Denver Open Invitational
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The Denver Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played intermittently in the Denver, Colorado area from 1947 to 1963. Chi-Chi Rodríguez won his first PGA Tour event at the 1963 tournament, which he calls his biggest thrill in golf.[1]
Tournament information | |
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Location | Denver, Colorado |
Established | 1947 |
Course(s) | Denver Country Club |
Par | 70 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$35,000 |
Month played | August/September |
Final year | 1963 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 263 Dave Hill (1961) |
To par | −21 as above |
Final champion | |
Chi-Chi Rodríguez | |
Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in Colorado |
Winners
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
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Denver Open Invitational | |||||||
1963 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | Bill Eggers | Denver | [2] |
1962 | Bob Goalby | 277 | −3 | 1 stroke | George Bayer Bob Duden Jack Fleck Bill Johnston Billy Maxwell Art Wall Jr. |
Denver | [2] |
1961 | Dave Hill | 263 | −21 | 6 strokes | Bob Goalby Art Wall Jr. |
Meadow Hills | [2] |
Denver Open | |||||||
1959–1960: No tournament | |||||||
1958 | Tommy Jacobs | 266 | −14 | 1 stroke | Ernie Vossler | Wellshire | [2][3] |
1949–1957: No tournament | |||||||
1948 | Ben Hogan | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | Fred Haas | Wellshire | [3] |
1947 | Lew Worsham | 276 | −8 | 4 strokes | Ben Hogan Johnny Palmer Tom Wright |
Cherry Hills | [4] |
References
- ^ "Chi Chi Rodriguez bio". Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ a b c d Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor, ed. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 608, 621, 635, 642. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- ^ a b 75 Years of Mile-high Tradition
- ^ Worsham Takes Top Money In Denver Open