Tournament information | |
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Location | Ontario, California |
Established | 1961 |
Course(s) | Whispering Lakes Golf Course |
Par | 71 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$25,000 |
Month played | October |
Final year | 1962 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 276 Al Geiberger (1962) |
To par | −8 as above |
Final champion | |
Al Geiberger | |
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The Ontario Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played in 1961 and 1962 at the Whispering Lakes Golf Course in Ontario, California, which opened in 1956. [1] [2]
The 1961 tournament, played from October 12–15, was won by 42-year-old Eric Monti of Los Angeles, when he sank an 8-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole of a three-way sudden death playoff with George Bayer and Bobby Nichols. [3] The winners share was $2,800 out of a total purse of $20,000. [1]
In the 1962 tournament, played October 18–21, Al Geiberger [4] won his first PGA Tour event by one stroke over five other golfers. He won $3,500 from a $27,500 purse. [5]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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Ontario Open Invitational | |||||
1962 | Al Geiberger | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke |
Gardner Dickinson Bob Goalby Tommy Jacobs Chuck Rotar John Ruedi |
Ontario Open | |||||
1961 | Eric Monti | 277 | −3 | Playoff |
George Bayer Bobby Nichols |