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The Tucson Open was a golf tournament in Arizona on the PGA Tour from 1945 to 2006, played annually in the winter in Tucson. It was last held at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort in late February, with a $ 3 million purse and a $540,000 winner's share.
The Tucson Open was a fixture on the PGA Tour for over six decades, from 1945 through 2006, and was often held at the Catalina Course, which opened in 1961. Tucson hosted the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship for eight years in nearby Marana , from 2007 through 2014 .
PGA Tour on ABC was the de facto branding used for telecasts of the main professional golf tournaments of the PGA Tour on ABC Sports in the United States until 2006. [1] ABC broadcast at least one PGA Tour event from 1962 to 2009, focusing before 1995 on the majors, with ABC serving as the primary television partner of the PGA Tour from 1999 until 2006.
The 2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship was a professional golf tournament played from February 23 to 27, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson. It was the 13th WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and the first of four World Golf Championships held in 2011.
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NBC first began televising golf events after it was awarded the television rights to the U.S. Open in 1954.The tournament continued to air on NBC through the 1965 event, however NBC rebuffed a long-term deal to broadcast the event when the United States Golf Association (USGA) decided on a true contract in 1966.
World Golf Championship: Feb 27 Mayakoba Golf Classic: Mexico 3,700,000 Johnson Wagner (2) 24 Alternate event Mar 6 The Honda Classic: Florida 5,700,000 Rory Sabbatini (6) 54 Mar 13 WGC-Cadillac Championship: Florida 8,500,000 Nick Watney (3) 74 World Golf Championship: Mar 13 Puerto Rico Open: Puerto Rico 3,500,000 Michael Bradley (4) 24 ...
31 May – 5 June: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships – Augusta State successfully defended its team championship, with LSU's John Peterson winning the individual title. 13–18 June: The Amateur Championship – Bryden Macpherson became the first Australian in over 50 years to win The Amateur, beating Scotsman Michael Stewart in the final.