Denver Open Invitational

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For the LPGA Tour golf tournament, see Mile High Open. For the tennis tournament, see Denver Open (tennis).

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]

Winners[]

Year Winner Venue
Denver Open Invitational
1963 Chi-Chi Rodríguez Denver Country Club[2]
1962 Bob Goalby Denver Country Club[2]
1961 Dave Hill Meadow Hills Country Club[2]
Denver Open
1959-60 No tournament
1958 Tommy Jacobs Wellshire Golf Club[2][3]
1949-57 No tournament
1948 Ben Hogan Wellshire Golf Club[3]
1947 Lew Worsham Cherry Hills Country Club[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Chi Chi Rodriguez bio". Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 75 Years of Mile-high Tradition
  4. ^ Worsham Takes Top Money In Denver Open
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