Seattle Open Invitational
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 at several clubs in the greater Seattle, Washington area. The first tournament was held in 1936 at Inglewood and played as the Seattle Open. Macdonald 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 the second PGA Tour event won by a young rookie from Ohio named Jack Nicklaus. The last event, played in 1966 under the name Greater Seattle-Everett Classic, was held at the Everett Country Club and won by Homero Blancas by one stroke over Jacky Cupit.[1]
Tournament hosts
| Years | Course |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Everett Country Club |
| 1965, 1963, 1936 | Inglewood Country Club |
| 1964, 1962, 1961, 1945 | Broadmoor Golf Club |
Winners
Greater Seattle-Everett Classic
- 1966 Homero Blancas
Greater Seattle Open Invitational
- 1965 Gay Brewer
- 1964 Billy Casper
Seattle Open Invitational
- 1963 Bobby Nichols
Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational
- 1962 Jack Nicklaus
Greater Seattle Open Invitational
- 1961 Dave Marr
Seattle Open
- 1945 Byron Nelson
- 1936 Macdonald Smith
References
- ↑ Paul Nyhan (August 21, 2002). "Tour History in Washington". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2009-05-12.