Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
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The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial is a regular golf
tournament on the PGA Tour
. It has been played annually in May in Fort Worth, Texas
on the course at the Colonial Country Club. It is one of five invitational tournaments held on the PGA Tour. It is also the longest running event on the Tour still being held at the original site.
Hotels and Resorts has signed a six-year contract to be the title sponsor through 2012. The hotel chain replaces Bank of America
, which decided not to renew its deal after four years, including the tournament's 50th anniversary in May.
The 2009 purse is $6,200,000, with $1,116,000 going to the winner.
The tournament was founded in 1946 as the Colonial National Invitation. The tournament honors the history of golf by using an official Scottish
tartan plaid
jacket, for its champions and top committee chairmen. Another tradition feeding Colonial history is the beautiful Wall of Champions on the first tee. Engraved with the name and score of each champion dating back to the 1941 U.S. Open
, the marble display casts a reverence over the start of any player's round. In 2003, Annika Sörenstam
played in the tournament and became the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event since Babe Zaharias
. However, Sörenstam missed the cut after rounds of 71 and 74.
As a restricted field event on the PGA Tour, only the first 80 players on the previous year's money-list are guaranteed invites.
The tournament is unofficially associated with Ben Hogan
, the long-time Fort Worth resident who won the tournament five times, the most of any player. Hogan considered Colonial to be his home course.
, and consequently it has a reduced field of approximately 125 players (as opposed to most full-field open tournaments with a field of 156 players). The other four tournaments with invitational status are the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Heritage, the Memorial Tournament
, and the AT&T National
. Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 120 and 132 players), and have more freedom than full-field open tournaments in determining which players are eligible to participate in their event, as invitational tournaments are not required to fill their fields using the PGA Tour Priority Ranking System. Furthermore, unlike full-field open tournaments, invitational tournaments do not offer open qualifying (aka Monday qualifying).
Pros who made their first appearance at Colonial as a Champion's Choice include Al Geiberger
, Tom Weiskopf
, Craig Stadler
, Curtis Strange
, Mark O'Meara
, Paul Azinger
and Davis Love III
. Five Champion's Choices have eventually won the Colonial; Dave Stockton
is the only Champion's Choice to win the tournament in the year selected (1967).
PO Indicates a win in a playoff
^ Indicates weather-shortened to 54 holes
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Main sources
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 has been played annually in May in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
on the course at the Colonial Country Club. It is one of five invitational tournaments held on the PGA Tour. It is also the longest running event on the Tour still being held at the original site.
Overview
Colonial Country Club announced on July 25, 2006, that Crowne PlazaCrowne Plaza
Crowne Plaza is a chain of full service, upscale hotels catering to business travelers and to the meetings and conventions market. It forms part of the InterContinental Hotels Group family of brands, which include InterContinental and Holiday Inn and operates in 52 countries, usually located in...
Hotels and Resorts has signed a six-year contract to be the title sponsor through 2012. The hotel chain replaces Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
, which decided not to renew its deal after four years, including the tournament's 50th anniversary in May.
The 2009 purse is $6,200,000, with $1,116,000 going to the winner.
The tournament was founded in 1946 as the Colonial National Invitation. The tournament honors the history of golf by using an official Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
tartan plaid
Tartan
Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns...
jacket, for its champions and top committee chairmen. Another tradition feeding Colonial history is the beautiful Wall of Champions on the first tee. Engraved with the name and score of each champion dating back to the 1941 U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
, the marble display casts a reverence over the start of any player's round. In 2003, Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer...
played in the tournament and became the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event since Babe Zaharias
Babe Zaharias
Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field...
. However, Sörenstam missed the cut after rounds of 71 and 74.
As a restricted field event on the PGA Tour, only the first 80 players on the previous year's money-list are guaranteed invites.
The tournament is unofficially associated with Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
, the long-time Fort Worth resident who won the tournament five times, the most of any player. Hogan considered Colonial to be his home course.
