The Kentucky Derby Open was a PGA Tour event in Kentucky that was played at Seneca Golf Course in Louisville in the late 1950s.[2] Gary Player won his first PGA Tour event at this tournament in April 1958.[3][4][5] Seneca is a municipal course, located just northwest of Bowman Field.

Kentucky Derby Open
Tournament information
LocationLouisville, Kentucky
Established1957
Course(s)Seneca Golf Course
Par71
Length6,542 yards (5,982 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$20,000
Month playedMay
Final year1959
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Gary Player (1958)
274 Don Whitt (1959)
To par−14 Gary Player (1958)
Final champion
United States Don Whitt
Location map
Seneca GC is located in the United States
Seneca GC
Seneca GC
Location in the United States
Seneca GC is located in Kentucky
Seneca GC
Seneca GC
Location in Kentucky

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Purse
(US$)
Winner's
share ($)
Ref.
1959   Don Whitt 274 −10 1 stroke   Jim Ferree 20,000 2,800 [1][6]
1958   Gary Player 274 −14 3 strokes   Chick Harbert
  Ernie Vossler
20,000 2,800 [3][4]
1957   Billy Casper 277 −7 1 stroke   Peter Thomson 30,000 4,300 [7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Whitt still hot, takes second tourney in week". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 1, 1959. p. 3B.
  2. ^ "Tournament information from Arnold Palmer's official site". Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Gary Player golf winner". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 21, 1958. p. 3B.
  4. ^ a b "Player walks in Locke's footsteps". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. April 21, 1958. p. 26.
  5. ^ "Seneca Golf Course". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  6. ^ "Whitt wins Derby Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. June 1, 1958. p. 6, part 2.
  7. ^ "Casper picks up medicine money". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. April 29, 1957. p. 27.
  8. ^ "Bill Casper snares Derby golf tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 29, 1957. p. 2B.
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