Fig Garden Village Open Invitational

Fresno Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationFresno, California
Established1963
CourseSan Joaquin Country Club
Par72
TourPGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$35,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1964
Tournament record score
Aggregate275 Mason Rudolph (1963)
To par−13 as above
Final champion
Canada George Knudson
Location map
San Joaquin CC is located in the United States
San Joaquin CC
San Joaquin CC
Location in the United States
San Joaquin CC is located in California
San Joaquin CC
San Joaquin CC
Location in California

The Fig Garden Village Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played at the San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, California. It was first held in October 1963, and was won by Mason Rudolph, a 29-year-old native of Tennessee by three strokes over Tommy Aaron and Al Geiberger. In 1964, it was called the Fresno Open Invitational and was again played at San Joaquin CC with Canadian George Knudson the winner in a playoff with fellow Canadian Al Balding.

Winner

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
Fresno Open Invitational
1964Canada George Knudson280−8PlayoffCanada Al Balding
Fig Garden Village Open Invitational
1963United States Mason Rudolph275−133 strokesUnited States Tommy Aaron
United States Al Geiberger

References

  1. ↑ PGA deal no sure thing[link removed]
  2. ↑ Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor, ed. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 643, 649. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. ↑ "1963 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  4. ↑ "1964 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. Retrieved 2009-05-12.