Rebel Yell Open Explained

Rebel Yell Open
Location:Knoxville, Tennessee
Establishment:1968
Course:Holston Hills Country Club
Par:72
Yardage:7009yd
Tour:PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:April
Final Year:1968
Aggregate:279 Chris Blocker (1968)
279 Larry Mowry (1968)
To-Par:−9 as above
Final Champion: Larry Ziegler
Map:USA#USA Tennessee
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Holston Hills CC
Coordinates:35.992°N -83.835°W

The Rebel Yell Open was a PGA Tour satellite event that played for one year at the Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee; a 7,009-yard, Donald Ross-designed course opened in 1927.[1] The tournament, which was held in April 1968 opposite the Masters Tournament, was organized by tournament director Lonnie Nolan. The title sponsor was the bourbon company of the same name.[2]

It was won by 31-year-old Las Vegas, Nevada club professional Larry Mowry in a sudden-death playoff over Chris Blocker.[3] The winners share was $2,800.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holston Hills Country Club official site . 2010-03-04.
  2. Brody . Tom C. . April 22, 1968 . A Tournament for Non-masters . Sports Illustrated . 2010-03-04.
  3. Web site: 1968 winners sorted by age . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090217143751/http://www.pgatour.com/2008/r/winners1968/ . 2009-02-17 . 2010-03-04 . PGA Tour.