The Rebel Yell Open was a PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 satellite event that played for one year at the Holston Hills Country Club

Holston Hills Country Club

Holston Hills Country Club is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The clubhouse was built in 1927 and designed by the firm, Barber & McMurry. The golf course was designed by Donald Ross. Holston Hills C.C. is widely considered to be one of the more original Donald Ross designs left in the United...

 in Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...

; a 7,009-yard, Donald Ross-designed course opened in 1927. The tournament, which was held in April 1968 opposite The Masters, was organized by tournament director Lonnie Nolan. The title sponsor was the bourbon company

Rebel Yell (whiskey)

Rebel Yell is a brand of Kentucky made Straight Bourbon Whiskey that is made using more wheat than most Bourbons. The brand name is currently owned and marketed by Luxco, and the bourbon itself is distilled and bottled under contract by Heaven Hill at its Bernheim distillery in Louisville, Kentucky...

 of the same name.

It was won by 31 year-old Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

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 club professional Larry Mowry

Larry Mowry

Larry Mowry is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour ....

 in a sudden-death playoff over Chris Blocker. The winners share was $2,800.