Maracaibo Open Invitational

The Maracaibo Open Invitational was a golf tournament in Venezuela played from 1960 to 1974. It was part of the Caribbean Tour.[1] The event was played at Maracaibo Country Club in Maracaibo, Venezuela.[2] In the 1970s the event was sponsored by Ford.[3]

Maracaibo Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationMaracaibo, Venezuela
Established1960
Course(s)Maracaibo Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Caribbean Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1974
Final champion
Florentino Molina
Location Map
Maracaibo CC
Location in Venezuela

Winners
YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-upRef
Ford Maracaibo Open
1974Florentino Molina Argentina275−139 strokes Vicente Fernández[4]
1973Peter Oosterhuis England277−113 strokes Tony Jacklin[5][6]
1972Vicente Fernández Argentina281−7Playoff[lower-alpha 1] Roy Pace[7][8]
1971Bert Weaver United States284−42 strokes Juan Pinzón[9]
1970Florentino Molina Argentina276−122 strokes Art Wall Jr.[10]
Maracaibo Open Invitational
1969Butch Baird United States277−112 strokes Steve Opperman[11]
1968Wes Ellis United States280−81 stroke Rocky Thompson[12]
1967Bob McCallister United States276−12Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Wes Ellis[13]
1966Art Wall Jr. United States276−126 strokes Al Besselink[14]
1965Art Wall Jr. United States271−176 strokes Wes Ellis[15]
1964Art Wall Jr. United States280−83 strokes Jim Ferree[16]
1963Jim Ferree United States288EPlayoff[lower-alpha 3] John Barnum[17]
1962George Knudson Canada286−2Playoff[lower-alpha 4] Jim Ferree[18]
1961Don Whitt United States283−51 stroke Roberto De Vicenzo[19]
1960Pete Cooper United States287−12 strokes Bob Hill[20]
  1. Fernández won on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. McCallister won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Ferree won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. Knudson won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References
  1. Trenham, Peter. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members, 1960–1969" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA.
  2. "Golf Events". Sports Illustrated. 12 February 1962. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. "David Graham – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. "Golf: Officieel Orgaan Van Het Nederlandsch Golfcomite" (PDF). Netherlands Early Golf website (in Dutch). Vol. 38 no. 3. March 1974. p. 26.
  5. "Oosterhuis Wins". The Glasgow Herald. Reuter. 6 February 1973. p. 4.
  6. "Golf Triumph". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. 5 February 1973. p. 27. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  7. "Seventh". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
  8. http://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/E6E4F45C83BD017185257D0E0065787E?opendocument
  9. "Weaver Wins Maracaibo Open". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 1 February 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. "Latin cops Maracaibo". Pacific Stars And Stripes. Tokyo, Japan. AP. 18 February 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  11. "Baird Victor In Maracaibo". The Scranton Tribune. Pennsylvania. UPI. 24 February 1969. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
  12. "Ellis Is Victor In Maracaibo Golf". The Cumberland News. Cumberland, Maryland. UPI. 4 March 1968. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
  13. "Bob McCallister Maracaibo King". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 13 February 1967. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  14. "Art Wall Wins Third "Maracaibo"". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 7 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  15. "Wall Triumphs in Maracaibo". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 8 March 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  16. "Last Round 71 Gives Wall Maracaibo Win". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 17 February 1964. p. 22. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  17. "Maracaibo Golf Goes To Ferree". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. 18 February 1963. p. 31. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  18. "Knudson Captures Tourney". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 19 February 1962. p. 21. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  19. "Don Whitt Wins Maracaibo Open". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 20 February 1961. p. 21. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  20. "Briefs". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. 22 February 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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