It was played at the Pinehurst Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina, which was home to the World Golf Hall of Fame at the time.

It was first played in 1973 as the World Open Golf Championship and was a unique event.

It offered the largest purse ($500,000) and first place prize ($100,000) in PGA Tour history.

In 1983, a Senior PGA Tour event, the Hall of Fame Tournament, was played at Pinehurst.

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