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PGA - Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic Preview
From The Sports Network
| DATES: Thursday, October 20th through Sunday, October 23rd |
| SITE: Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia, Palm Courses), Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Joe Lee (1971), (1993 - redesign, Magnolia) |
| YARDAGE: 7,516 (Magnolia Course) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 4 428 Yds | 10 - Par 5 526 Yds | |
| 2 - Par 4 417 Yds | 11 - Par 4 399 Yds | |
| 3 - Par 3 170 Yds | 12 - Par 3 169 Yds | |
| 4 - Par 5 542 Yds | 13 - Par 4 384 Yds | |
| 5 - Par 4 492 Yds | 14 - Par 5 592 Yds | |
| 6 - Par 3 231 Yds | 15 - Par 3 203 Yds | |
| 7 - Par 4 422 Yds | 16 - Par 4 450 Yds | |
| 8 - Par 5 614 Yds | 17 - Par 4 485 Yds | |
| 9 - Par 4 500 Yds | 18 - Par 4 492 Yds | |
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| 36 3,816 Yds | 36 3,700 Yds | |
| YARDAGE: 6,975 (Palm Course) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 5 495 Yds | 10 - Par 4 450 Yds | |
| 2 - Par 4 389 Yds | 11 - Par 5 552 Yds | |
| 3 - Par 3 165 Yds | 12 - Par 3 199 Yds | |
| 4 - Par 4 422 Yds | 13 - Par 4 364 Yds | |
| 5 - Par 4 403 Yds | 14 - Par 5 547 Yds | |
| 6 - Par 4 412 Yds | 15 - Par 4 426 Yds | |
| 7 - Par 5 532 Yds | 16 - Par 3 190 Yds | |
| 8 - Par 3 205 Yds | 17 - Par 4 397 Yds | |
| 9 - Par 4 373 Yds | 18 - Par 4 454 Yds | |
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| 36 3,396 Yds | 36 3,579 Yds | |
| Annual: | 41st |
| Television: | Golf Channel - Thursday/Sunday -- 2-5 p.m. (et), |
| Defending Champion: | Robert Garrigus |
| Runner-Up: | Roland Thatcher |
| Tournament Record: | 262 (John Huston, 1992; Duffy Waldorf, 2000) |
| 54-Hole Record: | 193 (Tim Simpson, 1990) |
| 36-Hole Record: | 127 (Chris DiMarco, 2002; Carl Pettersson, 2005; |
| | Justin Rose, 2006) |
| Course Record: | 60 (Justin Rose, 2006 - Palm Course) |
| | 61 (Payne Stewart, 1990 - Magnolia Course) |
| Total Purse: | $4,700,000 |
| Shares: | 1st Place - $846,000; 2nd Place - $507,600; 3rd Place - $319,600 |
| 2010 Finish |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Robert Garrigus | 267 | Mark Wilson | 272 |
| Roland Thatcher | 270 | Michael Connell | 273 |
| Rickie Fowler | 271 | Chris Stroud | 273 |
| Spencer Levin | 271 | Charles Howell III | 274 |
| Johnson Wagner | 271 | Steve Marino | 274 |
| | Charles Warren | 274 |
| Past Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic Winners |
| Year | Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2010 | Robert Garrigus (267) -- Roland Thatcher |
| 2009 | *Stephen Ames (270) -- Justin Leonard, George McNeill |
| 2008 | Davis Love III (263) -- Tommy Gainey |
| 2007 | Stephen Ames (271) -- Tim Clark |
| 2006 | Joe Durant (263) -- Frank Lickliter II, Troy Matteson |
| 2005 | Lucas Glover (265) -- Tom Pernice, Jr. |
| 2004 | Ryan Palmer (266) -- Vijay Singh, Briny Baird |
| 2003 | Vijay Singh (265) -- Scott Verplank, Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink |
| 2002 | Bob Burns (263) -- Chris DiMarco |
| 2001 | Jose Coceres (265) -- Davis Love III |
| 2000 | Duffy Waldorf (262) -- Steve Flesch |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods (271) -- Ernie Els |
| 1998 | John Huston (272) -- Davis Love III |
| 1997 | *David Duval (270) -- Dan Forsman |
| 1996 | Tiger Woods (267) -- Payne Stewart |
| 1995 | #Brad Bryant (198) -- Hal Sutton, Ted Tryba |
| 1994 | Rick Fehr (265) -- Craig Stadler, Fuzzy Zoeller |
| 1993 | Jeff Maggert (265) -- Greg Kraft |
| 1992 | John Huston (262) -- Mark O'Meara |
| 1991 | Mark O'Meara (267) -- David Peoples |
| 1990 | Tim Simpson (264) -- John Mahaffey |
| 1989 | Tim Simpson (272) -- Donnie Hammond |
| 1988 | *Bob Lohr (263) -- Chip Beck |
| 1987 | Larry Nelson (268) -- Morris Hatalsky, Mark O'Meara |
| 1986 | *Ray Floyd (275) -- Lon Hinkle, Mike Sullivan |
| 1985 | Lanny Wadkins (267) -- Mike Donald, Scott Hoch |
