The Fort Wayne Open, which played for one year as Fort Wayne Invitational, was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the 1950s. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive It was played at the Orchard Ridge Country Club in 1950 before moving to the Fort Wayne Elks Lodge No. 155 golf course, now known as the "Elks Course" at Coyote Creek Golf Club, an 18-hole, par-72 championship course built in 1928 and opened in 1929. Golf legend Arnold Palmer earned his first professional paycheck ($145) at this event in 1955. Career outline Palmer was born in Latrobe Pennsylvania. He learned golf from his father Deacon Palmer who was head professional and greens keeper at Latrobe Country Club [1][2]
Winners
Fort Wayne Open
- 1956 Art Wall, Jr.
Fort Wayne Invitational
- 1955 Dow Finsterwald
Fort Wayne Open
- 1954 Doug Ford
- 1953 Art Wall, Jr.
- 1952 Jimmy Clark
- 1951 Jim Ferrier
- 1950 Lloyd Mangrum
References
- ^ "Elks Country Club going private, will be renamed Coyote Creek", Fort Wayne Daily News. Arthur Jonathan Wall Jr ( November 25, 1923 – October 31, 2001) was an American Golfer He was born in Honesdale Dow Henry Finsterwald Sr (born September 6, 1929) is an American Professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship Professional wins (25 PGA Tour wins (19 1952 (1 Jacksonville Open 1953 (3 Virginia Beach Open Labatt Open, Miami Arthur Jonathan Wall Jr ( November 25, 1923 – October 31, 2001) was an American Golfer He was born in Honesdale James C "Jimmy" Clark Jr was an American Professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s and on the Senior PGA James B Ferrier ( February 24, 1915 &ndash June 13, 1986) was an Australian professional Golfer from Manly New South PGA Tour wins (36 1940 (1 Thomasville Open 1941 (1 Atlantic City Open 1942 (3 New Orleans Open, Seminole Victory Golf Tournament Retrieved on 2007-12-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe.
- ^ This is Fort Wayne:Golf. Retrieved on 2007-12-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe.
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