Rubber City Open Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Akron, Ohio |
| Established | 1954 |
| Course(s) | Firestone Country Club (South Course) |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,620 yards (6,050 m)[1] |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$20,000 |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 1959 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 Tommy Bolt (1954) |
| To par | −23 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Tom Nieporte | |
| Location map | |
  Firestone CC Location in the United States  Firestone CC Location in Ohio | |
The Rubber City Open Invitational, first played as the Rubber City Open in 1954, was the first
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.[2]
The first edition in September 1954 had a $15,000 purse with a winner's share of $2,400, won by Tommy Bolt.[3] The sixth and final champion in August 1959 was Tom Nieporte, who won $2,800 from a $20,000 purse.[4]
At the time, there were only 18 holes at Firestone, today's "South Course." The North Course was the second course, added in 1969.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubber City Open Invitational | ||||||||
| 1959 | Tom Nieporte |
267 | −13 | 3 strokes | Bob Goalby |
2,800 | [1] | |
| 1958 | Art Wall Jr. |
269 | −15 | Playoff | Dow Finsterwald |
2,800 | ||
| 1957 | Arnold Palmer |
272 | −12 | Playoff | Doug Ford |
2,800 | ||
| Rubber City Open | ||||||||
| 1956 | Ed Furgol |
271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Arnold Palmer |
3,000 | [5] | |
| 1955 | Henry Ransom |
272 | −16 | Playoff | Jackson Bradley Jack Burke Jr. Doug Ford |
2,400 | [6] | |
| 1954 | Tommy Bolt |
265 | −23 | 5 strokes | Fred Hawkins |
2,400 | [3] | |
References
- ^ a b "Nieporte grabs Rubber City Open". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. August 24, 1959. p. 13.
- ^ "A Championship Legacy". Firestone Country Club. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2007.
- ^ a b Howell, Fritz (September 6, 1954). "Tommy Bolt wins Rubber City Open". Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. p. 12.
- ^ "Nieporte captures Rubber City Open". Lakeland Ledger. Associated Press. August 24, 1959. p. 10.
- ^ "Furgol Wins With 271". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. September 10, 1956. p. 7.
- ^ "Ransom Wins In Playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. August 1, 1955. p. 9.
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