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Carling World Open
Tournament information
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Established1953
Course(s)Board of Trade Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$175,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1967
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Dow Finsterwald (1956)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
United States Billy Casper
Location map
Board of Trade CC is located in Canada
Board of Trade CC
Board of Trade CC
Location in Canada
Board of Trade CC is located in Ontario
Board of Trade CC
Board of Trade CC
Location in Ontario

The Carling World Open was the last incarnation in a series of golf tournaments on the PGA Tour sponsored by the Carling Brewing Company beginning in 1953.[1]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Carling World Open
1967 United States Billy Casper 281 −3 Playoff United States Al Geiberger Board of Trade, Canada
1966 Australia Bruce Devlin 286 −6 1 stroke United States Billy Casper Royal Birkdale, England
1965 United States Tony Lema 279 −5 2 strokes United States Arnold Palmer Pleasant Valley, Massachusetts
1964 United States Bobby Nichols 278 −2 1 stroke United States Arnold Palmer Oakland Hills, Michigan
1963: No tournament
Carling Open Invitational
1962 United States Bo Wininger 274 −10 1 stroke United States Bert Weaver Rio Pinar, Florida
1961 United States Gay Brewer 277 −3 1 stroke United States Billy Maxwell Indian Springs, Maryland
1960 United States Ernie Vossler 272 −12 1 stroke United States Paul Harney Fircrest, Washington
1959 United States Dow Finsterwald (2) 276 −8 1 stroke United States Gene Littler
United States Mike Souchak
Seneca, Ohio
1958 United States Julius Boros (2) 284 −4 2 strokes United States Billy Casper Cherokee Town, Georgia
1957 United States Paul Harney 275 −9 3 strokes United States Dow Finsterwald Flint, Michigan
1956 United States Dow Finsterwald 274 −14 3 strokes United States Jack Burke Jr.
United States Billy Casper
United States Billy Maxwell
Sunset, Missouri
Carling Golf Classic
1955 United States Doug Ford 276 −12 1 stroke United States Art Wall Jr. Charles River, Massachusetts
Carling Open
1954 United States Julius Boros 280 −8 Playoff United States George Fazio Manakiki, Ohio
1953 United States Cary Middlecoff 275 −13 Playoff United States Ted Kroll Manakiki, Ohio

References

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  1. ^ "Carling - National Brewing Company". Archived from the original on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-06-03.