Portland Open Invitational
Tournament information | |
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Location | Portland, Oregon |
Established | 1944 |
Course(s) | Columbia Edgewater Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,435 yards (5,884 m)[1] |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$50,000 |
Month played | September |
Final year | 1966 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 261Ben Hogan(1945) |
To par | –27as above |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in theUnited States 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 $4,300.[17][18]Both Casper and Nicklaus won at both courses.
Bert Yanceywon the last edition in1966and took only 102 putts.[19]It stood as the tour's 72-hole record for fewest putts for over a decade, untilBob Mennehad only 99 at theTournament Players Championshipin1977,[20]but tied for 47th.[21]
Tournament hosts
[edit]Venue | Years |
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Portland Golf Club | 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965 |
Columbia Edgewater Country Club | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 |
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse (US$) |
Winner's share ($) |
Ref. | |
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Portland Open Invitational | |||||||||
1966 | ![]() |
271 | −17 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
50,000 | 6,600 | [19] | |
1965 | ![]() |
273 | −15 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
50,000 | 6,600 | [13] | |
1964 | ![]() |
275 | −13 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
40,000 | 5,800 | [12] | |
1963 | ![]() |
272 | −16 | Playoff | ![]() |
30,000 | 4,300 | [22] | |
1962 | ![]() |
269 | −19 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
25,000 | 3,500 | [14] | |
1961 | ![]() |
273 | −15 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
25,000 | 3,500 | [11] | |
1960 | ![]() |
266 | −22 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
27,500 | 2,800 | [23] | |
Portland Centennial Open Invitational | |||||||||
1959 | ![]() |
269 | −19 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
20,000 | 2,800 | [4] | |
Portland Open Invitational | |||||||||
1949–1958: No tournament | |||||||||
1948 | ![]() |
270 | −18 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
15,000 | 2,450 | [9][10] | |
1947 | ![]() |
270 | −18 | 6 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
10,000 | 2,000 | [24] | |
1946: No tournament' | |||||||||
1945 | ![]() |
261 | −27 | 14 strokes | ![]() |
14,333 | 2,666 | [6][7] | |
Portland Open | |||||||||
1944 | ![]() |
289 | +1 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
16,000 | 2,675 | [5] |
Playoffs
[edit]- 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
[edit]- WinCo Foods Portland Open,a current event on theKorn Ferry Tour
- CambiaPortland Classic,a current event on theLPGA Tour
References
[edit]- ^Kurtz, Larry (September 16, 1966)."Casper, trio have margin in Portland".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). p. 2B.
- ^"Golf & Tournament History".Portland Golf Club. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-15.Retrieved2009-06-07.
- ^Tradition finds new home, title sponsorArchived2008-09-05 at theWayback Machine
- ^abHarvey, Paul III (October 5, 1959)."Billy Casper Open winner by 3 strokes".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. p. 2B.
- ^abDunlap, John W. (November 27, 1945)."Sam Snead wins Portland Open".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). United Press. p. 8.
- ^ab"Ben Hogan wins Open with new PGA record".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). United Press. August 26, 1946. p. 6.
- ^ab"Hogan's record 261 wins Portland Open tournament".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1945. p. 9.
- ^Strite, Dick (August 26, 1946)."Ben Hogan stages great comeback to take PGA title from Ed Oliver".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). p. 2.
- ^ab"Portland Open ends in tie".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. October 4, 1948. p. 11.
- ^abc"Fred Haas tops Portland Open".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). United Press. October 5, 1948. p. 18.
- ^ab"Casper beats out Hill for Oregon title".Chicago Daily Tribune.Associated Press. September 25, 1961. p. 3, sec. 4.
- ^ab"Nicklaus overtakes Venturi to triumph".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. September 21, 1964. p. 4B.
- ^ab"Jack wins; sets PGA loot record".Spokesman-Review.(Spokesman-Review). Associated Press. September 20, 1965. p. 11.
- ^ab"Open won in Portland by Nicklaus".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). UPI. September 24, 1962. p. 2B.
- ^"World Series won by Jack".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. September 10, 1962. p. 3B.
- ^"Nicklaus wins $75,000 exhibition; Palmer fades".Chicago Daily Tribune.Associated Press. September 10, 1962. p. 1, sec. 4.
- ^"Nicklaus wins Seattle Open".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. September 17, 1962. p. 3B.
- ^"Nicklaus wins Seattle Open by 2 strokes".Chicago Daily Tribune.UPI. September 17, 1962. p. 4, sec. 4.
- ^abWetzel, Frank (September 19, 1966)."Putts propel Bert Yancey to Open title".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. p. 3B.
- ^Missildine, Harry (May 22, 1977)."Putting game? you want to bet?".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
- ^"While leaders stumble, Mark Hayes eases home".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 21, 1977. p. 17.
- ^ab"Knudson winner of Portland Open".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). Associated Press. September 23, 1963. p. 6B.
- ^"Casper cops first place at Portland".Spokesman-Review.(Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 26, 1960. p. 11.
- ^Strite, Dick (August 18, 1947)."Washington golfer garners Open".Eugene Register-Guard.(Oregon). p. 5.