St. Paul Open Invitational Explained

Minnesota Golf Classic
Location:Edina, Minnesota
Establishment:1930
Course:Braemar Golf Course
Par:71
Tour:PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:July
Final Year:1969
Aggregate:266 Lloyd Mangrum (1951)
266 Cary Middlecoff (1952)
266 Ken Venturi (1957)
266 Don Fairfield (1960)
266 Jack Rule Jr. (1963)
To-Par:−25 Mike Souchak (1958)
Final Champion: Frank Beard
Map:USA#USA Minnesota
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Braemar GC
Coordinates:44.867°N -93.384°W

The Saint Paul Open Invitational, which played as the Saint Paul Open from 1930 to 1956, and as the Minnesota Golf Classic from 1966 to 1969, was a PGA Tour event played at Keller Golf Course in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1930–1966 and 1968,[1] at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota in 1967,[2] and at Braemar Golf Course in Edina, Minnesota in 1969.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Minnesota Golf Classic
269 −15 7 strokes Tommy Aaron
Hugh Inggs
272 −12 1 stroke Ken Still
286 −2 1 stroke Bobby Verwey
270 −14 1 stroke John Schlee
St. Paul Open Invitational
270 −14 4 strokes Tommy Aaron
Gene Littler
272 −12 3 strokes Rod Funseth
Jack McGowan
Charlie Sifford
266 −22 5 strokes Fred Hawkins
269 −19 3 strokes Dave Hill
269 −19 1 stroke Buster Cupit
266 −22 2 strokes Billy Casper
Lionel Hebert
1959: No tournament
Mike Souchak (2) 263 −25 4 strokes Julius Boros
Sam Snead
1957 266 −22 2 strokes Bob Rosburg
St. Paul Open
1956 271 −17 1 stroke Sam Snead
1955 269 −19 2 strokes Jerry Barber
1954: No tournament
1953 269 −19 2 strokes Dutch Harrison
1952 266 −22 5 strokes Sam Snead
1951 266 −22 1 stroke Fred Hawkins
1950 Jim Ferrier (2) 276 −12 Playoff Sam Snead
1949: No tournament
1948 273 −15 Playoff Otto Greiner
1947 276 −12 Playoff Fred Haas
1946
1945
1943–44: No tournament
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936 Harry Cooper (3)
1935 Harry Cooper (2)
1934
1933
1932: No tournament
1931
1930

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keller Golf Course . November 6, 2007.
  2. News: 1st Triumph for Graham . . Wisconsin . 16 . July 31, 1967.