2019 Media Guide 2019 DESERT CLASSIC PRESENTED BY WORKDAY Every effort will be made to ensure all your assignment needs are met. We hope you enjoy the tournament. Media Headquarters Stadium Course at PGA WEST Exectutive Director Jeff Sanders (503) 807-0950 Tournament Director Pat McCabe (503) 866-2993 PGA TOUR Doug Milne (760) 537-4102 Mark Williams Jack Ryan Media Brener Zwikel & Associates, Inc. — Coordinators Media Room Ryan Fowler (760) 537-4104 Colin McDonald Damian Secore (760) 537-4103 Credentials Greg Ball (760) 537-4105 Mayra Alvarez Dan Kitchen Table of Contents 2019 Desert Classic Tournament Information 1 Schedule of Events 2 Desert Classic Charities 3 Lagardère Sports and Workday 5 Media Center Information 6 PGA TOUR Media Regulations 7 - 11 Procedure / Order of Play 12 Auxiliary Pro-Am Tournaments 13 Course Rotation 14 Television Coverage 15 72-Hole Money Breakdown 16 54-Hole Pro-Am Money Breakdown 17 Past Champions / Multiple Winners 18 Tournament Winners’ Performances 19 All-Time Money Winners 20 Playoffs 21 Top 10 Finishes / Top 25 Finishes / Most Appearances 22 Stroke Average 23 Tournament Cuts / Oldest Winner / Youngest Winner 24 Tournament Records 25 Amateur Team Champions 29 2018 Daily Amateur Winners 30 Amatures who have played 25 years or more 31 Course Records 33 Courses Par and Yardage Maps 34 Charity Contributions 40 Volunteers 41 History and Statistics 42 Players’ Past Performances - Alphabetical 103 Area Map 195 Hotel And Club Telephone Numbers 196 Logos 197 Desert Classic Players’ Past Performances - Alphabetical 2019 DESERT CLASSIC Presented by Workday January 14 — 20, 2019 $5,900,000 Purse Desert Classic Charities Officials John Foster President Jeff Sanders Executive Director Jack Mettler First Vice President Greg Helm Vice President Clarke Rheney Vice President John Lane Treasurer Dawn Suggs Secretary Head Professionals at Tournament Courses Chris Caballero, Stadium Course at PGA WEST Chris Caballero, Tournament Course at PGA WEST Chris Gilley, La Quinta Country Club 1 Schedule Of Events Monday 8:00 a.m. — Registration January 14 8:30 a.m. — Practice rounds - Stadium and Nicklaus Tournament Courses and La Quinta Country Club 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. — Callaway Wounded Warrior Club Fitting, Stadium Course Tuesday 8:00 a.m. — Registration January 15 8:30 a.m. — Practice rounds - Stadium and Nicklaus Tournament Courses and La Quinta Country Club 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. — First Tee Masters Class 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. — Desert Classic Pro-Am Registration and Happy Hour — Contestants only La Quinta Resort & Club Top of the Plaza Wednesday 8:30 a.m. — Bob Hope Legacy Pro-Am; Stadium Course at PGA WEST January 16 8:30 a.m. — Practice rounds - Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. — VIP Ladies Day at The Gardens, El Paseo 1:30 p.m. Bob Hope Legacy Pro-Am Awards Reception, Champions Club 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. — Official Desert Classic Pro-Am Dinner and Entertainment presented by H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation featuring Kelley James, La Quinta Resort & Club, Flores Ballroom Thursday First Round January 17 8:30 a.m. — Pro-Am, field of 156 professionals and 156 amateurs, played on Stadium and Nicklaus Tournament Courses and La Quinta Country Club All Course Hospitality Open: Albertsons Vons Pavilion, Casamigos Club 17 and Michelob Ultra Beers Fore Birdies Friday Second Round January 18 8:30 a.m. — Pro-Am played on Stadium and Nicklaus Tournament Courses and La Quinta Country Club All Course Hospitality Open: Albertsons Vons Pavilion, Casamigos Club 17 and Michelob Ultra Beers Fore Birdies 5:30 p.m. Concert Series presented by H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation featuring Sammy Hagar and the Circle on Stadium Driving Range Saturday Third Round January 19 8:30 a.m. — Pro-Am played on Stadium and Nicklaus Tournament Courses and La Quinta Country Club All Course Hospitality Open: Albertsons Vons Pavilion, Casamigos Club 17 and Michelob Ultra Beers Fore Birdies 5:30 p.m. Concert Series presented by H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation featuring the Bad Company on Stadium Driving Range 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. — Official Desert Classic Awards Reception, La Quinta Resort & Club, Flores Ballroom Sunday Final Round January 20 Starting times approximately 8:30 a.m. for low 70 professionals (and ties) only played on Stadium Course only In addition, six amateurs – three with the lowest net scores and the three with the lowest gross scores after the first three rounds – will play again with a pro, teeing off at the 10th tee 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. — First Tee Junior Golf Clinic on the Stadium Course Driving Range All Course Hospitality Open: Albertsons Vons