Fort Worth Open
{{short description|Golf tournament}}
The Fort Worth Open was a golf tournament played at Glen Garden Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas in 1945 and 1946. Prize money was $10,000 with a first prize of $2,000. The 1945 event was played in December and was won by Byron Nelson. In 1946 it was moved to October and was won by Frank Stranahan, an amateur. Jim Ferrier was runner-up and took the first prize. After the tournament, Nelson announced his retirement from most tournament golf.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6jgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=00wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3738%2C5411336 |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |title=Nelson Retires From Tourneys |date=October 7, 1946 |page=13}}
Winners
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Year!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par!!Margin | ||||||||
| colspan=9|Fort Worth Invitational | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Frank Stranahan (a) | {{USA}} | align=center|270 | align=center|−14 | 2 strokes | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Ferrier | align=right|2,000 | {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6jgbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=00wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4459%2C5409394 |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |title=Stranahan Wins Fort Worth Golf |date=October 7, 1946 |page=13}} |
| colspan=9|Fort Worth Open | ||||||||
| 1945 | Byron Nelson | {{USA}} | align=center|273 | align=center|−11 | 8 strokes | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Demaret | align=right|2,000 | {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ulkbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r0wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1835%2C2494253 |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |title=Nelson Wins Texas Open With 11-Under-Par 273 |date=December 17, 1945 |page=20}} |
References
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{{Former PGA Tour Events}}
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Category:Golf tournaments in Texas
Category:Sports competitions in Fort Worth, Texas
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1945
Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1946