Dean & DeLuca Invitational

Dean & DeLuca Invitational

Tournament information
Location	Fort Worth, Texas
Established	1946, 70 years ago
Course(s)	Colonial Country Club
Par	70
Length	7,204 yards (6,587 m)
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	$6.7 million
Month played	May
Tournament record score
Aggregate	259 Zach Johnson (2010)
To par	−21 Zach Johnson (2010)
Current champion
Chris Kirk

Fort
Worth

Location in the United States

Fort
Worth

Location in Texas

The Dean & DeLuca Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually in May in Fort Worth, Texas at Colonial Country Club, who organizes the event. It is one of five invitational tournaments on the PGA Tour; the inaugural event was held 70 years ago in 1946.

Overview

The tournament was founded in 1946, and honors the history of golf by using an official Scottish tartan plaid jacket, for its champions and top committee chairmen. Another tradition feeding Colonial history is the beautiful Wall of Champions on the first tee. Engraved with the name and score of each champion dating back to 1946, plus the 1941 U.S. Open, the marble display casts a reverence over the start of any player's round.

The tournament is unofficially associated with Ben Hogan (1912–1997), the long-time Fort Worth resident who won the tournament five times,^[1] the most of any player. One of the top players in golf history, he won nine major titles, six after a near-fatal automobile collision in 1949 that kept him hospitalized for two months. Hogan's final three major wins were consecutive in 1953; a statue of him at swing completion is near the clubhouse.^[2]

Annika Sörenstam played in the 2003 tournament and became the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years, since Babe Zaharias made three cuts as an amateur in 1945.^[3][4] Sörenstam's participation drew high media attention, but she shot 71 and 74 and missed the cut by four strokes.^[5]

Sponsors

Colonial Country Club announced in July 2006 that Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts signed a six-year contract to become the title sponsor through 2012. The hotel chain replaced Bank of America, which decided not to renew its deal after four years, including the tournament's 50th anniversary in May. Crowne Plaza remained as title sponsor for nine editions, through 2015.

Dean & DeLuca, a chain of upscale grocery stores, became the title sponsor in 2016.^[6]

Invitational status

The Dean & DeLuca Invitational is one of only five tournaments given "invitational" status by the PGA Tour, and consequently it has a reduced field of approximately 125 players (as opposed to most full-field open tournaments with a field of 156 players). The other four tournaments with invitational status are the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the RBC Heritage, the Memorial Tournament, and the Quicken Loans National.

Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 120 and 132 players), and have more freedom than full-field open tournaments in determining which players are eligible to participate in their event, as invitational tournaments are not required to fill their fields using the PGA Tour Priority Ranking System. Furthermore, unlike full-field open tournaments, invitational tournaments do not offer open qualifying (aka Monday qualifying).

Field

The field consists of at least 120 players invited using the following criteria:^[7][8]

1. Colonial winners prior to 2000 and in the last five years
2. Colonial Winners in top 150 of prior year money list
3. The Players Championship and major championship winners in the last five years
4. The Tour Championship and World Golf Championships winners in the past three years
5. Arnold Palmer Invitational and Memorial winners since 2015
6. PGA Tour tournament winners since the last Colonial tournament
7. Playing members on the last named U.S. Ryder Cup team
8. Current PGA Tour members who were playing members on the last named European Ryder Cup team, U.S. Presidents Cup team, and International President's Cup team
9. Two players to be selected by the current and former champions of the Colonial tournament (Champions Choices)
10. Top 15 finishers and ties from previous year's Colonial Tournament
11. 12 sponsors exemptions -- 2 from among graduates of Web.com Tour finals, 6 members not otherwise exempt, and 4 unrestricted
12. Top 50 Official World Golf Ranking through the Masters
13. Top 80 from prior year's FedEx Cup points list
14. Members in the top 125 non-member category whose non-WGC points for the previous season equal or exceed the points earned by the player finishing in 80th position on the prior year FedEx Cup points list
15. Top 80 from current year's FedEx Cup points list through the Players Championship
16. If necessary to complete a field of 120 players, any remaining positions are filled from current year's FedEx Cup points list

Colonial winners prior to 2000 that are not otherwise eligible are in addition to a field of 120.