Invitational status
The Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial is one of only five tournaments given "invitational" status by the PGA TourPGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
, and consequently it has a reduced field of approximately 125 players (as opposed to most full-field open tournaments with a field of 156 players). The other four tournaments with invitational status are the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Heritage, the Memorial Tournament
Memorial Tournament
The Memorial Tournament is a PGA Tour golf tournament founded by Jack Nicklaus. It is played on a Nicklaus-designed course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Nicklaus' home town of Columbus. The golf course passes through a large neighborhood called Muirfield Village...
, and the AT&T National
AT&T National
The AT&T National is a professional golf tournament held in the Washington D.C. area during the Fourth of July weekend. The PGA Tour event is hosted by Tiger Woods and benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. The first AT&T National was held July 5–8, 2007, at the Blue Course of the Congressional...
. Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 120 and 132 players), and have more freedom than full-field open tournaments in determining which players are eligible to participate in their event, as invitational tournaments are not required to fill their fields using the PGA Tour Priority Ranking System. Furthermore, unlike full-field open tournaments, invitational tournaments do not offer open qualifying (aka Monday qualifying).
Champion's Choice tradition
Colonial has a unique PGA Tour tradition known as the Champion's Choice invitation. Each year, former Colonial champions select two deserving young players, who otherwise would be ineligible, to compete in the tournament.Pros who made their first appearance at Colonial as a Champion's Choice include Al Geiberger
Al Geiberger
Allen Lee Geiberger, Sr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California...
, Tom Weiskopf
Tom Weiskopf
Thomas Daniel Weiskopf is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s, and he won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982. After winding down his tournament career, Weiskopf has become a noted golf course...
, Craig Stadler
Craig Stadler
Craig Robert Stadler is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level....
, Curtis Strange
Curtis Strange
Curtis Northrup Strange is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between their debut in 1986 and 1990.-Early years through college:Strange and his...
, Mark O'Meara
Mark O'Meara
Mark Francis O'Meara is an American professional golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s...
, Paul Azinger
Paul Azinger
Paul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:...
and Davis Love III
Davis Love III
Davis Milton Love III is an American professional golfer.Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina before turning professional in 1985. He earned his PGA Tour card in the fall of 1985, on his first attempt. He quickly established himself on the PGA...
. Five Champion's Choices have eventually won the Colonial; 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....
is the only Champion's Choice to win the tournament in the year selected (1967).
Winners
| Year | Player | 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.... ) | Purse ($) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | |||||||
| 2011 | David Toms David Toms David Wayne Toms is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of thirteen events on the PGA Tour including the 2001 PGA Championship... |
265 | -15 | 1,116,000 | 6,200,000 | ||
| 2010 | Zach Johnson Zach Johnson Zach Johnson is an American golfer, winner of the 2007 Masters Tournament.Zach Johnson may also refer to:* Zack "Jick" Johnson, one of the creators of Kingdom of Loathing* Zachary Johnson, former drummer for The Fray... |
259 | -21 | 1,116,000 | 6,200,000 | ||
| 2009 | Steve Stricker Steve Stricker Steven Stricker is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour including the 2001 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship and two FedEx Cup playoff events. His most successful season on tour came in 2009, when he had three tournament victories... |
263PO | -17 | 1,116,000 | 6,200,000 | ||
| 2008 | Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed... |
266 | -14 | 1,098,000 | 6,100,000 | ||
| 2007 | Rory Sabbatini Rory Sabbatini Rory Mario Trevor Sabbatini is a South African professional golfer.Rory Sabbatini was born in Durban, South Africa. He started playing golf at age 4, but concentrated on it from age 12. He was recruited by the University of Arizona, turned professional in 1998 and joined the PGA Tour in 1999... |
