Chubb Classic
(Redirected from The ACE Group Classic)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Naples, Florida |
| Established | 1988 |
| Course(s) | Tiburón Golf Club (Black Course) |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,881 yards (6,292 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$1,800,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 196 Bernhard Langer (2011) 196 Kenny Perry (2012) 196 Scott Parel (2020) |
| To par | −20 Bernhard Langer (2011) −20 Kenny Perry (2012) |
| Current champion | |
 Stephen Ames | |
| Location map | |
  Tiburón GC Location in the United States  Tiburón GC Location in Florida | |
The Chubb Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions, held annually in February in Naples, Florida. It has been played at a variety of courses, and Chubb Corporation is the main sponsor.
It debuted 36 years ago in 1988 as the Aetna Challenge,.[2] The purse in 2016 was $1.6 million with a winner's share of $240,000.[1]
For 2021, the event moves to Tiburón Golf Club, but on the Black Course, which will be the first time it has been used in professional play. Tiburón's Gold Course is used for the QBE Challenge and CME Group Tour Championship, but this will be the first use of the secondary course.
Host courses
[edit]| Years | Course |
|---|---|
| 1988–1990 | The Club at Pelican Bay |
| 1991–1995 | The Vineyards Golf and Country Club |
| 1996 | The Classics at Lely Resort |
| 1997–1999 | Bay Colony Golf Club |
| 2000–2001 | Pelican Marsh Golf Club |
| 2002–2006 | The Club at TwinEagles |
| 2007–2008 | Quail West Golf and Country Club |
| 2009 | TPC Treviso Bay |
| 2010–2011 | The Quarry |
| 2012–2018 | TwinEagles GC (Talon Course) |
| 2019–2020 | The Classics at Lely Resort |
| 2021 | Tiburón Golf Club (Black Course) |
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubb Classic | ||||||
| 2024 | Stephen Ames |
131[a] | −13 | 3 strokes |  Rocco Mediate |
1,800,000 |
| 2023 |  Bernhard Langer (5) |
199 | −17 | 3 strokes |  Pádraig Harrington Steve Stricker |
1,800,000 |
| 2022 | Bernhard Langer (4) |
200 | −16 | 3 strokes | Tim Petrovic |
1,600,000 |
| 2021 | Steve Stricker |
200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Alex Čejka Robert Karlsson |
1,600,000 |
| 2020 | Scott Parel |
196 | −17 | 2 strokes | Bob Estes |
1,600,000 |
| 2019 |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
200 | −13 | Playoff | Olin Browne Bernhard Langer |
1,600,000 |
| 2018 | Joe Durant |
197 | −19 | 4 strokes | Steve Stricker Billy Mayfair David Toms Tim Petrovic Lee Janzen |
1,600,000 |
| 2017 | Fred Couples (2) |
200 | −16 | 3 strokes | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
1,600,000 |
| 2016 | Bernhard Langer (3) |
201 | −15 | 3 strokes | Fred Couples |
1,600,000 |
| ACE Group Classic | ||||||
| 2015 | Lee Janzen |
200 | −16 | Playoff | Bart Bryant |
1,600,000 |
| 2014 | Kirk Triplett |
200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Olin Browne Bernhard Langer Duffy Waldorf |
1,600,000 |
| 2013 | Bernhard Langer (2) |
204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Jay Don Blake |
1,600,000 |
| 2012 | Kenny Perry |
196 | −20 | 5 strokes | Bernhard Langer |
1,600,000 |
| 2011 | Bernhard Langer |
196 | −20 | 4 strokes | Fred Funk |
1,600,000 |
| 2010 | Fred Couples |
199 | −17 | 1 stroke | Tommy Armour III |
1,600,000 |
| 2009 | Loren Roberts (2) |
209 | −7 | 1 stroke | Gene Jones |
1,600,000 |
| 2008 | Scott Hoch |
202 | −14 | Playoff | Brad Bryant Tom Jenkins Tom Kite |
1,600,000 |
| 2007 | Bobby Wadkins |
201 | −15 | 1 stroke | Allen Doyle |
1,600,000 |
| 2006 | Loren Roberts |
202 | −14 | 1 stroke | R. W. Eaks Brad Bryant |
1,600,000 |
| 2005 |  Mark James |
203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Tom Wargo Hale Irwin |
1,600,000 |
| 2004 | Craig Stadler |
206 | −10 | Playoff | Gary Koch Tom Watson |
1,600,000 |
| 2003 |  Vicente Fernández |
202 | −14 | 3 strokes | Des Smyth Tom Watson |
1,600,000 |
| 2002 | Hale Irwin (2) |
200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Tom Watson |
1,500,000 |
| 2001 | Gil Morgan (2) |
200 | −16 | 2 strokes | Dana Quigley |
1,400,000 |
| 2000 | Lanny Wadkins |
202 | −14 | Playoff | José María Cañizares Walter Hall Tom Watson |
1,200,000 |
| 1999 | Allen Doyle |
203 | −13 | 5 strokes | Vicente Fernández |
1,200,000 |
| LG Championship | ||||||
| 1998 | Gil Morgan |
210 | −6 | 2 strokes | Dale Douglass Raymond Floyd |
1,200,000 |
| 1997 | Hale Irwin |
201 | −15 | 1 stroke | Bob Murphy |
1,000,000 |
| Greater Naples IntelliNet Challenge | ||||||
| 1996 | Al Geiberger |
202 | −14 | 1 stroke |  Isao Aoki |
600,000 |
| IntelliNet Challenge | ||||||
| 1995 | Bob Murphy |
137[a] | −7 | 1 stroke | Raymond Floyd |
600,000 |
| 1994 | Mike Hill (2) |
201 | −15 | 3 strokes | Tom Wargo |
500,000 |
| Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Challenge | ||||||
| 1993 | Mike Hill |
202 | −14 | 2 strokes | Dave Stockton |
500,000 |
| Aetna Challenge | ||||||
| 1992 | Jimmy Powell |
197 | −19 | 4 strokes | Lee Trevino |
450,000 |
| 1991 | Lee Trevino (2) |
205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Dale Douglass |
450,000 |
| 1990 | Lee Trevino |
200 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Bruce Crampton |
400,000 |
| 1989 | Gene Littler |
209 | −7 | 2 strokes |  Harold Henning |
300,000 |
| 1988 | Gary Player |
207 | −9 | 1 stroke | Dave Hill |
300,000 |
Multiple winners
[edit]Seven players have won this tournament more than once through 2022.
- 5 wins
- Bernhard Langer: 2011, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023
- 2 wins
- Fred Couples: 2010, 2017
- Loren Roberts: 2006, 2009
- Hale Irwin: 1997, 2002
- Gil Morgan: 1998, 2001
- Mike Hill: 1993, 1994 (consecutive)
- Lee Trevino: 1990, 1991 (consecutive)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chubb Classic". ESPN. February 14, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Golf: PGA Seniors". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). February 29, 1988. p. 2B.
