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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
  Denver CC Location in the United States  Denver CC Location in Colorado | |
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ "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