Tournament information | |
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Location | Fresno, California |
Established | 1963 |
Course(s) | San Joaquin Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$35,000 |
Month played | October |
Final year | 1964 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 275 Mason Rudolph (1963) |
To par | −13 as above |
Final champion | |
George Knudson | |
Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in California |
The Fig Garden Village Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played at the San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, California. [1] [2] It was first held in October 1963, and was won by Mason Rudolph, a 29-year-old native of Tennessee by three strokes over Tommy Aaron and Al Geiberger. [3] In 1964, it was called the Fresno Open Invitational and was again played at San Joaquin CC with Canadian George Knudson the winner in a playoff with fellow Canadian Al Balding. [4]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Fresno Open Invitational | |||||
1964 | George Knudson | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Al Balding |
Fig Garden Village Open Invitational | |||||
1963 | Mason Rudolph | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Tommy Aaron Al Geiberger |
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