Mickey Wright Invitational brought to Fallbrook Golf Club in 1968

The San Luis Rey Golf Club hosted the Mickey Wright Invitational tournament sanctioned by the Ladies Professional Golf Association from 1964 to 1967. In 1968, the tournament moved to the Fallbrook Golf Club. Fred Sherman, who during his career was the head pro both at San Luis Rey and at the Fallbrook Golf Club, was the tournament director.

The eighth annual Mickey Wright Invitational began with a pro-am celebrity tournament Sept. 26 and featured 50 LPGA golfers competing for a total of $13,500 in prize money. Fallbrook resident Duke Snider teamed in the celebrity tournament with his former Do...