Classic Course Records

BERMUDA DUNES COUNTRY CLUB

LA QUINTA COUNTRY CLUB

NICKLAUS PRIVATE AT PGA WEST

PALMER PRIVATE AT PGA WEST

SILVERROCK RESORT

 

 

Classic Professional Records

Low First 18-Hole Record

• 60 Pat Perez, Palmer at PGA WEST, 2006
• 61 Pat Perez, Palmer at PGA WEST, 2009
        David Edwards, Indian Wells CC, 1987
• 62 Mike Weir, Palmer at PGA WEST, 2009
        Bubba Watson, Palmer at PGA WEST, 2009

 

Low 36-Hole Record

• 124 Pat Perez, 2009
• 126 Joe Durant, 2001
          Briny Baird, 2009
• 127 David Berganio, Jr., 2009

 

Low 54-Hole Record

• 191 Pat Perez, 2009
• 193 Joe Ogilvie, 2005
          Joe Durant, 2001
          Steve Stricker, 2009
• 194 Stephen Ames, 2003
          Tim Herron, 2003
          Vaughn Taylor, 2009

 

Low 72-Hole Record

• 255 Steve Stricker, 2009
• 258 Pat Perez, 2009
• 259 Tim Herron, 2003
          Joe Durant, 2001

 

Low 90-Hole Record

• 324 Joe Durant, 2001
• 325 Tom Kite, 1993
• 327 John Cook, 1997
          Pat Perez, 2009

 

Lowest 9-Holes

• 27 Robert Gamez,Indian Wells CC,front nine,2004

 

Lowest Consecutive Rounds

• 123 Steve Stricker, Palmer and Nicklaus at PGA WEST, 3rd and 4th Rounds, 2009
• 124 Pat Perez, Palmer and Nicklaus at PGA WEST,1st and 2nd Rounds,2009
• 125 John Cook, Indian Wells CC, 4th and 5th Rounds, 1997

 

Most Birdies in a Row

• 8 J. P. Hayes, Palmer Private Course at PGA WEST, first round,2002

 

Most Birdies for 90 Holes

• 37 Phil Mickelson, 2004
       Joe Durant, 2001

 

Highest Winning Score

• 353 Tommy Jacobs, 1964
• 349 Tom Nieporte, 1967
          Doug Sanders, 1966
• 348 Arnold Palmer, 1968
          Billy Casper, 1965

 

Largest Victory Margin

• 6 Tom Kite, 1993
     Rik Massengale, 1977
• 4 Joe Durant, 2001
     Bruce Devlin, 1970

 

Low Finish by Winner

• 59 David Duval, 1999
• 62 Tom Kite, 1993
• 63 John Cook, 1997
       Johnny Miller, 1976

 

Highest Finish by Winner

• 72 Billy Casper, 1965
        Jack Nicklaus, 1963
• 71 Charley Hoffman, 2007
        Chad Campbell, 2006
        Peter Jacobsen, 1990
        Billy Maxwell, 1961

 

Low Start by Winner

• 61 Pat Perez, 2009
• 63 Chad Campbell, 2006
        Kenny Perry, 1995
        Jay Haas, 1988
• 64 Phil Mickelson, 2002
        Fred Couples, 1998
        Rik Massengale, 1977
        Johnny Miller, 1975

 

High Start by Winner

• 76 Steve Jones, 1989
        Tom Nieporte, 1967
• 72 Corey Pavin, 1987
        Hubert Green, 1974
        Arnold Palmer, 1972
• 71 Keith Fergus, 1983
        Johnny Miller, 1976
        Arnold Palmer, 1973
        Billy Casper, 1969

 

Best Come-From-Behind Wins

• 7 David Duval, 1999
• 4 Charley Hoffman, 2007
     Mike Weir, 2003
     Phil Mickelson, 2002
     Johnny Miller, 1984

 

Lowest Cut

• 273 2009
• 274 2002, 2003
• 276* 2000
  (*11 under par)

