Hale Irwin

NEWPORT BEACH — As if John Cook needed more of an advantage at the Toshiba Classic this week. The 11-time PGA Tour winner, who grabbed his ninth victory on the Champions Tour in January, doesn't totally have an edge on the Newport Beach Country...

It was the type of a tournament that could change a career, define a player. The 2008 U.S. Open stabilized Tiger Woods as an icon. The Open made Rocco Mediate everyone's favorite underdog. Mediate is well aware the tournament was a unique experience....

Past Toshiba Classic champions, and the top 30 players on the Champions Tour, amassing hundreds of wins combined, will tee it up at the 19th annual tournament, set to tee off March 11-17 at Newport Beach Country Club, the Toshiba Classic announced...

Loren Roberts, an eight-time PGA Tour champion and a 13-time Champions Tour winner, was inducted into the Toshiba Classic Hall of Fame at Newport Beach Country Club on Monday. Roberts, who won the 18th annual Toshiba Classic by two strokes, joined the...

For Corey Pavin, it was a once-in-a-lifetime shot, but he's hoping the Allianz Championship won't be his once-in-a-lifetime victory on the Champions Tour. In 34 starts on the Champions Tour, Pavin had never won. But on the 35th, something magical...

Final round groupings & tee times for Sunday at Newport Beach Country Club. * Tee No. 1 10 a.m.: Jeff Hart, Ben Bates, Corey Pavin 10:09 a.m.: Tom Jenkins, Greg Bruckner, Morris Hatalsky 10:18 a.m.: Wayne Levi, Olin Browne, Jeff Sluman 10:27 a.m.:...

Jay Haas keeps himself busy, with events on the Champions Tour and three grandchildren. He also does his best to find time to spend with his sons, Bill and Jay Jr. He says he can at least get a hold of one of them, and it's like talking to both since Jay...

When Hale Irwin sank a 45-foot-putt as part of his remarkableU.S. Open win in 1990 he erupted with high-fives and high-stepping in celebration. Many viewed that as a moment when Irwin was uncharacteristic. Irwin’s wife, Sally, contends it was her...

You could say Jake Knapp had an eventful day Tuesday. The Estancia High senior competed in the Toshiba Classic Par-3 Challenge at Newport Beach Country Club in the morning and then against rival Costa Mesa at Costa Mesa Country Club in the afternoon....

Paul Tadross has racked up 170 hours of volunteer work at Hoag Hospital. He started a senior-freshman mentor program at Newport Harbor High School, where he is the ASB president. Now he can add another impressive note to his résumé. Tadross, 17, was...

Hale Irwin is known as the only two-time champion of the Toshiba Classic. During the week of the 18th Toshiba Classic, he'll be known as keynote speaker at the annual Breakfast with a Champion, presented by the Allergan Foundation on March 13. The annual...

It's not how you start but how you finish. That's among the favorite lines for a coach to use. But Nick Price's start proved to be very important last year when he won the 17th Toshiba Classic. He opened the three-day tournament with an 11-under-par 60,...