IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic

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]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par
IVB-Golf Classic
1980	Doug Tewell	272	−12
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic
1979	Lou Graham	273	−11
1978	Jack Nicklaus	270	−14
1977	Jerry McGee	272	−12
IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic
1976	Tom Kite	277	−7
IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic
1975	Tom Jenkins	275	−9
1974	Hubert Green	271	−17
1973	Tom Weiskopf	274	−14
1972	J. C. Snead	282	−6
1971	Tom Weiskopf	274	−14
1970	Billy Casper	274	−14
1969	Dave Hill	279	−9
Philadelphia Golf Classic
1968	Bob Murphy	276	−12
1967	Dan Sikes	276	−12
1966	Don January	278	−10
1965	Jack Nicklaus	277	−11
Whitemarsh Open Invitational
1964	Jack Nicklaus	276	−12
1963	Arnold Palmer	281	−7

Note: All winners were Americans.

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]

References

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[1] Whitemarsh Valley Country Club Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine - Historical Highlights

[2] Arnold Palmer wins Whitemarsh Open

[3] Jack Nicklaus Is Philly Champion

[4] Don January Nips Jack Nicklaus To Win Philadelphia Golf Event

[5] Dave Hill Wins Philadelphia Open after one-hole playoff

[6] Sizzling Weiskopf nabs title in Philly classic

[7] Jenkins takes Philly because Bob couldn't Wynn

[8] Kite Captures Philly Crown

[9] Tewell wins Philly after sweating cut