateur history

Only three amateurs have made starts in this event: Charlie Reiter (2018, 2019, 2020), Caleb Surratt (2023), and Nick Dunlap (2024). Dunlap is the only amateur to have made the cut at the event; he won the tournament by one stroke after a 2-under final round.[13]

Tournament hosts

Venue Years Times
PGA West Stadium Course 1987, 2016–present 10
PGA West Nicklaus Tournament Course 2016–present 9
La Quinta Country Club 1964–1986, 1988, 1991–1992, 1994–1995, 1997–1998, 2000–2001, 2003, 2005–2008, 2010–present 52
PGA West Palmer Course 1988–1994, 1998–2015 25
PGA West Nicklaus Private Course 2009–2015 7
SilverRock Resort 2008–2011 4
Bermuda Dunes 1960–2007, 2009 49
Classic Club 2006–2008 3
Indian Wells Country Club Classic Course 1960–2005 46
Tamarisk Country Club 1960–1963, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004 19
Indian Ridge Country Club Grove Course 1995–1997 3
Eldorado Country Club 1963–1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989 17
Thunderbird Country Club 1960–1962 3

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Purse
($)		 Winner's
share ($)
The American Express
2025 Template:Flagicon Sepp Straka 263 −25 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Justin Thomas 8,800,000 1,584,000
2024 Template:Flagicon Nick Dunlap (a) 259 −29 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Christiaan Bezuidenhout 8,400,000 1,512,000Template:Efn
2023 Template:Flagicon Jon Rahm (2) 261 −27 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Davis Thompson 8,000,000 1,440,000
2022 Template:Flagicon Hudson Swafford (2) 265 −23 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Tom Hoge 7,600,000 1,368,000
2021 Template:Flagicon Kim Si-woo 265 −23 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Patrick Cantlay 6,700,000 1,206,000
2020 Template:Flagicon Andrew Landry 262 −26 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Abraham Ancer 6,700,000 1,206,000
Desert Classic
2019 Template:Flagicon Adam Long 262 −26 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Adam Hadwin
Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson		 5,900,000 1,062,000
CareerBuilder Challenge
2018 Template:Flagicon Jon Rahm 266 −22 Playoff Template:Flagicon Andrew Landry 5,900,000 1,062,000
2017 Template:Flagicon Hudson Swafford 268 −20 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Adam Hadwin 5,800,000 1,044,000
2016 Template:Flagicon Jason Dufner 263 −25 Playoff Template:Flagicon David Lingmerth 5,800,000 1,044,000
Humana Challenge
2015 Template:Flagicon Bill Haas (2) 266 −22 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Charley Hoffman
Template:Flagicon Matt Kuchar
Template:Flagicon Park Sung-joon
Template:Flagicon Brendan Steele
Template:Flagicon Steve Wheatcroft		 5,700,000 1,026,000
2014 Template:Flagicon Patrick Reed 260 −28 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Ryan Palmer 5,700,000 1,026,000
2013 Template:Flagicon Brian Gay 263 −25 Playoff Template:Flagicon Charles Howell III
Template:Flagicon David Lingmerth		 5,600,000 1,008,000
2012 Template:Flagicon Mark Wilson 264 −24 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Robert Garrigus
Template:Flagicon John Mallinger
Template:Flagicon Johnson Wagner		 5,600,000 1,008,000
Bob Hope Classic
2011 Template:Flagicon Jhonattan Vegas 333 −27 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bill Haas
Template:Flagicon Gary Woodland		 5,000,000 900,000
2010 Template:Flagicon Bill Haas 330 −30 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Tim Clark
Template:Flagicon Matt Kuchar
Template:Flagicon Bubba Watson		 5,000,000 900,000
2009 Template:Flagicon Pat Perez 327 −33 3 strokes Template:Flagicon John Merrick 5,100,000 918,000
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
2008 Template:Flagicon D. J. Trahan 334 −26 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard 5,100,000 918,000
2007 Template:Flagicon Charley Hoffman 343 −17 Playoff Template:Flagicon John Rollins 5,000,000 900,000
2006 Template:Flagicon Chad Campbell 335 −25 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Jesper Parnevik
Template:Flagicon Scott Verplank		 5,000,000 900,000
2005 Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard 332 −28 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Tim Clark
Template:Flagicon Joe Ogilvie		 4,700,000 846,000
2004 Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson (2) 330 −30 Playoff Template:Flagicon Skip Kendall 4,500,000 810,000
2003 Template:Flagicon Mike Weir 330 −30 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jay Haas 4,500,000 810,000
2002 Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson 330 −30 Playoff Template:Flagicon David Berganio Jr. 4,000,000 720,000
2001 Template:Flagicon Joe Durant 324 −36 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Paul Stankowski 3,500,000 630,000
2000 Template:Flagicon Jesper Parnevik 331 −27 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Rory Sabbatini 3,000,000 540,000
1999 Template:Flagicon David Duval 334 −26 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Steve Pate 3,000,000 540,000
1998 Template:Flagicon Fred Couples 332 −28 Playoff Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke 2,300,000 414,000
1997 Template:Flagicon John Cook (2) 327 −33 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mark Calcavecchia 1,500,000 270,000
