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| name = Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic |
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| location = [[Hallandale, |
| location = [[Hallandale, Florida]], U.S. |
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| establishment = [[1969 PGA Tour|1969]] |
| establishment = [[1969 PGA Tour|1969]] |
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| course = Diplomat Presidential<br>Country Club |
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| final_year = 1969 |
| final_year = 1969 |
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| aggregate = 270 [[Arnold Palmer]] |
| aggregate = 270 [[Arnold Palmer]] |
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| to-par = −18 ''as above'' |
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| final_champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer |
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The '''Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic''' was a [[golf]] tournament in south [[Florida]] on the [[PGA Tour]] that was played only once, in early December [[1969 PGA Tour|1969]]. Held at Diplomat Presidential Country Club, between [[Miami]] and [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]],<ref name=accadtr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=laRhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9HsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4081%2C6383615 |work=St. Petersburg Times |location=(Florida) |agency=Associated Press |title=Arnie's charge carries away Diplomat's trophy |date=December 8, 1969 |page=1C}}</ref> it had a [[United States dollar|$]]125,000 purse and a winner's share of $25,000.<ref name=achtov>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PGpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PfgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6112%2C1988529 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Arnie charges to victory |date=December 8, 1969 |page=18}}</ref> {{nowrap|The last}} event of the year, it was played opposite a satellite event, the [[West End Classic]] in [[The Bahamas]]. |
The '''Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic''' was a [[golf]] tournament in south [[Florida]] on the [[PGA Tour]] that was played only once, in early December [[1969 PGA Tour|1969]]. Held at Diplomat Presidential Country Club, between [[Miami]] and [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]],<ref name=accadtr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=laRhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9HsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4081%2C6383615 |work=St. Petersburg Times |location=(Florida) |agency=Associated Press |title=Arnie's charge carries away Diplomat's trophy |date=December 8, 1969 |page=1C}}</ref> it had a [[United States dollar|$]]125,000 purse and a winner's share of $25,000.<ref name=achtov>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PGpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PfgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6112%2C1988529 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Arnie charges to victory |date=December 8, 1969 |page=18}}</ref> {{nowrap|The last}} event of the year, it was played opposite a satellite event, the [[West End Classic]] in [[The Bahamas]]. |
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Six strokes back at the start of the final round, [[Arnold Palmer]] shot 65 ( |
Six strokes back at the start of the final round, [[Arnold Palmer]] shot 65 (−7) and won by two strokes over runner-up [[Gay Brewer]], the leader after each of the first three rounds.<ref name=accadtr/><ref name=achtov/><ref>{{cite web|title=tournament information from Arnold Palmer's website|url=http://www.arnoldpalmer.com/ALLARNIE/career.aspx|accessdate=2009-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912181822/http://www.arnoldpalmer.com/allarnie/career.aspx|archive-date=2007-09-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was consecutive victories for the forty-year-old Palmer, who had broken a winless drought the previous week at the new [[RBC Heritage|Heritage Classic]] in southern [[South Carolina]].<ref name=cbofyr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZGFSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9HsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2903%2C315149 |work=St. Petersburg Times |location=(Florida) |agency=Associated Press |title=Comeback of the year: Palmer ends long slump |date=December 1, 1969 |page=1C}}</ref> |
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Although this tournament played for only one year, [[Danny Thomas]] continued to lend his name to a PGA Tour event for the next fifteen years {{nowrap|([[1970 PGA Tour|1970]]–[[1984 PGA Tour|84]]),}} at the [[Danny Thomas Memphis Classic]] in southwest [[Tennessee]]. |
Although this tournament played for only one year, [[Danny Thomas]] continued to lend his name to a PGA Tour event for the next fifteen years {{nowrap|([[1970 PGA Tour|1970]]–[[1984 PGA Tour|84]]),}} at the [[Danny Thomas Memphis Classic]] in southwest [[Tennessee]]. |
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Hallandale, Florida, U.S. |
| Established | 1969 |
| Course(s) | Diplomat Presidential Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,964 yards (6,368 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
| Prize fund | $125,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Final year | 1969 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 270 Arnold Palmer |
| To par | −18 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Arnold Palmer | |
The Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic was a golf tournament in south Florida on the PGA Tour that was played only once, in early December 1969. Held at Diplomat Presidential Country Club, between Miami and Fort Lauderdale,[1] it had a $125,000 purse and a winner's share of $25,000.[2] The last event of the year, it was played opposite a satellite event, the West End ClassicinThe Bahamas.
Six strokes back at the start of the final round, Arnold Palmer shot 65 (−7) and won by two strokes over runner-up Gay Brewer, the leader after each of the first three rounds.[1][2][3] It was consecutive victories for the forty-year-old Palmer, who had broken a winless drought the previous week at the new Heritage Classic in southern South Carolina.[4]
Although this tournament played for only one year, Danny Thomas continued to lend his name to a PGA Tour event for the next fifteen years (1970–84), at the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic in southwest Tennessee.
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