The Fort Wayne Open, which played for one year as Fort Wayne Invitational, was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1950 to 1956. It was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1950 it was played at the Orchard Ridge Country Club 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 earned his first professional paycheck ($145) at this event in 1955.[1][2]

Winners

Year Player Country Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)		 Ref
Fort Wayne Open
1956 Art Wall Jr.  United States 269 −19 Playoff United States Gardner Dickinson
United States Bill Trombley		 2,400 [3]
Fort Wayne Invitational
1955 Dow Finsterwald  United States 269 −19 3 strokes United States Doug Ford 2,400 [4]
Fort Wayne Open
1954 Doug Ford  United States 270 −18 3 strokes United States Mike Souchak 2,400 [5]
1953 Art Wall Jr.  United States 265 −23 Playoff United States Cary Middlecoff 2,400 [6][7]
1952 Jimmy Clark  United States 272 −16 Playoff United States Jim Turnesa 2,400 [8][9]
1951 Jim Ferrier  Australia 269 −19 1 stroke United States Cary Middlecoff 2,400 [10]
1950 Lloyd Mangrum  United States 271 −13 3 strokes United States Ed Oliver 2,600 [11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Elks Country Club going private, will be renamed Coyote Creek". Fort Wayne Daily News. Retrieved 2007-12-08. [dead link]
  2. ^ "This is Fort Wayne:Golf". Retrieved 2007-12-08.
  3. ^ "Ford Wins In Playoff". Youngstown Vindicator. AP. September 17, 1956. p. 22 – via Google News.
  4. ^ "Finsterwald Golf Winner". Youngstown Vindicator. AP. May 30, 1955. p. 35 – via Google News.
  5. ^ "Ford Is first at Fort Worth; Souchak Second". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. August 23, 1954. p. 9 – via Google News.
  6. ^ "Two Deadlock At Ft. Wayne". Eugene Register-Guardian. AP. August 17, 1953. p. 2B – via Google News.
  7. ^ "Wall Wins Playoff In Golf Tourney". Eugene Register-Guardian. AP. August 18, 1953. p. 2B – via Google News.
  8. ^ "Jim Clark, Turnesa Tie". Youngstown Vindicator. AP. August 25, 1952. p. 9 – via Google News.
  9. ^ "Clark Wins Golf Crown". Youngstown Vindicator. AP. August 26, 1952. p. 22 – via Google News.
  10. ^ "Jim Ferrier Golf Victor". Youngstown Vindicator. AP. August 27, 1951. p. 8 – via Google News.
  11. ^ "Mangrum Wins Indiana Open". The Spokesman-Review. AP. June 5, 1950. p. 10 – via Google News.
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