 

Highest Cut

• 295 1976
• 294 1966, 1967, 1972
• 293 1965, 1969, 1974

 

First Round Leaders or Co-Leaders Who Went on To Win

• Pat Perez, 2009
• Mark Brooks, 1996
• Kenny Perry, 1995
• Jay Haas, 1988
• John Mahaffey, 1984
• Bruce Lietzke, 1981
• Rik Massengale, 1977
• Johnny Miller, 1975
• Bob Rosburg, 1972
• Bruce Devlin, 1970
• Tommy Jacobs, 1964
• Arnold Palmer, 1960

 

Percent of Leaders who went on to Win:

• First Round 24%
• Second Round 28%
• Third Round 26%
• Fourth Round 42%

 

Largest Lead After 18 Holes:

• 3 Pat Perez, 2006
     Craig Stadler, 1983
     Rik Massengale, 1977
• 2 Robert Allenby, 2007
     Dave Rummells, 1993
     David Edwards, 1987
     Johnny Miller, 1975
     Jack Nicklaus, 1973
     Jay Dolan III, 1967

 

Largest Lead After 36 Holes:

• 6 Craig Stadler, 1983
• 4 Chad Campbell, 2006
     Rik Massengale, 1977
     Harold Kneece, 1966

 

Largest Lead After 54 Holes:

• 5 Bruce Lietzke, 1981
     Jack Nicklaus, 1963
• 4 Chad Campbell, 2006
     Andrew Magee, 1998
     Scott Hoch, 1994
     Rik Massengale, 1977

 

Largest Lead After 72 Holes:

• 6 Rik Massengale, 1977
• 5 Joe Durant, 2001
• 4 Tim Herron, 2003
     Justin Leonard, 2008
     Rik Massengale, 1977

 

First Round Leaders or Co-Leaders Who Failed to make the Cut:

• 2004 Mark Hensby
• 2003 Bob Tway
• 1990 John Cook, Fred Funk
• 1980 Bob Proben
• 1967 Jay Dolan III
• 2008 Omar Uresti

 

Double Eagles: (since 1970)

• 2005 Tim Petrovic, Rd. 1, 11th hole, Palmer Course at PGA WEST
            Tag Ridings, Rd. 3, 12th hole, Tamarisk CC
  
• 2004 John Daly, #2, Palmer Course at PGA WEST
• 2002 Deane Pappas, #18, Indian Wells CC
• 1999 Jerry Kelly, #14, Indian Wells CC
• 1992 Mark O’Meara, #18, Indian Wells CC
• 1977 Joe Inman, La Quinta CC
• 1974 George Knudson, Indian Wells CC

 

Unique Accomplishments

1. THE HOLE-IN-ONE BONANZA
   In the tournament’s earliest years, a $50,000 prize was offered for a hole-in-one during regulation play. An insurance policy to provide for such an eventuality was purchased from Lloyd’s of London. The golfers scoring aces and picking up $50,000 each were:
   1960 Joe Cambell, 5th, Tamarisk CC
   1961 Don January, 15th Indian Wells CC
   1962 Dick Mayer, 2nd, Tamarisk CC
   
   
2. PLAYOFF HEROICS
   In 1992, the Classic had its largest ever playoff - five men. Using the par five 1st and 18th holes at Bermdua Dunes CC for the playoff, John Cook prevailed but only after playing four holes of sudden death in five under par – eagling the 18th on the second go-round.
   
   
3. MOST HOLES-IN-ONE DURING A TOURNAMENT
   A total of eight holes in one were made during the 2009 tournament, all of them at either the Palmer or Nicklaus courses at PGA West.
   Amateurs scoring aces were Andrew Goldfarb, Gary Levine, Miklos Kohary and Dick Ziegler plus celebrity Michael Pena.
   Pros scoring aces were Briny Baird, John Senden and John Mallinger, the latter during the final round.