Maracaibo Open Invitational

Golf tournament

Golf tournament
Maracaibo CC is located in Venezuela
Maracaibo CC
Maracaibo CC
Location in Venezuela

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  Argentina 275 −13 9 strokes Argentina Vicente Fernández [4]
1973 Peter Oosterhuis  England 277 −11 3 strokes England Tony Jacklin [5][6]
1972 Vicente Fernández  Argentina 281 −7 Playoff[a] United States Roy Pace [7][8]
1971 Bert Weaver  United States 284 −4 2 strokes Colombia Juan Pinzón [9]
1970 Florentino Molina  Argentina 276 −12 2 strokes United States Art Wall Jr. [10]
Maracaibo Open Invitational
1969 Butch Baird  United States 277 −11 2 strokes United States Steve Oppermann [11]
1968 Wes Ellis  United States 280 −8 1 stroke United States Rocky Thompson [12]
1967 Bob McCallister  United States 276 −12 Playoff[b] United States Wes Ellis [13]
1966 Art Wall Jr.  United States 276 −12 6 strokes United States Al Besselink [14]
1965 Art Wall Jr.  United States 271 −17 6 strokes United States Wes Ellis [15]
1964 Art Wall Jr.  United States 280 −8 3 strokes United States Jim Ferree [16]
1963 Jim Ferree  United States 288 E Playoff[c] United States John Barnum [17]
1962 George Knudson  Canada 286 −2 Playoff[d] United States Jim Ferree [18]
1961 Don Whitt  United States 283 −5 1 stroke Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo [19]
1960 Pete Cooper  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 Dutch). 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.