The Frank Sinatra Open Invitational was a

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event that was played at the Canyon Club in

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. It was played for only a single year—1963—although it was intended to be an annual affair. The five-day event was designed to allow the heavyweights in

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and

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to come together and pay tribute to the icon who meant so much to both industries. The four-day golf tournament was followed by a black-tie gala in the ballroom of the Palm Springs Riviera Hotel. The tournament was won by a then 24-year-old in his second year on Tour, Frank Beard, after having to Monday qualify. It was Beard's first win at an official PGA Tour event. First place prize money was $9,000, which was in the upper echelon for winner's earnings in 1963.

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