1996 Template:Flagicon Mark Brooks 337 −23 1 stroke Template:Flagicon John Huston 1,300,000 234,000
1995 Template:Flagicon Kenny Perry 335 −25 1 stroke Template:Flagicon David Duval 1,200,000 216,000
1994 Template:Flagicon Scott Hoch 334 −26 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Lennie Clements
Template:Flagicon Jim Gallagher Jr.
Template:Flagicon Fuzzy Zoeller		 1,100,000 198,000
1993 Template:Flagicon Tom Kite 325 −35 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Rick Fehr 1,100,000 198,000
1992 Template:Flagicon John Cook 336 −24 Playoff Template:Flagicon Rick Fehr
Template:Flagicon Tom Kite
Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara
Template:Flagicon Gene Sauers		 1,100,000 198,000
1991 Template:Flagicon Corey Pavin (2) 331 −29 Playoff Template:Flagicon Mark O'Meara 1,100,000 198,000
1990 Template:Flagicon Peter Jacobsen 339 −21 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Scott Simpson
Template:Flagicon Brian Tennyson		 1,000,000 180,000
1989 Template:Flagicon Steve Jones 343 −17 Playoff Template:Flagicon Paul Azinger
Template:Flagicon Sandy Lyle		 1,000,000 180,000
1988 Template:Flagicon Jay Haas 338 −22 2 strokes Template:Flagicon David Edwards 1,000,000 180,000
1987 Template:Flagicon Corey Pavin 341 −19 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bernhard Langer 900,000 162,000
1986 Template:Flagicon Donnie Hammond 335 −25 Playoff Template:Flagicon John Cook 650,000 108,000
Bob Hope Classic
1985 Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins 333 −27 Playoff Template:Flagicon Craig Stadler 555,000 90,000
1984 Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey (2) 340 −20 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jim Simons 433,000 72,000
Bob Hope Desert Classic
1983 Template:Flagicon Keith Fergus 335 −25 Playoff Template:Flagicon Rex Caldwell 408,000 67,500
1982 Template:Flagicon Ed Fiori 335 −25 Playoff Template:Flagicon Tom Kite 304,500 50,000
1981 Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke 335 −25 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jerry Pate 304,500 50,000
1980 Template:Flagicon Craig Stadler 343 −17 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Tom Purtzer
Template:Flagicon Mike Sullivan		 304,500 50,000
1979 Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey 343 −17 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino 300,000 50,000
1978 Template:Flagicon Bill Rogers 339 −21 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jerry McGee 225,000 45,000
1977 Template:Flagicon Rik Massengale 337 −23 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke 200,000 40,000
1976 Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller (2) 344 −16 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Rik Massengale 180,000 36,000
1975 Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller 339 −21 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy 160,000 32,000
1974 Template:Flagicon Hubert Green 341 −19 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Bert Yancey 160,000 32,048
1973 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer (5) 343 −17 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Johnny Miller
Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus		 160,000 32,000
1972 Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg 344 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins 145,000 29,000
1971 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer (4) 342 −18 Playoff Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd 140,000 28,000
1970 Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin 339 −21 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Larry Ziegler 125,000 25,000
1969 Template:Flagicon Billy Casper (2) 345 −15 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Dave Hill 100,000 20,000
1968 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer (3) 348 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Deane Beman 100,000 20,000
1967 Template:Flagicon Tom Nieporte 349 −11 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders 88,000 17,600
1966 Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders 349 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer 80,000 15,000
1965 Template:Flagicon Billy Casper 348 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Tommy Aaron
Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer		 80,000 15,000
Palm Springs Golf Classic
1964 Template:Flagicon Tommy Jacobs 353 −7 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jimmy Demaret 50,000 7,500
1963 Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus 345 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Gary Player 50,000 9,000
1962 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer (2) 342 −17 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Jay Hebert
Template:Flagicon Gene Littler		 35,000 5,300
1961 Template:Flagicon Billy Maxwell 345 −14 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders 52,000 5,300
Palm Springs Desert Golf Classic
1960 Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer 338 −20 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Fred Hawkins 70,000 12,000

Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source:[14][15]

