Woodlawn International Invitational

The Woodlawn International Invitational was a men's professional golf tournament held at Woodlawn Golf Course on the Ramstein Air Base, near Ramstein-Miesenbach in West Germany between 1958 and 1968. It was usually held the week following the German Open and, until its final year, had one of the highest prize funds in Continental Europe sponsored by the United States Air Force.[1][2]

Woodlawn International Invitational
Tournament information
LocationRamstein-Miesenbach, Germany
Established1958
Course(s)Woodlawn Golf Course
Par70
FormatStroke play
Month playedAugust
Final year1968
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Bernard Hunt (1961)
Final champion
Frank Phillips

Winners
YearWinnerCountryScoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upCountryRef
1968Frank Phillips Australia137PlayoffMartin Roesink Netherlands[3]
1967Fred Boobyer England2763 strokesBarry Franklin
Tony Grubb		 South Africa
 England		[4][5]
1966Donald Swaelens Belgium278PlayoffJean Garaïalde France[6]
1965Tadashi Kitta Japan274PlayoffBarry Franklin South Africa[7]
1964Denis Hutchinson South Africa2722 strokesRoberto De Vicenzo
Ángel Miguel		 Argentina
 Spain		[8]
1963Denis Hutchinson South Africa2716 strokesRetief Waltman South Africa[9]
1962Max Faulkner England273PlayoffBob Charles New Zealand[10]
1961Bernard Hunt England2643 strokesEric Brown Scotland[11]
1960John Panton Scotland2712 strokesBernard Hunt England[12]
1959John Panton Scotland2674 strokesKen Bousfield
Flory Van Donck
Harry Weetman		 England
 Belgium
 England		[13]
1958John Panton Scotland2752 strokesBernard Hunt England[1][14]

    References
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    5. "Boobyer's success". The Guardian. London, England. 7 August 1967. p. 11. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Newspaper Archive.
    6. "AF-sponsored golf to Belgian". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1 August 1966. p. 54. Retrieved 8 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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    8. "Woodlawn Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 10 August 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 8 February 2011 – via Google News Archive.
    9. "Hutchinson Wins". The Glasgow Herald. 19 August 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 8 February 2011 – via Google News Archive.
    10. "Faulkner wins £1700 event". The Glasgow Herald. 27 August 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.
    11. "B. J. Hunt's success". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1961. p. 3. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.
    12. "Third successive win for Panton". The Glasgow Herald. 1 August 1960. p. 6. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.
    13. "Panton successful again". The Glasgow Herald. 3 August 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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