Tacoma Open Invitational
The Tacoma Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played in 1948 and won by Ed Oliver in a one-hole playoff with Cary Middlecoff after the two had survived a five-man, 18-hole playoff — the first in tour history. Oliver eagled the final playoff hole; Middlecoff birdied it.[1] Byron Nelson, who in 1945 won a record-setting 18 tournaments including 11 consecutively, ended up tied for ninth in the tournament — his worst finish of the year.[2] In 1945, the event played as the Tacoma Open and was won by Jimmy Hines by one stroke over Harold "Jug" McSpaden.[1]
Both events were held at Fircrest Golf Club, an 18-hole, par-71 private club located just west of Tacoma. Construction on the course began in 1923 under the direction of Arthur Vernon Macan. It opened in 1924.[2][3] Fircrest hosted the Carling Open Invitational in 1960.
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
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| Tacoma Open Invitational | ||||||||
| 1948 | Ed Oliver | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 274 | −10 | Playoff | United States Chuck Congdon United States Vic Ghezzi United States Fred Haas United States Cary Middlecoff |
2,150 | [4] |
| 1946–1947: No tournament | ||||||||
| Tacoma Open | ||||||||
| 1945 | Jimmy Hines | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | 275 | −5 | 1 stroke | United States Jug McSpaden | 2,000 | [5] |
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References
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