Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational | |
Location: | Rocklin, California |
Establishment: | 1964 |
Course: | Sunset Oaks Country Club |
Par: | 71 |
Tour: | PGA Tour |
Format: | Stroke play |
Month Played: | October |
Final Year: | 1964 |
Aggregate: | 281 Bob McCallister (1964) |
To-Par: | −3 as above |
Final Champion: | Bob McCallister |
Map: | USA#USA California |
Map Relief: | yes |
Map Label: | Sunset Oaks CC |
Coordinates: | 38.825°N -121.242°W |
The Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational was a PGA Tour event that was played at Sunset Oaks Country Club in Rocklin, California in October 1964. It was played for only a single year, although at the time it was hoped that it would become a regular stop on the Tour. Big name professional golfers like Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus elected not to play, and despite intensive local media coverage, galleries were small.[1] [2]
The tournament was won by Californian Bob McCallister, his second victory in a PGA event. The failure of the tournament and the demise of Sunset City, a real estate project associated with the country club, led to a series of name changes and changes in ownership.[1] [2]