• COURSE: Castle Park, followed by Whitsett, Par-3
• CHECK-IN TIME: 8:50 AM (Sunday 2/19)
• FIELD WATCH: As many as 9 golfers are expected to start Sunday, half of which missed last year’s tournament. Defending champion Martin Witt will not be in attendance, marking the 8th time a defending champion will not defend (2nd time for Witt who did not defend at Manhattan Beach in 2010).
Handicaps: E. Quiroz (7), Vaughan (10), Frost (10), Bird (8), W. Vargas (7), Moawad (7), T. Joe (10), Grigorian (7), D. Vargas (8), Crump (8)
Not playing: Mann, R. Quiroz, Witt, Fidler
• COURSE RECORD: 28, Armen Grigorian (2008)
• LAST YEAR: Martin Witt defeated Ed Quiroz on a playoff hole tie-break to win his first Charly Classic and 10th tournament of his career. Quiroz was denied a Tour record 4th win in a row despite shooting an impressive 32 in his Charly debut.
• STORYLINES: This is the 14th edition of the tournament, which honors, and his hosted by, Charly Frost. Charter member Armen Grigorian will make the 100th start of his career, joining Tim Joe and Chris Moawad already in the century club… A win here by Doug Vargas would leave him 1 shy (Griffith) of the career slam… Tim Joe (44) and Gerry Vaughan (38) enter with 2 of the 3 longest winless streaks on Tour. Vaughan’s last Tour victory came in the 2011 Charly Classic.
• SHORT CHIPS: After the Tour Championship, the Charly Classic has the highest number of different winners (9). Multiple winners include Gerry Vaughan (2), Armen Grigorian (2), and Clint Crump, who 3-peated from 2005 to 2007… Only 2 golfers in the history of the tournament have posted sub-30 rounds: Grigorian, 28 (2008) and Chris Moawad, 29 (2008 & 2012)… Patrick Bird has posted 7 straight sub-40 rounds, 2nd only to Grigorian (8)… Reaching milestones Sunday: Vaughan (85th career start), Quiroz (20th).
PAST CHAMPIONS:
2016, Martin Witt
2015, P-Jay Fidler
2014, John Frost
2013, Patrick Bird
2012, Chris Moawad
2011, Gerry Vaughan
2010, Travois Gordón
2009, Gerry Vaughan
2008, Armen Grigorian
2007, Clint Crump
2006, Clint Crump
2005, Clint Crump
2004, Armen Grigorian
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