Knoxville Invitational

For the Nationwide Tour event, see Knoxville Open.

The Knoxville Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was held in Knoxville, Tennessee from 1944 to 1946. The 1944 event was held at Whittle Springs Golf Course while those in 1945 and 1946 were held at the Holston Hills Country Club.^[1] The 7,009-yard^[2] course opened in 1927 and was designed by Donald Ross.^[3]

Byron Nelson won in 1944 and retained the title during his record-setting year of 18 wins including 11 consecutively. The 1946 event was won by Herman Keiser.^[1]

Winners

Year	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)	Ref
Knoxville Invitational
1946	Herman Keiser	United States	291	+3	1 stroke	Chick Harbert	2,000	[4]
1945	Byron Nelson	United States	276	−12	10 strokes	Sam Byrd	2,666	[5]
Knoxville War Bond Tournament
1944	Byron Nelson	United States	270	−10	1 stroke	Jug McSpaden	1,333	[6]

References

1. "HHCC History". Holston Hills Country Club. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
2. Brody, Tom C. (April 22, 1968). "A Tournament for Non-Masters". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
3. "Holston Hills Country Club official site". Retrieved March 4, 2010.
4. "Keiser Wins Golf Tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 21, 1946. p. 14.
5. "Nelson Wins At Knoxville". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 27, 1945. p. 13.
6. "Nelson Wins At Knoxville". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 3, 1944. p. 18.