Champion's Choice tradition

Colonial has a unique PGA Tour tradition known as the Champion's Choice invitation. Each year, former Colonial champions select two deserving young players, who otherwise would be ineligible, to compete in the tournament.

Pros who made their first appearance at Colonial as a Champion's Choice include Al Geiberger, Tom Weiskopf, Craig Stadler, Curtis Strange, Mark O'Meara, Paul Azinger and Davis Love III. Five Champion's Choices have eventually won the Colonial; Dave Stockton is the only Champion's Choice to win the tournament in the year selected (1967).

Winners

Year	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)	Purse ($)	Ref
Dean & DeLuca Invitational
2016							1,206,000	6,700,000
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
2015	Chris Kirk	United States	268	–12	1 stroke	Jason Bohn Brandt Snedeker Jordan Spieth	1,170,000	6,500,000
2014	Adam Scott	Australia	271	−9	Playoff	Jason Dufner	1,152,000	6,400,000
2013	Boo Weekley	United States	266	−14	1 stroke	Matt Kuchar	1,152,000	6,400,000
2012	Zach Johnson (2)	United States	268	−12	1 stroke	Jason Dufner	1,152,000	6,400,000
2011	David Toms	United States	265	−15	1 stroke	Charlie Wi	1,116,000	6,200,000
2010	Zach Johnson	United States	259	−21	3 strokes	Brian Davis	1,116,000	6,200,000
2009	Steve Stricker	United States	263	−17	Playoff	Tim Clark Steve Marino	1,116,000	6,200,000
2008	Phil Mickelson (2)	United States	266	−14	1 stroke	Tim Clark Rod Pampling	1,098,000	6,100,000
2007	Rory Sabbatini	South Africa	266	−14	Playoff	Jim Furyk Bernhard Langer	1,080,000	6,000,000
Bank of America Colonial
2006	Tim Herron	United States	268	−12	Playoff	Richard S. Johnson	1,080,000	6,000,000
2005	Kenny Perry (2)	United States	261	−19	7 strokes	Billy Mayfair	1,008,000	5,600,000
2004	Steve Flesch	United States	269	−11	1 stroke	Chad Campbell	954,000	5,300,000
2003	Kenny Perry	United States	261	−19	6 strokes	Justin Leonard	900,000	5,000,000
MasterCard Colonial
2002	Nick Price (2)	Zimbabwe	267	−13	5 strokes	Kenny Perry David Toms	774,000	4,300,000
2001	Sergio García	Spain	267	−13	2 strokes	Brian Gay Phil Mickelson	720,000	4,000,000
2000	Phil Mickelson	United States	268	−12	2 strokes	Stewart Cink Davis Love III	594,000	3,300,000
1999	Olin Browne	United States	272	−8	1 stroke	Fred Funk Paul Goydos Tim Herron Greg Kraft Jeff Sluman	504,000	2,800,000
1998	Tom Watson	United States	265	−15	2 strokes	Jim Furyk	414,000	2,300,000
1997	David Frost	South Africa	265	−15	2 strokes	Brad Faxon David Ogrin	288,000	1,600,000
1996	Corey Pavin (2)	United States	272	−8	2 strokes	Jeff Sluman	270,000	1,500,000
Colonial National Invitation
1995	Tom Lehman	United States	271	−9	1 stroke	Craig Parry	252,000	1,400,000
Southwestern Bell Colonial
1994	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	266	−14	Playoff	Scott Simpson	252,000	1,400,000
1993	Fulton Allem	South Africa	264	−16	1 stroke	Greg Norman	234,000	1,300,000
1992	Bruce Lietzke (2)	United States	267	−13	Playoff	Corey Pavin	234,000	1,300,000
1991	Tom Purtzer	United States	267	−13	3 strokes	David Edwards Scott Hoch Bob Lohr	216,000	1,200,000
1990	Ben Crenshaw (2)	United States	272	−8	3 strokes	John Mahaffey Corey Pavin Nick Price	180,000	1,000,000
1989	Ian Baker-Finch	Australia	270	−10	4 strokes	David Edwards	180,000	1,000,000
Colonial National Invitation
1988	Lanny Wadkins	United States	270	−10	1 stroke	Mark Calcavecchia Ben Crenshaw Joey Sindelar	135,000	750,000
