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The Bob Hope Classic first saw light of day way back in 1960, when it came to life as the Palm Springs Golf Classic. It can trace its ancestry back to the famous Thunderbird Invitational golf tournament that was held from 1954 to 1959 out in Palm Springs, California. Bob Hope Classic tickets have always sold well because of the nature of the tournament, which is played over five days and four different courses down in the Coachella Valley.
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About Bob Hope Classic
The one course that the tournament has been played on every year since moving to the Coachella Valley has been the Bermuda Dunes Country Club course. Up through 2006, Bob Hope Classic tickets were also available to see play at the Indian Wells Country Club, though that golf course has not seen use as part of the tournament since then.
The Bob Hope Classic is also the only PGA Tour event that has ownership of its own facility, when a local charitable foundation donated one of its new courses (The Classic Club in Palm Desert, California) to the Bob Hope Classic in 2005. Already strong sales of Bob Hope Classic tickets were propelled to new heights as a result of the addition of this beautiful course.
By far, the tournament's biggest draw has always been the Pro-Am event which has annually attracted many famous amateur golfers and celebrities including President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bing Crosby and Kirk Douglas. Eisenhower was the first US president to play in the tournament. Sales of Bob Hope Classic tickets that year hit an all-time high.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, Arnold Palmer, one the first tournament with a score of 338, 22 under par, meaning he scorched the field and dominated the tournament. That record would stand for another 22 years before it was finally broken. Members of "Arnie's Army" eagerly snapped up Bob Hope Classic tickets that year.
The tournament gained its current name in 1965, when world-famous actor and comedian Bob Hope gave his name to the event. Additionally, the superstar served as chairman of the board for many years. In the 1970s, the second former president to play the event was Gerald Ford. And in 1995, history was in evidence when then-President Bill Clinton, former president George H.W. Bush, former president Gerald Ford, Bob Hope and defending champion Scott Hoch played together as a team, which led to the sale of tons of Bob Hope Classic tickets.
With a prize purse exceeding $5 million, the tournament attracts a top-flight field every year, even though its format can be a tough one for some Tour Players to handle. It is expected that defending champion Pat Perez will return to make another run at the title and that a strong amateur celebrity field will show up once again, helping to keep sales of Bob Hope Classic tickets high.
