Portland Open Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Established | 1944 |
| Course(s) |
Portland Golf Club Columbia Edgewater Country Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Final year | 1966 |
| Final champion | |
 Bert Yancey | |
The Portland Open Invitational was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Portland, Oregon. Established by Robert A. Hudson with a $10,000 purse in 1944, it was played in from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1966. The event was hosted at the Portland Golf Club[1] and the Columbia Edgewater Country Club.[2] It first played as the Portland Open. In 1959, the event played as the Portland Centennial Open Invitational in honor of Oregon's centennial.
The tournament was dominated by Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus, both of whom won three times. Sam Snead and Ben Hogan won the first two events, and Hogan also won the 1946 PGA Championship, then a match play event, held at the Portland Golf Club.[3]
Tournament hosts
| Years | Venue |
|---|---|
| 1944–48 1959–60 1964–65 | Portland Golf Club |
| 1961–63 1966 | Columbia Edgewater Country Club |
Winners
Portland Open Invitational
- 1966 Bert Yancey
- 1965 Jack Nicklaus
- 1964 Jack Nicklaus
- 1963 George Knudson
- 1962 Jack Nicklaus
- 1961 Billy Casper
- 1960 Billy Casper
Portland Centennial Open Invitational
- 1959 Billy Casper
Portland Open Invitational
- 1949–55 No tournament
- 1948 Fred Haas
- 1947 Charles Congdon
- 1946 No tournament – hosted PGA Championship
- 1945 Ben Hogan
Portland Open
- 1944 Sam Snead
References
- ↑ "Golf & Tournament History". Portland Golf Club. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ↑ Tradition finds new home, title sponsor
- ↑ Strite, Dick (August 26, 1946). "Ben Hogan stages great comeback to take PGA title from Ed Oliver". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 2.
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