St. Paul Open Invitational

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The Saint Paul Open Invitational, which played as the Saint Paul Open from 1930 to 1956, and as the Minnesota Golf Classic from 1966 to 1969, was a PGA Tour event played at Keller Golf Course in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1930–1966 and 1968,[1] at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota in 1967,[2] and at Braemar Golf Course in Edina, Minnesota in 1969.

Minnesota Golf Classic
Tournament information
LocationEdina, Minnesota
Established1930
Course(s)Braemar Golf Course
Par71
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$100,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1969
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Lloyd Mangrum (1951)
266 Cary Middlecoff (1952)
266 Ken Venturi (1957)
266 Don Fairfield (1960)
266 Jack Rule Jr. (1963)
To par−25 Mike Souchak (1958)
Final champion
United States Frank Beard
Location map
Braemar GC is located in the United States
Braemar GC
Braemar GC
Location in the United States
Braemar GC is located in Minnesota
Braemar GC
Braemar GC
Location in Minnesota

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Minnesota Golf Classic
1969   Frank Beard 269 −15 7 strokes   Tommy Aaron
  Hugh Inggs
1968   Dan Sikes 272 −12 1 stroke   Ken Still
1967   Lou Graham 286 −2 1 stroke   Bobby Verwey
1966   Bobby Nichols 270 −14 1 stroke   John Schlee
St. Paul Open Invitational
1965   Raymond Floyd 270 −14 4 strokes   Tommy Aaron
  Gene Littler
1964   Chuck Courtney 272 −12 3 strokes   Rod Funseth
  Jack McGowan
  Charlie Sifford
1963   Jack Rule Jr. 266 −22 5 strokes   Fred Hawkins
1962   Doug Sanders 269 −19 3 strokes   Dave Hill
1961   Don January 269 −19 1 stroke   Buster Cupit
1960   Don Fairfield 266 −22 2 strokes   Billy Casper
  Lionel Hebert
1959: No tournament
1958   Mike Souchak (2) 263 −25 4 strokes   Julius Boros
  Sam Snead
1957   Ken Venturi 266 −22 2 strokes   Bob Rosburg
St. Paul Open
1956   Mike Souchak 271 −17 1 stroke   Sam Snead
1955   Tommy Bolt 269 −19 2 strokes   Jerry Barber
1954: No tournament
1953   Tommy Bolt 269 −19 2 strokes   Dutch Harrison
1952   Cary Middlecoff 266 −22 5 strokes   Sam Snead
1951   Lloyd Mangrum 266 −22 1 stroke   Fred Hawkins
1950   Jim Ferrier (2) 276 −12 Playoff   Sam Snead
1949: No tournament
1948   Jimmy Demaret 273 −15 Playoff   Otto Greiner
1947   Jim Ferrier 276 −12 Playoff   Fred Haas
1946   Henry Ransom  
1945   Dutch Harrison  
1943–44: No tournament
1942   Chick Harbert  
1941   Horton Smith  
1940   Ed Oliver  
1939   Dick Metz  
1938   Johnny Revolta  
1937   Sam Snead  
1936   Harry Cooper (3)  
1935   Harry Cooper (2)  
1934   Johnny Revolta  
1933   Jim Foulis  
1932: No tournament
1931   Horton Smith  
1930   Harry Cooper  

References

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  1. ^ "Keller Golf Course". Retrieved November 6, 2007.
  2. ^ "1st Triumph for Graham". The Milwaukee Journal. Wisconsin. July 31, 1967. p. 16.