Maracaibo Open Invitational

The Maracaibo Open Invitational was a golf tournament in Venezuela played from 1960 to 1974. It was part of the Caribbean Tour.^[1] The event was played at Maracaibo Country Club in Maracaibo, Venezuela.^[2] In the 1970s the event was sponsored by Ford.^[3]

Maracaibo Open Invitational

Tournament information
Location	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Established	1960
Course(s)	Maracaibo Country Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	Caribbean Tour
Format	Stroke play
Final year	1974
Final champion
Florentino Molina
Location map
Maracaibo CC Location in Venezuela

Winners

Year	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref
Ford Maracaibo Open
1974	Florentino Molina	Argentina	275	−13	9 strokes	Vicente Fernández	[4]
1973	Peter Oosterhuis	England	277	−11	3 strokes	Tony Jacklin	[5][6]
1972	Vicente Fernández	Argentina	281	−7	Playoff[a]	Roy Pace	[7][8]
1971	Bert Weaver	United States	284	−4	2 strokes	Juan Pinzón	[9]
1970	Florentino Molina	Argentina	276	−12	2 strokes	Art Wall Jr.	[10]
Maracaibo Open Invitational
1969	Butch Baird	United States	277	−11	2 strokes	Steve Oppermann	[11]
1968	Wes Ellis	United States	280	−8	1 stroke	Rocky Thompson	[12]
1967	Bob McCallister	United States	276	−12	Playoff[b]	Wes Ellis	[13]
1966	Art Wall Jr.	United States	276	−12	6 strokes	Al Besselink	[14]
1965	Art Wall Jr.	United States	271	−17	6 strokes	Wes Ellis	[15]
1964	Art Wall Jr.	United States	280	−8	3 strokes	Jim Ferree	[16]
1963	Jim Ferree	United States	288	E	Playoff[c]	John Barnum	[17]
1962	George Knudson	Canada	286	−2	Playoff[d]	Jim Ferree	[18]
1961	Don Whitt	United States	283	−5	1 stroke	Roberto De Vicenzo	[19]
1960	Pete Cooper	United States	287	−1	2 strokes	Bob Hill	[20]

1. Fernández won on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff.
2. McCallister won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
3. Ferree won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
4. Knudson won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.