DEFENDING CHAMPIONS:
Patrick Bird / John Frost
Winning Score: 30 points
Victory Margin: Won on 2nd hole of sudden death over W. Vargas / Gordón
John Frost’s 15-foot winning putt on the second hole of sudden death in last year’s tournament set the gold standard for dramatic finishes at The Hooters. The victory was Patrick Bird’s 2nd at the Hooters and partner John Frost’s 3rd in 6 years. The Tour makes a return to Van Nuys, 5 years after its last visit.
COURSE: Van Nuys
6550 Odessa Street
Van Nuys, 91406
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Date: Saturday, March 8 [7:40AM]
Format: 18 holes, alternating shots, Modified Stableford scoring system
PAST CHAMPIONS:
2012: Martin Witt / Doug Vargas
2011: Martin Witt / Doug Vargas
2010: John Frost / Gil Ferro
2009: Martin Witt / Armen Grigorian
2008: John Frost / Doug Vargas
2007: Chris Moawad / Gerry Vaughan
2006: Patrick Bird / Walter Vargas
2005: Armen Grigorian / Cary Sachs
2004: no tournament
2003: Martin Witt / Clint Crump (match play format)
Tournament Format:
Hole-In-One will earn 10 points
Birdie (2), 6 points
Par (3), 3 points
Bogey (4), 1 point
Double Bogey (5), 0 points
Triple Bogey (6), -1 points
Quadruple bogey (7) or higher, -3 points
TEAMS FOR 2014
| JOHN FROST - PATRICK BIRD | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Just last month these two faced each other in a Charly playoff. Now they hope to become just the 2nd team in Hooters history to repeat as champions. |  |
| GRIGORIAN - GORDÓN | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Gordón has 3 runner-up finishes in the last 4 years and is coming off last year's devastating playoff loss. His new partner is a former 2-time champ whose last Hooters victory was here at Van Nuys. |  |
| MARTIN WITT - TIM JOE | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Tim Joe has finished at the bottom in his last 3 starts. A pairing with the Hooters all-time wins leader may be the tonic to cure his ills. Witt won the last time the Tour visited Van Nuys. |  |
| DOUG VARGAS - ED QUIROZ | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Ed Quiroz's only other Tour appearance was the Hooters in 2012. An upgrade from his last partner (Tim Joe) Quiroz teams with Doug Vargas, a 3-time winner (2nd on the all-time Hooters wins list). |  |
| JOHN MANN - RENE QUIROZ | ||
|---|---|---|
 | These two made history in 2012 when they battled each other in the first sudden death playoff in Masters history. Mann has just 3 career Hooters starts in his 8 years on Tour. |  |
| CLINT CRUMP - CHRIS MOAWAD | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Moawad is 7 years removed from his only Hooters victory, while Crump's lone win was the inaugural edition in 2003. They have 10 top-3's in 16 combined starts. |  |
| WALTER VARGAS - P-JAY FIDLER | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Vargas is 8 years removed from his only Hooters win. He's finished runner-up the past 2 years and 3 times in the last 5. Partner Fidler has 5 top-3's in 7 career starts, never finishing worse than 4th. |  |