{{Short description|Golf tournament}} {{Infobox golf tournament | name = IVB-Golf Classic | image = | location = Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania | establishment = 1963 | course = Whitemarsh Valley Country Club | par = 71 | yardage = {{convert|6687|yd|m}} | tour = PGA Tour | format = Stroke play | purse = {{currency|250,000|USD}} | month_played = July/August | aggregate = 270 Jack Nicklaus (1978) | to-par = −17 Hubert Green (1974) | final_year = 1980 | final_champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Tewell | map = USA#USA Pennsylvania | map_label = Whitemarsh Valley CC | map_caption = Location in the United States##Location in Pennsylvania | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 | coordinates = {{coord|40.095|-75.236}} }} The '''IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic''' was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played at the Whitemarsh Valley Country Club in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1980.<ref>[https://www.memberstatements.com/tour/tours.cfm?tourid=31170 Whitemarsh Valley Country Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206160928/https://www.memberstatements.com/tour/tours.cfm?tourid=31170 |date=2012-02-06 }} - Historical Highlights</ref>
==Tournament highlights== *1963: Arnold Palmer wins the inaugural version of the tournament by one shot over Lionel Hebert. The $26,000 first prize was the most Palmer collected for a win up to that time.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q2gzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xzIHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3898,542976&dq=arnold+palmer+whitemarsh&hl=en Arnold Palmer wins Whitemarsh Open]</ref> *1965: Jack Nicklaus successfully defends his title. He eagles the 71st hole to win by 2 shots over Joe Campbell and Doug Sanders.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120711032032/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZPFJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jh0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5994,1807751&dq=jack+nicklaus+philadelphia&hl=en Jack Nicklaus Is Philly Champion]</ref> *1966: Jack Nicklaus narrowly misses winning in Philadelphia for the third consecutive year. Don January beats him by one shot.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gu5dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B18NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2901,6296327&dq=don+january+philadelphia&hl=en Don January Nips Jack Nicklaus To Win Philadelphia Golf Event]</ref> *1969: A four-player sudden death playoff is won by Dave Hill when he makes an eleven-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to defeat Tommy Jacobs, Gay Brewer, and R. H. Sikes.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EZYuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OaEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=957,4144732&dq=dave+hill+philadelphia&hl=en Dave Hill Wins Philadelphia Open after one-hole playoff]</ref> *1973: Tom Weiskopf wins for the second consecutive week. He beats Jim Barber by four shots.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RYczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mTgHAAAAIBAJ&pg=827,3385285&dq=tom+weiskopf+philadelphia&hl=en Sizzling Weiskopf nabs title in Philly classic]</ref> *1975: Tom Jenkins wins by one shot over Johnny Miller and by two over Bob Wynn. Wynn was leading by two shots until he made a quadruple-bogey eight on the tournament's 71st hole.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wFctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A9oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5436,3546954&dq=bob+wynn+philadelphia&hl=en Jenkins takes Philly because Bob couldn't Wynn]</ref> *1976: Future World Golf Hall of Fame member Tom Kite wins for the first time on the PGA Tour. He defeats Terry Diehl on the fifth hole of a sudden death playoff.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t5JPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YiUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3309,4389466&dq=tom+kite+philadelphia&hl=en Kite Captures Philly Crown]</ref> *1980: Doug Tewell wins the last edition of the tournament. He beats Tom Kite by one shot.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gx1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KoMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4943,782440&dq=doug+tewell+philadelphia&hl=en Tewell wins Philly after sweating cut]</ref>
==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up |- ! colspan=7|IVB-Golf Classic |- | 1980 || {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Tewell || align=center|272 || align=center|−12 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite |- ! colspan=7|IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic |- | 1979 || {{flagicon|USA}} Lou Graham || align=center|273 || align=center|−11 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Wadkins |- | 1978 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (3) || align=center|270 || align=center|−14 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} Gil Morgan |- | 1977 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry McGee || align=center|272 || align=center|−12 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|NZL}} John Lister<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Shearer |- ! colspan=7|IVB-Bicentennial Golf Classic |- | 1976 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Kite || align=center|277 || align=center|−7 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Diehl |- ! colspan=7|IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic |- | 1975 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Jenkins || align=center|275 || align=center|−9 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Miller |- | 1974 || {{flagicon|USA}} Hubert Green || align=center|271 || align=center|−17 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} Hale Irwin |- | 1973 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Weiskopf (2) || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Barber |- | 1972 || {{flagicon|USA}} J. C. Snead || align=center|282 || align=center|−6 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} Chi-Chi Rodríguez |- | 1971 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Weiskopf || align=center|274 || align=center|−14 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Hill |- | 1970 || {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Casper || align=center|274 || align=center|−4 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Wilcox |- | 1969 || {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Hill || align=center|279 || align=center|−9 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} Gay Brewer<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Jacobs<br>{{flagicon|USA}} R. H. Sikes |- ! colspan=7|Philadelphia Golf Classic |- | 1968 || {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Murphy || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || Playoff || {{flagicon|USA}} Labron Harris Jr. |- | 1967 || {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Sikes || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} George Archer |- | 1966 || {{flagicon|USA}} Don January || align=center|278 || align=center|−10 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus |- | 1965 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus (2) || align=center|277 || align=center|−11 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Campbell<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Sanders |- ! colspan=7|Whitemarsh Open Invitational |- | 1964 || {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus || align=center|276 || align=center|−12 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Gary Player |- | 1963 || {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer || align=center|281 || align=center|−7 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} Lionel Hebert |}
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