Oklahoma City Open Invitational

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.

For the LPGA Tour event, see Oklahoma City Open (LPGA Tour).
Oklahoma City Open
Tournament information
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Established1926
Course(s)The Greens Country Club
Par70
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$54,000
Month playedMay
Final year1978
Tournament record score
Aggregate257 Michael Kim (2018)
To par−27 as above
Final champion
United States Jeff Hewes
Location Map
The Greens CC is located in the United States
The Greens CC
The Greens CC
Location in the United States
The Greens CC is located in Oklahoma
The Greens CC
The Greens CC
Location in Oklahoma

After a hiatus of nearly three decades, the PGA Tour returned to Oklahoma City in the 1950s. The 1962–1967 events were held at Quail Creek Golf & Country Club.[1][2]

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

Winners
YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Oklahoma City Open
1978United States Jeff Hewes282+25 strokesUnited States Jack Spradlin
United States Tom Jones
1977United States Tom Storey278−21 strokeUnited States Bob Erickson
1968–1976: No tournament
Oklahoma City Open Invitational
1967PGATUnited States Miller Barber278−10PlayoffSouth Africa Gary Player
1966PGATUnited States Tony Lema271−176 strokesUnited States Tom Weiskopf
1965PGATUnited States Jack Rule Jr.283−51 strokeUnited States Bobby Nichols
1964PGATUnited States Arnold Palmer (2)277−112 strokesUnited States Lionel Hebert
1963PGATUnited States Don Fairfield280−81 strokeUnited States Julius Boros
1962PGATUnited States Doug Sanders280−82 strokesUnited States Johnny Pott
1961: No tournament
1960PGATUnited States Gene Littler273−111 strokeUnited States Art Wall Jr.
1959PGATUnited States Arnold Palmer273−152 strokesUnited States Bob Goalby
1957–1959: No tournament
Oklahoma City Open
1956PGATUnited States Fred Hawkins279−92 strokesUnited States Gardner Dickinson
1930–1955: No tournament
1929United States Craig Wood
1928United States Horton Smith
1927England Harry Cooper
1926United States Al Espinosa

Notes
  1. PGAT − PGA Tour.

References
  1. "Ernie Vossler bio page". Landmark golf. Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  2. "Club information". Quail Creek Golf & Country Club. Retrieved 2009-05-17.


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