Portland Open Invitational

The Portland Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played in the Portland, Oregon area from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1966. The event was hosted at the Portland Golf Club[1] and the Columbia Edgewater Country Club.[2] It first played as the Portland Open. In 1959, the event played as the Portland Centennial Open Invitational in honor of Oregon's centennial. The tournament was dominated by Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus, both of whom won three times.

Tournament hosts

Years Venue
1944-48
1959-60
1964-65		 Portland Golf Club
1961-63
1966		 Columbia Edgewater Country Club

Winners

Portland Open Invitational

Portland Centennial Open Invitational

Portland Open Invitational

Portland Open

References

  1. ^ "Golf & Tournament History". Portland Golf Club. http://www.portlandgolfclub.com/club/scripts/library/view_document.asp?GRP=11688&NS=GOLF&APP=80&DN=GOLFHISTORY. Retrieved 2009-06-07. 
  2. ^ Tradition finds new home, title sponsor