Ohio Kings Island Open

Ohio Kings Island Open

Tournament information
Location	Mason, Ohio
Established	1973
Course	Jack Nicklaus Golf Center
Par	70
Length	6,837 yards (6,252 m)
Tour	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$150,000
Month played	September
Final year	1977
Tournament record score
Aggregate	269 Mike Hill (1977)
To par	−13 Jack Nicklaus (1973)
Final champion
Mike Hill
Location map
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The Ohio Kings Island Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1973 to 1977. It was played at Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Mason, Ohio. The tournament was dropped when the LPGA Championship moved there in 1978.

Tournament highlights

• 1973: Jack Nicklaus shoots a third round 62 on his way to a six-shot victory over Lee Trevino in the inaugural version of the tournament. After the tournament was over, Nicklaus announced he would be giving all of his first place check, $25,000, to charity. ^[1]
• 1974: Miller Barber notches a victory for the eighth consecutive year. His 72-hole total of 277 is good enough for a three shot win over George Johnson. ^[2]
• 1976: Ben Crenshaw sinks a 14-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to beat Andy North by one shot. ^[3]
• 1977: Mike Hill wins the last edition of the tournament by one shot over Tom Kite. ^[4]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1977	Mike Hill	269	−11	1 stroke	Tom Kite
1976	Ben Crenshaw	271	−9	1 stroke	Andy North
1975: No tournament
1974	Miller Barber	277	−7	3 strokes	George Johnson
1973	Jack Nicklaus	271	−13	6 strokes	Lee Trevino

References

1. Strode, George (October 9, 1973). "Nicklaus Wins Kings Island, Gives 25,000 to 2 Charities". The Press-Courier . Oxnard, California. AP. p. 13.
2. "Miller Barber Wins Kings Island Open". Nashua Telegraph . New Hampshire. AP. September 23, 1974. p. 19.
3. "Crenshaw wins Kings Island Open". The Daily Sentinel. Pomeroy-Middleport, Ohio. UPI. September 20, 1976. p. 3.
4. "Kings Island Open Captured By Hill". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . Florida. AP. September 26, 1977. p. 3C.

External links

• Results on golfstats.com