266PO | -14 | 1,080,000 | 6,000,000 | ||
| Bank of America Colonial | |||||||
| 2006 | Tim Herron Tim Herron Timothy Daniel Herron is an American professional golfer.Herron was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His father and grandfather, both named Carson Herron, were professional golfers who played the U.S. Open. Tim Herron attended the University of New Mexico and played on the 1993 United States Walker... |
268PO | -12 | 1,080,000 | 6,000,000 | ||
| 2005 | Kenny Perry Kenny Perry James Kenneth Perry is an American professional golfer who currently plays on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour, for which he became eligible following his 50th birthday.-Early years:... |
261 | -19 | 1,008,000 | 5,600,000 | ||
| 2004 | Steve Flesch Steve Flesch Stephen J. Flesch is an American professional golfer, competing on the PGA Tour.Flesch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky. After graduation he played golf at the University of Kentucky and turned professional in 1990.Flesch finished in... |
269 | -11 | 954,000 | 5,300,000 | ||
| 2003 | Kenny Perry Kenny Perry James Kenneth Perry is an American professional golfer who currently plays on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour, for which he became eligible following his 50th birthday.-Early years:... |
261 | -19 | 900,000 | 5,000,000 | ||
| MasterCard Colonial | |||||||
| 2002 | Nick Price Nick Price Nicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:... |
267 | -13 | 774,000 | 4,300,000 | ||
| 2001 | Sergio García Sergio García Sergio García Fernández is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on both the United States PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings... |
267 | -13 | 720,000 | 4,000,000 | ||
| 2000 | Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed... |
268 | -12 | 594,000 | 3,300,000 | ||
| 1999 | Olin Browne Olin Browne Olin Douglas Browne is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour as well as the Champions Tour.Browne was born in Washington, D.C. He graduated from St. Albans School in 1977. He then went on to Occidental College in 1981. He turned professional in 1984. He lives in Hobe Sound,... |
272 | -8 | 504,000 | 2,800,000 | ||
| 1998 | Tom Watson Tom Watson (golfer) Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour.... |
265 | -15 | 414,000 | 2,300,000 | ||
| 1997 | David Frost David Frost (golfer) David Laurence Frost is a South African professional golfer who has more than twenty professional tournament wins to his name, spread across four continents.... |
265 | -15 | 288,000 | 1,600,000 | ||
| 1996 | Corey Pavin Corey Pavin Corey Allen Pavin is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997.-Biography:... |
272 | -8 | 270,000 | 1,500,000 | ||
| Colonial National Invitation | |||||||
| 1995 | Tom Lehman Tom Lehman Thomas Edward Lehman is an American professional golfer.Lehman was born in Austin, Minnesota, but Alexandria, Minnesota is credited as his official Minnesota hometown. He attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a degree in Business/Accounting and turned professional in 1982. It took... |
271 | -9 | 252,000 | 1,400,000 | ||
| Southwestern Bell Colonial | |||||||
| 1994 | Nick Price Nick Price Nicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:... |
266PO | -14 | 252,000 | 1,400,000 | ||
| 1993 | Fulton Allem Fulton Allem Fulton Peter Allem is a South African professional golfer.Allem was born in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa, the middle child of five children and the grandson of a Lebanese trader; he had a privileged upbringing... |
 South Africa |
264 | -16 | 234,000 | 1,300,000 | |
| 1992 | Bruce Lietzke Bruce Lietzke Bruce Alan Lietzke is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas... |
267PO | -13 | 234,000 | 1,300,000 | ||
| 1991 | Tom Purtzer Tom Purtzer Thomas Warren Purtzer is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.... |
267 | -13 | 216,000 | 1,200,000 | ||
| 1990 | Ben Crenshaw Ben Crenshaw Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an American professional golfer.Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas, where he won three NCAA Championships from 1971 to 1973... |
272 | -8 | 180,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
| 1989 | Ian Baker-Finch Ian Baker-Finch Ian Michael Baker-Finch is an Australian professional golfer, who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1991.-Early years:... |
270 | -10 | 180,000 | 1,000,000 | ||
| Colonial National Invitation | |||||||
| 1988 | Lanny Wadkins Lanny Wadkins Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988.... |
