Maracaibo Open Invitational

Maracaibo Open Invitational
Tournament information
Location	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Established	1960
Course	Maracaibo Country Club
Par	72
Tour	Caribbean Tour
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1974
Final champion
	Florentino Molina
Location map
	Maracaibo CC Location in Venezuela

The Maracaibo Open Invitational was a golf tournament in Venezuela played from 1960 to 1974. It was part of the Caribbean Tour. The event was played at Maracaibo Country Club in Maracaibo, Venezuela. In the 1970s the event was sponsored by Ford.

Winners

Year	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
Ford Maracaibo Open
1974	Florentino Molina	Argentina	275	−13	9 strokes	Vicente Fernández
1973	Peter Oosterhuis	England	277	−11	3 strokes	Tony Jacklin
1972	Vicente Fernández	Argentina	281	−7	Playoff	Roy Pace
1971	Bert Weaver	United States	284	−4	2 strokes	Juan Pinzón
1970	Florentino Molina	Argentina	276	−12	2 strokes	Art Wall Jr.
Maracaibo Open Invitational
1969	Butch Baird	United States	277	−11	2 strokes	Steve Oppermann
1968	Wes Ellis	United States	280	−8	1 stroke	Rocky Thompson
1967	Bob McCallister	United States	276	−12	Playoff	Wes Ellis
1966	Art Wall Jr.	United States	276	−12	6 strokes	Al Besselink
1965	Art Wall Jr.	United States	271	−17	6 strokes	Wes Ellis
1964	Art Wall Jr.	United States	280	−8	3 strokes	Jim Ferree
1963	Jim Ferree	United States	288	E	Playoff	John Barnum
1962	George Knudson	Canada	286	−2	Playoff	Jim Ferree
1961	Don Whitt	United States	283	−5	1 stroke	Roberto De Vicenzo
1960	Pete Cooper	United States	287	−1	2 strokes	Bob Hill

↑ Fernández won on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
↑ McCallister won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
↑ Ferree won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
↑ Knudson won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

↑ Trenham, Peter. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members, 1960–1969" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA.
↑ "Golf Events". Sports Illustrated. 12 February 1962. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
↑ "David Graham – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
↑ "Golf: Officieel Orgaan Van Het Nederlandsch Golfcomite" (PDF). Netherlands Early Golf website (in Dutch). Vol. 38, no. 3. March 1974. p. 26.^{[dead link]}
↑ "Oosterhuis Wins". The Glasgow Herald. Reuter. 6 February 1973. p. 4.
↑ "Golf Triumph". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. 5 February 1973. p. 27. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
↑ "Seventh". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
↑ http://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/E6E4F45C83BD017185257D0E0065787E?opendocument^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Weaver Wins Maracaibo Open". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 1 February 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
↑ "Latin cops Maracaibo". Pacific Stars And Stripes. Tokyo, Japan. AP. 18 February 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
↑ "Baird Victor In Maracaibo". The Scranton Tribune. Pennsylvania. UPI. 24 February 1969. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.
↑ "Ellis Is Victor In Maracaibo Golf". The Cumberland News. Cumberland, Maryland. UPI. 4 March 1968. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
↑ "Bob McCallister Maracaibo King". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 13 February 1967. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
↑ "Art Wall Wins Third "Maracaibo"". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 7 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
↑ "Wall Triumphs in Maracaibo". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 8 March 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
↑ "Last Round 71 Gives Wall Maracaibo Win". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 17 February 1964. p. 22. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
↑ "Maracaibo Golf Goes To Ferree". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. 18 February 1963. p. 31. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
↑ "Knudson Captures Tourney". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 19 February 1962. p. 21. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
↑ "Don Whitt Wins Maracaibo Open". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 20 February 1961. p. 21. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
↑ "Briefs". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. 22 February 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[7] Fernández won on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.

[14] McCallister won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

[19] Ferree won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

[21] Knudson won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

[philpga-1] Trenham, Peter. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members, 1960–1969" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA.

[si-2] "Golf Events". Sports Illustrated. 12 February 1962. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[graham-3] "David Graham – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

[4] "Golf: Officieel Orgaan Van Het Nederlandsch Golfcomite" (PDF). Netherlands Early Golf website (in Dutch). Vol. 38, no. 3. March 1974. p. 26.^{[dead link]}

[5] "Oosterhuis Wins". The Glasgow Herald. Reuter. 6 February 1973. p. 4.

[6] "Golf Triumph". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. 5 February 1973. p. 27. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[8] "Seventh". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 February 1972. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.

[9] ttp://svrns8web1.pgatourhq.com/Tour/WebTemplate/ElectronicMediaGuide.nsf/vwMainDisplay/E6E4F45C83BD017185257D0E0065787E?opendocument^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] "Weaver Wins Maracaibo Open". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 1 February 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[11] "Latin cops Maracaibo". Pacific Stars And Stripes. Tokyo, Japan. AP. 18 February 1970. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.

[12] "Baird Victor In Maracaibo". The Scranton Tribune. Pennsylvania. UPI. 24 February 1969. p. 8 – via newspapers.com.

[13] "Ellis Is Victor In Maracaibo Golf". The Cumberland News. Cumberland, Maryland. UPI. 4 March 1968. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.

[15] "Bob McCallister Maracaibo King". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 13 February 1967. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[16] "Art Wall Wins Third "Maracaibo"". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 7 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[17] "Wall Triumphs in Maracaibo". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 8 March 1965. p. 11. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[18] "Last Round 71 Gives Wall Maracaibo Win". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 17 February 1964. p. 22. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[20] "Maracaibo Golf Goes To Ferree". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. UPI. 18 February 1963. p. 31. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[22] "Knudson Captures Tourney". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 19 February 1962. p. 21. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[23] "Don Whitt Wins Maracaibo Open". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. AP. 20 February 1961. p. 21. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[24] "Briefs". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. 22 February 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.