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The '''Seattle Open Invitational''' was one of the names of a [[PGA Tour]] event that played on an irregular basis under several names over the course of several decades in the greater [[Seattle, Washington]] area. The first tournament was held in 1936 at Inglewood and played as the '''Seattle Open'''. [[McDonald Smith]] won by shooting a then course-record 65 in an 18-hole playoff with [[Ralph Guldahl]]. The second Seattle Open was played in 1945 at Broadmoor and won by Byron Nelson with a tour record 21-under-par 259. In 1961, the '''Greater Seattle Open Invitational''' was played at Broadmoor and won by Dave Marr in a playoff over Bob Rosburg and Jacky Cupit. In 1962, the tournament played as the '''Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational''' as part of the regions celebration of the [[1962 Seattle World's Fair]]. It was won by a young rookie from [[Ohio]] named [[Jack Nicklaus]]. |
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{{Infobox golf tournament |
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| name = Greater Seattle-Everett Classic |
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| image = |
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| location = [[Everett, Washington]] |
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| establishment = 1936 |
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| course = Everett Golf & Country Club |
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| par = 71 |
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| tour = [[PGA Tour]] |
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| format = [[Stroke play]] |
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| purse = {{currency|50,000|USD}} |
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| month_played = September |
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| current_champion = |
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| final_year = 1966 |
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| final_champion = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Homero Blancas]] |
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| map = USA#USA Washington |
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| map_label = Everett G&CC |
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| map_caption = Location in the [[United States]]##Location in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|47.947|-122.21}} |
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The '''Seattle Open Invitational''' was a professional [[golf]] tournament on the [[PGA Tour]] in the [[Pacific Northwest|northwest]] [[United States]], in the [[Seattle metropolitan area|greater Seattle area]]. It was played eight times over three decades under five names at three locations. |
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==History== |
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The first '''Seattle Open''' was held {{Time ago|1936}} in 1936 at [[Inglewood Golf Club]] in [[Kenmore, Washington|Kenmore]] in early August. [[Macdonald Smith]] won an {{nowrap|18-hole}} playoff with a course record 65 (–8), six strokes ahead of runner-up [[Ralph Guldahl]],<ref name=gdasexe>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HbNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2282%2C3638207 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Guldahl and Smith on extra eighteen |date=August 3, 1936 |page=6}}</ref><ref name=mshggd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-xdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WeMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5646%2C1438447 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Mac Smith has great golf day |date=August 4, 1936 |page=12}}</ref><ref name=cdtmsw>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1936/08/04/page/22/article/macdonald-smith-wins-seattle-golf-tourney |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Macdonald Smith wins Seattle golf tourney |date=August 4, 1936 |page=22}}</ref> who won the next two [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S Open]]s {{nowrap|([[1937 U.S. Open (golf)|1937]], [[1938 U.S. Open (golf)|1938]])}} and the [[Masters Tournament|Masters]] in [[1939 Masters Tournament|1939]]. The next Seattle Open was played nine years later in October 1945 at [[Broadmoor Golf Club, Seattle|Broadmoor Golf Club]] in Seattle and won by [[Byron Nelson]], with a world record 259 (–21) and a victory margin of 13 strokes.<ref name=npwris>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EDsVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HQgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754%2C98065 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Nelson posts world's record in winning Seattle Open |date=October 15, 1961 |page=2}}</ref><ref name=cdtnwre>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1945/10/15/page/22/article/nelsons-259-at-seattle-breaks-world-record |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |location=Associated Press |title=Nelson's 259 at Seattle breaks world record |date=October 15, 1945 |page=22}}</ref> He won a record eighteen tournaments in 1945, including eleven consecutive. |
