Woodlawn International Invitational
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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany |
| Established | 1958 |
| Course(s) | Woodlawn Golf Course |
| Par | 70 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 1968 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Bernard Hunt (1961) |
| Final champion | |
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Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Country | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Frank Phillips | Australia | 137 | Playoff | Martin Roesink |  Netherlands | [3] |
| 1967 | Fred Boobyer |  England | 276 | 3 strokes | Barry Franklin Tony Grubb | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa England | [4][5] |
| 1966 | Donald Swaelens | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 278 | Playoff | Jean Garaïalde |  France | [6] |
| 1965 | Tadashi Kitta |  Japan | 274 | Playoff | Barry Franklin | South Africa | [7] |
| 1964 | Denis Hutchinson | South Africa | 272 | 2 strokes | Roberto De Vicenzo Ángel Miguel |  Argentina Spain | [8] |
| 1963 | Denis Hutchinson | South Africa | 271 | 6 strokes | Retief Waltman | South Africa | [9] |
| 1962 | Max Faulkner | England | 273 | Playoff | Bob Charles |  New Zealand | [10] |
| 1961 | Bernard Hunt | England | 264 | 3 strokes | Eric Brown |  Scotland | [11] |
| 1960 | John Panton | Scotland | 271 | 2 strokes | Bernard Hunt | England | [12] |
| 1959 | John Panton | Scotland | 267 | 4 strokes | Ken Bousfield Flory Van Donck Harry Weetman | England Belgium England | [13] |
| 1958 | John Panton | Scotland | 275 | 2 strokes | Bernard Hunt | England | [1][14] |
References
- "Ramstein's Woodlawn has rich golfing history". Kaiserslautern American. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- Williamson, John (8 August 1968). "Spectating". European Stars And Stripes. Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. p. 21. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Newspaper Archive.
- "Golf win to Phillips". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 August 1968. p. 30. Retrieved 9 April 2020 – via Trove.
- 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.
- "Boobyer's success". The Guardian. London, England. 7 August 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Newspaper Archive.
- "AF-sponsored golf to Belgian". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1 August 1966. p. 54. Retrieved 8 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Japanese golfer wins tournament". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. 9 Aug 1965. p. 24. Retrieved 8 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Woodlawn Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 10 August 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2011 – via Google News Archive.
- "Hutchinson Wins". The Glasgow Herald. 19 August 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 8 February 2011 – via Google News Archive.
- "Faulkner wins £1700 event". The Glasgow Herald. 27 August 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- "B. J. Hunt's success". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1961. p. 3. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- "Third successive win for Panton". The Glasgow Herald. 1 August 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- "Panton successful again". The Glasgow Herald. 3 August 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- "Two large golfing trophies won by John Panton". Bonhams. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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