Oklahoma City Open Invitational

Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour
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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

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

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

  1. ^ PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

  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.
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