Carling World Open Explained

Carling World Open
Location:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Establishment:1953
Course:Board of Trade Country Club
Par:72
Tour:PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:September
Final Year:1967
Aggregate:274 Dow Finsterwald (1956)
To-Par:−14 as above
Final Champion: Billy Casper
Map:Canada#Canada Ontario
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Board of Trade CC
Coordinates:43.793°N -79.591°W

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]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Carling World Open
281 −3 Playoff Board of Trade, Canada
286 −6 1 stroke Royal Birkdale, England
279 −5 2 strokes Pleasant Valley, Massachusetts
278 −2 1 stroke Oakland Hills, Michigan
1963: No tournament
Carling Open Invitational
274 −10 1 stroke Rio Pinar, Florida
277 −3 1 stroke Indian Springs, Maryland
272 −12 1 stroke Fircrest, Washington
Dow Finsterwald (2) 276 −8 1 stroke Seneca, Ohio
Julius Boros (2) 284 −4 2 strokes Cherokee Town, Georgia
1957 275 −9 3 strokes Flint, Michigan
1956 274 −14 3 strokes Sunset, Missouri
Carling Golf Classic
1955 276 −12 1 stroke Charles River, Massachusetts
Carling Open
1954 280 −8 Playoff Manakiki, Ohio
1953 275 −13 Playoff Manakiki, Ohio

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carling - National Brewing Company. 2009-06-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20090329092446/http://www.falstaffbrewing.com/carling-.htm. 2009-03-29. dead.