Bob Hope Chrysler Classic

Monday Jan 19 – Sunday Jan 25, 2009

SilverRock Resort, Bermuda Dunes Country Club, Nicklaus Private and Palmer Private at PGA WEST · La Quinta, Calif.

Purse: $5.1 million (2008)
Winning Share: $918,000 (2008)
FedExCup Points: 25,000
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Number Crunch: Bob Hope Chrysler Classic

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Jan. 16, 2008

Don't miss this week's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in Palm Desert, Calif. It's your only chance this year to watch players compete in a five-round, 90-hole format -- and see the entertaining antics (and golf swings) of the many celebrities participating in this Pro-am event.

BY THE NUMBERS

1	The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is the only 90-hole event on the PGA TOUR. It is played on four different courses in Palm Desert, Calif. The host course, Classic Club, is played exclusively for the final two rounds.
2	Only two players have won the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in their first attempt -- Charley Hoffman in 2007 and Arnold Palmer in 1960.
5	Arnold Palmer holds the record for the most wins at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, with five. There are six players who have won the event twice: John Mahaffey, John Cook, Billy Casper, Phil Mickelson, Corey Pavin, and Johnny Miller.
17	The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic has ended in a playoff 17 times. In 2007, Charley Hoffman edged out John Rollins with a birdie on the first playoff hole.
23	In 1963, Jack Nicklaus won the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at age 23, becoming the youngest player to win the event. This record still stands 45 years later.
27	There are 27 players in the 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic that qualified for the event as 2007 graduates of the Nationwide Tour or q-school.
59	The lowest score in the history of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic was 59, shot by David Duval in 1999 on the Palmer Course at PGA West. Duval carded six pars, 11 birdies, and an eagle on the final hole. He became the third player in history to shoot a 59 on the PGA TOUR, joining Al Geiberger (1977) and Chip Beck (1991).
74.763	The final-round scoring average for the 2007 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic was 74.763, the most difficult final day in tournament history. The previous high of 74.202 was in 1964 at Eldorado Country Club. More recently, in 1987 the final day at the Stadium Course at PGA West had a scoring average of 73.971.
2,029,860	The all-time leading money winner at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is Phil Mickelson, who has earned a career total of $2,029,860 at the event. He has won twice, recorded four top-10 finishes, and made the cut in seven out of nine attempts.
37,000,000	Meat Loaf sold more then 37,000,000 copies of his debut album "Bat Out of Hell" in 1977. Loaf (or is it Meat?) will be playing at the 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic as one of the many celebrities playing alongside TOUR players in this Pro-Am event. Other notable celebrities scheduled to play include Yogi Berra, Michael Bolton, Kenny G, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, George Lopez, and Huey Lewis.