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{{Short description|Golf tournament on the PGA Tour}}
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| location = [[Lake Buena Vista, Florida]]
| establishment = 1971
| course = [[Walt Disney World Resort]]
| par = 72
| yardage =
| tour = [[PGA Tour]]
| format = [[Stroke play]]
| purse =
| final_year = 2012
| month_played = November
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| to-par = '''Individual:'''<br>−26 ''as above''<br>'''Team:'''<br>−42 ''as above''
| final_champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlie Beljan]]
| map = USA#USA Florida
| map_caption = Location in the [[United States]]##Location in [[Florida]]
| map_relief = yes
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| map_size = 200
| coordinates = {{coord|28.403|-81.592}}
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The '''Walt Disney World Golf Classic''' was an annual [[golf]] tournament on the [[PGA Tour]]. The tournament was played on the Palm and Magnolia courses at the [[Walt Disney World Resort]]. It was played under several names, reflecting sponsorship changes.
The tournament was founded in 1971 as the '''Walt Disney World Open Invitational'''. From 1974 to 1981, the tournament was played as a two-man team event with a better-ball format. Title sponsors have included [[Oldsmobile]], [[National Car Rental]], [[Funai]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2005-03-11/news/0503110337_1_nonprofits-kissimmee-funai |title= Flat-screen Tvs Go To Nonprofits |date=March 11, 2006 |work=Orlando Sentinel }}</ref> and [[Children's Miracle Network]].<ref>[http://www.pgatour.com/2007/tournaments/r045/07/25/disney/index.html Tour's final stop renamed Children's Miracle Network Classic]</ref>
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==Winners==
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!Year!!Winner
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| [[2012 PGA Tour|2012]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlie Beljan]]
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| [[2011 PGA Tour|2011]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Donald]]
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| [[2010 PGA Tour|2010]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Garrigus]]
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| [[2007 PGA Tour|2007]] || [[Stephen Ames]] || {{CAN}} || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Tim Clark (golfer)|Tim Clark]]▼
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▲! colspan=7|Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort
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▲| [[2003 PGA Tour|2003]] || [[Vijay Singh]] || {{FJI}} || align=center|265 || align=center|−23 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stewart Cink]]<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Verplank]]<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tiger Woods]]
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| [[2002 PGA Tour|2002]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Burns (golfer)|Bob Burns]]
▲! colspan=7|Disney Golf Classic
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▲| [[2002 PGA Tour|2002]] || [[Bob Burns (golfer)|Bob Burns]] || {{USA}} || align=center|263 || align=center|−25 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris DiMarco]]
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▲! colspan=7|National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney
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▲| [[1998 PGA Tour|1998]] || [[John Huston (golfer)|John Huston]] <small>(2)</small> || {{USA}} || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Davis Love III]]
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▲! colspan=7|Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
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▲| [[1985 PGA Tour|1985]] || [[Lanny Wadkins]] || {{USA}} || align=center|267 || align=center|−21 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Donald]]<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Hoch]]
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| [[1984 PGA Tour|1984]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Nelson]] || align=center|266 || align=center|−22 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hubert Green]] || align=center|72,000
▲! colspan=7|Walt Disney World Golf Classic
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▲| [[1982 PGA Tour|1982]] || [[Hal Sutton]] || {{USA}} || align=center|269 || align=center|−19 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Britton]]
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▲'''Walt Disney World National Team Championship'''
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| [[1981 PGA Tour|1981]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Vance Heafner]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Holland (golfer)|Mike Holland]] || align=center|246 || align=center|−42 || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chip Beck]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rex Caldwell]] || align=center|36,000<br>(each)
▲! colspan=7|Walt Disney World Golf Classic
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| [[1979 PGA Tour|1979]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[George Burns (golfer)|George Burns]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ben Crenshaw]] || align=center|255 || align=center|−33 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Jacobsen]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[D. A. Weibring]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Hewes]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sammy Rachels]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Bess]] and<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Dan Halldorson]] || align=center|22,500<br>(each)
! colspan=7|Walt Disney World Open Invitational▼
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| [[1976 PGA Tour|1976]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Woody Blackburn]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Kratzert]] || align=center|260 || align=center|−28 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gay Brewer]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]] || align=center|20,000<br>(each)
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| [[1975 PGA Tour|1975]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Colbert]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dean Refram]] || align=center|252 || align=center|−36 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} [[Bobby Cole (golfer)|Bobby Cole]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Schlee]]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Victor Regalado]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlie Sifford]] || align=center|20,000<br>(each)
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| [[1974 PGA Tour|1974]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hubert Green]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mac McLendon]] || align=center|255 || align=center|−33 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Snead]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[J. C. Snead]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ed Sneed]] and<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bert Yancey]] || align=center|25,000<br>(each)
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! colspan=8|Walt Disney World Golf Classic
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| [[1972 PGA Tour|1972]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] (2) || align=center|267 || align=center|−21 || 9 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Dent]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Mitchell (golfer)|Bobby Mitchell]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Wood]] || align=center|30,000
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| [[1971 PGA Tour|1971]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] || align=center|273 || align=center|−15 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Deane Beman]] || align=center|30,000
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==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Former PGA Tour events]]
[[Category:Golf tournaments in Florida]]
[[Category:Golf in Orlando, Florida]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1971]]
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Tournament information | |
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Location | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
Established | 1971 |
Course(s) | Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia & Palm courses) |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,516 yards (6,873 m) (Magnolia) 6,957 yards (6,361 m) (Palm) |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$4,700,000 |
Month played | November |
Final year | 2012 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | Individual: 262 John Huston (1992) 262 Duffy Waldorf (2000) Team: 246 Vance Heafner and Mike Holland (1981) |
To par | Individual: −26 as above Team: −42 as above |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in Florida |
The Walt Disney World Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament was played on the Palm and Magnolia courses at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was played under several names, reflecting sponsorship changes.
