Cleveland Open
Encyclopedia
The Cleveland Open was a golf
tournament on the PGA Tour
. It was played from 1963 to 1972 at a various courses in the greater Cleveland, Ohio
area.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
. It was played from 1963 to 1972 at a various courses in the greater Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
area.
Host courses
| Years | Course | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Tanglewood Country Club Tanglewood Country Club Tanglewood National Golf Club is a public golf course located in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio within the Tanglewood Lake housing development. Tanglewood National Golf Club's 18-hole golf course is lined with houses and condominiums. The mailing address is Chagrin Falls, Ohio but that... |
Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio Bainbridge Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,916 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:... |
| 1963, 1971 | Beechmont Country Club Beechmont country club Beechmont Country Club is a prestigious golfing country club located in Orange, Ohio, USA, located approximately east of downtown Cleveland. This golf club hosted PGA events such as the 1963 and 1971 Cleveland Open. The course, designed by Stanley Thompson, was opened in 1923 and is regarded as... |
Orange Orange, Ohio Orange is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland. The population was 3,323 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
| 1967, 1969, 1970 | Aurora Country Club | Aurora |
| 1966, 1968 | Lakewood Country Club | Westlake Westlake, Ohio Westlake is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 32,729 at the 2010 census. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland, Ohio and is located 12 miles from Cleveland's downtown.-Geography:Westlake is located at... |
| 1964, 1965 | Highland Park Municipal Golf Club | Highland Hills Highland Hills, Ohio Highland Hills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,130 at the 2010 census. It was formally incorporated in 1990.-Geography:Highland Hills is located at .... |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | 1st Prize ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | David Graham David Graham (golfer) Anthony David Graham is a former professional golfer from Australia.Born in Windsor, Australia, Graham turned professional in 1962 at age 16 and spent much of his career in the United States, playing on the PGA Tour. Turning age 50 in 1996, he joined the Senior PGA Tour, later known as the... |
278 | −6 | 30,000 | ||
| 1971 | Bobby Mitchell Bobby Mitchell (golfer) Bobby Mitchell is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Mitchell was born in Chatham, Virginia and was raised in nearby Danville, Virginia. He dropped out of high school and turned pro at 15... |
262 | −22 | 30,000 | ||
| 1970 | Bruce Devlin Bruce Devlin Bruce William Devlin is an Australian professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer.Devlin was born in Armidale, Australia. He turned pro in 1961 and joined the PGA Tour in 1962 after an amateur career in Australia which included a win at the Australian Amateur in 1959... |
268 | −12 | 30,000 | ||
| 1969 | Charles Coody Charles Coody Billy Charles Coody is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1971 Masters Tournament.Coody was born in Stamford, Texas and raised in Abilene, Texas... |
271 | −9 | 22,000 | ||
| 1968 | Dave Stockton Dave Stockton David Knapp Stockton is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.... |
276 | −8 | 22,000 | ||
| 1967 | Gardner Dickinson | 271 | −9 | 20,700 | ||
| 1966 | R. H. Sikes R. H. Sikes Richard H. Sikes is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.A native of Paris, Arkansas, Sikes had a stellar amateur and college career as a member of the golf team at the University of Arkansas. He won the U.S. Amateur Public Links in 1961 and 1962. In... |
268 | −16 | 20,000 | ||
| 1965 | Dan Sikes Dan Sikes Daniel David Sikes, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. Sikes won nine tournaments as a pro, including six PGA Tour events.- Early years :... |
272 | −12 | 25,000 | ||
| 1964 | Tony Lema Tony Lema Anthony David "Tony" Lema was an American professional golfer, who rose to fame in the beginning of golf's modern era, but had his young life and career cut short in an aircraft accident. His most prestigious victory was the 1964 British Open.-Biography:Lema was born in Oakland, California, to... |
270 | −14 | 20,000 | ||
| 1963 | Arnold Palmer Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955... |
273 | −11 | 22,000 |