Hesperia Open Invitational

Hesperia Open Invitational

Tournament information
Location	Hesperia, California
Established	1957
Course(s)	Hesperia Golf and County Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$15,000
Month played	October
Final year	1961
Tournament record score
Aggregate	271 John McMullin (1958) 271 Eric Monti (1959)
To par	−17 as above
Final champion
Tony Lema
Location map
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The Hesperia Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[1]

It was played at the Hesperia Golf and County Club in the high desert town of Hesperia, California. The course record for lowest round (62) was set in 1959 by Gene Littler.[1]

Winners

Year	Tour[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1961		Tony Lema	138	−6	3 strokes	Jerry Steelsmith
1960	PGAT	Billy Casper	275	−13	5 strokes	Bob Rosburg
1959	PGAT	Eric Monti	271	−17	4 strokes	Bob Duden Jack Fleck Jay Hebert
1958	PGAT	John McMullin	271	−17	1 stroke	Gene Littler
1957	PGAT	Billy Maxwell	275	−13	2 strokes	Dow Finsterwald

Notes

1. PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

1. William K. Wolfrum. "Hesperia Golf & Country Club will have you playing where the greats once roamed". WorldGolf.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.