Tournament highlights

  • 1960: Arnold Palmer wins the inaugural version of the tournament by three shots over Fred Hawkins.[4][16] Joe Campbell earned $50,000 in unofficial money for scoring a hole-in-one on the fifth hole of the Tamarisk Country Club.[17]
  • 1963: Jack Nicklaus defeats Gary Player 65 to 73 in an 18-hole playoff for the tournament title.[18]
  • 1964: 53-year-old Jimmy Demaret who rarely played competitive golf any more finishes regulation play tied for first with Tommy Jacobs but loses on the second hole of sudden death.[19]
  • 1967: Club professional Tom Nieporte birdies the 90th hole to beat Doug Sanders by one shot.[20]
  • 1972: Bob Rosburg wins for the first time since the 1961 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am. He beats Lanny Wadkins by one shot.[21]
  • 1973: Arnold Palmer wins the tournament for a fifth time by two shots over Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller.[22] It is Palmer's final PGA Tour triumph.
  • 1976: Johnny Miller shoots a final round 63 to successfully defend his Bob Hope title. He wins by 3 shots over Rik Massengale.[23]
  • 1980: Craig Stadler wins for the first-time on the PGA Tour. He beats Tom Purtzer and Mike Sullivan by 2 shots.[24]
  • 1982: Ed Fiori, expecting to become a first-time father any day, rolls in a 35-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a sudden death playoff to defeat Tom Kite.[25]
  • 1985: Lanny Wadkins plays the last five holes of regulation in five under par to tie Craig Stadler, then goes on to beat him on the fifth hole of a sudden death playoff.[26]
  • 1989: Steve Jones becomes the first golfer since Gil Morgan in 1983 to sweep the first two events of the PGA Tour Schedule. He defeats Paul Azinger and Sandy Lyle on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.[27]
  • 1990: Peter Jacobsen birdies the 90th hole to win the Hope by one shot[28] over Brian Tennyson and Scott Simpson after NBC golf announcer Johnny Miller talked about how easy it would have been for Jacobsen to choke his second shot to the par-5 finishing hole.[29]
  • 1991: Corey Pavin holes a 35-foot wedge shot on the first hole of sudden death to defeat Mark O'Meara.[30]
  • 1992: John Cook holes a chip shot from 100-feet to defeat Gene Sauers in sudden death. The playoff, originally composed of five players, also involved Tom Kite, Mark O'Meara, and Rick Fehr.[31]
  • 1993: Tom Kite, who had twice previously lost the tournament in playoffs, shoots 325, a PGA Tour record for 90 holes at the time. He beats Rick Fehr by 6 shots.[32]
  • 1999: David Duval shoots a final round 59 to beat Steve Pate by one shot.[33]
  • 2001 Joe Durant shoots a record score for a 90-hole PGA tournament with a 36-under-par score of 324 (65-61-67-66-65).[34]
  • 2003: Mike Weir birdies the final three holes to win by two shots over Jay Haas.[35]
  • 2009: Pat Perez shoots 124 to set a new PGA Tour record for the first 36 holes of a tournament.[36] He goes on to win the Hope by three shots over John Merrick.[37]
  • 2011: In just his fifth PGA Tour start and second as a Tour member, Jhonattan Vegas became the first Venezuelan to win on the PGA Tour. It was also the last year the tournament was a five-round event.
  • 2014: Patrick Reed shot 63s in his first three rounds, a PGA Tour record 27-under-par for 54 holes.
  • 2017: Adam Hadwin shot a 59 in the third round. He is the first Canadian on the PGA Tour to accomplish this and only the third player to shoot 59 on a par-72 course.
  • 2024: Nick Dunlap becomes the first amateur to win the event and the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since 1991.[38]

Records

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Television broadcast and cable history

From the mid-1960s through 1998, NBC broadcast the fourth and fifth rounds of the tournament. ABC took over the coverage in 1999 through 2006, with CBS covering the tournament in 2003 due to ABC's involvement with Super Bowl XXXVII.

On the cable side, the first three rounds were covered by ESPN through 2002. From 2003–06, USA Network covered the early action.

Beginning in 2007, the tournament lost its network coverage and the Golf Channel showed all five rounds on cable television. Even with the move to four rounds and the reduction in celebrity involvement, the tournament is still exclusive to cable, as it is usually the last full-field stop restricted to cable-only coverage, as network television coverage of the PGA Tour currently does not begin until the week after the NFL's Conference Championship Games, which is two weeks before the Super Bowl.

Coverage style

Prior to 2007, USA and ESPN/ABC consistently covered all four courses used for the event, with the primary camera crew covering PGA West, but live coverage still emanating from the other courses. However, when Golf Channel took over coverage, the network only assigned live coverage to PGA West (both the Palmer and Nicklaus courses). All other courses used did not receive live coverage at all, with an hourly highlights package sent in and played, but none of it live. This has been the approach consistently taken by Golf Channel in regards to tournaments with multiple courses, including the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the Walt Disney World Golf Classic.

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