1940 Los Angeles Open

Archive note

The 1940 edition was played at The Los Angeles Country Club, and won by Lawson Little with 282.

Record sources

• The Genesis Invitational: Tournament History
  • 1940 Los Angeles Open · Championship identity

    1940 completed tournament confirmed in the official winners and host inventory. Historical tournament name corroborated by https://www.thelacc.org/club-history?ns=true&p=dynamicmodule&pageID=407157&ssid=333946.

    Verified 2026-10-22
  • The Los Angeles Country Club

    Official host-course year inventory explicitly places the 1940 tournament at Los Angeles Country Club. Official Club history corroborates the year: https://www.thelacc.org/club-history?ns=true&p=dynamicmodule&pageID=407157&ssid=333946. North/South Course remains unassigned.

    Verified 2026-10-22
  • Lawson Little

    Official 1940 winner and stroke total, independently matched to PGA TOUR 2026 Media Guide page 40: https://pgatourmedia.pgatourhq.com/static-assets/page/files/mediaguides/2026%20Media%20Guide_03.16.pdf. Playoff status follows the WINNERS column, with the 2005 rain-shortened playoff confirmed by official tournament history. Score relative to par is withheld because the historical PGA overview contains inconsistent values.

    Verified 2026-10-22