Is the calendar-year opening tournament of. The tournament was founded in 1953; for most of its history the field was restricted to golfers who won a tournament on the tour during the previous calendar year, but players who qualified for the preceding. Are now invited as well. It was the opening event of each tour season; the PGA Tour switched to its wrap-around season (starting season in September and ending in August) in the fall of 2013.
Shot the lowest 72 hole to-par score in the history of the. 34) to win the tournament.