Diamond Resorts Invitational
The Diamond Resorts Invitational was a PGA Tour Champions Challenge Season event and celebrity golf tournament, played at Tranquilo Golf Club at Four Seasons in Orlando, Florida, and benefited Florida Hospital for Children. The tournament began as a celebrity-only tournament in 2013 and in 2017, the tournament was made a PGA Tour Champions Challenge Season event. The 2018 event featured a field of 28 PGA Tour Champions and 4 LPGA Tour professionals, and 50 celebrity amateur golfers. The tournament was a no cut 54-hole event, and used the Modified Stableford scoring system. Over the years, the tournament helped raise more than $3.1 million for Florida Hospital for Children.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Established | 2017 |
| Course(s) | Tranquilo GC at Four Seasons |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
| Format | Stroke play - 54 holes (no cut) Modified Stableford |
| Prize fund | $750,000 |
| Month played | January |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 104 points Woody Austin (2017) |
| Current champion | |
| Scott Parel | |
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In March 2018, tournament sponsor Diamond Resorts announced it was changing the tournament for 2019 to an official LPGA Tour event called the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions. The new tournament was the LPGA's 2019 season opener with $1.2 million in prize money. The 26-player pro field included only those LPGA players who had qualified by winning in the previous two seasons. They competed alongside 45 sports and entertainment celebrities.