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| DATES: Friday, February 12th through Sunday, February 14th |
| SITE: The Golf Lodge at the Quarry, Naples, Florida |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry (2007) |
| Hole-By-Hole: |
1 - Par 4 341 Yds |
10 - Par 4 422 Yds |
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2 - Par 3 210 Yds |
11 - Par 4 423 Yds |
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3 - Par 5 556 Yds |
12 - Par 5 532 Yds |
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4 - Par 4 445 Yds |
13 - Par 3 194 Yds |
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5 - Par 4 431 Yds |
14 - Par 5 555 Yds |
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6 - Par 3 178 Yds |
15 - Par 3 205 Yds |
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7 - Par 5 542 Yds |
16 - Par 4 379 Yds |
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8 - Par 4 407 Yds |
17 - Par 4 436 Yds |
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9 - Par 4 382 Yds |
18 - Par 4 456 Yds |
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36 3,492 Yds |
36 3,602 Yds |
| Annual: |
23rd |
| Defending Champion: |
Loren Roberts |
| Runner-Up: |
Gene Jones |
| Tournament Record: |
197 (Jimmy Powell, 1992) |
| 36-Hole Record: |
130 (Tom Watson, 2002) |
| 18-Hole Record: |
62 (Gary Koch, 2004 -- TwinEagles) |
| 9-Hole Record: |
28 (Gary Koch, 2004 -- TwinEagles) |
| Total Purse: |
$1,600,000 |
| Shares: |
1st Place - $240,000; 2nd Place - $140,800; 3rd Place - $115,200 |
| 2009 Finish |
| Player |
Score |
Player |
Score |
| Loren Roberts |
209 |
Don Pooley |
211 |
| Gene Jones |
210 |
Brad Bryant |
213 |
| Ben Crenshaw |
211 |
Mike Goodes |
213 |
| Bernhard Langer |
211 |
Nick Price |
213 |
| James Mason |
211 |
Joey Sindelar |
213 |
| Past ACE Group Classic Winners |
| Year |
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2009 |
Loren Roberts (209) -- Gene Jones |
| 2008 |
*Scott Hoch (202) -- Tom Kite, Brad Bryant, Tom Jenkins |
| 2007 |
Bobby Wadkins (201) -- Allen Doyle |
| 2006 |
Loren Roberts (202) -- Brad Bryant, R.W. Eaks |
| 2005 |
Mark James (203) -- Hale Irwin, Tom Wargo |
| 2004 |
*Craig Stadler (206) -- Tom Watson, Gary Koch |
| 2003 |
Vicente Fernandez (202) -- Tom Watson, Des Smyth |
| 2002 |
Hale Irwin (200) -- Tom Watson |
| 2001 |
Gil Morgan (204) -- Dana Quigley |
| 2000 |
*Lanny Wadkins (202) -- Tom Watson, Walter Hall, Jose Maria Canizares |
| 1999 |
Allen Doyle (203) -- Vicente Fernandez |
| 1998 |
Gil Morgan (210) -- Dale Douglass, Ray Floyd |
| 1997 |
Hale Irwin (201) -- Bob Murphy |
| 1996 |
Al Geiberger (202) -- Isao Aoki |
| 1995 |
#Bob Murphy (137) -- Ray Floyd |
| 1994 |
Mike Hill (201) -- Tom Wargo |
| 1993 |
Mike Hill (202) -- Dave Stockton |
| 1992 |
Jimmy Powell (197) -- Lee Trevino |
| 1991 |
Lee Trevino (205) -- Dale Douglass |
| 1990 |
Lee Trevino (200) -- Bruce Crampton |
| 1989 |
Gene Littler (209) -- Harold Henning |
| 1988 |
Gary Player (207) -- Dave Hill |
| Note: Previously called Aetna Challenge (1988-92), Better Homes and |
| Gardens Challenge (1993), Intellinet Challenge (1994-95), Greater Naples Intellinet Challenge (1996), LG Championship (1997-98). |
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