Pavilion, Casamigos Club 17 and Michelob Ultra Beers Fore Birdies Bob Hope Memorial Trophy Presentation Immediately following play on the 18th green at the Stadium Course at PGA WEST 2 Desert Classic Charities In 1959, a group of local businessmen and community leaders decided to produce a golf tournament and named it the "Palm Springs Golf Classic." Thunderbird Country Club served as the host of this inaugural event, with Tamarisk, Bermuda Dunes and Indian Wells Country Clubs filling out the rotation. The idea was to generate interest in the greater Palm Springs community with any net proceeds going to local charities (first year, $15,000!). Bob Rosburg created the tournament's unique five-day format played over four different courses with pros and amateurs participating. The first event, won by Arnold Palmer, was such a success that it was televised in 1961. Its one-of-a-kind format and strong participation from celebrities proved very popular and fit in with the emerging success of this exciting decade of golf. Bob Hope, a longtime resident of the desert, played in the early years and agreed to add his name to the 1965 tourna- ment, which then became The Bob Hope Desert Classic. Bob's personal regard among his peers in the entertainment industry brought even more celebrities to the tournament and the Classic Ball, one of only a very few black tie events in the desert. His relationships with Chrysler and NBC proved to be a boon to the event's popularity on television and with the pros playing in the event. Huge galleries attended and the Classic Ball was always a sellout. Because of this success, the ability to generate large amounts of charity dollars soon became apparent. The Board began to look at the needs of the Coachella Valley and where these charity dollars might do the most good. One such need was the lack of a hospital in the mid-Valley. Thanks to the personal efforts of Dolores and Bob Hope, General Eisenhower (who maintained a home at Eldorado Country Club) agreed to lend his name to this fledgling facility, thus the Eisenhower Medical Center was born. The Classic Board committed itself to generating funds to build and maintain this new not-for-profit hospital, the only one in the valley. Since then, the Eisenhower Medical Center and many Valley charities have benefitted from over $58 million in donations generated by Desert Classic Charities activities. Through the decades, the Classic remained a favorite stop on the Tour for many players. It nurtured its relationship with the PGA Tour and NBC Sports. In 1986, Chrysler became a title sponsor, a sponsorship that continued unbroken for twenty-three years until Chrysler's bankruptcy in 2009. In 2005, the H. C. and Frances N. Berger Foundation donated a golf course and clubhouse to the Classic which was used as the host club for 2006, 2007 and 2008. Its beauty and challenging play make it one of the top public courses in the country. In 2009, a decision was made to centralize tournament activities in the La Quinta area and the Classic Club was deeded back to the Berger Foundation. Although no longer using the Classic Club in the tournament rotation, the Foundation and Desert Classic Charities continue to enjoy a warm and mutually beneficial relationship. Although the 2010 and 2011 events did not have a title sponsor, Desert Classic Charities was able to produce both events on its own, continuing all the while to search for a title sponsor. Shortly after the 2011 tournament, negotiations began between the PGA TOUR, the Clinton Foundation, Humana and Desert Classic Charities. Ultimately Humana agreed to sponsor the event, joined by President Clinton and the Clinton Foundation in an eight-year agreement. The new relationship included a dramatic change in the event's fifty-plus year format, with fewer amateurs and more professionals, one less day of competition, one less course and a change in the name. The inaugural Humana Challenge, in 2012, was a tremendous success and generated considerable interest in the world of golf while continuing to support the desert community and its charities. Seizing an opportunity to further bolster the long-term health of the tournament and with Humana’s decision to step aside as the title sponsor, the PGA TOUR, Desert Classic Charities and the Clinton Foundation announced in May 2015 that CareerBuilder, the global leader in human capital solutions, would assume title sponsorship of the event. Additionally, the tournament announced that the Stadium and Nicklaus Tournament Courses at PGA WEST 3 Desert Classic Charities would join La Quinta Country Club in hosting the 2016 CareerBuilder Challenge. A year later, in May 2016, the PGA TOUR, Desert Classic Charities and CareerBuilder announced that the Clinton Foundation would end its official role with the tournament, and that World Golf Hall of Fame member Phil Mickelson would be taking on the role as the new ambassador.