The Bob Hope Classic is a professional Golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It has been held annually in January since the first event in 1960. The tournament is a Pro-Am event which takes places over five days on four different courses. The lowest 70 professional scores and ties after the fourth round on Saturday advance to the final round on Sunday.http://www.bhcc.com/schedule.html The 2009 Bob Hope Classic was won by Pat Perez and the 2010 event took place January 18-January 24.http://www.bhcc.com/thedecades.html

The Bob Hope Classic was known as the Palm Springs Golf Classic when it was founded in 1960. The first winner was Arnold Palmer, who shot 22 strokes under par, which was a tournament record for twenty years. The event drew big name celebrities over the years such as Bing Crosby, Dezi Arnaz, Kirk Douglas , Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Gerald Ford and Bob Hope, whose name became associated with the tournament in 1965.http://www.bhcc.com/history.html Arnold Palmer has won the event five times. Phil Mickelson, Billy Casper, John Mahaffey, Johnny Miller, Corey Pavin and John Cook have won the event twice.http://www.bhcc.com/thedecades.html On September 30, 2009 the organizers of the Bob Hope classic launched a new Web site in an attempt to get younger adults involved in golf.http://www.mydesert.com/article/20090930/EVENTS02/909300301/1032/sports05

On October 14, the "Classic Girls" were announced for the 2010 event. They are ambassadors of the event, participating in promotions and special events throughout the week of the tournament. The girls have been a part of the Bob Hope Classic for 51 years.http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/60696-Bob-Hope-Classic-announces-selection-its-%E2%80%9CClassic-Girls%E2%80%9D This year, all active military personnel and their families will get free admission to the tournament.http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2010/01/15/observation_post/sports/sports04.txt The sponsor's exemptions for the 51st Bob Hope Classic are David Duval, Rocco Mediate, Sam Saunders, Jamie Lovemark, Joe Ogilvie and Ricky Fowler. The event features 128 professionals and 384 amateurs. The tournament is a 90 hole event over the course of five days.http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/exemptions_named_to_bob_hope_classic Franklin American Mortgage Company was named as a sponsor of the 2010 event on January 12, 2010.http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/61583-Franklin-American-Mortgage-Company-sponsors-Bob-Hope-Classic

In the first round of the event, 92 players scored better than par. The leader was Shane Bertsch, who shot a ten under par round at PGA West (Nicklaus course). He had five birdies on the front nine and five birdies on the back nine, without a bogey.http://www.pgatour.com/players/01/05/05/scorecards/2010/r002.html Alex Prugh and Jeff Quinney shot eight under par and tied for second. Four players were a shot further back at seven under par. The worst round of the day was a seven over par round of 79 shot by Chad Campbell.http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboards/current/r002/

The second round of the tournament was postponed due to rain and was played on Friday, January 22. Bubba Watson took the lead after shooting a round of 62, ten under par. He was seven under par after the front nine which included an eagle on the 335 yard, par 4 fourth hole at the Silver Rock Resort. He was nine under par for the round after twelve holes, but got a bogey on the short par three 14th hole. Watson got a birdie on the 18th hole. Alex Prugh remained in second with a six under par round of 66 at the Palmer Tournament Course. First round leader Shane Bertsch was three shots back in a four way tie for third.http://www.thegolfchannel.com/pga-tour/2010-bob-hope-classic/scores/?x=10&y=9

Alex Prugh regained the lead at the end of the third round with a score of seven under par 65. Prugh got off to a quick start at the La Quinta course with birdies on the second, third and fourth holes. He had four more birdies without a bogey for the rest of the round. Second round leader Bubba Watson birdied the first, second and fourth holes at the Palmer Tournament Course and finished tied for second place at twenty under par. Also at twenty under par was Flores Martin, who shot his second consecutive round of 65. After three rounds, 106 of the 128 players were under par.http://www.thegolfchannel.com/pga-tour/2010-bob-hope-classic/scores/

In the fourth round, Alex Prugh shot a round of 70 to share the lead with Bubba Watson at 23 under par. Watson held a two shot lead heading into the 18th hole. He got a double bogey on the par four to finish the round at three under par. Tim Clark and Bill Haas were just a shot behind and Joe Ogilvie was two shots back heading into the final round. The cut was nine under par. Notables missing the cut included Scott Verplank, Justin Rose, David Duval and Rocco Mediate.http://www.thegolfchannel.com/pga-tour/2010-bob-hope-classic/scores/

There were many low scores during the final round. Matt Kuchar started the day in sixth place. He was eight under par after the first 11 holes and finished with 9 under par round of 63. Kuchar finished tied for second with Tim Clark, who shot a 65. Third round leaders Bubba Watson and Tim Prugh dropped to second and fifth, respectively with rounds of 66 and 67. Bill Haas shot a final round of 64 to win the event at thirty under par. It was his first PGA Tour victory and joined his father, Jay Haas, as the first father and son to win the event.http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/leaderboard

• Lowest 18 hole score: 59 by David Duval in 1999
• Lowest winning score: 324 for five rounds by Joe Durant in 2001
• Lowest final round score by winner: 59 by David Duval in 1999
• Lowest first round score by winner: 63 by Jay Haas in 1988
• Largest winning margin: 6 strokes by Rik Massengale in 1977 and Tom Kite in 1993
• Lowest score to make the cut: 273 (15-under-par) in 2009
• Winners who lead after every round: Rik Massengale in 1977 and Bruce Lietzke in 1981

• 1960 Arnold Palmer
• 1961 Billy Maxwell
• 1962 Arnold Palmer
• 1963 Jack Nicklaus
• 1964 Tommy Jacobs
• 1965 Billy Casper
• 1966 Doug Sanders
• 1967 Tom Nieporte
• 1968 Arnold Palmer
• 1969 Billy Casper
• 1970 Bruce Devlin
• 1971 Arnold Palmer
• 1972 Bob Rosburg
• 1973 Arnold Palmer
• 1974 Hubert Green
• 1975 Johnny Miller
• 1976 Johnny Miller
• 1977 Rik Massengale
• 1978 Bill Rogers
• 1979 John Mahaffey
• 1980 Craig Stadler
• 1981 Bruce Lietzke
• 1982 Ed Fiori
• 1984 John Mahaffey
• 1985 Lanny Wadkins
• 1986 Donnie Hammond
• 1987 Corey Pavin
• 1988 Jay Haas
• 1989 Steve Jones
• 1990 Peter Jacobsen
• 1991 Corey Pavin
• 1992 John Cook
• 1993 Tom Kite
• 1994 Scott Hoch
• 1995 Kenny Perry
• 1996 Mark Brooks
• 1997 John Cook
• 1998 Fred Couples
• 1999 David Duval
• 2000 Jesper Parnevik
• 2001 Joe Durant
• 2002 Phil Mickelson
• 2003 Mike Weir
• 2004 Phil Mickelson
• 2005 Justin Leonard
• 2006 Chad Campbell
• 2007 Charley Hoffman
• 2008 D.J. Trahan
• 2009 Pat Perez
• 2010 Bill Haas