Azalea Open Invitational

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Azalea Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationWilmington, North Carolina
Established1945
CourseTemplate:Pluralize from textCape Fear Country Club
Par71
Length6,575 yards (6,012 m)[1]
TourTemplate:Pluralize from textPGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundTemplate:Currency
Month playedNovember
Final year1971
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Billy Maxwell (1955)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Template:Flagicon George Johnson
Location map
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The Azalea Open Invitational was a golf tournament in North Carolina on the PGA Tour, held at Cape Fear Country Club in Wilmington. Last played in November 1971 as an unofficial event;[1][2] it was an official PGA Tour event in 1945 and from 1949 through 1970. The Heritage in South Carolina debuted in 1969 and soon displaced it on the schedule.[3]

It was also played under the names of the Azalea Open and the Wilmington Azalea Open; all were centerpieces of the city's Azalea Festival. Cape Fear was designed by noted course architect Donald Ross.[3]

From 1950 through 1965, the Azalea Open was a tune-up event for the first major of the year, The Masters in Augusta, Georgia. Jerry Barber, the winner of the PGA Championship in 1961, won the Wilmington event three times (1953, 1961, 1963). Arnold Palmer won in 1957 and nearly repeated,[4] falling by a stroke in an 18-hole playoff in 1958; the difference was a penalty stroke he called on himself.[5][6]

Total prize money was initially $10,000, increasing to $12,500 in 1955 and $15,000 in 1958. It reduced to $12,000 in 1961 before increasing to $20,000 from 1962 to 1964. Prize money was $28,750 in 1965, $22,800 in 1966, $35,000 from 1967 to 1969 and $60,000 in 1970. The final non-tour event in 1971 had prize money of $35,000.

Tournament hosts

  • 1949–1971 – Cape Fear Country Club, Wilmington, North Carolina
  • 1945 – Mobile Country Club, Mobile, Alabama

Winners

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)		 Ref.
Azalea Open Invitational
1971 Template:Flagicon George Johnson 274 −10 Playoff Template:Flagicon Ralph Johnston 7,000 [1][2]
1970 PGAT Template:Flagicon Cesar Sanudo 269 −15 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bobby Mitchell 12,000 [7]
1969 PGAT Template:Flagicon Dale Douglass 275 −9 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Jim Langley
Template:Flagicon Larry Mowry
Template:Flagicon Bob Stone
Template:Flagicon Terry Wilcox		 5,000 [8]
1968 PGAT Template:Flagicon Steve Reid 271 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Gary Player 5,000 [9]
1967 PGAT Template:Flagicon Randy Glover 278 −10 Playoff Template:Flagicon Joe Campbell 5,000 [10]
1966 PGAT Template:Flagicon Bert Yancey 278 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bob Johnson 3,200 [11]
1965 PGAT Template:Flagicon Dick Hart 276 −12 Playoff Template:Flagicon Phil Rodgers 3,850 [12]
Azalea Open
1964 PGAT Template:Flagicon Al Besselink (2) 282 −6 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Lionel Hebert 2,700 [13]
1963 PGAT Template:Flagicon Jerry Barber (3) 274 −14 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Larry Beck
Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton
Template:Flagicon Doug Ford
Template:Flagicon Billy Maxwell
Template:Flagicon Jack Rule Jr.		 2,800 [14]
1962 PGAT Template:Flagicon Dave Marr 281 −7 Playoff Template:Flagicon Jerry Steelsmith 2,800 [15]
1961 PGAT Template:Flagicon Jerry Barber (2) 213 −3 Playoff Template:Flagicon Chandler Harper 1,200 [16]
1960 PGAT Template:Flagicon Tom Nieporte 277 −11 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Gay Brewer 2,000 [17]
1959 PGAT Template:Flagicon Art Wall Jr. 282 −6 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak 2,000 [18]
1958 PGAT Template:Flagicon Howie Johnson 282 −6 Playoff Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer 2,000 [5][6]
1957 PGAT Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer 282 −6 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald 1,700 [4]
1956 PGAT Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak 273 −15 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Dick Mayer 2,200 [19]
1955 PGAT Template:Flagicon Billy Maxwell 270 −18 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mike Souchak 2,200 [20]
1954 PGAT Template:Flagicon Bob Toski 273 −15 3 strokes Template:Flagicon George Fazio 2,000 [21]
1953 PGAT Template:Flagicon Jerry Barber 276 −12 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Doug Ford
Template:Flagicon Ted Kroll
Template:Flagicon Johnny Palmer		 2,000 [22]
1952 PGAT Template:Flagicon Jimmy Clark 272 −16 3 strokes Template:Flagicon George Fazio
Template:Flagicon Jim Turnesa		 2,000 [23][24]
Wilmington Azalea Open
1951 PGAT Template:Flagicon Lloyd Mangrum 281 −7 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jim Ferrier
Template:Flagicon Ed Furgol
Template:Flagicon Jim Turnesa		 2,000 [25][26]
1950 PGAT Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison 280 −8 2 strokes Template:Flagicon George Fazio 2,000 [27]
Wilmington Open
1949 PGAT Template:Flagicon Henry Ransom 276 −12 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Fred Haas
Template:Flagicon Bob Hamilton
Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke
Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff		 2,000 [28][29]
Azalea Open
1946 Template:Flagicon Al Besselink (a) Template:Flagicon
1945 PGAT Template:Flagicon Sammy Byrd 283 −5 Playoff Template:Flagicon Dutch Harrison 2,000 [30][31]

Notes

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  1. ^ PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."George Johnson grabs Azalea golf tourney". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. November 22, 1971. p. 31.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Collins, Corky (November 22, 1971). "Johnson wins Azalea in playoff". Wilmington Morning Star. North Carolina. p. 1D.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Blondin, Alan (May 4, 2017). "Wilmington used to be home to star-studded PGA Tour event". PGA of America. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Palmer captures Azalea by stroke". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 1, 1957. p. 1C.
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  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Howie Johnson takes Azalea; penalty helps". Chicago Daily Tribune. Associated Press. April 1, 1958. p. 3, sec. 3.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sanudo by one". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. October 5, 1970.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Douglass gets 1st win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 21, 1969. p. 11.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reid wins Azalea Open in sudden-death final". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. April 22, 1968. p. 6C.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Glover tops Campbell to take Azalea play". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. April 17, 1967. p. 12.
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  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hart captures Azalea playoff from Rodgers". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Florida. Associated Press. March 29, 1965. p. 12.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Triple bogey doesn't keep Al Besselink from victory". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. March 31, 1964. p. 8.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Golf event win taken by Barber". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. April 1, 1963. p. 20.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Playoff won by Dave Marr". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Florida. Associated Press. April 2, 1962. p. 17.
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  28. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Henry Ransom Wins $10,000 Tourney". The Spokesman-Review. Washington. Associated Press. April 25, 1949. p. 8.
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  30. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Byrd, Harrison Finish in a Tie". The Spokesman-Review. Washington. Associated Press. November 19, 1945. p. 9.
  31. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sam Byrd Cops Azalea Crown". The Spokesman-Review. Washington. Associated Press. November 20, 1945. p. 8.

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