The Cajun Classic Open Invitational was a golf tournament in
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...
on the
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also k ...
in the late 1950s and 1960s, played at the Oakbourne Country Club in
Lafayette, usually in late November. It debuted as the Lafayette Open Invitational in 1958,
and in many years was the last tournament on the PGA Tour schedule, which attracted players fighting for position on the money list.
John Barnum
John O. Barnum (October 6, 1911 – October 30, 1996) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.
Barnum is notable for two significant milestones in golf. He was the second golfer (after Jim Barn ...
, the only man in the history of the PGA Tour to earn his first win after age 50, won this event in
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wo ...
Barnum was also the first player to win on Tour using a
Ping putter.
The 1963 tournament began on Thursday, November 21, but during the second round the following day, news of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy swept the course. Saturday's play was postponed in deference to the news, with the tournament finishing on Sunday with the final two rounds being played.
It lost the last tournament slot on the
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
schedule and the resulting smaller field caused monetary problems that resulted in the tournament folding.
Winners
References
External links
Oakbourne Country Club
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Former PGA Tour events
Recurring sporting events established in 1958
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1968
Golf in Louisiana
Sports in Lafayette, Louisiana
1958 establishments in Louisiana
1968 disestablishments in Louisiana