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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| Established | 1971 |
| Course(s) | Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia & Palm courses) |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,516 yards (6,873 m) (Magnolia) 6,957 yards (6,361 m) (Palm) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$4,700,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Final year | 2012 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | Individual: 262 John Huston (1992) 262 Duffy Waldorf (2000) Team: 246 Vance Heafner and Mike Holland (1981) |
| To par | Individual: −26 as above Team: −42 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Charlie Beljan | |
| Location map | |
  Walt Disney World Resort Location in the United States  Walt Disney World Resort Location in Florida | |
The Walt Disney World Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament was played on the Palm and Magnolia courses at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was played under several names, reflecting sponsorship changes.
The tournament was founded in 1971 as the Walt Disney World Open Invitational. From 1974 to 1981, the tournament was played as a two-man team event with a better-ball format. Title sponsors have included Oldsmobile, National Car Rental, Funai,[1] and Children's Miracle Network.[2]
From 2007 to 2012, it was the final event in the PGA Tour Fall Series, and also the final official event of the PGA Tour season. As such, it was a final chance for many players to earn or retain a PGA Tour card through winning or getting into the top 125 on the Tour's money list. The 2010 and 2012 winners, Robert Garrigus and Charlie Beljan respectively, were both outside the top 125 before their wins.
The tournament was removed from the PGA Tour schedule for the 2013–14 wrap-around season after Children's Miracle Network declined to renew their sponsorship and no others were found.[3]
The 2012 purse was $4,700,000, with $846,000 going to the winner.
- ^ "Flat-screen Tvs Go To Nonprofits". Orlando Sentinel. March 11, 2006.
- ^ Tour's final stop renamed Children's Miracle Network Classic
- ^ Disney no longer part of PGA Tour