WEST COAST SWING
SoCal
GOLF
INSIDER
DESERT CLASSIC
v WHEN: Jan. 17-20
v WHERE: La Quinta
v COURSES: Stadium Course at PGA
West, Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course
at PGA West, La Quinta Country Club
v FIELD: 156 amateurs, 156 tour pros,
with two pros and two amateurs in each
foursome.
v FORMAT: Pros play 72 holes of stroke
play – two rounds at Stadium Course
and one round at the other two courses.
There is a 54-hole cut, and then the top
70 pros and ties play the final round at
Stadium Course on Sunday. The top
three low-net and top three low-gross
amateurs also play on Sunday, to deter-
mine the overall Desert Classic amateur
champion.
v DEFENDING CHAMPION: Jon Rahm.
v PURSE: $5.9 million.
Charity administrator: Desert Classic
Charities.
v TICKETS OR MORE INFORMATION:
desert-classic.com/tickets.
