Fort Wayne Open (PGA Tour event)

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The Fort Wayne Open, which played for one year as Fort Wayne Invitational, was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1950 to 1956. It was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1950 it was played at the Orchard Ridge Country Club before moving to the Fort Wayne Elks Lodge No. 155 golf course, now known as the "Elks Course" at Coyote Creek Golf Club, an 18-hole, par-72 championship course built in 1928 and opened in 1929.

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Arnold Palmer earned his first professional paycheck ($145) at this event in 1955. [1] [2]

Winners

YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
Ref
Fort Wayne Open
1956 Art Wall Jr. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 269−19Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Gardner Dickinson
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Trombley
2,400 [3]
Fort Wayne Invitational
1955 Dow Finsterwald Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 269−193 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ford 2,400 [4]
Fort Wayne Open
1954 Doug Ford Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 270−183 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mike Souchak 2,400 [5]
1953 Art Wall Jr. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 265−23Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Cary Middlecoff 2,400 [6] [7]
1952 Jimmy Clark Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 272−16Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jim Turnesa 2,400 [8] [9]
1951 Jim Ferrier Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 269−191 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Cary Middlecoff 2,400 [10]
1950 Lloyd Mangrum Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 271−133 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ed Oliver 2,600 [11]

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References

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  2. "This is Fort Wayne:Golf" . Retrieved 2007-12-08.
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  5. "Ford Is first at Fort Worth; Souchak Second". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 23, 1954. p. 9 via Google News.
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