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Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour
Golf tournament
The
Rubber City Open Invitational
, first played as the
Rubber City Open
in 1954, was the first
PGA Tour
golf event to be held at
Firestone Country Club
in
Akron, Ohio
, US. The tournament, last played in 1959, was discontinued as Firestone gained national prominence and attracted bigger events beginning with hosting the 1960
PGA Championship
, the
American Golf Classic
in 1961, and in 1962 the World Series of Golf now known as the
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
.
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The first edition in September 1954 had a
$
15,000 purse with a winner's share of $2,400, won by
Tommy Bolt
.
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The sixth and final champion in August 1959 was
Tom Nieporte
, who won $2,800 from a $20,000 purse.
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At the time, there were only 18 holes at Firestone, today's "South Course." The North Course was the second course, added in 1969.
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