The Fort Wayne Open, which played for one year as Fort Wayne Invitational, was a golf

Golf

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 tournament on the PGA Tour

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 in the 1950s. 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

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...

 earned his first professional paycheck ($145) at this event in 1955.

Winners

Fort Wayne Open

• 1956 Art Wall, Jr.
  Art Wall, Jr.
  Arthur Jonathan Wall, Jr. was an American golfer.Wall was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He attended Duke University, graduating in 1949 with a business degree....
  
  

Fort Wayne Invitational

• 1955 Dow Finsterwald
  Dow Finsterwald
  Dow Henry Finsterwald, Sr. is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship. He won 11 Tour titles between 1955 and 1963, played on four Ryder Cup teams, and served as non-playing captain for the 1977 U.S. Ryder Cup team.Finsterwald was born and raised in...
  
  

Fort Wayne Open

• 1954 Doug Ford
  Doug Ford (golfer)
  Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. born Fortunato is an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion.Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut. He turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952 at the Jacksonville Open.The win in Jacksonville was an unusual one...
  
  
• 1953 Art Wall, Jr.
  Art Wall, Jr.
  Arthur Jonathan Wall, Jr. was an American golfer.Wall was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He attended Duke University, graduating in 1949 with a business degree....
  
  
• 1952 Jimmy Clark
  Jimmy Clark (golfer)
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• 1951 Jim Ferrier
  Jim Ferrier
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• 1950 Lloyd Mangrum
  Lloyd Mangrum
  Lloyd Eugene Mangrum was an American professional golfer. He was known for his smooth swing and his relaxed demeanour on the course, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Icicle".Mangrum was born in Trenton, Texas...