Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

0097

Description

In this collage of the 1960 Carling Open, photos show the event held at the Fircrest Golf Club in Tacoma for the benefit of the American Cancer Society. The Carling Open was the inception of a series of golf tournaments on the PGA Tour and sponsored by the Carling Brewing Company beginning in 1953. Ernie Vossler was a pro golfer whose best finish came in a tie for fifth at the 1959 U.S. Open who later began designing and constructing golf courses and became involved in real estate development. Vossler was named the PGA Golf Professional of the Year in 1967. In 1974 Vossler and his associates founded the Oak Tree Golf Club, now known as the Oak Tree National which hosted the 1988 PGA Championship and the 2014 U.S. Senior Open. Photo donated by Jeanne Walters.

Made/Created

Date made

1960

Place

Location

Tacoma, WA

Lexicon

Search Terms

Golf, Carling Open Tournament, Professional/Semi-Pro, Recreational

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Related Person or Organization

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Fircrest Golf Club

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Golf

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1960 Carling Open

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Tacoma

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American Cancer Society

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PGA Tour

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Carling Brewing Company

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Vossler, Ernie

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PGA Golf Professional of the Year

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Oak Tree Golf Club National

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PGA Championship

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U.S. Senior Open

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Walters, Jeanne

Related Events

Event

American Cancer Society Benefit