Hesperia Open Invitational

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Hesperia Open Invitational
Tournament information
Location Hesperia, California
Established1957
Course(s)Hesperia Golf and County Club
Par72
Tour PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$15,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1961
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 John McMullin (1958)
271 Eric Monti (1959)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema
Location map
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Hesperia G&CC
Location in the United States
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Hesperia G&CC
Location in California

The Hesperia Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and early 1960s. [1]

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It was played at the Hesperia Golf and County Club in the high desert town of Hesperia, California. The course record for lowest round (62) was set in 1959 by Gene Littler. [1]

Winners

YearTour [a] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1961 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema 138−63 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Steelsmith
1960 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 275−135 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Rosburg
1959 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Eric Monti 271−174 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Duden
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Fleck
Flag of the United States.svg Jay Hebert
1958 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg John McMullin 271−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler
1957PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Billy Maxwell 275−132 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dow Finsterwald

Notes

  1. ↑ PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

  1. 1 2 William K. Wolfrum. "Hesperia Golf & Country Club will have you playing where the greats once roamed". WorldGolf.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
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