Chubb Classic

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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.

Chubb Classic
Tournament information
LocationNaples, Florida
Established1988
Course(s)Tiburón Golf Club
(Black Course)
Par72
Length6,881 yards (6,292 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,800,000
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate196 Bernhard Langer (2011)
196 Kenny Perry (2012)
196 Scott Parel (2020)
To par−20 Bernhard Langer (2011)
−20 Kenny Perry (2012)
Current champion
Canada Stephen Ames
Location map
Tiburón GC is located in the United States
Tiburón GC
Tiburón GC
Location in the United States
Tiburón GC is located in Florida
Tiburón GC
Tiburón GC
Location in Florida

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

YearsCourse
1988–1990The Club at Pelican Bay
1991–1995The Vineyards Golf and Country Club
1996The Classics at Lely Resort
1997–1999Bay Colony Golf Club
2000–2001Pelican Marsh Golf Club
2002–2006The Club at TwinEagles
2007–2008Quail West Golf and Country Club
2009TPC Treviso Bay
2010–2011The Quarry
2012–2018TwinEagles GC (Talon Course)
2019–2020The Classics at Lely Resort
2021Tiburón Golf Club (Black Course)

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse
($)
Chubb Classic
2024 Stephen Ames131[a]−133 strokes Rocco Mediate1,800,000
2023 Bernhard Langer (5)199−173 strokes Pádraig Harrington
Steve Stricker
1,800,000
2022 Bernhard Langer (4)200−163 strokes Tim Petrovic1,600,000
2021 Steve Stricker200−161 stroke Alex Čejka
Robert Karlsson
1,600,000
2020 Scott Parel196−172 strokes Bob Estes1,600,000
2019 Miguel Ángel Jiménez200−13Playoff Olin Browne
Bernhard Langer
1,600,000
2018 Joe Durant197−194 strokes Steve Stricker
Billy Mayfair
David Toms
Tim Petrovic
Lee Janzen
1,600,000
2017 Fred Couples (2)200−163 strokes Miguel Ángel Jiménez1,600,000
2016 Bernhard Langer (3)201−153 strokes Fred Couples1,600,000
ACE Group Classic
2015 Lee Janzen200−16Playoff Bart Bryant1,600,000
2014 Kirk Triplett200−161 stroke Olin Browne
Bernhard Langer
Duffy Waldorf
1,600,000
2013 Bernhard Langer (2)204−121 stroke Jay Don Blake1,600,000
2012 Kenny Perry196−205 strokes Bernhard Langer1,600,000
2011 Bernhard Langer196−204 strokes Fred Funk1,600,000
2010 Fred Couples199−171 stroke Tommy Armour III1,600,000
2009 Loren Roberts (2)209−71 stroke Gene Jones1,600,000
2008 Scott Hoch202−14Playoff Brad Bryant
Tom Jenkins
Tom Kite
1,600,000
2007 Bobby Wadkins201−151 stroke Allen Doyle1,600,000
2006 Loren Roberts202−141 stroke R. W. Eaks
Brad Bryant
1,600,000
2005 Mark James203−132 strokes Tom Wargo
Hale Irwin
1,600,000
2004 Craig Stadler206−10Playoff Gary Koch
Tom Watson
1,600,000
2003 Vicente Fernández202−143 strokes Des Smyth
Tom Watson
1,600,000
2002 Hale Irwin (2)200−161 stroke Tom Watson1,500,000
2001 Gil Morgan (2)200−162 strokes Dana Quigley1,400,000
2000 Lanny Wadkins202−14Playoff José María Cañizares
Walter Hall
Tom Watson
1,200,000
1999 Allen Doyle203−135 strokes Vicente Fernández1,200,000
LG Championship
1998 Gil Morgan210−62 strokes Dale Douglass
Raymond Floyd
1,200,000
1997 Hale Irwin201−151 stroke Bob Murphy1,000,000
Greater Naples IntelliNet Challenge
1996 Al Geiberger202−141 stroke Isao Aoki600,000
IntelliNet Challenge
1995 Bob Murphy137[a]−71 stroke Raymond Floyd600,000
1994 Mike Hill (2)201−153 strokes Tom Wargo500,000
Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Challenge
1993 Mike Hill202−142 strokes Dave Stockton500,000
Aetna Challenge
1992 Jimmy Powell197−194 strokes Lee Trevino450,000
1991 Lee Trevino (2)205−111 stroke Dale Douglass450,000
1990 Lee Trevino200−161 stroke Bruce Crampton400,000
1989 Gene Littler209−72 strokes Harold Henning300,000
1988 Gary Player207−91 stroke Dave Hill300,000

Multiple winners

Seven players have won this tournament more than once through 2022.

Notes

References

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