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DeutschSt. Paul Open Invitational
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Edina, Minnesota |
| Established | 1930 |
| Course(s) | Braemar Golf Course |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$100,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 1969 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266 Lloyd Mangrum (1951) 266 Cary Middlecoff (1952) 266 Ken Venturi (1957) 266 Don Fairfield (1960) 266 Jack Rule Jr. (1963) |
| To par | −25 Mike Souchak (1958) |
| Final champion | |
 Frank Beard | |
| Location map | |
  Braemar GC Location in the United States  Braemar GC Location in Minnesota | |
The Saint Paul Open Invitational, which played as the Saint Paul Open from 1930 to 1956, and as the Minnesota Golf Classic from 1966 to 1969, was a PGA Tour event played at Keller Golf Course in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1930–1966 and 1968,[1] at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota in 1967,[2] and at Braemar Golf Course in Edina, Minnesota in 1969.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Golf Classic | |||||
| 1969 | Frank Beard | 269 | −15 | 7 strokes | Tommy Aaron Hugh Inggs |
| 1968 | Dan Sikes | 272 | −12 | 1 stroke | Ken Still |
| 1967 | Lou Graham | 286 | −2 | 1 stroke | Bobby Verwey |
| 1966 | Bobby Nichols | 270 | −14 | 1 stroke | John Schlee |
| St. Paul Open Invitational | |||||
| 1965 | Raymond Floyd | 270 | −14 | 4 strokes | Tommy Aaron Gene Littler |
| 1964 | Chuck Courtney | 272 | −12 | 3 strokes | Rod Funseth Jack McGowan Charlie Sifford |
| 1963 | Jack Rule Jr. | 266 | −22 | 5 strokes | Fred Hawkins |
| 1962 | Doug Sanders | 269 | −19 | 3 strokes | Dave Hill |
| 1961 | Don January | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Buster Cupit |
| 1960 | Don Fairfield | 266 | −22 | 2 strokes | Billy Casper Lionel Hebert |
| 1959: No tournament | |||||
| 1958 | Mike Souchak (2) | 263 | −25 | 4 strokes | Julius Boros Sam Snead |
| 1957 | Ken Venturi | 266 | −22 | 2 strokes | Bob Rosburg |
| St. Paul Open | |||||
| 1956 | Mike Souchak | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Sam Snead |
| 1955 | Tommy Bolt | 269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Jerry Barber |
| 1954: No tournament | |||||
| 1953 | Tommy Bolt | 269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Dutch Harrison |
| 1952 | Cary Middlecoff | 266 | −22 | 5 strokes | Sam Snead |
| 1951 | Lloyd Mangrum | 266 | −22 | 1 stroke | Fred Hawkins |
| 1950 |  Jim Ferrier (2) | 276 | −12 | Playoff | Sam Snead |
| 1949: No tournament | |||||
| 1948 | Jimmy Demaret | 273 | −15 | Playoff | Otto Greiner |
| 1947 | Jim Ferrier | 276 | −12 | Playoff | Fred Haas |
| 1946 | Henry Ransom |  | |||
| 1945 | Dutch Harrison | | |||
| 1943–44: No tournament | |||||
| 1942 | Chick Harbert | | |||
| 1941 | Horton Smith | | |||
| 1940 | Ed Oliver | | |||
| 1939 | Dick Metz | | |||
| 1938 | Johnny Revolta | | |||
| 1937 | Sam Snead | | |||
| 1936 |  Harry Cooper (3) | | |||
| 1935 | Harry Cooper (2) | | |||
| 1934 | Johnny Revolta | | |||
| 1933 | Jim Foulis | | |||
| 1932: No tournament | |||||
| 1931 | Horton Smith | | |||
| 1930 | Harry Cooper | | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Keller Golf Course". Retrieved November 6, 2007.
- ^ "1st Triumph for Graham". The Milwaukee Journal. Wisconsin. July 31, 1967. p. 16.
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