Tacoma Open Invitational

The Tacoma Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played in 1948 and won by Ed "Porky" Oliver in a one-hole playoff with Cary Middlecoff after the two had survived a five-man, 18-hole playoff — the first in tour history. Oliver eagled the final playoff hole; Middlecoff birdied it.[1] Byron Nelson, who in 1945 won a record-setting 18 tournaments including 11 consecutively, ended up tied for ninth in the tournament — his worst finish of the year.[2] In 1945, the event played as the Tacoma Open and was won by Jimmy Hines by one stroke over Harold "Jug" McSpaden.[1]

Both events were held at Fircrest Golf Club, an 18-hole, par-71 private club located just west of Tacoma. Construction on the course began in 1923 under the direction of Arthur Vernon Macan. It opened in 1924.[2][3] Fircrest hosted the Carling Open Invitational in 1960.

Winners
YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)		Ref
Tacoma Open Invitational
1948Porky Oliver United States274−10Playoff Chuck Congdon
Vic Ghezzi
Fred Haas
Cary Middlecoff		2,150[4]
1946–1947: No tournament
Tacoma Open
1945Jimmy Hines United States275−51 stroke Jug McSpaden2,000[5]

References
  1. Paul Nyhan (August 21, 2002). "Tour History in Washington". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  2. "Fircrest Golf Club - About Us". Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  3. "Welcome to Fircrest Golf Club". Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  4. "Ed Oliver Wins 5-man Playoff". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. September 21, 1948. p. 16.
  5. "Jimmy Hines Tocama Winner". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. October 8, 1945. p. 7.
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