Oklahoma City Open Invitational

Oklahoma City Open
Tournament information
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Established1926
Course(s)The Greens Country Club
Par70
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$54,000
Month playedMay
Final year1978
Tournament record score
Aggregate257 Michael Kim (2018)
To par−27 as above
Final champion
United States Jeff Hewes
Location map
The Greens CC is located in the United States
The Greens CC
The Greens CC
Location in the United States
The Greens CC is located in Oklahoma
The Greens CC
The Greens CC
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

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Years Course
1962–67 Quail Creek Golf & Country Club
1956, 1959–60 Twin Hills Golf & Country Club
1926–29 Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club

Winners

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Oklahoma City Open
1978 United States Jeff Hewes 282 +2 5 strokes United States Jack Spradlin
United States Tom Jones
1977 United States Tom Storey 278 −2 1 stroke United States Bob Erickson
1968–1976: No tournament
Oklahoma City Open Invitational
1967 PGAT United States Miller Barber 278 −10 Playoff South Africa Gary Player
1966 PGAT United States Tony Lema 271 −17 6 strokes United States Tom Weiskopf
1965 PGAT United States Jack Rule Jr. 283 −5 1 stroke United States Bobby Nichols
1964 PGAT United States Arnold Palmer (2) 277 −11 2 strokes United States Lionel Hebert
1963 PGAT United States Don Fairfield 280 −8 1 stroke United States Julius Boros
1962 PGAT United States Doug Sanders 280 −8 2 strokes United States Johnny Pott
1961: No tournament
1960 PGAT United States Gene Littler 273 −11 1 stroke United States Art Wall Jr.
1959 PGAT United States Arnold Palmer 273 −15 2 strokes United States Bob Goalby
1957–1959: No tournament
Oklahoma City Open
1956 PGAT United States Fred Hawkins 279 −9 2 strokes United States Gardner Dickinson
1930–1955: No tournament
1929 United States Craig Wood
1928 United States Horton Smith
1927 England Harry Cooper
1926 United States Al Espinosa

Notes

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  1. ^ PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Ernie Vossler bio page". Landmark golf. Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  2. ^ "Club information". Quail Creek Golf & Country Club. Retrieved 2009-05-17.