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

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Denver Open Invitational
1963 Chi-Chi Rodríguez276−42 strokes Bill EggersDenver[2]
1962 Bob Goalby277−31 stroke George Bayer
Bob Duden
Jack Fleck
Bill Johnston
Billy Maxwell
Art Wall Jr.
Denver[2]
1961 Dave Hill263−216 strokes Bob Goalby
Art Wall Jr.
Meadow Hills[2]
Denver Open
1959–1960: No tournament
1958 Tommy Jacobs266−141 stroke Ernie VosslerWellshire[2][3]
1949–1957: No tournament
1948 Ben Hogan270−181 stroke Fred HaasWellshire[3]
1947 Lew Worsham276−84 strokes Ben Hogan
Johnny Palmer
Tom Wright
Cherry Hills[4]

References