The Hoag Classic (formerly the Toshiba Classic) is a

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tournament on the

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. The Hoag Classic is played annually in March in

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at the Newport Beach Country Club. Newport Beach Country Club was designed by

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in 1954. The tournament was founded in 1995 as the Toshiba Senior Classic. Hoag became the title sponsor of the tournament starting in 2019. The longest sudden-death

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in the history of the PGA Tour Champions occurred at the 1997 event when

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defeated

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on the ninth hole. The record was broken the following year at the

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Winners

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External links

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Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions' official site
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