Maracaibo Open Invitational

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Maracaibo Open Invitational
Tournament information
Location Maracaibo, Venezuela
Established1960
CourseMaracaibo Country Club
Par72
TourCaribbean Tour
Format Stroke play
Final year1974
Final champion
Flag of Argentina.svg Florentino Molina
Location map
Venezuela relief location map (+claimed).svg
Icona golf.svg
Maracaibo CC
Location in Venezuela

The Maracaibo Open Invitational was a golf tournament in Venezuela played from 1960 to 1974. It was part of the Caribbean Tour. [1] The event was played at Maracaibo Country Club in Maracaibo, Venezuela. [2] In the 1970s the event was sponsored by Ford. [3]

Winners

YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-upRef
Ford Maracaibo Open
1974 Florentino Molina Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 275−139 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Vicente Fernández [4]
1973 Peter Oosterhuis Flag of England.svg  England 277−113 strokes Flag of England.svg Tony Jacklin [5] [6]
1972 Vicente Fernández Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 281−7Playoff [a] Flag of the United States.svg Roy Pace [7] [8]
1971 Bert Weaver Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 284−42 strokes Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pinzón [9]
1970 Florentino Molina Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 276−122 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr. [10]
Maracaibo Open Invitational
1969 Butch Baird Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 277−112 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Steve Oppermann [11]
1968 Wes Ellis Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 280−81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Rocky Thompson [12]
1967 Bob McCallister Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 276−12Playoff [b] Flag of the United States.svg Wes Ellis [13]
1966 Art Wall Jr. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 276−126 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Al Besselink [14]
1965 Art Wall Jr. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 271−176 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Wes Ellis [15]
1964 Art Wall Jr. Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 280−83 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ferree [16]
1963 Jim Ferree Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 288EPlayoff [c] Flag of the United States.svg John Barnum [17]
1962 George Knudson Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada 286−2Playoff [d] Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ferree [18]
1961 Don Whitt Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 283−51 stroke Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo [19]
1960 Pete Cooper Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 287−12 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Hill [20]
  1. ↑ Fernández won on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ↑ McCallister won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. ↑ Ferree won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ↑ Knudson won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

  1. ↑ Trenham, Peter. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members, 1960–1969" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA.
  2. ↑ "Golf Events". Sports Illustrated. 12 February 1962. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "David Graham – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Golf: Officieel Orgaan Van Het Nederlandsch Golfcomite" (PDF). Netherlands Early Golf website (in Dutch). Vol. 38, no. 3. March 1974. p. 26.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Oosterhuis Wins". The Glasgow Herald. Reuter. 6 February 1973. p. 4.
  6. ↑ "Golf Triumph". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. 5 February 1973. p. 27. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  7. ↑ "Seventh". The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Trove.
  8. ↑ http://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/E6E4F45C83BD017185257D0E0065787E?opendocument%5B%5D
  9. ↑ "Weaver Wins Maracaibo Open". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 1 February 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  10. ↑ "Latin cops Maracaibo" . Pacific Stars And Stripes. Tokyo, Japan. AP. 18 February 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via NewspaperArchive.
  11. ↑ "Baird Victor In Maracaibo" . The Scranton Tribune. Pennsylvania. UPI. 24 February 1969. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Ellis Is Victor In Maracaibo Golf" . The Cumberland News. Cumberland, Maryland. UPI. 4 March 1968. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Bob McCallister Maracaibo King". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 13 February 1967. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  14. ↑ "Art Wall Wins Third "Maracaibo"". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 7 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  15. ↑ "Wall Triumphs in Maracaibo". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 8 March 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  16. ↑ "Last Round 71 Gives Wall Maracaibo Win". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 17 February 1964. p. 22. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  17. ↑ "Maracaibo Golf Goes To Ferree". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. 18 February 1963. p. 31. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  18. ↑ "Knudson Captures Tourney". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 19 February 1962. p. 21. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  19. ↑ "Don Whitt Wins Maracaibo Open". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 20 February 1961. p. 21. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
  20. ↑ "Briefs". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. 22 February 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020– via Google News Archive.
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