Rubber City Open Invitational
Template:Short description Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Rubber City Open Invitational, first played as the Rubber City Open in 1954, was the first PGA Tour golf event to be held at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, US. The tournament, last played in 1959, was discontinued as Firestone gained national prominence and attracted bigger events beginning with hosting the 1960 PGA Championship, the American Golf Classic in 1961, and in 1962 the World Series of Golf now known as the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.[1]
The first edition in September 1954 had a $15,000 purse with a winner's share of $2,400, won by Tommy Bolt.[2] The sixth and final champion in August 1959 was Tom Nieporte, who won $2,800 from a $20,000 purse.[3]
At the time, there were only 18 holes at Firestone, today's "South Course." The North Course was the second course, added in 1969.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubber City Open Invitational | ||||||||
| 1959 | Template:Flagicon Tom Nieporte | 267 | −13 | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby | 2,800 | [4] | |
| 1958 | Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr. | 269 | −15 | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald | 2,800 | ||
| 1957 | Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | 272 | −12 | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Doug Ford | 2,800 | ||
| Rubber City Open | ||||||||
| 1956 | Template:Flagicon Ed Furgol | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer | 3,000 | [5] | |
| 1955 | Template:Flagicon Henry Ransom | 272 | −16 | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Jackson Bradley Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr. Template:Flagicon Doug Ford |
2,400 | [6] | |
| 1954 | Template:Flagicon Tommy Bolt | 265 | −23 | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Fred Hawkins | 2,400 | [2] | |
References
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