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The Walt Disney World Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament was played on the Palm and Magnolia courses at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was played under several names, reflecting sponsorship changes. Starting in 2007, it was the final event in the PGA Tour Fall Series, and also the final official event of the PGA Tour season. The tournament was one of the players' favorites because of its proximity to Orlando, Florida; many players maintain homes in Florida, and whether or not they live in Florida, they can easily take their families to the theme parks while not playing. For a number of golfers, at least from 2007–12, it was a final chance to earn or retain a Tour Card through winning or getting into the top-125 on the Tour's money list. The 2009 purse was $4,700,000, with $846,000 going to the winner. The tournament was founded in 1971 as the Walt Disney World Open Invitational. From 1974 to 1981, the tournament was played as a two-man team event with a better-ball format. After 36 years of having "Disney" in the tournament name, a new sponsor was announced in 2007, the Children's Miracle Network.〔(Tour's final stop renamed Children's Miracle Network Classic )〕 The tournament was removed from the PGA Tour schedule for 2014 after CMN declined to renew their sponsorship and no others were found.〔(Disney no longer part of PGA Tour )〕 ==2005 FUNAI Classic== The 2005 FUNAI Classic, sponsored by Funai Electric Co. Ltd of Japan was won by tour rookie Lucas Glover after he "holed" out a shot from a green-side bunker on Sunday. Prior to the bunker shot, Glover made a 40-foot putt on the 17th green. Tom Pernice, Jr. missed his birdie putt on the 18th, which could have forced a play-off with Glover, giving Glover his first tour win. Glover's victory was the third first-time winner on the PGA Tour in four years at the Disney Classic. 2006 U.S. Open winner Geoff Ogilvy fell apart on the back nine to lose his share of the lead, getting an unlucky bounce off of a rock on the 18th green. Ogilvy told reporters after the round about seeing Glover's shot, "I knew I was tied when I made the putt," Ogilvy said. "And I knew I was one behind before I hit my next tee shot."〔(2005 FUNAI Classic Review )〕 The final two rounds of the tournament lost much potential press coverage when Tiger Woods missed the cut, his second missed cut of the season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Walt Disney World Golf Classic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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