Portland Open Invitational

The Portland Open Invitational was a professional golf tournament in the northwest United States on the PGA Tour, played in Portland, Oregon. Established by Robert A. Hudson with a $10,000 purse in 1944, it was played from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1966. The event was hosted eight times at the Portland Golf Club,[2] and four times at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club.[3] First played as the Portland Open, the revived 1959 event played as the Portland Centennial Open Invitational, in honor of Oregon's centennial of statehood.[4]

Portland Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationPortland, Oregon
Established1944
Course(s)Columbia Edgewater Country Club
Par72
Length6,435 yards (5,884 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$50,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1966
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Ben Hogan (1945)
To par–27 as above
Final champion
United States Bert Yancey
Location Map
Columbia Edgewater CC is located in the United States
Columbia Edgewater CC
Columbia Edgewater CC
Location in the United States
Columbia Edgewater CC is located in Oregon
Columbia Edgewater CC
Columbia Edgewater CC
Location in Oregon

Sam Snead won the inaugural event in 1944,[5] and Ben Hogan won in 1945 by fourteen strokes,[6][7] and also won the 1946 PGA Championship, then a match play event, held at the Portland Golf Club.[8] The club also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1947; the U.S. team was captained by Hogan and won 11–1. Hogan was a runner-up in 1948, a stroke back in an 18-hole playoff.[9][10]

The tournament was dominated by three-time winners Billy Casper (1959–61)[11] and Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1964–65).[12][13] Nicklaus' $3,500 win during his rookie season in 1962 concluded three weeks of victories;[14] he took the massive winner's share of $50,000 in the exhibition World Series of Golf in Ohio,[15][16] and then won his second tour title at the Seattle Open Invitational, which paid $4,300.[17][18] Both Casper and Nicklaus won at both courses.

Bert Yancey won the last edition in 1966 and took only 102 putts.[19] It stood as the tour's 72-hole record for fewest putts for over a decade, until Bob Menne had only 99 at the Tournament Players Championship in 1977,[20] but tied for 47th.[21]

Tournament hosts
VenueYears
Portland Golf Club1944, 1945, 1947, 1948,
1959, 1960, 1964, 1965
Columbia Edgewater Country Club1961, 1962, 1963, 1966

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
(US$)		Winner's
share ($)		Ref.
Portland Open Invitational
1966United States Bert Yancey271−173 strokesUnited States Billy Casper50,0006,600[19]
1965United States Jack Nicklaus (3)273−153 strokesUnited States Dave Marr50,0006,600[13]
1964United States Jack Nicklaus (2)275−133 strokesUnited States Ken Venturi40,0005,800[12]
1963Canada George Knudson272−16PlayoffUnited States Mason Rudolph30,0004,300[22]
1962United States Jack Nicklaus269−191 strokeUnited States George Bayer25,0003,500[14]
1961United States Billy Casper (3)273−151 strokeUnited States Dave Hill25,0003,500[11]
1960United States Billy Casper (2)266−222 strokesUnited States Paul Harney27,5002,800[23]
Portland Centennial Open Invitational
1959United States Billy Casper269−193 strokesUnited States Bob Duden
United States Dave Ragan		20,0002,800[4]
Portland Open Invitational
1949–1958: No tournament
1948United States Fred Haas270−18PlayoffUnited States Ben Hogan (2nd)
United States Johnny Palmer (3rd)		15,0002,450[9][10]
1947United States Charles Congdon270−186 strokesUnited States Clayton Heafner
United States Herman Keiser
United States Johnny Palmer
United States George Payton		10,0002,000[24]
1946: No tournament'
1945United States Ben Hogan261−2714 strokesUnited States Byron Nelson14,3332,666[6][7]
Portland Open
1944United States Sam Snead289+12 strokesUnited States Mike Turnesa16,0002,675[5]

Playoffs
  • 1948: 18-hole Monday playoff: Haas 70 (−2), Hogan 71 (−1), Palmer 75 (+3).[10]
  • 1963: Knudson chipped in for eagle on the first playoff hole, a par-5, for the win; Rudolph nearly matched it, but his bounced out.[22]

See also

References
  1. Kurtz, Larry (September 16, 1966). "Casper, trio have margin in Portland". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
  2. "Golf & Tournament History". Portland Golf Club. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  3. Tradition finds new home, title sponsor Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Harvey, Paul, III (October 5, 1959). "Billy Casper Open winner by 3 strokes". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 2B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Dunlap, John W. (November 27, 1945). "Sam Snead wins Portland Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. p. 8.
  6. "Ben Hogan wins Open with new PGA record". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. August 26, 1946. p. 6.
  7. "Hogan's record 261 wins Portland Open tournament". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 1, 1945. p. 9.
  8. Strite, Dick (August 26, 1946). "Ben Hogan stages great comeback to take PGA title from Ed Oliver". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2.
  9. "Portland Open ends in tie". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 4, 1948. p. 11.
  10. "Fred Haas tops Portland Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. October 5, 1948. p. 18.
  11. "Casper beats out Hill for Oregon title". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. September 25, 1961. p. 3, sec. 4.
  12. "Nicklaus overtakes Venturi to triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 21, 1964. p. 4B.
  13. "Jack wins; sets PGA loot record". Spokesman-Review. (Spokesman-Review). Associated Press. September 20, 1965. p. 11.
  14. "Open won in Portland by Nicklaus". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. September 24, 1962. p. 2B.
  15. "World Series won by Jack". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 10, 1962. p. 3B.
  16. "Nicklaus wins $75,000 exhibition; Palmer fades". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. September 10, 1962. p. 1, sec. 4.
  17. "Nicklaus wins Seattle Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 17, 1962. p. 3B.
  18. "Nicklaus wins Seattle Open by 2 strokes". Chicago Daily Tribune. UPI. September 17, 1962. p. 4, sec. 4.
  19. Wetzel, Frank (September 19, 1966). "Putts propel Bert Yancey to Open title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 3B.
  20. Missildine, Harry (May 22, 1977). "Putting game? you want to bet?". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  21. "While leaders stumble, Mark Hayes eases home". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 21, 1977. p. 17.
  22. "Knudson winner of Portland Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 23, 1963. p. 6B.
  23. "Casper cops first place at Portland". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 26, 1960. p. 11.
  24. Strite, Dick (August 18, 1947). "Washington golfer garners Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 5.

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