270 | -10 | 135,000 | 750,000 | ||
| 1987 | Keith Clearwater Keith Clearwater Keith Allen Clearwater is an American professional golfer who has won two tournaments on the PGA Tour.Clearwater was born in Long Beach, California. He went to Northgate High School and was one of many Californians to attend Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and play on the school's golf team... |
266 | -14 | 108,000 | 600,000 | ||
| 1986 | Dan Pohl Dan Pohl Danny Joe Pohl is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Pohl was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. He attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he was a member of the school's golf team... |
205^PO | -5 | 108,000 | 600,000 | ||
| 1985 | Corey Pavin Corey Pavin Corey Allen Pavin is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997.-Biography:... |
266 | -14 | 90,000 | 500,000 | ||
| 1984 | Peter Jacobsen Peter Jacobsen Peter Erling Jacobsen is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He has won seven events on the PGA Tour and two events on the Champions Tour, both majors.-Early years:... |
270PO | -10 | 90,000 | 500,000 | ||
| 1983 | Jim Colbert Jim Colbert James Joseph Colbert is an American professional golfer.Colbert was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He attended Kansas State University, where he finished second in the NCAA golf championships in 1964, before graduating and turning professional in 1965.Colbert won eight times on the PGA Tour,... |
278PO | -2 | 72,000 | 400,000 | ||
| 1982 | Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
273 | -7 | 63,000 | 350,000 | ||
| 1981 | Fuzzy Zoeller Fuzzy Zoeller Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He is one of three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event. He also won the 1984 U.S. Open, which earned him the 1985 Bob Jones Award.... |
274 | -6 | 54,000 | 300,000 | ||
| 1980 | Bruce Lietzke Bruce Lietzke Bruce Alan Lietzke is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas... |
271 | -9 | 54,000 | 300,000 | ||
| 1979 | Al Geiberger Al Geiberger Allen Lee Geiberger, Sr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California... |
274 | -6 | 54,000 | 300,000 | ||
| 1978 | Lee Trevino Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.-Early life:... |
268 | -12 | 40,000 | 200,000 | ||
| 1977 | Ben Crenshaw Ben Crenshaw Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an American professional golfer.Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas, where he won three NCAA Championships from 1971 to 1973... |
272 | -8 | 40,000 | 200,000 | ||
| 1976 | Lee Trevino Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.-Early life:... |
273 | -7 | 40,000 | 200,000 | ||
| 1975 | No tournament - hosted the Tournament Players Championship | ||||||
| 1974 | Rod Curl Rod Curl Rodney Curl is an American professional golfer best known for being the first full-blooded Native American to win a PGA Tour event.... |
276 | -4 | 50,000 | 250,000 | ||
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf Tom Weiskopf Thomas Daniel Weiskopf is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s, and he won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982. After winding down his tournament career, Weiskopf has become a noted golf course... |
276 | -4 | 30,000 | 150,000 | ||
| 1972 | Jerry Heard Jerry Heard Jerry M. Heard is an American professional golfer who won several PGA Tour events in the 1970s.Heard was born in Visalia, California. He became a professional golfer in 1968 and joined the PGA Tour in 1969. His first professional win came in the American Golf Classic at the Firestone Country Club... |
275 | -5 | 25,000 | 125,500 | ||
| 1971 | Gene Littler Gene Littler Gene Alec Littler is an American professional golfer. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth rhythmical swing, he once said that, "Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes."-Early years... |
283 | 3 | 25,000 | 125,000 | ||
| 1970 | Homero Blancas Homero Blancas Homero Blancas, Jr. is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour .... |
273 | -7 | 25,000 | 125,000 | ||
| 1969 | Gardner Dickinson | 278 | -2 | 25,000 | 125,000 | ||
| 1968 | Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
275 | -5 | 25,000 | 125,000 | ||
| 1967 | 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.... |
278 | -2 | 23,000 | 115,000 | ||
| 1966 | 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... |
280 | E | 22,000 | 110,000 | ||
| 1965 | Bruce Crampton Bruce Crampton Bruce Crampton is an Australian professional golfer.Crampton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Kogarah High School from 1948-1950. He turned professional in 1953.... |
276 | -4 | 20,000 | 100,000 | ||