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Sixteen years later, the tour returned to Seattle in 1961 at Broadmoor in mid-September with the '''Greater Seattle Open Invitational'''. {{nowrap|[[Dave Marr]]}} won in a sudden-death playoff, over [[Bob Rosburg]] and [[Jacky Cupit]]; Marr shot a final round 63 (–7) and birdied the first extra hole {{nowrap|to win.<ref name=mvigp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZPtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2534%2C3183028|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Marr victor in golf playoff |date=September 18, 1961 |page=3B}}</ref>}} In 1962, it was renamed the '''Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational''' as part of the region's celebration of the [[Century 21 Exposition|1962 Seattle World's Fair]]. The victor by two strokes was a 22-year-old rookie from [[Ohio]] named [[Jack Nicklaus]].<ref name=nwsopn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Zf1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2175%2C3310008 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Nicklaus wins Seattle Open |date=September 17, 1962 |page=3B}}</ref><ref name=uwsob2>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1962/09/17/page/70/article/nicklaus-wins-seattle-open-by-2-strokes|work=Chicago Daily Tribune |agency=UPI |title=Nicklaus wins Seattle Open by 2 strokes |date=September 17, 1962 |page=4, sec. 4}}</ref> It was his second tour win and first non-[[Men's major golf championships|major]], following a playoff victory over [[Arnold Palmer]] in June at the [[1962 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] at [[Oakmont Country Club|Oakmont]]. Nicklaus had won $50,000 in the exhibition [[NEC World Series of Golf|World Series of Golf]] the week before,<ref name=wswbjk>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Xv1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3751%2C1838929|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=World Series won by Jack |date=September 10, 1962 |page=3B}}</ref><ref name=cdtwsog>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1962/09/10/page/61/article/nicklaus-wins-75-000-exhibition-palmer-fades |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Nicklaus wins $75,000 exhibition; Palmer fades |date=September 10, 1962 |page=1, sec. 4}}</ref> and won in [[Portland Open Invitational|Portland]] the following week for his third tour title.<ref name=owipbnk>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bP1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6721%2C4665187 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=Open won in Portland by Nicklaus |date=September 24, 1961 |page=2B}}</ref> |
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The last event in 1966, the '''Greater Seattle-Everett Classic''', was held at the Everett Golf & Country Club. It was won by [[Homero Blancas]], one stroke ahead of Cupit, a two-time runner-up.<ref name=btcft>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q-VVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5539%2C5651160 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Blancas tops Cupit for title |date=September 26, 1966 |page=4B}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tour History in Washington|author=Paul Nyhan|date=August 21, 2002|publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/golf/83454_necmoney21.shtml|access-date=2009-05-12}}</ref> |
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Inglewood later hosted the [[GTE Northwest Classic]] on the [[PGA Tour Champions|Senior PGA Tour]], from [[1987 Senior PGA Tour|1987]] through [[1995 Senior PGA Tour|1995]]. |
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==Venues== |
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!Years!! Course!!Par!!Location!!Coordinates |
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| 1966 || Everett Golf & Country Club || align=center|71 || [[Everett, Washington|Everett]]||<small>{{coord|47.947|-122.21}}</small> |
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| 1936,{{efn|Par 73 in 1936.}} 1963, 1965 || Inglewood Golf Club || align=center|72 || [[Kenmore, Washington|Kenmore]]||<small>{{coord|47.75|-122.255}}</small> |
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| 1945, 1961, 1962, 1964 || [[Broadmoor Golf Club, Seattle|Broadmoor Golf Club]] || align=center|70 || [[Seattle]] ||| <small>{{Coord|47.64|-122.292}}</small> |
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==Winners== |
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{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" |
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!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Purse<br>([[United States dollar|US$]])!!Winner's<br>share ($)!!Ref. |
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! colspan="10" |Greater Seattle-Everett Classic |
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| [[1966 PGA Tour|1966]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Homero Blancas]] || align=center|266 || align=center|−18 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jacky Cupit]]|| align="center" |50,000|| align="center" |6,600||<ref name=btcft/> |
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! colspan="10" |Greater Seattle Open Invitational |
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| [[1965 PGA Tour|1965]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gay Brewer]] || align=center|279 || align=center|−9 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Sanders]]|| align="center" |45,000|| align="center" |6,600||<ref name=brwrwin>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vzpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7179%2C4093755|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Brewer wins Seattle Open |date=September 27, 1965 |page=11}}</ref> |
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| [[1964 PGA Tour|1964]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]] || align=center|265 || align=center|−15 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mason Rudolph (golfer)|Mason Rudolph]]|| align="center" |40,000|| align="center" |5,800||<ref name=cswsopn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fv1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5384%2C6161273 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Casper wins Seattle Open; Rudolph 2nd |date=September 28, 1963 |page=4B}}</ref> |
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! colspan="10" |Seattle Open Invitational |
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| [[1963 PGA Tour|1963]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Nichols]] || align=center|272 || align=center|−16 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Raymond Floyd]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN|1957}} [[Stan Leonard]]|| align="center" |35,000|| align="center" |5,300||<ref name=sowtbn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mhhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6878%2C3027414 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Seattle Open win taken by Nichols |date=September 16, 1963 |page=4B}}</ref> |
