Woodlawn International Invitational

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Woodlawn International Invitational
Tournament information
Location Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany
Established1958
Course(s)Woodlawn Golf Course
Par70
Format Stroke play
Month playedAugust
Final year1968
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Bernard Hunt (1961)
Final champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Phillips

The Woodlawn International Invitational was a men's professional golf tournament held at Woodlawn Golf Course on the Ramstein Air Base, near Ramstein-Miesenbach in West Germany between 1958 and 1968. It was usually held the week following the German Open and, until its final year, had one of the highest prize funds in Continental Europe sponsored by the United States Air Force. [1] [2]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upCountryRef
1968 Frank Phillips Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 137Playoff Martin Roesink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [3]
1967 Fred Boobyer Flag of England.svg  England 2763 strokes Barry Franklin
Tony Grubb 		Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
Flag of England.svg  England 		[4] [5]
1966 Donald Swaelens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 278Playoff Jean Garaïalde Flag of France.svg  France [6]
1965 Tadashi Kitta Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 274Playoff Barry Franklin Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa [7]
1964 Denis Hutchinson Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 2722 strokes Roberto De Vicenzo
Ángel Miguel 		Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 		[8]
1963 Denis Hutchinson Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 2716 strokes Retief Waltman Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa [9]
1962 Max Faulkner Flag of England.svg  England 273Playoff Bob Charles Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [10]
1961 Bernard Hunt Flag of England.svg  England 2643 strokes Eric Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [11]
1960 John Panton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2712 strokes Bernard Hunt Flag of England.svg  England [12]
1959 John Panton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2674 strokes Ken Bousfield
Flory Van Donck
Harry Weetman 		Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of England.svg  England 		[13]
1958 John Panton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2752 strokes Bernard Hunt Flag of England.svg  England [1] [14]

    References

    1. 1 2 "Ramstein's Woodlawn has rich golfing history". Kaiserslautern American. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
    2. ↑ Williamson, John (8 August 1968). "Spectating". European Stars And Stripes. Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. p. 21. Retrieved 17 April 2020– via Newspaper Archive.
    3. ↑ "Golf win to Phillips". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 August 1968. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2020– via Trove.
    4. ↑ Wicker, Bob (7 August 1967). "Boobyer wins Woodlawn by 3 strokes". European Stars And Stripes. Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. p. 21. Retrieved 17 April 2020– via Newspaper Archive.
    5. ↑ "Boobyer's success". The Guardian. London, England. 7 August 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 17 April 2020– via Newspaper Archive.
    6. ↑ "AF-sponsored golf to Belgian". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1 August 1966. p. 54. Retrieved 8 April 2020– via Newspapers.com.
    7. ↑ "Japanese golfer wins tournament". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. 9 Aug 1965. p. 24. Retrieved 8 April 2020– via Newspapers.com.
    8. ↑ "Woodlawn Tournament". The Glasgow Herald . 10 August 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2011– via Google News Archive.
    9. ↑ "Hutchinson Wins". The Glasgow Herald . 19 August 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 8 February 2011– via Google News Archive.
    10. ↑ "Faulkner wins £1700 event". The Glasgow Herald . 27 August 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 17 April 2020– via Google News Archive.
    11. ↑ "B. J. Hunt's success". The Glasgow Herald . 21 August 1961. p. 3. Retrieved 17 April 2020– via Google News Archive.
    12. ↑ "Third successive win for Panton". The Glasgow Herald . 1 August 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 17 April 2020– via Google News Archive.
    13. ↑ "Panton successful again". The Glasgow Herald . 3 August 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2020– via Google News Archive.
    14. ↑ "Two large golfing trophies won by John Panton". Bonhams. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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