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Indian Ridge Hospital Open Invitational
Tournament information
Location Andover, Massachusetts
Established1969
Course(s)Indian Ridge Country Club
Par71
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$37,000
Month playedAugust
Final year1969
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Monty Kaser (1969)
To par−10 as above
Final champion
United States Monty Kaser
Location map
Indian Ridge CC is located in the United States
Indian Ridge CC
Indian Ridge CC
Location in the United States
Indian Ridge CC is located in Massachusetts
Indian Ridge CC
Indian Ridge CC
Location in Massachusetts

The Indian Ridge Hospital Open Invitational was a PGA Tour tournament.

History

The event played for one year at the Indian Ridge Country Club in Andover, Massachusetts. [1] It was played opposite the 1969 PGA Championship. The tournament was held in August 1969 and organized by Indian Ridge head club pro Ross Coon. It benefited the Children's Hospital of Boston. [2]

The tournament was won by 27-year-old Monty Kaser of Wichita, Kansas by one stroke over Steve Oppermann. [3] [1]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1969 United States Monty Kaser 274 −10 1 stroke United States Steve Oppermann

References

  1. ^ a b "1969 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "Ross Coon Hall of Fame page from NE PGA Section website". Retrieved May 2, 2009.[ dead link]
  3. ^ "Kaser Grabs Hospital Open Championship". St. Petersburg Times. August 18, 1969. Retrieved May 4, 2009.