The MGM Tour’s “Club Championship”
• COURSE: The Tour visits Penmar (Par-33) in Venice for the first time and will play 2 rounds.
• CHECK IN TIME: Sunday July 21, 8:05
• HANDICAPS: Defending champion Tim Joe (32), 4-time champion Chris Moawad (18), 2017 champion Gerry Vaughan (32), 2011 champion Doug Vargas (26), 2010 champion Clint Crump (28), 2008 Champion Walter Vargas (22), Patrick Bird (32).
• STORY LINES: The Tour’s best player (Moawad) and arguably its worst (Joe) are vying for the “double” (2 majors in a season)… both Walter Vargas and Clint Crump are making their first Tour Championship start in 5 years. In their last appearance they finished 8th and 4th respectively. Doug Vargas has finished top-4 in each of his last 5 starts in a major.
• LAST YEAR: At El Cariso, 16-year Tour veteran Tim Joe ended a 55-tournament winless streak and won his first major title. He became the tournament’s 8th different winner since its expansion to a long course format in 2011.
PAST CHAMPIONS
In 2018 Tim Joe captured his first career major title.
2018, Tim Joe
2017, Gerry Vaughan
2016, Armen Grigorian
2015, Ed Quiroz
2014, Martin Witt
2013, Chris Moawad
2012, P-Jay Fidler
2011, Doug Vargas
2010, Clint Crump
2009, Chris Moawad
2008, Walter Vargas
2007, Chris Moawad
2006, Chris Moawad
2005, Armen Grigorian
2004, Patrick Bird
2003, John Frost