Maracaibo Open Invitational

From The Right Wiki
Revision as of 08:57, 27 September 2023 by imported>Citation bot (Removed parameters. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | #UCB_CommandLine)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigationJump to search

Maracaibo Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationMaracaibo, Venezuela
Established1960
Course(s)Maracaibo Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Caribbean Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1974
Final champion
Argentina Florentino Molina
Location map

The Maracaibo Open Invitational was a golf tournament in Venezuela played from 1960 to 1974. It was part of the Caribbean Tour.[1] The event was played at Maracaibo Country Club in Maracaibo, Venezuela.[2] In the 1970s the event was sponsored by Ford.[3]

Winners

Year Player Country Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up Ref
Ford Maracaibo Open
1974 Florentino Molina File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 275 −13 9 strokes Argentina Vicente Fernández [4]
1973 Peter Oosterhuis File:Flag of England.svg England 277 −11 3 strokes England Tony Jacklin [5][6]
1972 Vicente Fernández File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 281 −7 Playoff[lower-alpha 1] United States Roy Pace [7][8]
1971 Bert Weaver File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 284 −4 2 strokes Colombia Juan Pinzón [9]
1970 Florentino Molina File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 276 −12 2 strokes United States Art Wall Jr. [10]
Maracaibo Open Invitational
1969 Butch Baird File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 277 −11 2 strokes United States Steve Oppermann [11]
1968 Wes Ellis File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 280 −8 1 stroke United States Rocky Thompson [12]
1967 Bob McCallister File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 276 −12 Playoff[lower-alpha 2] United States Wes Ellis [13]
1966 Art Wall Jr. File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 276 −12 6 strokes United States Al Besselink [14]
1965 Art Wall Jr. File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 271 −17 6 strokes United States Wes Ellis [15]
1964 Art Wall Jr. File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 280 −8 3 strokes United States Jim Ferree [16]
1963 Jim Ferree File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 288 E Playoff[lower-alpha 3] United States John Barnum [17]
1962 George Knudson File:Canadian Red Ensign (1868–1921).svg Canada 286 −2 Playoff[lower-alpha 4] United States Jim Ferree [18]
1961 Don Whitt File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 283 −5 1 stroke Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo [19]
1960 Pete Cooper File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 287 −1 2 strokes United States Bob Hill [20]
  1. ↑ Fernández won on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. ↑ McCallister won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. ↑ Ferree won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. ↑ Knudson won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

  1. ↑ Trenham, Peter. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members, 1960–1969" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA.
  2. ↑ "Golf Events". Sports Illustrated. 12 February 1962. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "David Graham – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Golf: Officieel Orgaan Van Het Nederlandsch Golfcomite" (PDF). Netherlands Early Golf website (in Nederlands). Vol. 38, no. 3. March 1974. p. 26.
  5. ↑ "Oosterhuis Wins". The Glasgow Herald. Reuter. 6 February 1973. p. 4.
  6. ↑ "Golf Triumph". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. 5 February 1973. p. 27. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ↑ "Seventh". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ↑ http://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/E6E4F45C83BD017185257D0E0065787E?opendocument
  9. ↑ "Weaver Wins Maracaibo Open". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 1 February 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ↑ "Latin cops Maracaibo". Pacific Stars And Stripes. Tokyo, Japan. AP. 18 February 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  11. ↑ "Baird Victor In Maracaibo". The Scranton Tribune. Pennsylvania. UPI. 24 February 1969. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Ellis Is Victor In Maracaibo Golf". The Cumberland News. Cumberland, Maryland. UPI. 4 March 1968. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Bob McCallister Maracaibo King". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 13 February 1967. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  14. ↑ "Art Wall Wins Third "Maracaibo"". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 7 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. ↑ "Wall Triumphs in Maracaibo". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 8 March 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  16. ↑ "Last Round 71 Gives Wall Maracaibo Win". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 17 February 1964. p. 22. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  17. ↑ "Maracaibo Golf Goes To Ferree". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. 18 February 1963. p. 31. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  18. ↑ "Knudson Captures Tourney". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 19 February 1962. p. 21. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  19. ↑ "Don Whitt Wins Maracaibo Open". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 20 February 1961. p. 21. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  20. ↑ "Briefs". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. 22 February 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
Retrieved from "https://rightwiki.org/index.php?title=Maracaibo_Open_Invitational&oldid=19202051"