2012 Humana Challenge heads to mainland United States - Golf News
After spending two weeks in Hawaii, mainland United States will host its first event of the 2012 PGA Tour season in California, where the Humana Challenge, in partnership with the Clinton Foundation, is scheduled for this week.
For the event, the Palmer Course at PGA West will be the host course. The Nicklaus Course at PGA West and the Quinta Country Club will be the other two courses to be used for the tournament.
The Palmer Course was opened in 1986 with more than 100 bunkers on its field, whereas the Nicklaus Course has only about 30-40 bunkers in total.
On the other hand, the Quinta Country Club has smaller greens compared to the other two but has almost the same number of bunkers as the Nicklaus Course.
Moreover, the Quinta Country Club has the honour of being one of the first venues for the inaugural event played in 1965.
Formerly known as the Bob Hope Classic, the event at Palm Springs was played in five rounds.
However, the event management committee has revised the schedule of the tournament this year and it will now be played in 72-hole four rounds.
The first three days of the tournament will stage the Pro-Am on all the three courses. However, the final round will be played on the Palmer Course.
Despite the fact that the name of the tournament has now been changed to the Humana Challenge, the winner of the event will still be awarded with the renowned Bob Hope Memorial Trophy.
The event has gained immense popularity in the past few years and now players like Phil Mickelson and Matt Kuchar will make their season debut from this tournament.
With the large number of quality players on the field, it is really difficult to predict who will be victorious at the end of the event.
As the courses for the event are known for their low scoring records, players with an ability to hit greens in regulations and superb technique in putting can win.
Players have now gathered at the PGA West and are ready to outplay their rivals on the course.
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