Only six of the top 50 ranked golfers are playing the Bob Hope Classic The Bob Hope Classic teed off today in La Quinta, Calif., but the PGA Tour event is playing second fiddle to the European Tour's Abu Dhabi Championship, the week's big-boy gathering that will draw six of the world's top 10 players, including Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood, according to Mick Elliott of FANHOUSE.com.