Ontario Open (PGA Tour)

The Ontario Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played in 1961 and 1962 at the Whispering Lakes Golf Course in Ontario, California, which opened in 1956.^[1][2]

Ontario Open Invitational

Tournament information
Location	Ontario, California
Established	1961
Course(s)	Whispering Lakes Golf Course
Par	71
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$25,000
Month played	October
Final year	1962
Tournament record score
Aggregate	276 Al Geiberger (1962)
To par	−8 as above
Final champion
Al Geiberger
Location map
Whispering Lakes GC Location in the United States Show map of the United States Whispering Lakes GC Location in California Show map of California

The 1961 tournament, played from October 12–15, was won by 42-year-old Eric Monti of Los Angeles, when he sank an 8-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole of a three-way sudden death playoff with George Bayer and Bobby Nichols.^[3] The winners share was $2,800 out of a total purse of $20,000.^[1]

In the 1962 tournament, played October 18–21, Al Geiberger^[4] won his first PGA Tour event by one stroke over five other golfers. He won $3,500 from a $27,500 purse.^[5]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
Ontario Open Invitational
1962	Al Geiberger	276	−8	1 stroke	Gardner Dickinson Bob Goalby Tommy Jacobs Chuck Rotar John Ruedi
Ontario Open
1961	Eric Monti	277	−3	Playoff	George Bayer Bobby Nichols