Oklahoma City Open Invitational
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The Oklahoma City Open Invitational was a golf
Golf
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 tournament on the PGA Tour
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 that played at various clubs in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

. The tournament first played in the 1920s under the name Oklahoma City Open.

After a hiatus of nearly three decades, the PGA Tour returned to Oklahoma City in the 1950s. The 1962–1967 events were held at Quail Creek Golf & Country Club.

Tournament hosts

Years Course
1962-1967 Quail Creek Golf & Country Club
1959-1960 Twin Hills Golf & Country Club

Winners

this list is possibly incomplete

Oklahoma City Open Invitational
  • 1967 Miller Barber
    Miller Barber
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  • 1966 Tony Lema
    Tony Lema
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  • 1965 Jack Rule, Jr.
    Jack Rule, Jr.
    Jack D. Rule, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.Rule was born in Mason City, Iowa and grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in the 1956 U.S. Junior Amateur semi-finals but lost to Harlan Stevenson in the finals...

  • 1964 Arnold Palmer
    Arnold Palmer
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  • 1963 Don Fairfield
    Don Fairfield
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  • 1962 Doug Sanders
    Doug Sanders
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  • 1961 No tournament
  • 1960 Gene Littler
    Gene Littler
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  • 1959 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...



Oklahoma City Open
  • 1956 Fred Hawkins
    Fred Hawkins
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  • 1929 Craig Wood
    Craig Wood (golfer)
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  • 1928 Horton Smith
    Horton Smith
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  • 1927 Harry Cooper
    Harry Cooper (golfer)
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  • 1926 Al Espinosa
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