Rancho Park Golf Course
[5] Five years later, Palmer tied the course record with 62 in the third round to take a seven-shot lead, [7] then held on to win by a stroke,[8] the second of his three victories here (1963, 1966, 1967).Charlie Sifford was the first African-American to earn a PGA card in 1961; he won the L.A. Open on the course in 1969 on the first playoff hole for his second tour win.[9] It happened on January 12, during the New York Jets' historic upset win in Super Bowl III in Miami.[10] He never won the L.A. Open; his best finish was a solo runner-up in 1978 at Riviera Country Club with an uncharacteristic stumble in the final holes.[11] Also age 21, Nancy Lopez gained her second career win at Rancho Park in the Sunstar Classic,[12] the second of nine victories for her in 1978.