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Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational

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Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationRocklin, California
Established1964
Course(s)Sunset Oaks Country Club
Par71
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$25,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1964
Tournament record score
Aggregate281 Bob McCallister (1964)
To par−3 as above
Final champion
United States Bob McCallister
Location map
Sunset Oaks CC is located in the United States
Sunset Oaks CC
Sunset Oaks CC
Location in the United States
Sunset Oaks CC is located in California
Sunset Oaks CC
Sunset Oaks CC
Location in California

The Sunset-Camellia Open Invitational was a PGA Tour event that was played at Sunset Oaks Country Club in Rocklin, California in October 1964. It was played for only a single year, although at the time it was hoped that it would become a regular stop on the Tour. Big name professional golfers like Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus elected not to play, and despite intensive local media coverage, galleries were small.[1][2]

The tournament was won by Californian Bob McCallister, his second victory in a PGA event. The failure of the tournament and the demise of Sunset City, a real estate project associated with the country club, led to a series of name changes and changes in ownership.[1][2]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1964 United States Bob McCallister 281 −3 1 stroke United States Pete Brown
Canada Stan Leonard

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rocklin Golf Courses". Retrieved May 1, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Sunset Whitney Country Club - Club History". Retrieved May 2, 2009.