The IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played at the Whitemarsh Valley Country Club in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1980.[1]
Tournament highlights
- 1963: Arnold Palmer wins the inaugural version of the tournament by one shot over Lionel Hebert. The $26,000 first prize was the most Palmer collected for a win up to that time.[2]
- 1965: Jack Nicklaus successfully defends his title. He eagles the 71st hole to win by 2 shots over Joe Campbell and Doug Sanders.[3]
- 1966: Jack Nicklaus narrowly misses winning in Philadelphia for the third consecutive year. Don January beats him by one shot.[4]
- 1969: A four-player sudden death playoff is won by Dave Hill when he makes an eleven-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to defeat Tommy Jacobs, Gay Brewer, and R. H. Sikes.[5]
- 1973: Tom Weiskopf wins for the second consecutive week. He beats Jim Barber by four shots.[6]
- 1975: Tom Jenkins wins by one shot over Johnny Miller and by two over Bob Wynn. Wynn was leading by two shots until he made a quadruple-bogey eight on the tournament's 71st hole.[7]
- 1976: Future World Golf Hall of Fame member Tom Kite wins for the first time on the PGA Tour. He defeats Terry Diehl on the fifth hole of a sudden death playoff.[8]
- 1980: Doug Tewell wins the last edition of the tournament. He beats Tom Kite by one shot.[9]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | |
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| IVB-Golf Classic | ||||||
| 1980 |  Doug Tewell |
272 | −12 | 1 stroke | Tom Kite
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| IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | ||||||
| 1979 | Lou Graham |
273 | −11 | Playoff | Bobby Wadkins
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| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus (3) |
270 | −14 | 1 stroke | Gil Morgan
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| 1977 | Jerry McGee |
272 | −12 | 4 strokes |  John Lister Bob Shearer
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| IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic | ||||||
| 1976 | Tom Kite |
277 | −7 | Playoff | Terry Diehl
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| IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic | ||||||
| 1975 | Tom Jenkins |
275 | −9 | 1 stroke | Johnny Miller
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| 1974 | Hubert Green |
271 | −17 | 4 strokes | Hale Irwin
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| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf (2) |
274 | −14 | 4 strokes | Jim Barber
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| 1972 | J. C. Snead |
282 | −6 | 1 stroke | Chi-Chi Rodríguez
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| 1971 | Tom Weiskopf |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Dave Hill
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| 1970 | Billy Casper |
274 | −4 | 3 strokes | Terry Wilcox
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| 1969 | Dave Hill |
279 | −9 | Playoff | Gay Brewer Tommy Jacobs R. H. Sikes
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| Philadelphia Golf Classic | ||||||
| 1968 | Bob Murphy |
276 | −12 | Playoff | Labron Harris Jr.
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| 1967 | Dan Sikes |
276 | −12 | 2 strokes | George Archer
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| 1966 | Don January |
278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus
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| 1965 | Jack Nicklaus (2) |
277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Joe Campbell Doug Sanders
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| Whitemarsh Open Invitational | ||||||
| 1964 | Jack Nicklaus |
276 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Gary Player
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| 1963 | Arnold Palmer |
281 | −7 | 1 stroke | Lionel Hebert
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References
- ^ Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine - Historical Highlights
- ^ Arnold Palmer wins Whitemarsh Open
- ^ Jack Nicklaus Is Philly Champion
- ^ Don January Nips Jack Nicklaus To Win Philadelphia Golf Event
- ^ Dave Hill Wins Philadelphia Open after one-hole playoff
- ^ Sizzling Weiskopf nabs title in Philly classic
- ^ Jenkins takes Philly because Bob couldn't Wynn
- ^ Kite Captures Philly Crown
- ^ Tewell wins Philly after sweating cut