1987	Keith Clearwater	United States	266	−14	3 strokes	Davis Love III	108,000	600,000
1986	Dan Pohl	United States	205^	−5	Playoff	Payne Stewart	108,000	600,000
1985	Corey Pavin	United States	266	−14	4 strokes	Bob Murphy	90,000	500,000
1984	Peter Jacobsen	United States	270	−10	Playoff	Payne Stewart	90,000	500,000
1983	Jim Colbert	United States	278	−2	Playoff	Fuzzy Zoeller	72,000	400,000
1982	Jack Nicklaus	United States	273	−7	3 strokes	Andy North	63,000	350,000
1981	Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	274	−6	4 strokes	Hale Irwin	54,000	300,000
1980	Bruce Lietzke	United States	271	−9	1 stroke	Ben Crenshaw	54,000	300,000
1979	Al Geiberger	United States	274	−6	1 stroke	Don January Gene Littler	54,000	300,000
1978	Lee Trevino (2)	United States	268	−12	4 strokes	Jerry Heard Jerry Pate	40,000	200,000
1977	Ben Crenshaw	United States	272	−8	1 stroke	John Schroeder	40,000	200,000
1976	Lee Trevino	United States	273	−7	1 stroke	Mike Morley	40,000	200,000
1975	No tournament - hosted the Tournament Players Championship
1974	Rod Curl	United States	276	−4	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus	50,000	250,000
1973	Tom Weiskopf	United States	276	−4	1 stroke	Bruce Crampton Jerry Heard	30,000	150,000
1972	Jerry Heard	United States	275	−5	2 strokes	Fred Marti	25,000	125,500
1971	Gene Littler	United States	283	+3	1 stroke	Bert Yancey	25,000	125,000
1970	Homero Blancas	United States	273	−7	1 stroke	Gene Littler Lee Trevino	25,000	125,000
1969	Gardner Dickinson	United States	278	−2	1 stroke	Gary Player	25,000	125,000
1968	Billy Casper (2)	United States	275	−5	5 strokes	Gene Littler	25,000	125,000
1967	Dave Stockton	United States	278	−2	2 strokes	Charles Coody	23,000	115,000
1966	Bruce Devlin	Australia	280	E	1 stroke	R. H. Sikes	22,000	110,000
1965	Bruce Crampton	Australia	276	−4	3 strokes	George Knudson	20,000	100,000
1964	Billy Casper	United States	279	−1	4 strokes	Tommy Jacobs	14,000	75,000
1963	Julius Boros (2)	United States	279	−1	4 strokes	Gary Player	12,000	60,000
1962	Arnold Palmer	United States	281	+1	Playoff	Johnny Pott	7,000	40,000
1961	Doug Sanders	United States	281	+1	1 stroke	Kel Nagle	7,000	40,000
1960	Julius Boros	United States	280	E	1 stroke	Gene Littler Kel Nagle	5,000	30,000
1959	Ben Hogan (5)	United States	285	+5	Playoff	Fred Hawkins	5,000	27,300
1958	Tommy Bolt	United States	282	+2	1 stroke	Ken Venturi	5,000	25,000
1957	Roberto De Vicenzo	Argentina	284	+4	1 stroke	Dick Mayer	5,000	25,000	[9]
1956	Mike Souchak	United States	280	E	1 stroke	Tommy Bolt	5,000	25,000	[10]
1955	Chandler Harper	United States	276	−4	8 strokes	Dow Finsterwald	5,000	25,000	[11]
1954	Johnny Palmer	United States	280	E	2 strokes	Fred Haas	5,000	25,000	[12]
1953	Ben Hogan (4)	United States	282	+2	5 strokes	Doug Ford Cary Middlecoff	5,000	25,000	[13]
1952	Ben Hogan (3)	United States	279	−1	4 strokes	Lloyd Mangrum	4,000	20,000	[14]
1951	Cary Middlecoff	United States	282	+2	1 stroke	Jack Burke, Jr.	3,000	15,000	[15]
1950	Sam Snead	United States	277	−3	3 strokes	Skip Alexander	3,000	15,000	[16]
1949	No tournament - cancelled due to course flooding[17]
1948	Clayton Heafner	United States	272	−8	6 strokes	Skip Alexander Ben Hogan	3,000	15,000	[18]
1947	Ben Hogan (2)	United States	279	−1	1 stroke	Toney Penna	3,000	15,000	[19]
1946	Ben Hogan	United States	279	−1	1 stroke	Harry Todd	3,000	15,000	[20]

