Oklahoma City Open Invitational
Appearance
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Tournament information | |
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Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Established | 1926 |
Course(s) | The Greens Country Club |
Par | 70 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$54,000 |
Month played | May |
Final year | 1978 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 257 Michael Kim (2018) |
To par | −27 as above |
Final champion | |
Jeff Hewes | |
Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in Oklahoma |
The Oklahoma City Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that played at various clubs in Oklahoma City. The tournament first played in the 1920s under the name Oklahoma City Open.
After a hiatus of nearly three decades, the PGA Tour returned to Oklahoma City in the 1950s. The 1962–1967 events were held at Quail Creek Golf & Country Club.[1][2]
Tournament hosts
[edit]Years | Course |
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1962–67 | Quail Creek Golf & Country Club |
1956, 1959–60 | Twin Hills Golf & Country Club |
1926–29 | Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club |
Winners
[edit]Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1978 | Jeff Hewes | 282 | +2 | 5 strokes | Jack Spradlin Tom Jones | |
1977 | Tom Storey | 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | Bob Erickson | |
1968–1976: No tournament | ||||||
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1967 | PGAT | Miller Barber | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Gary Player |
1966 | PGAT | Tony Lema | 271 | −17 | 6 strokes | Tom Weiskopf |
1965 | PGAT | Jack Rule Jr. | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Bobby Nichols |
1964 | PGAT | Arnold Palmer (2) | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | Lionel Hebert |
1963 | PGAT | Don Fairfield | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Julius Boros |
1962 | PGAT | Doug Sanders | 280 | −8 | 2 strokes | Johnny Pott |
1961: No tournament | ||||||
1960 | PGAT | Gene Littler | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke | Art Wall Jr. |
1959 | PGAT | Arnold Palmer | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Bob Goalby |
1957–1959: No tournament | ||||||
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1956 | PGAT | Fred Hawkins | 279 | −9 | 2 strokes | Gardner Dickinson |
1930–1955: No tournament | ||||||
1929 | Craig Wood | |||||
1928 | Horton Smith | |||||
1927 | Harry Cooper | |||||
1926 | Al Espinosa |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ernie Vossler bio page". Landmark golf. Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Club information". Quail Creek Golf & Country Club. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
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