Diamond Resorts Invitational
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The Diamond Resorts Invitational was a PGA Tour Champions Challenge Season event and celebrity golf tournament, played at Tranquilo Golf Club at Four Seasons in Orlando, Florida, and benefited Florida Hospital for Children.[1] The tournament began as a celebrity-only tournament in 2013 and in 2017, the tournament was made a PGA Tour Champions Challenge Season event.[2] The 2018 event featured a field of 28 PGA Tour Champions and 4 LPGA Tour professionals, and 50 celebrity amateur golfers. The tournament was a no cut 54-hole event, and used the Modified Stableford scoring system.[3] Over the years, the tournament helped raise more than $3.1 million for Florida Hospital for Children.[4]
Tournament information | |
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Location | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Established | 2017 |
Course(s) | Tranquilo GC at Four Seasons |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Format | Stroke play - 54 holes (no cut) Modified Stableford |
Prize fund | $750,000 |
Month played | January |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 104 points Woody Austin (2017) |
Current champion | |
Scott Parel |
In March 2018, tournament sponsor Diamond Resorts announced it was changing the tournament for 2019 to an official LPGA Tour event called the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions.[5] The new tournament was the LPGA's 2019 season opener with $1.2 million in prize money.[6] The 26-player pro field included only those LPGA players who had qualified by winning in the previous two seasons.[7] They competed alongside 45 sports and entertainment celebrities.