Fort Wayne Open

Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open
Tournament information
LocationFort Wayne, Indiana
Established1990
Course(s)Brookwood Country Club
Tour(s)Ben Hogan Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$125,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1992
Tournament record score
Aggregate197 Dick Mast (1990)
To par−16 Dick Mast (1990)
−16 Russell Beiersdorf (1992)
−16 Chris T. Anderson (1992)
Final champion
Russell Beiersdorf
Location map
Brookwood CC
Location in the United States
Brookwood CC
Location in Indiana

The Fort Wayne Open was a professional golf tournament on the Ben Hogan Tour that was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana from 1990 to 1992. It was played at Orchard Ridge Country Club in 1990 and 1991, and at Brookwood Country Club in 1992.

In 1990, Steve Brodie hit the first double eagle in any Ben Hogan Tour event, which was also the only double eagle on that Tour that year.[1] In 1992, the winner earned $25,000.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open
1992 Russell Beiersdorf 200 −16 Playoff Chris T. Anderson [2]
1991 Bob Friend 201 −12 Playoff Jerry Anderson
Dennis Trixler
[3]
1990 Dick Mast 197 −16 3 strokes Jim McGovern [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nationwide Tour Stats". The Worldwide Registry for Double Eagles Scored. Double Eagle Club. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "Beiersdorf waits out rain to collect win". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. July 13, 1992. p. 11. Retrieved September 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Friend wins playoff at Fort Wayne Open". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. June 24, 1991. p. 19. Retrieved September 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mast wins Ben Hogan Fort Wayne Open". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. June 18, 1990. p. 54. Retrieved September 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.