Fort Wayne Open (PGA Tour event)

The Fort Wayne Open, which played for one year as Fort Wayne Invitational, was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1950 to 1956. It was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1950 it was played at the Orchard Ridge Country Club before moving to the Fort Wayne Elks Lodge No. 155 golf course, now known as the "Elks Course" at Coyote Creek Golf Club, an 18-hole, par-72 championship course built in 1928 and opened in 1929.

For the former Ben Hogan Tour event, see Fort Wayne Open.

Golf legend Arnold Palmer earned his first professional paycheck ($145) at this event in 1955.[1][2]

Winners
YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)		Ref
Fort Wayne Open
1956Art Wall Jr. United States269−19PlayoffUnited States Gardner Dickinson
United States Bill Trombley		2,400[3]
Fort Wayne Invitational
1955Dow Finsterwald United States269−193 strokesUnited States Doug Ford2,400[4]
Fort Wayne Open
1954Doug Ford United States270−183 strokesUnited States Mike Souchak2,400[5]
1953Art Wall Jr. United States265−23PlayoffUnited States Cary Middlecoff2,400[6][7]
1952Jimmy Clark United States272−16PlayoffUnited States Jim Turnesa2,400[8][9]
1951Jim Ferrier Australia269−191 strokeUnited States Cary Middlecoff2,400[10]
1950Lloyd Mangrum United States271−133 strokesUnited States Ed Oliver2,600[11]

See also

References
  1. "Elks Country Club going private, will be renamed Coyote Creek". Fort Wayne Daily News. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  2. "This is Fort Wayne:Golf". Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  3. "Ford Wins In Playoff". Youngstown Vindicator. AP. September 17, 1956. p. 22 – via Google News.
  4. "Finsterwald Golf Winner". Youngstown Vindicator. AP. May 30, 1955. p. 35 – via Google News.
  5. "Ford Is first at Fort Worth; Souchak Second". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 23, 1954. p. 9 – via Google News.
  6. "Two Deadlock At Ft. Wayne". Eugene Register-Guardian. AP. August 17, 1953. p. 2B – via Google News.
  7. "Wall Wins Playoff In Golf Tourney". Eugene Register-Guardian. AP. August 18, 1953. p. 2B – via Google News.
  8. "Jim Clark, Turnesa Tie". Youngstown Vindicator. AP. August 25, 1952. p. 9 – via Google News.
  9. "Clark Wins Golf Crown". Youngstown Vindicator. AP. August 26, 1952. p. 22 – via Google News.
  10. "Jim Ferrier Golf Victor". Youngstown Vindicator. AP. August 27, 1951. p. 8 – via Google News.
  11. "Mangrum Wins Indiana Open". The Spokesman-Review. AP. June 5, 1950. p. 10 – via Google News.
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