| 1984 | Larry Nelson (266) -- Hubert Green |
| 1983 | Payne Stewart (269) -- Nick Faldo, Mark McCumber |
| 1982 | *Hal Sutton (269) -- Bill Britton |
| 1981 | Vance Heafner/Mike Holland (275) -- Chip Beck/Rex Caldwell |
| 1980 | Danny Edwards/David Edwards (253) -- Gibby Gilbert/Dan Halldorson, |
| Mike Harmon/Barry Harwell, |
| Grier Jones/Dana Quigley |
| 1979 | George Burns/Ben Crenshaw (255) -- Scott Bess/Dan Halldorson, |
| Jeff Hewes/Peter Jacobsen, |
| Sammy Rachels/D.A. Weibring |
| 1978 | Wayne Levi/Bob Mann (254) -- Bobby Wadkins/Lanny Wadkins |
| 1977 | Gibby Gilbert/Grier Jones (253) -- Steve Melnyk/Andy North |
| 1976 | *Woody Blackburn/Bill Kratzert (260) -- Gay Brewer, Bobby Nichols |
| 1975 | Jim Colbert/Dean Refram (252) -- Bobby Cole/Victor Regalado, |
| John Schlee/Curtis Sifford |
| 1974 | Hubert Green/Mac McClendon (255) -- Sam Snead/J.C. Snead, |
| Ed Sneed/Bert Yancey |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus (275) -- Mason Rudolph |
| 1972 | Jack Nicklaus (267) -- Jim Dent, Bobby Mitchell, Larry Wood |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus (273) -- Deane Beman |
| Note:Formerly called Children's Miracle Network Classic (2007-10), FUNAI |
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Classic at Walt Disney World Resort (2003-06), Disney Golf Classic
(2002), National Car Rental Golf Classic (1998-2001), Walt Disney
World/Oldsmobile Classic (1985-97), Walt Disney World Golf Classic
(1982-84), Walt Disney World National Team Championship (1974-81),
Walt Disney World Open Invitational (1971-73).
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| Top Contenders in the Field |
| Player | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Robert Garrigus | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | mc | mc | T-10 | mc | Won |
| Roland Thatcher | --- | --- | --- | --- | mc | --- | --- | --- | mc | 2nd |
| Johnson Wagner | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | mc | --- | T-21 | T-3 |
| Spencer Levin | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-29 | T-3 |
| Brian Gay | mc | T-17 | mc | T-41 | mc | mc | T-13 | mc | T-36 | T-12 |
| Ryan Palmer | --- | --- | --- | Won | T-3 | T-36 | T-74 | T-16 | T-40 | T-19 |
| Davis Love III | 2nd | T-17 | T-5 | --- | --- | T-5 | --- | Won | wd | T-19 |
| Sean O'Hair | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-50 | T-30 | T-15 | --- | --- | T-30 |
| Joe Durant | --- | T-28 | T-45 | T-33 | T-32 | Won | T-26 | 5th | mc | T-40 |
| Webb Simpson | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | wd | T-40 |
| Heath Slocum | mc | mc | T-57 | mc | T-13 | T-9 | T-9 | T-60 | mc | T-45 |
| Chris DiMarco | T-32 | 2nd | mc | T-16 | mc | T-43 | --- | T-52 | T-15 | T-72 |
| Stephen Ames | T-30 | --- | T-39 | T-28 | --- | --- | Won | T-33 | Won | --- |
| Justin Rose | --- | --- | --- | T-24 | T-3 | 4th | --- | --- | T-4 | --- |
| Retief Goosen | --- | --- | T-18 | --- | T-58 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luke Donald | --- | T-36 | mc | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gary Woodland | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Luke Donald |
| Darkhorse - Stephen Ames |
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| Last Week's Pick to Win (Carl Pettersson) - Finished tied for 20th |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Adam Hadwin) - Finished 70th |
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| NOTES: |
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Golfers better wield a hot putter this week and make plenty of birdies or
they'll be setting their sights for the Magic Kingdom and the rest of the
Disney attractions, as they'll most assuredly miss the cut. The last 11
champions of the Children's Miracle Network Classic have posted 26-under, 23-
under, 25-under, 23-under, 22-under, 23-under, 25-under, 17-under, 25-under-
par, 18-under and 21-under totals. The cut last year came at two-under par.
