Heart of America Invitational explained

The Heart of America Invitational was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1955 to 1962.^{[1] [2]} It was played in Kansas City, Missouri area.

Tournament locations

Years	Venue	Location
1955	Oakwood Country Club	Kansas City, Missouri
1956, 1962	Hillcrest Country Club	Kansas City, Missouri
1957, 1958	Blue Hills Country Club	Kansas City, Missouri
1961	Brookridge Golf & Country Club	Overland Park, Kansas

Winners

Heart of America Invitational

• 1962 Mickey Wright

Kansas City Open

• 1961 Louise Suggs
• 1959-60 No tournament
• 1958 Bonnie Randolph

Heart of America Invitational

• 1957 Louise Suggs

Kansas City Open

• 1956 Mary Lena Faulk

Heart of America Open

• 1955 Marilynn Smith

Notes and References

1. Web site: LPGA Tournament Chronology 1950-1959 . 2010-09-16 . 2012-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227042554/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology50-59.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: LPGA Tournament Chronology 1960-1969 . 2010-09-16 . 2011-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629124254/http://www.lpga.com/content/Chronology60-69.pdf . dead .