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! colspan="10" |Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational |
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| [[1962 PGA Tour|1962]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Nicklaus]] || align=center|265 || align=center|−15 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Lema]]|| align="center" |30,000|| align="center" |4,300||<ref name=nwsopn/><ref name=uwsob2/> |
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! colspan="10" |Greater Seattle Open Invitational |
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| [[1961 PGA Tour|1961]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Marr]] || align=center|265 || align=center|−15 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jacky Cupit]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Rosburg]]|| align="center" |25,000|| align="center" |3,500||<ref name=mvigp/> |
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! colspan="10" |Seattle Open |
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| align=center colspan=9|''1946–1960: No tournament'' |
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| 1945 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Nelson]] || align=center|259 || align=center|−21 || 13 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Harry Givan]] (a)<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jug McSpaden]] || align="center" |10,250|| align="center" |2,000||<ref name=npwris/><ref name=cdtnwre/> |
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| align=center colspan=9|''1937–1944: No tournament'' |
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| 1936 || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Macdonald Smith]] || align=center|285 || align=center|−7 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ralph Guldahl]]|| align="center" |5,000|| align="center" |1,200||<ref name=gdasexe/><ref name=mshggd/><ref name=cdtmsw/> |
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==Playoffs== |
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*1936: 18-hole playoff, Smith 65 (–8), Guldahl 71 (–2).<ref name=gdasexe/><ref name=mshggd/><ref name=cdtmsw/> |
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*1961: Marr sank a {{convert|3|ft|1|adj=on}} birdie putt on the first playoff hole, a par-5, for the win.<ref name=mvigp/> |
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*1965: Brewer had a tap-in par on the first playoff hole, a par-4, and Sanders bogeyed.<ref name=brwrwin/> |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.broadmoorgolfclub.com/ Broadmoor Golf Club] |
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*[http://www.inglewoodgolfclub.com/ Inglewood Golf Club] |
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*[http://www.everettgolfcc.com/ Everett Golf & Country Club] |
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{{Former PGA Tour Events}} |
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[[Category:Former PGA Tour events]] |
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[[Category:Golf tournaments in Washington (state)]] |
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[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1936]] |
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[[Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1966]] |
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[[Category:1936 establishments in Washington (state)]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:50, 3 May 2024
| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Everett, Washington |
| Established | 1936 |
| Course(s) | Everett Golf & Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$50,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Final year | 1966 |
| Final champion | |
 Homero Blancas | |
| Location map | |
  Everett G&CC Location in the United States  Everett G&CC Location in Washington | |
The Seattle Open Invitational was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the northwest United States, in the greater Seattle area. It was played eight times over three decades under five names at three locations.
History
[edit]The first Seattle Open was held 88 years ago in 1936 at Inglewood Golf Club in Kenmore in early August. Macdonald Smith won an 18-hole playoff with a course record 65 (–8), six strokes ahead of runner-up Ralph Guldahl,[1][2][3] who won the next two U.S Opens (1937, 1938) and the Masters in 1939. The next Seattle Open was played nine years later in October 1945 at Broadmoor Golf Club in Seattle and won by Byron Nelson, with a world record 259 (–21) and a victory margin of 13 strokes.[4][5] He won a record eighteen tournaments in 1945, including eleven consecutive.
Sixteen years later, the tour returned to Seattle in 1961 at Broadmoor in mid-September with the Greater Seattle Open Invitational. Dave Marr won in a sudden-death playoff, over Bob Rosburg and Jacky Cupit; Marr shot a final round 63 (–7) and birdied the first extra hole to win.[6] In 1962, it was renamed the Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational as part of the region's celebration of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. The victor by two strokes was a 22-year-old rookie from Ohio named Jack Nicklaus.[7][8] It was his second tour win and first non-major, following a playoff victory over Arnold Palmer in June at the U.S. Open at Oakmont. Nicklaus had won $50,000 in the exhibition World Series of Golf the week before,[9][10] and won in Portland the following week for his third tour title.[11]
The last event in 1966, the Greater Seattle-Everett Classic, was held at the Everett Golf & Country Club. It was won by Homero Blancas, one stroke ahead of Cupit, a two-time runner-up.[12][13]
Inglewood later hosted the GTE Northwest Classic on the Senior PGA Tour, from 1987 through 1995.