^ Indicates weather-shortened to 54 holes
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Main sources^{[21][22][23][24]}

Multiple winners

Eleven men have won this tournament more than once through 2015.

5 wins

• Ben Hogan: 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1959

2 wins

Julius Boros: 1960, 1963 Billy Casper: 1964, 1968 Lee Trevino: 1976, 1978 Ben Crenshaw: 1977, 1990 Bruce Lietzke: 1980, 1992

Corey Pavin: 1985, 1996 Nick Price: 1994, 2002 Kenny Perry: 2003, 2005 Phil Mickelson: 2000, 2008 Zach Johnson: 2010, 2012

References

1. "Ben Hogan winner in Colonial playoff". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). Associated Press. May 5, 1959. p. 1C.
2. Sirak, Ron (May 17, 2011). "Spirit of Hogan remains at Colonial". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
3. Ferguson, Doug (May 21, 2003). "Moment of proof". Times Daily (Florence, Alabama). Associated Press. p. 5C.
4. Lozano, Juan A. (May 18, 2003). "Babe was bigger than the game". Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky). Associated Press.
5. Ferguson, Doug (May 24, 2003). "Rough cut". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. p. B1.
6. "Dean & DeLuca announced as title sponsor of Colonial event". PGA Tour. February 15, 2016.
7. Colonial National Invitation Tournament - 2016 Eligibility
8. "2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations" (PDF). October 5, 2015.
9. "Vicenzo Wins Colonial Golf". St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, Florida). Associated Press. May 6, 1957. p. 14A. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
10. "Souchak Wins Colonial Open". The Day (New London, Connecticut). Associated Press. May 7, 1956. p. 16. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
11. "Chandler Harper Wins Colonial Golf By Eight Strokes". The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida). Associated Press. May 9, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
12. "Palmer Captures Colonial Golf". Reading Eagle (Reading, Pennsylvania). United Press. May 31, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
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14. "Hogan's Hot Finish Wins Colonial Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Associated Press. May 26, 1952. p. 21. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
15. "Middlecoff Wins Colonial Golf Title". The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). United Press. May 28, 1951. p. 22. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
16. "Snead Wins Colonial Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Associated Press. May 29, 1950. p. 15. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
17. "Flood Washes Out Colonial Golf Date". The Lewiston Daily Sun (Lewiston, Maine). Associated Press. May 27, 1949. p. 21. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
18. "Heafner Cops Colonial Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Associated Press. May 31, 1948. p. 27. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
19. "Hogan Wins in Colonial National". The Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. May 17, 1947. p. 11. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
20. "Little Ben Hogan Takes Colonial Golf Match". Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, Florida). Associated Press. May 20, 1946. p. 10. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
21. 2010 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Media Guide - p. 114
22. Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial – Winners – at www.pgatour.com
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24. Johnson, Sal; Seanor, Dave, eds. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on PGA Tour's official site

Coordinates: 32°43′01″N 97°22′23″W / 32.717°N 97.373°W