Denver Open Invitational

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]

Denver Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationDenver, Colorado
Established1947
Course(s)Denver Country Club
Par70
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$35,000
Month playedAugust/September
Final year1963
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Dave Hill (1961)
To par−21 as above
Final champion
United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez
Location map
Denver CC is located in the United States
Denver CC
Denver CC
Location in the United States
Denver CC is located in Colorado
Denver CC
Denver CC
Location in Colorado

Winners

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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

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  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