Mercedes-Benz Championship (PGA Tour)
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| Mercedes-Benz Championship | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Kapalua, Hawaii |
| Established | 1953 |
| Course(s) | Plantation Course |
| Par | 73 |
| Yardage | 7,411 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Purse | $5,500,000 |
| Month Played | January |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 261 Ernie Els (2003) |
| To-par | -31* Ernie Els (2003) * PGA Tour record |
| Current champion | |
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For the identically named event on the European Tour see Mercedes-Benz Championship (European Tour).
The Mercedes-Benz Championship is the opening event of golf's PGA Tour season. The field is restricted to golfers who won an event on the Tour in the previous season. It is played the first weekend in January, and has been at Kapalua Resort's Plantation Course in Lahaina, Hawaii, since 1999. The event was played in Las Vegas, Nevada from the event's inception in 1953 until 1968, first at The Desert Inn Golf & Country Club until 1966, and then at Stardust Country Club. After that, it began a 30-year relationship with La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, which lasted until the event was moved to its current location in Hawaii.
[edit] Winners
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring record.
Mercedes-Benz Championship
| Year | Player | Country | Score | 1st Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Daniel Chopra |  Sweden |
274 (-18) | $1,100,000 |
| 2007 | Vijay Singh |  Fiji |
278 (-14) | $1,100,000 |
Mercedes Championships
| Year | Player | Country | Score | 1st Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Stuart Appleby |  Australia |
284 (-8) | $1,080,000 |
| 2005 | Stuart Appleby | Australia |
271 (-21) | $1,060,000 |
| 2004 | Stuart Appleby | Australia |
270 (-22) | $1,060,000 |
| 2003 | Ernie Els |  South Africa |
261 (-31) | $1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Sergio García |  Spain |
274 (-18) | $720,000 |
| 2001 | Jim Furyk |  United States |
274 (-18) | $630,000 |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | United States |
276 (-16) | $522,000 |
| 1999 | David Duval | United States |
266 (-26) | $468,000 |
| 1998 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
271 (-17) | $306,000 |
| 1997 | Tiger Woods | United States |
202 (-14) | $216,000 |
| 1996 | Mark O'Meara | United States |
271 (-17) | $180,000 |
| 1995 | Steve Elkington | Australia |
278 (-10) | $180,000 |
| 1994 | Phil Mickelson | United States |
276 (-12) | $180,000 |
Infiniti Tournament of Champions
| Year | Player | Country | Score | 1st Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Davis Love III | United States |
272 (-16) | $144,000 |
| 1992 | Steve Elkington | Australia |
279 (-9) | $144,000 |
| 1991 | Tom Kite | United States |
272 (-16) | $144,000 |
MONY Tournament of Champions
| Year | Player | Country | Score | 1st Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Paul Azinger | United States |
272 (-16) | $135,000 |
| 1989 | Steve Jones | United States |
279 (-9) | $135,000 |
| 1988 | Steve Pate | United States |
202 (-14) | $90,000 |
| 1987 | Mac O'Grady | United States |
278 (-10) | $90,000 |
| 1986 | Calvin Peete | United States |
267 (-21) | $90,000 |
| 1985 | Tom Kite | United States |
275 (-13) | $72,000 |
| 1984 | Tom Watson | United States |
274 (-14) | $72,000 |
| 1983 | Lanny Wadkins | United States |
280 (-8) | $72,000 |
| 1982 | Lanny Wadkins | United States |
280 (-8) | $63,000 |
| 1981 | Lee Trevino | United States |
273 (-15) | $54,000 |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | United States |
276 (-12) | $54,000 |
| 1979 | Tom Watson | United States |
275 (-13) | $54,000 |
| 1978 | Gary Player |  South Africa |
281 (-7) | $45,000 |
| 1977 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
281 (-7) | $45,000 |
| 1976 | Don January | United States |
277 (-11) | $45,000 |
| 1975 | Al Geiberger | United States |
277 (-11) | $40,000 |
Tournament of Champions
| Year | Player | Country | Score | 1st Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Johnny Miller | United States |
280 (-8) | $40,000 |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
276 (-12) | $40,000 |
| 1972 | Bobby Mitchell | United States |
280 (-8) | $33,000 |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
279 (-9) | $33,000 |
| 1970 | Frank Beard | United States |
273 (-15) | $30,000 |
| Year | Player | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Gary Player | South Africa |
284 |
| 1968 | Don January | United States |
276 |
| 1967 | Frank Beard | United States |
278 |
| 1966 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
283 |
| 1965 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
277 |
| 1964 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
279 |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | United States |
273 |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer | United States |
276 |
| 1961 | Sam Snead | United States |
273 |
| 1960 | Jerry Barber | United States |
268 |
| 1959 | Mike Souchak |  United States |
281 |
| 1958 | Stan Leonard |  United States |
275 |
| 1957 | Gene Littler | United States |
285 |
| 1956 | Gene Littler | United States |
281 |
| 1955 | Gene Littler | United States |
280 |
| 1954 | Art Wall, Jr. | United States |
278 |
| 1953 | Al Besselink | United States |
280 |
[edit] Multiple winners
Thirteen men have won the Mercedes-Benz Championship more than once through 2007.
- 5 wins
- Jack Nicklaus: 1963, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1977
- 3 wins
- Stuart Appleby: 2004, 2005, 2006
- Gene Littler: 1955, 1956, 1957
- Arnold Palmer: 1962, 1965, 1966
- Tom Watson: 1979, 1980, 1984
- 2 wins
- Frank Beard: 1967, 1970
- Steve Elkington: 1992, 1995
- Don January: 1968, 1976
- Tom Kite: 1985, 1991
- Phil Mickelson: 1994, 1998
- Gary Player: 1969, 1978
- Lanny Wadkins: 1982, 1983
- Tiger Woods: 1997, 2000
[edit] External links
- Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
- Mercedes-Benz Championship results since 1970 - Winners, Finishers, Scores and Earnings
