Palmer Private Course at PGA West (host) (Par 72/6,950 yards)
La Quinta Country Club, California
SilverRock Resort (Par 72/7,578 yards)
Proud dad Jay Haas congratulates son, Bill, on his first TOUR victory.
Bob Hope Classic E
very win on the PGA TOUR is special, but for Bill Haas, his victory at last year’s Bob Hope Classic was twice as nice.
He played his first full season on the TOUR in 2006 after
a brilliant amateur career at his dad’s alma mater, Wake Forest University. After 140 starts on TOUR, he finally broke through with his first victory at the Bob Hope Classic—the same tournament where his father, Jay, won in 1988. “I’ve wanted to win from the first tournament I played,
but it’s a process, and there’s a lot to it,” said Haas. “It’s special, but I don’t know if it’s a monkey off my back. I know how hard it was to win, and I’m grateful. It was the most nervous I’ve ever been.” Haas clinched the victory on Monday, after weather
forced the final round back a day. He closed with a 64, sinking a short birdie putt on
the last hole to edge Matt Kuchar, Tim Clark and Bubba Watson by a stroke. The 27-year-old Haas set up his final birdie with a beautiful 3-iron approach to the par 5. He hit a conservative approach putt that left him with a tap-in birdie—hands shaking from the cold and all.
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Bermuda Dunes Country Club (Par 72/7,017 yards)
Nicklaus Private Course at PGA West (Par 72/6,951 yards)
Golf Channel
Tournament Record: 324, Joe Durant, 2001
“Patience isn’t one of my key virtues,” Haas said. “It’s
something I’m still trying to learn. This week, we were forced to be patient. Who knows? Maybe the rainout was good for me. It worked out for the best.” As you might imagine, his dad—who was in the gallery—
could not have been prouder. “To win the same tournament I won is special, and
then for me to get to see it—that’s really special,” said Jay Haas, who texted his son on Sunday night with a simple message: “Hit when you’re ready, and never before.” Bill Haas couldn’t take a deep breath or warm up his
hands until that easy putt dropped—and at that point, he did not even know his father was in the gallery. With the victory, Jay and Bill became just the eighth father-son combination to win on TOUR. “It’s definitely neat that down the road, 22 years from
now, we can look at both our names on the list here,” Bill Haas said. “I’m not trying to compare myself to him. He’s almost unreachable.” To pick up the win, Haas had to overcome Kuchar, who began the day three off the lead but then looked like
Course Record: 59, David Duval, 1999 (PGA West/Palmer Course); 60, Robert Gamez, 2004 (Indian Wells CC); 61, Lennie Clements, 1994 (La Quinta CC); 61, Pat Perez, 2003 (Bermuda Dunes CC); 62, Jonathan Kaye, 1999 (Tamarisk CC); 63, Kenny Perry, 1995; Payne Stewart, 1996 (Indian Ridge CC); 62, Jesper Parnevik, 2006 (Classic Club)
Most Victories: Arnold Palmer (5)
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PGA TOUR OFFICIAL ANNUAL 2011 39
January 19-23 Bob Hope Classic
THE YEAR AHEAD 2011
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