Maracaibo Open Invitational

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
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.