Venues
[edit]| Years | Course | Par | Location | Coordinates |
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| 1966 | Everett Golf & Country Club | 71 | Everett | 47°56′49″N 122°12′36″W / 47.947°N 122.21°W |
| 1936,[a] 1963, 1965 | Inglewood Golf Club | 72 | Kenmore | 47°45′00″N 122°15′18″W / 47.75°N 122.255°W |
| 1945, 1961, 1962, 1964 | Broadmoor Golf Club | 70 | Seattle | 47°38′24″N 122°17′31″W / 47.64°N 122.292°W |
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse (US$) |
Winner's share ($) |
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| Greater Seattle-Everett Classic | |||||||||
| 1966 | Homero Blancas |
266 | −18 | 1 stroke | Jacky Cupit |
50,000 | 6,600 | [12] | |
| Greater Seattle Open Invitational | |||||||||
| 1965 | Gay Brewer |
279 | −9 | Playoff | Doug Sanders |
45,000 | 6,600 | [14] | |
| 1964 | Billy Casper |
265 | −15 | 2 strokes | Mason Rudolph |
40,000 | 5,800 | [15] | |
| Seattle Open Invitational | |||||||||
| 1963 | Bobby Nichols |
272 | −16 | 2 strokes | Raymond Floyd Stan Leonard |
35,000 | 5,300 | [16] | |
| Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational | |||||||||
| 1962 | Jack Nicklaus |
265 | −15 | 2 strokes | Tony Lema |
30,000 | 4,300 | [7][8] | |
| Greater Seattle Open Invitational | |||||||||
| 1961 | Dave Marr |
265 | −15 | Playoff | Jacky Cupit Bob Rosburg |
25,000 | 3,500 | [6] | |
| Seattle Open | |||||||||
| 1946–1960: No tournament | |||||||||
| 1945 | Byron Nelson |
259 | −21 | 13 strokes | Harry Givan (a) Jug McSpaden |
10,250 | 2,000 | [4][5] | |
| 1937–1944: No tournament | |||||||||
| 1936 |  Macdonald Smith |
285 | −7 | Playoff | Ralph Guldahl |
5,000 | 1,200 | [1][2][3] | |
Playoffs
[edit]- 1936: 18-hole playoff, Smith 65 (–8), Guldahl 71 (–2).[1][2][3]
- 1961: Marr sank a 3-foot (0.9 m) birdie putt on the first playoff hole, a par-5, for the win.[6]
- 1965: Brewer had a tap-in par on the first playoff hole, a par-4, and Sanders bogeyed.[14]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Par 73 in 1936.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Guldahl and Smith on extra eighteen". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 3, 1936. p. 6.
- ^ a b c "Mac Smith has great golf day". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 4, 1936. p. 12.
- ^ a b c "Macdonald Smith wins Seattle golf tourney". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. August 4, 1936. p. 22.
- ^ a b "Nelson posts world's record in winning Seattle Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 15, 1961. p. 2.
- ^ a b "Nelson's 259 at Seattle breaks world record". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. October 15, 1945. p. 22.
- ^ a b c "Marr victor in golf playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 18, 1961. p. 3B.
- ^ a b "Nicklaus wins Seattle Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 17, 1962. p. 3B.
- ^ a b "Nicklaus wins Seattle Open by 2 strokes". Chicago Daily Tribune. UPI. September 17, 1962. p. 4, sec. 4.
- ^ "World Series won by Jack". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 10, 1962. p. 3B.
- ^ "Nicklaus wins $75,000 exhibition; Palmer fades". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. September 10, 1962. p. 1, sec. 4.
- ^ "Open won in Portland by Nicklaus". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. September 24, 1961. p. 2B.
- ^ a b "Blancas tops Cupit for title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 26, 1966. p. 4B.
- ^ Paul Nyhan (August 21, 2002). "Tour History in Washington". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ a b "Brewer wins Seattle Open". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 27, 1965. p. 11.
- ^ "Casper wins Seattle Open; Rudolph 2nd". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 28, 1963. p. 4B.
- ^ "Seattle Open win taken by Nichols". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 16, 1963. p. 4B.