Oklahoma City Open Invitational

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.

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

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