Fort Worth Open

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.^[1]

Winners

Year	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)	Ref
Fort Worth Invitational
1946	Frank Stranahan (a)	United States	270	−14	2 strokes	Jim Ferrier	2,000	[2]
Fort Worth Open
1945	Byron Nelson	United States	273	−11	8 strokes	Jimmy Demaret	2,000	[3]