Lucky International Open
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Following surgery on his hands the previous summer, San Francisco native Ken Venturi won his 14th and final PGA Tour event here in January 1966, taking the first prize of $8,500 with his parents in the gallery.[1][2][3] The deteriorating conditions and antiquated facilities at Harding Park caused the PGA Tour to leave at the end of the decade.
The final edition in 1969 was played in late October without the Lucky name and had a winner's share of $20,000. Steve Spray gained his only tour victory, one stroke ahead of runner-up Chi-Chi Rodríguez,[4][5] the playoff winner in January 1964.[6]
For its first six years, it was played in late January, the week after the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. Not played in 1967, it was held in mid-autumn in 1968 and 1969.
Of the eight winners, six were major champions; five already and George Archer (1965) won his at the 1969 Masters.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Open Invitational | ||||||||
| 1969 | Template:Flagicon Steve Spray | 269 | −15 | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 20,000 | [4][5] | |
| Lucky International Open | ||||||||
| 1968 | Template:Flagicon Billy Casper | 269 | −15 | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd Template:Flagicon Don Massengale |
20,000 | [7] | |
| 1967: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1966 | Template:Flagicon Ken Venturi | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Frank Beard | 8,500 | [1][2] | |
| 1965 | Template:Flagicon George Archer | 278 | −6 | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Bob Charles | 8,500 | [8] | |
| 1964 | Template:Flagicon Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 272 | −12 | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Don January | 7,500 | [6] | |
| 1963 | Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr. | 276 | −8 | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Don January | 9,000 | [9] | |
| 1962 | Template:Flagicon Gene Littler | 274 | −10 | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon George Knudson | 9,000 | [10] | |
| 1961 | Template:Flagicon Gary Player | 272 | −12 | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon George Bayer Template:Flagicon Don Whitt |
9,000 | [11] | |
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