Hesperia Open Invitational
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Hesperia, California |
| Established | 1957 |
| Course(s) | Hesperia Golf and County Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$15,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Final year | 1961 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 271 John McMullin (1958) 271 Eric Monti (1959) |
| To par | −17 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Tony Lema | |
| Location map | |
  Hesperia G&CC Location in the United States  Hesperia G&CC Location in California | |
The Hesperia Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[1]
It was played at the Hesperia Golf and County Club in the high desert town of Hesperia, California. The course record for lowest round (62) was set in 1959 by Gene Littler.[1]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1961 | Tony Lema |
138 | −6 | 3 strokes | Jerry Steelsmith
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| 1960 | PGAT | Billy Casper |
275 | −13 | 5 strokes | Bob Rosburg
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| 1959 | PGAT | Eric Monti |
271 | −17 | 4 strokes | Bob Duden Jack Fleck Jay Hebert
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| 1958 | PGAT | John McMullin |
271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Gene Littler
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| 1957 | PGAT | Billy Maxwell |
275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Dow Finsterwald
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b William K. Wolfrum. "Hesperia Golf & Country Club will have you playing where the greats once roamed". WorldGolf.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
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