| 1964 | Billy Casper Billy Casper William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:... |
279 | -1 | 14,000 | 75,000 | ||
| 1963 | Julius Boros Julius Boros Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut... |
279 | -1 | 12,000 | 60,000 | ||
| 1962 | 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... |
281PO | +1 | 7,000 | 40,000 | ||
| 1961 | Doug Sanders Doug Sanders George Douglas Sanders is a former American professional golfer who won twenty PGA Tour events during his career.-Early years:Sanders was born in Cedartown, Georgia. He grew up in a poor family, and picked cotton as a teenager... |
281 | +1 | 7,000 | 40,000 | ||
| 1960 | Julius Boros Julius Boros Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut... |
280 | E | 5,000 | 30,000 | ||
| 1959 | Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
285PO | +5 | 5,000 | 27,300 | ||
| 1958 | Tommy Bolt Tommy Bolt Thomas Henry Bolt was an American professional golfer.Bolt was born in Haworth, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Army during World War II and turned professional in 1946. He worked as a caddie and club professional in Shreveport, Louisiana... |
282 | +2 | 5,000 | 25,000 | ||
| 1957 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 284 | +4 | 5,000 | 25,000 | ||
| 1956 | Mike Souchak Mike Souchak Michael Souchak was an American professional golfer who won 15 times on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s, and played for the 1959 and 1961 Ryder Cup teams.-Early years, college:... |
280 | E | 5,000 | 25,000 | ||
| 1955 | Chandler Harper Chandler Harper John Chandler Harper was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1950 PGA Championship. He won seven times on the PGA Tour and played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team.... |
276 | -4 | 5,000 | 25,000 | ||
| 1954 | Johnny Palmer Johnny Palmer John C. Palmer was an American professional golfer.Palmer was born in Eldorado, North Carolina. A seven time winner on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s, he represented the United States on the 1949 Ryder Cup team.... |
280 | E | 5,000 | 25,000 | ||
| 1953 | Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
282 | +2 | 5,000 | 25,000 | ||
| 1952 | Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
279 | -1 | 4,000 | 20,000 | ||
| 1951 | Cary Middlecoff Cary Middlecoff Emmett Cary Middlecoff was a dentist who gave up his practice to become a professional golfer on the PGA Tour in the 1940s.... |
282 | +2 | 3,000 | 15,000 | ||
| 1950 | Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S... |
277 | -3 | 3,000 | 15,000 | ||
| 1949 | No tournament - cancelled due to course flooding | ||||||
| 1948 | Clayton Heafner | 272 | -8 | 3,000 | 15,000 | ||
| 1947 | Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
279 | -1 | 3,000 | 15,000 | ||
| 1946 | Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
279 | -1 | 3,000 | 15,000 | ||
PO Indicates a win in a playoff
^ Indicates weather-shortened to 54 holes
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Main sources
Multiple winners
Ten men have won this tournament more than once through 2010.- 5 wins
- Ben HoganBen HoganWilliam Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
: 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1959
- Ben Hogan
- 2 wins
- Julius BorosJulius BorosJulius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut...
: 1960, 1963 - Billy CasperBilly CasperWilliam Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:...
: 1964, 1968 - Lee TrevinoLee TrevinoLee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex". He won six major championships over the course of his career.-Early life:...
: 1976, 1978 - Ben CrenshawBen CrenshawBen Daniel Crenshaw is an American professional golfer.Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas, where he won three NCAA Championships from 1971 to 1973...
: 1977, 1990 - Bruce LietzkeBruce LietzkeBruce Alan Lietzke is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Lietzke was born in Kansas City, Kansas...
: 1980, 1992 - Corey PavinCorey PavinCorey Allen Pavin is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 150 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1986 and 1997.-Biography:...
: 1985, 1996 - Nick PriceNick PriceNicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:...
: 1994, 2002 - Kenny PerryKenny PerryJames Kenneth Perry is an American professional golfer who currently plays on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour, for which he became eligible following his 50th birthday.-Early years:...
: 2003, 2005 - Phil MickelsonPhil MickelsonPhilip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed...
: 2000, 2008
- Julius Boros