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Its signature 18-hole golf course has hosted the Ryder Cup and the Palm Springs Golf Classic (now known as the American Express). Opened in 1951, the country club has been a favorite of many celebrities, including Bing Crosby and Bob Hope , [ 1 ] as well as US Presidents Gerald Ford and Barack Obama . [ 2 ]
Founded in 1960 as the Palm Springs Golf Classic, [4] the tournament evolved from the Thunderbird Invitational that was held in Palm Springs the previous six years, from 1954 to 1959, but with a much smaller purse. [5] The event was renamed the Bob Hope Desert Classic in 1965 and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in 1986. [6]
The Palm Springs Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played only in 1953. [1] It was played at the Tamarisk Country Club in Palm Springs, California . An American golfer, Jackie Pung won the event.
The four-day golf tournament was followed by a black-tie gala in the ballroom of the Palm Springs Riviera Hotel. [ 1 ] The tournament was won by a then 24-year-old in his second year on Tour, Frank Beard , after having to Monday qualify. [ 1 ]
Palm Springs Golf Classic: California: 52,000: Billy Maxwell (5) Pro-Am Feb 13: Phoenix Open Invitational: Arizona: 30,000: Arnold Palmer (23) Feb 19: Home of the Sun Open: Arizona: 20,000: Dave Hill (1) Feb 26: Baton Rouge Open Invitational: Louisiana: 20,000: Arnold Palmer (24) Mar 5: Greater New Orleans Open Invitational: Louisiana: 30,000 ...
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