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TCL CLASSIC RELATED STORIES

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GREAT GIFTS FOR GOLFERS

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| DATES: Thursday, March 15th - Sunday, March 18th |
| SITE: Yalong Bay Golf Club, Sanya, Hainan Island |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones Jr. (2000) |
| Hole-By-Hole: |
1 - Par 5 579 Yds |
10 - Par 4 449 Yds |
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2 - Par 4 480 Yds |
11 - Par 3 172 Yds |
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3 - Par 3 196 Yds |
12 - Par 4 372 Yds |
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4 - Par 4 376 Yds |
13 - Par 5 544 Yds |
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5 - Par 3 170 Yds |
14 - Par 4 345 Yds |
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6 - Par 4 467 Yds |
15 - Par 3 240 Yds |
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7 - Par 4 296 Yds |
16 - Par 5 595 Yds |
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8 - Par 4 436 Yds |
17 - Par 4 427 Yds |
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9 - Par 5 580 Yds |
18 - Par 4 449 Yds |
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36 3,580 Yds |
36 3,593 Yds |
| Annual: |
4th (3rd on European Tour) |
| Defending Champion: |
Johan Edfors (Will not defend) |
| Runner-Up: |
Andrew Buckle |
| Tournament Record: |
263 (Johan Edfors, 2006) |
| 54-Hole Record: |
193 (David Howell, 2006) |
| 36-Hole Record: |
127 (David Howell, 2006) |
| Course Record: |
62 (Wen-Chong Liang, Edward Loar, 2006) |
| Total Purse: |
$1,000,000 |
| Shares: |
1st Place - $167,573; 2nd Place - $111,718; 3rd Place - $62,944 |
| 2006 Finish |
| Player |
Score |
Player |
Score |
| Johan Edfors |
263 |
Gaurav Ghei |
267 |
| Andrew Buckle |
264 |
Jeev Milkha Singh |
268 |
| Prayad Marksaeng |
265 |
David Howell |
268 |
| Nick Dougherty |
266 |
Warren Abery |
268 |
| Wen Teh Lu |
267 |
Paul Casey |
269 |
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Edward Loar |
269 |
| Past TCL Classic Winners |
| Year |
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2006 |
Johan Edfors (263) -- Andrew Buckle |
| 2005 |
*Paul Casey (266) -- Paul McGinley |
| 2004 |
Not Held |
| 2003 |
Not Held |
| 2002 |
Colin Montgomerie (272) -- Thongchai Jaidee |
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