Carling World Open

The Carling World Open was the last incarnation in a series of golf tournaments on the PGA Tour sponsored by the Carling Brewing Company beginning in 1953.[1]

Carling World Open
Tournament information
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Established1953
Course(s)Board of Trade Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$175,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1967
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Dow Finsterwald (1956)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Billy Casper
Location map
Board of Trade CC
Location in Canada
Board of Trade CC
Location in Ontario

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Carling World Open
1967 Billy Casper281−3Playoff Al GeibergerBoard of Trade, Canada
1966 Bruce Devlin286−61 stroke Billy CasperRoyal Birkdale, England
1965 Tony Lema279−52 strokes Arnold PalmerPleasant Valley, Massachusetts
1964 Bobby Nichols278−21 stroke Arnold PalmerOakland Hills, Michigan
1963: No tournament
Carling Open Invitational
1962 Bo Wininger274−101 stroke Bert WeaverRio Pinar, Florida
1961 Gay Brewer277−31 stroke Billy MaxwellIndian Springs, Maryland
1960 Ernie Vossler272−121 stroke Paul HarneyFircrest, Washington
1959 Dow Finsterwald (2)276−81 stroke Gene Littler
Mike Souchak
Seneca, Ohio
1958 Julius Boros (2)284−42 strokes Billy CasperCherokee Town, Georgia
1957 Paul Harney275−93 strokes Dow FinsterwaldFlint, Michigan
1956 Dow Finsterwald274−143 strokes Jack Burke Jr.
Billy Casper
Billy Maxwell
Sunset, Missouri
Carling Golf Classic
1955 Doug Ford276−121 stroke Art Wall Jr.Charles River, Massachusetts
Carling Open
1954 Julius Boros280−8Playoff George FazioManakiki, Ohio
1953 Cary Middlecoff275−13Playoff Ted KrollManakiki, Ohio

References

  1. "Carling - National Brewing Company". Archived from the original on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-06-03.


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