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The News Tribune's golf blog
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Posted by Todd Milles @ 10:32:39 am

This week: PGA Tour's Bob Hope Classic, Wednesday through Sunday, PGA West near Palm Springs, Calif.

World rankings: Moore is 164th, Kelly is 1,173rd.

2009 earnings: Kelly has $11,178 (T-79th on PGA Tour). This is Moore's first tournament.

Last tournament: Kelly made his PGA Tour rookie season debut at last week's Sony Open (tied for 65th at 2-over 282), and fired one of the best rounds (66) during a wet and windy second day. His 297.8-yard-per-drive showing ranks No. 8 on tour. … Moore was off in Mexico last week, watching his best friend – and caddie – Troy Denton get married.

Moore's tee time Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. PST off Nicklaus No. 1 tee.

Kelly's tee time Wednesday: 8:57 a.m. PST off Palmer No. 1 tee.

Categories: Local golfers, Ryan Moore
Posted by Todd Milles @ 10:30:24 am

PGA TOUR's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic

Site: La Quinta, Calif.

Schedule: Wednesday-Sunday.

Courses: PGA West, Arnold Palmer Private Course (6,950 yards, par 72), PGA West, Jack Nicklaus Private Course (6,951 yards, par 72), Bermuda Dunes Country Club (7,017 yards, par 72) and SilverRock Resort (7,578 yards, par 72).

Purse: $5.1 million. Winner’s share: $918,000.

Television (all times PST): Golf Channel (Wednesday-Friday, noon-3
p.m., 6-9 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m., 7-10 p.m.).

Last year: D.J. Trahan won his second PGA Tour title, closing with a 7-under 65 at The Classic Club for a three-stroke victory over Justin Leonard.

Last week: Zach Johnson won the Sony Open for his second victory in his last six PGA Tour starts, finishing with a 5-under 65 to beat Adam Scott and David Toms by two shots. The 2007 Masters champion, Johnson has five PGA Tour victories.

Notes: Phil Mickelson, the 2002 and 2004 winner, is skipping the 50th edition of the 90-hole, pro-am tournament. … David Duval shot a 59 on the Palmer course in the final round of his 1999 victory. … Joe Durant set the PGA Tour’s 90-hole record in 2001 with a 36-under 324 total. … Tournament host Arnold Palmer won the inaugural event in 1960 and added victories in 1962, ’68, ’71 and ’73. … Troy Kelly, the Tacoma native and Central Kitsap High product, lives in La Quinta, and received one of the sponsor's exemptions to play this week. … Past champions Fred Couples (1998) and Mike Weir (2003) are making their first starts of the year. … The final round will be played on the Palmer course. … The FBR Open is next week in Scottsdale, Ariz., followed by the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines and the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

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