Fig Garden Village Open Invitational
Encyclopedia
The Fig Garden Village Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour
that was played at the San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, California
. It was first held in October 1963, and was won by Mason Rudolph
, a 29 year-old native of Tennessee
by three strokes over Tommy Aaron
and Al Geiberger
. In 1964, it was called the Fresno Open Invitational and was again played at San Joaquin CC with Canadian
George Knudson
the winner in a playoff with fellow Canadian Al Balding
.
Fig Garden Village Open Invitational
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
that was played at the San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, California
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
. It was first held in October 1963, and was won by Mason Rudolph
Mason Rudolph
Edgar Mason Rudolph was an American golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:...
, a 29 year-old native of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
by three strokes over Tommy Aaron
Tommy Aaron
Thomas Dean Aaron is a former American professional golfer who was a member of the PGA Tour during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Aaron is best known for winning the 1973 Masters Tournament.- Early years :...
and 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...
. In 1964, it was called the Fresno Open Invitational and was again played at San Joaquin CC with Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
George Knudson
George Knudson
George Alfred Christian Knudson, CM was a Canadian professional golfer, who along with Mike Weir holds the record for the Canadian with the most wins on the PGA Tour, with eight career victories....
the winner in a playoff with fellow Canadian Al Balding
Al Balding
Allan George Balding was a Canadian professional golfer, who won four events on the PGA Tour. In 1955 he became the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in the United States; Canadians Ken Black and Jules Huot had won PGA Tour events in Canada in the 1930s.Balding was born in Toronto,...
.
Winner
Fresno Open Invitational- 1964 George KnudsonGeorge KnudsonGeorge Alfred Christian Knudson, CM was a Canadian professional golfer, who along with Mike Weir holds the record for the Canadian with the most wins on the PGA Tour, with eight career victories....
Fig Garden Village Open Invitational
- 1963 Mason RudolphMason RudolphEdgar Mason Rudolph was an American golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:...