The tournament was founded in 1971 as the Walt Disney World Open Invitational. From 1974 to 1981, the tournament was played as a two-man team event with a better-ball format. Title sponsors have included Oldsmobile, National Car Rental, Funai,[1] and Children's Miracle Network.[2]
From 2007 to 2012, it was the final event in the PGA Tour Fall Series, and also the final official event of the PGA Tour season. As such, it was a final chance for many players to earn or retain a PGA Tour card through winning or getting into the top 125 on the Tour's money list. The 2010 and 2012 winners, Robert Garrigus and Charlie Beljan respectively, were both outside the top 125 before their wins.
The tournament was removed from the PGA Tour schedule for the 2013–14 wrap-around season after Children's Miracle Network declined to renew their sponsorship and no others were found.[3]
The 2012 purse was $4,700,000, with $846,000 going to the winner.
Television[edit]
The event was televised by ESPN and ABC Sports, until the demotion of the event to the Fall Series in 2007, when it was relegated to cable-only on the Golf Channel. While ESPN and ABC, which are owned by Disney, covered both courses as a form of publicity for both, the Golf Channel covered only the Magnolia course with highlight packages sent in from the Palm. However, this is the manner in which the network has always covered tournaments with multiple venues.
Courses[edit]
The Magnolia Course at Walt Disney World is known as more "tour"-style than its sister the Palm Course.[citation needed] The Palm course is known as the prettier of the two, however.[citation needed] In the 2006 telecast, one commentator is quoted as saying that the Palm course has the better greens of the two courses.[citation needed] The Magnolia has grown to 7,516 yards to battle the usual low scores during the tournament's history.
The nearby Lake Buena Vista golf course has also been part of the tournament, along with the Palm and Magnolia.
Winners[edit]
Year | Winner(s)[a] | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | |
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Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic | |||||||
2012 | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
846,000 | |
2011 | ![]() |
271 | −17 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
846,000 | |
Children's Miracle Network Classic | |||||||
2010 | ![]() |
267 | −21 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
846,000 | |
2009 | ![]() |
270 | −18 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
846,000 | |
2008 | ![]() |
263 | −25 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
828,000 | |
2007 | ![]() |
271 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
828,000 | |
Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort | |||||||
2006 | ![]() |
263 | −25 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
828,000 | |
2005 | ![]() |
265 | −23 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
792,000 | |
2004 | ![]() |
266 | −22 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
756,000 | |
2003 | ![]() |
265 | −23 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
720,000 | |
Disney Golf Classic | |||||||
2002 | ![]() |
263 | −25 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
666,000 | |
National Car Rental Golf Classic Disney | |||||||
2001 | ![]() |
265 | −23 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
612,000 | |
2000 | ![]() |
262 | −26 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
540,000 | |
1999 | ![]() |
271 | −17 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
450,000 | |
1998 | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
360,000 | |
Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic | |||||||
1997 | ![]() |
270 | −18 | Playoff | ![]() |
270,000 | |
1996 | ![]() |
267 | −21 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
216,000 | |
1995 | ![]() |
198[b] | −18 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
216,000 | |
1994 | ![]() |
269 | −19 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
198,000 | |
1993 | ![]() |
265 | −23 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
198,000 | |
1992 | ![]() |
262 | −26 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
180,000 | |
1991 | ![]() |
267 | −21 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
180,000 | |
1990 | ![]() |
264 | −24 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
180,000 | |
1989 | ![]() |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
144,000 | |
1988 | ![]() |
263 | −25 | Playoff | ![]() |
126,000 | |
1987 | ![]() |
268 | −20 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
108,000 | |
1986 | ![]() |
275 | −13 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
90,000 | |
1985 | ![]() |
267 | −21 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
72,000 | |
Walt Disney World Golf Classic | |||||||
1984 | ![]() |
266 | −22 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
72,000 | |
1983 | ![]() |
269 | −19 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
72,000 | |
1982 | ![]() |
269 | −19 | Playoff | ![]() |
72,000 | |
Walt Disney World National Team Championship | |||||||
1981 | ![]() ![]() |
246 | −42 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
36,000 (each) | |
1980 | ![]() ![]() |
253 | −35 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
31,500 (each) | |
1979 | ![]() ![]() |
255 | −33 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22,500 (each) | |
1978 | ![]() ![]() |
254 | −34 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
20,000 (each) | |
1977 | ![]() ![]() |
253 | −35 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
20,000 (each) | |
1976 | ![]() ![]() |
260 | −28 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
20,000 (each) | |
1975 | ![]() ![]() |
252 | −36 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
20,000 (each) | |
1974 | ![]() ![]() |
255 | −33 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
25,000 (each) | |
Walt Disney World Golf Classic | |||||||
1973 | ![]() |
275 | −13 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
30,000 | |
Walt Disney World Open Invitational | |||||||
1972 | ![]() |
267 | −21 | 9 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30,000 | |
1971 | ![]() |
273 | −15 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
30,000 |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Flat-screen Tvs Go To Nonprofits". Orlando Sentinel. March 11, 2006.
- ^ Tour's final stop renamed Children's Miracle Network Classic
- ^ Disney no longer part of PGA Tour