This is the final official event of the Fall Series and PGA Tour season. The
main storyline is the battle for the money title. Webb Simpson leads world
No. 1 Luke Donald by $363,029. Simpson took over the lead last week after
earning $432,000 for his second place finish at The McGladrey Classic. Both
players are in the field this week, as Donald attempts to become the first
player in history to finish at the top of the money lists on both the PGA Tour
and European Tour in the same season.
Players will also try to jockey for position in the top 125 of the money list
in attempts to retain their PGA Tour cards for 2012. James Driscoll currently
resides on the No. 125 bubble, $6,286 ahead of Bill Lunde.
Last year, Robert Garrigus captured his first PGA Tour win, as he came from
five shots back in the final round with an eight-under 64 to comfortably beat
third-round leader Roland Thatcher by three strokes. Garrigus finished at
21-under 267 and earned some redemption for his epic collapse on the last hole
of the St. Jude Classic earlier in 2010. He had eight birdies in flawless
final round at Disney's Magnolia course. Garrigus carried a three-shot lead to
the final hole at St. Jude, but hit a pond and a tree and walked off with a
triple-bogey to force a three-way playoff that was won by Lee Westwood.
Garrigus became the 17th player to earn his first PGA Tour title in Orlando.
He also became the first player since John Daly in 1995 to lead the PGA Tour
in driving distance and win in the same season.
In 2009, Stephen Ames parred the second playoff hole to topple George McNeill
and Justin Leonard for his fourth PGA Tour victory and second in three years
at this championship. Ames fired a final-round 64 to come from three
shots back to finish at 18-under-par 270. Ames, at 45 years old, became the
eighth player over the age of 40 to win this event, joining Raymond Floyd (44
- 1986), Larry Nelson (40 - 1987), Brad Bryant (40 - 1995), Vijay Singh (40 -
2003), Joe Durant (42 - 2006), Ames (43 - 2007) and Davis Love III (44 -
2008).
In 2008, Love fired an eight-under 64 in the final round to come from behind
and win. Love finished the championship at 25-under 263 and collected his 20th
career victory on the PGA Tour. That magic win total earned him a lifetime
exemption on tour. The win was Love's first since the 2006 Chrysler Classic of
Greensboro. Love won by a single stroke over Tommy Gainey.
Ames closed with a four-under 68 in the final round of 2007 to fend off Tim
Clark and win by a single stroke. Ames completed the championship at
17-under-par 271. The winning total of 271 was the highest winning score
since Tiger Woods won in 1999 with the same score.
Justin Rose set a new course record on the Palm Course in 2006 in the first
round with a 60, breaking the previous mark of 61 held by Mark Lye (1984) and
Carl Pettersson (2005). Rose finished in fourth place, five shots back of
Durant.
In 2005, Lucas Glover fired a seven-under 65 in the final round to break
through for his first PGA Tour win. Glover, the 2009 U.S. Open champion, holed
out from a greenside bunker for birdie on the 72nd hole to complete the event
at 23-under-par 265. Glover, at 25 years old, became the youngest player to
win since Woods captured the title in 1999 at 23.
Ryan Palmer came from five strokes back in the final round in 2004 and rolled
to a three-stroke win. Palmer closed with a 10-under 62 to finish at
22-under-par 266 for his first PGA Tour title. Palmer joined Hal Sutton, Woods
and Jose Coceres as the only PGA Tour rookies to win this event. Sutton
captured the 1982 event, Woods won in 1996 and Coceres in 2001.
Bob Lohr and Tim Simpson are the only players to win wire-to-wire: Lohr in
1988 and Simpson in 1990. David Duval, the 1997 winner, won in a playoff,
parring the first extra hole for the win and in doing so, became the first
player in PGA Tour history to win playoffs in consecutive weeks. The week
before, Duval won the Michelob Championship in a playoff over Duffy Waldorf
and Grant Waite. Ames, Woods, Tim Simpson, Larry Nelson and John Huston are
the only two-time winners, while Jack Nicklaus is a three-time champion.
Nelson also has the largest final-round comeback in tournament history, making
up a six-stroke deficit in 1987 to defeat Morris Hatalsky and Mark O'Meara by
one stroke after a 63 on Sunday.
The final two rounds will be played on the Magnolia course after rotating the
first two rounds on both the Magnolia and Palm layouts. Twelve of the last 16
Walt Disney tournaments have been decided either by a playoff or by one
stroke. Since 1982, there have been 16 one-stroke wins and five playoffs.
Tom Pernice, Jr. set the tournament all-time 72-hole putting record with just
95 total putts over four days in 2005. The previous low was 101 by Payne
Stewart in 1984 and Jim Furyk in 2003. Pernice needed just 19 putts in the
third round, including 15 one-putts, one off the PGA Tour record.
The PGA Tour travels to Malaysia next week for the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic
Malaysia, where Ben Crane captured the 2010 event.
10/18 16:53:19 ET
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As of October 18, 2011, at 04:53 PM ET
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