Thunderbird Classic

Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour

Golf tournament

Upper Montclair CC

Location in the United States

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Upper Montclair CC

Location in New Jersey

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The Thunderbird Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1962 to 1968. It was played at two locations, the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey in 1962 and 1966–68 and the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York in 1963–65.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
Thunderbird Classic
1968	Bob Murphy	277	−11	3 strokes	Bruce Crampton Bob Lunn	^[1]
1967	Arnold Palmer (2)	283	−5	1 stroke	Charles Coody Jack Nicklaus Art Wall Jr.	^[2]
1966	Mason Rudolph	278	−10	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus	^[3]
1965	Jack Nicklaus	270	−18	2 strokes	Gary Player	^[4]
1964	Tony Lema	276	−12	1 stroke	Mike Souchak	^[5]
Thunderbird Classic Invitational
1963	Arnold Palmer	277	−11	Playoff	Paul Harney	^[6]
1962	Gene Littler	275	−13	2 strokes	Jack Nicklaus	^[7]

References

^ "Murphy Is Thunderbird Golf Winner". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. September 3, 1968. p. 10.
^ "Palmer Wins Thunderbird Golf Classic". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. September 25, 1967. p. 10.
^ "Mason Rudolph Wins The Thunderbird Golf Classic". The Nevada Daily Mail. Nevada, Missouri. AP. August 15, 1966. p. 8.
^ "Jack Nicklaus Wins Thunderbird Event". The Day. New London, Connecticut. AP. August 2, 1965. p. 21.
^ Becker, Jim (June 8, 1964). "Tony Lema Provides Hot Finish To Thunderbird". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. AP. p. 8.
^ Weiss, Don (June 17, 1963). "Palmer Win Thunderbird Golf Classic". Ellensburg Daily Record. Washington. AP. p. 8.
^ "Littler Takes First In Thunderbird Open". Lodi News-Sentinel. California. UPI. June 9, 1962. p. 11.