Baton Rouge Open Invitational
The Baton Rouge Open Invitational, first played as The Baton Rouge Open, was a PGA Tour event that was played in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the 1950s and early 1960s. It was played at the Baton Rouge Country Club every year except 1961 when the event was played at Sherwood Forest Country Club. The Baton Rouge Country Club's par-72, 18-hole "Baton Rouge" course was designed by Joseph S. Finger and opened in 1916.[1]
Winners[]
Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | |
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Baton Rouge Open Invitational | ||||||||
1962 | Joe Campbell | United States | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | Bob Rosburg | 2,800 | |
1961 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 266 | −14 | 7 strokes | Wes Ellis | 2,800 | |
1960 | Arnold Palmer | United States | 279 | −9 | 7 strokes | Jay Hebert Doug Sanders |
2,000 | |
1959 | Howie Johnson | United States | 283 | −5 | 1 stroke | Jay Hebert | 2,000 | |
1958 | Ken Venturi | United States | 276 | −12 | 4 strokes | Lionel Hebert Arnold Palmer |
2,000 | |
1957 | Jimmy Demaret | United States | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Peter Thomson | 2,000 | |
Baton Rouge Open | ||||||||
1956 | Shelley Mayfield | United States | 277 | −11 | 3 strokes | Walter Burkemo Jimmy Demaret Doug Ford Fred Haas Fred Hawkins |
2,200 | |
1955 | Bo Wininger | United States | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Jimmy Clark Billy Maxwell |
2,200 | |
1954 | Bob Toski | United States | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Jim Ferrier Chandler Harper Ted Kroll |
2,000 | |
1953 | Sam Snead | United States | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Dick Mayer | 2,000 | |
1952 | Jack Burke Jr. | United States | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Tommy Bolt |
2,000 |
References[]
- ^ "Baton Rouge Country Club". Retrieved 2007-11-24.
Categories:
- Former PGA Tour events
- Golf in Louisiana
- Sports in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Recurring sporting events established in 1952
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1962
- 1952 establishments in Louisiana
- 1962 disestablishments in Louisiana
- American golf tournament stubs
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