Shortly after World War II, the Jacksonville Open began play as a PGA Tour event in Jacksonville, Florida at the Hyde Park Golf Club until it was discontinued in the mid-1950s. In the mid-1960s, the PGA Tour came to town again. This time the event was initially named the Jacksonville Open again and changed for the 1968 event to the Jacksonville Open Invitational. The name was changed to the Greater Jacksonville Open for the 1969 event.
The Greater Jacksonville Open was discontinued after the 1976 tournament when the PGA Tour decided to relocate The Players Championship to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The PGA Tour had been looking for some time for a permanent home for the marquee event which has professional golf's highest prize fund and is sometimes referred to as the "fifth major". The Players Championship had been played at the Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Georgia in 1974, the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth in 1975 and at the Inverrary Country Club in Ft. Lauderdale in 1976. The Greater Jacksonville Open laid the groundwork and provided much of the infrastructure for the modern Players Championship, which was first played in Ponte Vedra Beach in 1977.[1]
1947: During his third round, Ben Hogan scores eleven on the par-3 6th hole.[2]
1952: At the end of regulation play, Doug Ford and Sam Snead were tied for the lead. An 18-hole playoff was scheduled for the next day but rather than play, Snead forfeited. The forfeit stemmed from a ruling Snead received during the tournament's second round of play. On the 10th hole, Snead's drive landed behind an out of bounds stake. While Chick Harbert who was playing with Snead thought the ball was out of bounds,[3] a rules official ruled differently due to the starter not telling players the stakes had been moved since the previous day's play had ended. Afterwards Snead explained why he forfeited even though Ford suggested they play sudden death for the title. "I want to be fair about it. I don't want anyone to think I took advantage of the ruling."[4]
1966: Jack Nicklaus makes a double eagle[6] on the tournament's final hole but can finish no better than tied for eighth. Doug Sanders is the winner by one shot over Gay Brewer.[7]
1972: Tony Jacklin takes home his second Jacksonville title via a sudden death playoff win over John Jacobs.[10] No Englishman would win a PGA Tour event on US soil again till Nick Faldo triumphed at the 1983 Sea Pines Heritage.[11]
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Jacksonville Open redirects here For the Nationwide Tour event see Winn Dixie Jacksonville Open For the LPGA Tour event see Jacksonville Ladies Open The Greater Jacksonville Open was a PGA Tour event that was played from 1945 until 1976 Greater Jacksonville OpenTournament informationLocationLauderhill FloridaEstablished1945Course s Inverrary Country ClubPar72Tour s PGA TourFormatStroke playPrize fundUS 175 000Month playedMarchFinal year1976Tournament record scoreAggregate264 Sam Snead 1946 To par 24 as aboveFinal championHubert GreenLocation mapInverrary CCLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesInverrary CCLocation in FloridaShow map of Florida Shortly after World War II the Jacksonville Open began play as a PGA Tour event in Jacksonville Florida at the Hyde Park Golf Club until it was discontinued in the mid 1950s In the mid 1960s the PGA Tour came to town again This time the event was initially named the Jacksonville Open again and changed for the 1968 event to the Jacksonville Open Invitational The name was changed to the Greater Jacksonville Open for the 1969 event The Greater Jacksonville Open was discontinued after the 1976 tournament when the PGA Tour decided to relocate The Players Championship to Ponte Vedra Beach Florida The PGA Tour had been looking for some time for a permanent home for the marquee event which has professional golf s highest prize fund and is sometimes referred to as the fifth major The Players Championship had been played at the Atlanta Country Club in Marietta Georgia in 1974 the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth in 1975 and at the Inverrary Country Club in Ft Lauderdale in 1976 The Greater Jacksonville Open laid the groundwork and provided much of the infrastructure for the modern Players Championship which was first played in Ponte Vedra Beach in 1977 1 Contents 1 Tournament highlights 