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Hesperia Open Invitational

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Hesperia Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationHesperia, California
Established1957
Course(s)Hesperia Golf and County Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$15,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1961
Tournament record score
Aggregate271 John McMullin (1958)
271 Eric Monti (1959)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
United States Tony Lema
Location map
Hesperia G&CC is located in the United States
Hesperia G&CC
Hesperia G&CC
Location in the United States
Hesperia G&CC is located in California
Hesperia G&CC
Hesperia G&CC
Location in California

The Hesperia Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[1]

It was played at the Hesperia Golf and County Club in the high desert town of Hesperia, California. The course record for lowest round (62) was set in 1959 by Gene Littler.[1]

Winners

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1961 United States Tony Lema 138 −6 3 strokes United States Jerry Steelsmith
1960 PGAT United States Billy Casper 275 −13 5 strokes United States Bob Rosburg
1959 PGAT United States Eric Monti 271 −17 4 strokes United States Bob Duden
United States Jack Fleck
United States Jay Hebert
1958 PGAT United States John McMullin 271 −17 1 stroke United States Gene Littler
1957 PGAT United States Billy Maxwell 275 −13 2 strokes United States Dow Finsterwald

Notes

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  1. ^ PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ a b William K. Wolfrum. "Hesperia Golf & Country Club will have you playing where the greats once roamed". WorldGolf.com. Retrieved 2009-05-07.