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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]

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

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.