2 Winners 3 References 4 External linksTournament highlights edit1947 During his third round Ben Hogan scores eleven on the par 3 6th hole 2 1952 At the end of regulation play Doug Ford and Sam Snead were tied for the lead An 18 hole playoff was scheduled for the next day but rather than play Snead forfeited The forfeit stemmed from a ruling Snead received during the tournament s second round of play On the 10th hole Snead s drive landed behind an out of bounds stake While Chick Harbert who was playing with Snead thought the ball was out of bounds 3 a rules official ruled differently due to the starter not telling players the stakes had been moved since the previous day s play had ended Afterwards Snead explained why he forfeited even though Ford suggested they play sudden death for the title I want to be fair about it I don t want anyone to think I took advantage of the ruling 4 1965 Bert Weaver wins the first modern version of the tournament He finishes one shot ahead of Bruce Devlin Jack Nicklaus Bob Charles and Dave Marr 5 1966 Jack Nicklaus makes a double eagle 6 on the tournament s final hole but can finish no better than tied for eighth Doug Sanders is the winner by one shot over Gay Brewer 7 1967 Jacksonville native Dan Sikes wins by one shot over Bill Collins 8 1968 Tony Jacklin becomes the first English golfer to win on the PGA Tour He finishes two shots ahead of DeWitt Weaver Chi Chi Rodriguez Doug Sanders and Don January 9 1972 Tony Jacklin takes home his second Jacksonville title via a sudden death playoff win over John Jacobs 10 No Englishman would win a PGA Tour event on US soil again till Nick Faldo triumphed at the 1983 Sea Pines Heritage 11 1975 Larry Ziegler shoots a final round 65 to win by two shots over Mike Morley and Mac McLendon 12 1976 Hubert Green wins the last edition of the tournament He finishes two shots ahead of Miller Barber 13 Winners editYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Greater Jacksonville Open 1976 nbsp Hubert Green 2 276 12 2 strokes nbsp Miller Barber 1975 nbsp Larry Ziegler 276 12 2 strokes nbsp Mac McLendon nbsp Mike Morley 1974 nbsp Hubert Green 276 12 3 strokes nbsp John Mahaffey 1973 nbsp Jim Colbert 279 9 1 stroke nbsp Lou Graham nbsp Johnny Miller nbsp Dan Sikes nbsp Jim Wiechers 1972 nbsp Tony Jacklin 2 283 5 Playoff nbsp John Jacobs 1971 nbsp Gary Player 281 7 Playoff nbsp Hal Underwood 1970 nbsp Don January 279 9 Playoff nbsp Dale Douglass 1969 nbsp Raymond Floyd 278 10 Playoff nbsp Gardner Dickinson Jacksonville Open Invitational 1968 nbsp Tony Jacklin 273 15 2 strokes nbsp Gardner Dickinson nbsp Don January nbsp Chi Chi Rodriguez nbsp Doug Sanders nbsp DeWitt Weaver Jacksonville Open 1967 nbsp Dan Sikes 279 9 1 stroke nbsp Bill Collins 1966 nbsp Doug Sanders 273 15 1 stroke nbsp Gay Brewer 1965 nbsp Bert Weaver 285 3 1 stroke nbsp Bob Charles nbsp Bruce Devlin nbsp Dave Marr nbsp Jack Nicklaus 1954 1964 No tournament 1953 nbsp Lew Worsham 272 16 1 stroke nbsp Jim Ferrier 1952 nbsp Doug Ford 280 8 Playoff nbsp Sam Snead 1951 nbsp Jim Ferrier 272 16 11 strokes nbsp Lloyd Mangrum nbsp Jack Shields 1950 nbsp Cary Middlecoff 2 279 9 2 strokes nbsp George Fazio 1949 nbsp Cary Middlecoff 274 10 2 strokes nbsp Jerry Barber 1948 nbsp Chick Harbert 284 4 1 stroke nbsp Skip Alexander nbsp Vic Ghezzi 1947 nbsp Clayton Heafner 281 3 Playoff nbsp Lew Worsham 1946 nbsp Sam Snead 2 264 24 4 strokes nbsp Jimmy Demaret 1945 nbsp Sam Snead 266 22 4 strokes nbsp Bob HamiltonReferences edit Kerr Jessie Lynne July 20 2007 Montgomery championed pro golf in area The Times Union Retrieved 2007 11 04 Ward Andrew 1999 Golf s Strangest Rounds London Robson Books p 146 ISBN 1861051840 Ford gets first major golf win Sam Snead Forfeits First in Jacksonville Open The Spokesman Review Associated Press March 25 1952 p 12 via Google News Bert Weaver wins Jacksonville Open golf tournament Big Jack gets double eagle First of career Doug Sanders wins 82 000 Jacksonville Open golf tourney Hometown hero Dan Sikes takes Jacksonville Open Cool Tony Jacklin wins Jacksonville Tony Jacklin is winner in Jacksonville Faldo rises to Kite s challenge to win Ziegler takes Jacksonville Hubert Green captures another tourney winExternal links editTournament results 1970 76 at GolfObserver com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greater Jacksonville Open amp oldid 1222091321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
