Mercedes Championships
The Mercedes Championships (the pluralisation is official) is the opening event of golf's PGA Tour season. The field is restricted to golfers who won an event on the Tour in the previous season. It is played in Hawaii in January. The event dates from 1953 and has previously been known as the "Tournament of Champions" (1953-1974), the "MONY Tournament of Champions" (1975-1990), and the "Infiniti Tournament of Champions" (1991-93). The first prize is one of the larger ones on the Tour, and due to the small field it is 20% of the overall prize fund rather than the standard 18%. In 2005 the first prize was $1,060,000 out of a fund of $5,300,000.
Winners Mercedes Championships Infiniti Tournament of Champions MONY Tournament of Champions
1989 Steve Jones - United States 1988 Steve Pate - United States 1987 Mac O'Grady - United States 1986 Calvin Peete - United States 1985 Tom Kite - United States 1984 Tom Watson - United States 1983 Lanny Wadkins - United States 1982 Lanny Wadkins - United States 1981 Lee Trevino - United States 1980 Tom Watson - United States 1979 Tom Watson - United States 1978 Gary Player - South Africa 1977 Jack Nicklaus - United States 1976 Don January - United States 1975 Al Geiberger - United States Tournament of Champions
1974 Johnny Miller - United States 1973 Jack Nicklaus - United States 1972 Bobby Mitchell - United States 1971 Jack Nicklaus - United States 1970 Frank Beard - United States 1969 Gary Player - South Africa 1968 Don January - United States 1967 Frank Beard - United States 1966 Arnold Palmer - United States 1965 Arnold Palmer - United States 1964 Jack Nicklaus - United States 1963 Jack Nicklaus - United States 1962 Arnold Palmer - United States 1961 Sam Snead - United States 1960 Jerry Barber - United States 1959 Mike Souchak - United States 1958 Stan Leonard - Canada 1957 Gene Littler - United States 1956 Gene Littler - United States 1955 Gene Littler - United States 1954 Art Wall - United States 1953 Al Besselink - United States
External link Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
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