Oklahoma City Open Invitational

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Oklahoma City Open
Tournament information
Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Established1926
Course(s)The Greens Country Club
Par70
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$54,000
Month playedMay
Final year1978
Tournament record score
Aggregate257 Michael Kim (2018)
To par−27 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Hewes
Location map
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The Greens CC
Location in the United States
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The Greens CC
Location in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma City Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that played at various clubs in Oklahoma City. The tournament first played in the 1920s under the name Oklahoma City Open.

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After a hiatus of nearly three decades, the PGA Tour returned to Oklahoma City in the 1950s. The 19621967 events were held at Quail Creek Golf & Country Club. [1] [2]

Tournament hosts

YearsCourse
1962–67 Quail Creek Golf & Country Club
1956, 1959–60 Twin Hills Golf & Country Club
1926–29 Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club

Winners

YearTour [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Oklahoma City Open
1978 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Hewes 282+25 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jack Spradlin
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jones
1977 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Storey 278−21 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bob Erickson
1968–1976: No tournament
Oklahoma City Open Invitational
1967 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Miller Barber 278−10Playoff Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gary Player
1966 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema 271−176 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf
1965 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Jack Rule Jr. 283−51 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols
1964 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (2)277−112 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lionel Hebert
1963 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Don Fairfield 280−81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros
1962 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders 280−82 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Pott
1961: No tournament
1960 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler 273−111 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr.
1959 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 273−152 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Goalby
1957–1959: No tournament
Oklahoma City Open
1956PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Fred Hawkins 279−92 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gardner Dickinson
1930–1955: No tournament
1929 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Wood Flag placeholder.svg
1928 Flag of the United States.svg Horton Smith Flag placeholder.svg
1927 Flag of England.svg Harry Cooper Flag placeholder.svg
1926 Flag of the United States.svg Al Espinosa Flag placeholder.svg

Notes

  1. PGAT − PGA Tour.

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  2. "Club information". Quail Creek Golf & Country Club. Retrieved 2009-05-17.