Fort Wayne Open Explained

Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open
Location:Fort Wayne, Indiana
Establishment:1990
Course:Brookwood Country Club
Tour:Ben Hogan Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:July
Final Year:1992
Aggregate:197 Dick Mast (1990)
To-Par:−16 Dick Mast (1990)
−16 Russell Beiersdorf (1992)
−16 Chris T. Anderson (1992)
Final Champion: Russell Beiersdorf
Map:USA#USA Indiana
Map Label:Brookwood CC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:40.99°N -85.169°W

The Fort Wayne Open was a professional golf tournament on the Ben Hogan Tour that was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana from 1990 to 1992. It was played at Orchard Ridge Country Club in 1990 and 1991, and at Brookwood Country Club in 1992.

In 1990, Steve Brodie hit the first double eagle in any Ben Hogan Tour event, which was also the only double eagle on that Tour that year.[1] In 1992, the winner earned $25,000.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open
200 −16 Playoff [2]
201 −12 Playoff [3]
197 −16 3 strokes [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nationwide Tour Stats. May 27, 2010. The Worldwide Registry for Double Eagles Scored. Double Eagle Club. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726002933/https://www.doubleeagleclub.org/index.php?suffix=professional_golfers_of_the_nationwide_tour_stats. 2011-07-26.
  2. News: Beiersdorf waits out rain to collect win . Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa . July 13, 1992 . 11 . Newspapers.com . September 3, 2020 . subscription.
  3. News: Friend wins playoff at Fort Wayne Open . The Palm Beach Post . West Palm Beach, Florida . June 24, 1991 . 19 . Newspapers.com . September 3, 2020 . subscription.
  4. News: Mast wins Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open . The Palm Beach Post . West Palm Beach, Florida . June 18, 1990 . 54 . Newspapers.com . September 3, 2020 . subscription.