TUCSON, Ariz. — The PGA Tour Champions returned to Southern Arizona for the Cologuard Classic but at a new venue.
La Paloma Country Club, a Jack Nicklaus design that opened in 1984, hosted the senior circuit for the first time in 2024 after nine years at Tucson National. Cologuard came on as title sponsor in 2018.
La Paloma has three 9-hole golf courses and parts of all three were combined to make a composite layout for the tournament, which played at 6,856 yards and had a par of 71.
It’s the first year of a three-year deal for the venue, which is also famous for being used for some of the scenes in the hit golf movie Tin Cup.
The total purse is $2,200,000 with the winner earning $330,000.
2024 Cologuard Classic
Stewart Cink putts on the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic…
Stewart Cink putts on the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
Paul Broadhurst putts on the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic…
Paul Broadhurst putts on the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
Boo Weekley plays a tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the…
Boo Weekley plays a tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
Stephen Ames plays a tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the…
Stephen Ames plays a tee shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
Brian Gay plays a tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the…
Brian Gay plays a tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
The clubhouse at La Poloma Country Club for the 2024 Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo:…
The clubhouse at La Poloma Country Club for the 2024 Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
The 15th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country…
The 15th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
Miquel Angel Jimenez drives a golf cart on the 15th hole during the first round of…
Miquel Angel Jimenez drives a golf cart on the 15th hole during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
Miquel Angel Jimenez walks to the second green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard…
Miquel Angel Jimenez walks to the second green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
Stewart Cink reacts to fans on the 18th green after completing the second round of the…
Stewart Cink reacts to fans on the 18th green after completing the second round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
David Toms walks up to the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard…
David Toms walks up to the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
Scott Parel plays a tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the…
Scott Parel plays a tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
David Bransdon
David Bransdon
putts on the 13th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
putts on the 13th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
2024 Cologuard Classic
Justin Leonard walks on the 13th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic…
Justin Leonard walks on the 13th green during the first round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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2024 Cologuard Classic
The lobby at La Paloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona, host venue for the 2024 Cologuard…
The lobby at La Paloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona, host venue for the 2024 Cologuard Classic. (Photo: Golfweek)
2024 Cologuard Classic
Padraig Harrington plays a tee shot on the first hole during the second round of the…
Padraig Harrington plays a tee shot on the first hole during the second round of the 2024 Cologuard Classic at La Poloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
