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Portland Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationPortland, Oregon
Established1944
Course(s)Columbia Edgewater Country Club
Par72
Length6,435 yards (5,884 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$50,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1966
Tournament record score
Aggregate261Ben Hogan(1945)
To par–27as above
Final champion
United StatesBert Yancey
Location map
Columbia Edgewater CC is located in the United States
Columbia Edgewater CC
Columbia Edgewater CC
Location in theUnited States
Columbia Edgewater CC is located in Oregon
Columbia Edgewater CC
Columbia Edgewater CC
Location inOregon

ThePortland Open Invitationalwas a professionalgolftournament in thenorthwestUnited Stateson thePGA Tour,played inPortland, Oregon.Established byRobert A. Hudsonwith a $10,000 purse in 1944, it was played from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1966. The event was hosted eight times at thePortland Golf Club,[2]and four times at theColumbia Edgewater Country Club.[3]First played as thePortland Open,the revived 1959 event played as thePortland Centennial Open Invitational,in honor ofOregon'scentennialof statehood.[4]

Sam Sneadwon the inaugural event in 1944,[5]andBen Hoganwon in 1945 by fourteen strokes,[6][7]and also won the1946 PGA Championship,then amatch playevent, held at the Portland Golf Club.[8]The club also hosted theRyder Cupin1947;the U.S. team was captained by Hogan and won 11–1. Hogan was a runner-up in 1948, a stroke back in an 18-hole playoff.[9][10]

The tournament was dominated by three-time winnersBilly Casper(1959–61)[11]andJack Nicklaus(1962, 1964–65).[12][13]Nicklaus' $3,500 win during his rookie season in 1962 concluded three weeks of victories;[14]he took the massive winner's share of $50,000 in the exhibitionWorld Series of Golfin Ohio,[15][16]and then won his second tour title at theSeattle Open Invitational,which paid $4,300.[17][18]Both Casper and Nicklaus won at both courses.

Bert Yanceywon the last edition in1966and took only 102 putts.[19]It stood as the tour's 72-hole record for fewest putts for over a decade, untilBob Mennehad only 99 at theTournament Players Championshipin1977,[20]but tied for 47th.[21]

Tournament hosts

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Venue Years
Portland Golf Club 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948,
1959, 1960, 1964, 1965
Columbia Edgewater Country Club 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Purse
(US$)		 Winner's
share ($)		 Ref.
Portland Open Invitational
1966 United StatesBert Yancey 271 −17 3 strokes United StatesBilly Casper 50,000 6,600 [19]
1965 United StatesJack Nicklaus(3) 273 −15 3 strokes United StatesDave Marr 50,000 6,600 [13]
1964 United StatesJack Nicklaus(2) 275 −13 3 strokes United StatesKen Venturi 40,000 5,800 [12]
1963 CanadaGeorge Knudson 272 −16 Playoff United StatesMason Rudolph 30,000 4,300 [22]
1962 United StatesJack Nicklaus 269 −19 1 stroke United StatesGeorge Bayer 25,000 3,500 [14]
1961 United StatesBilly Casper(3) 273 −15 1 stroke United StatesDave Hill 25,000 3,500 [11]
1960 United StatesBilly Casper(2) 266 −22 2 strokes United StatesPaul Harney 27,500 2,800 [23]
Portland Centennial Open Invitational
1959 United StatesBilly Casper 269 −19 3 strokes United StatesBob Duden
United StatesDave Ragan		 20,000 2,800 [4]
Portland Open Invitational
1949–1958: No tournament
1948 United StatesFred Haas 270 −18 Playoff United StatesBen Hogan(2nd)
United StatesJohnny Palmer(3rd)		 15,000 2,450 [9][10]
1947 United StatesCharles Congdon 270 −18 6 strokes United StatesClayton Heafner
United StatesHerman Keiser
United StatesJohnny Palmer
United StatesGeorge Payton		 10,000 2,000 [24]
1946: No tournament'
1945 United StatesBen Hogan 261 −27 14 strokes United StatesByron Nelson 14,333 2,666 [6][7]
Portland Open
1944 United StatesSam Snead 289 +1 2 strokes United StatesMike Turnesa 16,000 2,675 [5]

Playoffs

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  • 1948: 18-hole Monday playoff: Haas 70 (−2), Hogan 71 (−1), Palmer 75 (+3).[10]
  • 1963: Knudson chipped in for eagle on the first playoff hole, a par-5, for the win; Rudolph nearly matched it, but his bounced out.[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Kurtz, Larry (September 16, 1966)."Casper, trio have margin in Portland".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). p. 2B.
  2. ^"Golf & Tournament History".Portland Golf Club. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-15.Retrieved2009-06-07.
  3. ^Tradition finds new home, title sponsorArchived2008-09-05 at theWayback Machine
  4. ^abHarvey, Paul III (October 5, 1959)."Billy Casper Open winner by 3 strokes".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. p. 2B.
  5. ^abDunlap, John W. (November 27, 1945)."Sam Snead wins Portland Open".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). United Press. p. 8.
  6. ^ab"Ben Hogan wins Open with new PGA record".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). United Press. August 26, 1946. p. 6.
  7. ^ab"Hogan's record 261 wins Portland Open tournament".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1945. p. 9.
  8. ^Strite, Dick (August 26, 1946)."Ben Hogan stages great comeback to take PGA title from Ed Oliver".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). p. 2.
  9. ^ab"Portland Open ends in tie".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. October 4, 1948. p. 11.
  10. ^abc"Fred Haas tops Portland Open".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). United Press. October 5, 1948. p. 18.
  11. ^ab"Casper beats out Hill for Oregon title".Chicago Daily Tribune.Associated Press. September 25, 1961. p. 3, sec. 4.
  12. ^ab"Nicklaus overtakes Venturi to triumph".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. September 21, 1964. p. 4B.
  13. ^ab"Jack wins; sets PGA loot record".Spokesman-Review.(Spokesman-Review). Associated Press. September 20, 1965. p. 11.
  14. ^ab"Open won in Portland by Nicklaus".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). UPI. September 24, 1962. p. 2B.
  15. ^"World Series won by Jack".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. September 10, 1962. p. 3B.
  16. ^"Nicklaus wins $75,000 exhibition; Palmer fades".Chicago Daily Tribune.Associated Press. September 10, 1962. p. 1, sec. 4.
  17. ^"Nicklaus wins Seattle Open".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. September 17, 1962. p. 3B.
  18. ^"Nicklaus wins Seattle Open by 2 strokes".Chicago Daily Tribune.UPI. September 17, 1962. p. 4, sec. 4.
  19. ^abWetzel, Frank (September 19, 1966)."Putts propel Bert Yancey to Open title".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. p. 3B.
  20. ^Missildine, Harry (May 22, 1977)."Putting game? you want to bet?".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  21. ^"While leaders stumble, Mark Hayes eases home".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 21, 1977. p. 17.
  22. ^ab"Knudson winner of Portland Open".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. September 23, 1963. p. 6B.
  23. ^"Casper cops first place at Portland".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 26, 1960. p. 11.
  24. ^Strite, Dick (August 18, 1947)."Washington golfer garners Open".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). p. 5.

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