IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic
The IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played at the Whitemarsh Valley Country Club in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1980.[1]
Winners
IVB-Golf Classic
- 1980 Doug Tewell
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic
- 1979 Lou Graham
- 1978 Jack Nicklaus
- 1977 Jerry McGee
IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic
- 1976 Tom Kite
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic
- 1975 Tom Jenkins
- 1974 Hubert Green
- 1973 Tom Weiskopf
- 1972 J. C. Snead
- 1971 Tom Weiskopf
- 1970 Billy Casper
- 1969 Dave Hill
Philadelphia Golf Classic
- 1968 Bob Murphy
- 1967 Dan Sikes
- 1966 Don January
- 1965 Jack Nicklaus
Whitemarsh Open Invitational
- 1964 Jack Nicklaus
- 1963 Arnold Palmer
Tournament highlights
- 1963: Arnold Palmer wins the inaugural version of the tournament by one shot over Lionel Hebert. The $26,000 first prize was the most Palmer collected for a win up to that time.[2]
- 1965: Jack Nicklaus successfully defends his title. He eagles the 71st hole to win by 2 shots over Joe Campbell and Doug Sanders.[3]
- 1966: Jack Nicklaus narrowly misses winning in Philadelphia for the third consecutive year. Don January beats him by one shot.[4]
- 1969: A four-player sudden death playoff is won by Dave Hill when he makes an eleven-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to defeat Tommy Jacobs, Gay Brewer, and R. H. Sikes.[5]
- 1973: Tom Weiskopf wins for the second consecutive week. He beats Jim Barber by four shots.[6]
- 1975: Tom Jenkins wins by one shot over Johnny Miller and by two over Bob Wynn. Wynn was leading by two shots until he made a quadruple-bogey eight on the tournament's 71st hole.[7]
- 1976: Future World Golf Hall of Fame member Tom Kite wins for the first time on the PGA Tour. He defeats Terry Diehl on the fifth hole of a sudden death playoff.[8]
- 1980: Doug Tewell wins the last edition of the tournament. He beats Tom Kite by one shot.[9]
References
- ↑ Whitemarsh Valley Country Club - Historical Highlights
- ↑ Arnold Palmer wins Whitemarsh Open
- ↑ Jack Nicklaus Is Philly Champion
- ↑ Don January Nips Jack Nicklaus To Win Philadelphia Golf Event
- ↑ Dave Hill Wins Philadelphia Open after one-hole playoff
- ↑ Sizzling Weiskopf nabs title in Philly classic
- ↑ Jenkins takes Philly because Bob couldn't Wynn
- ↑ Kite Captures Philly Crown
- ↑ Tewell wins Philly after sweating cut
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