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Tournament information | |
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Location | San Jose, California |
Established | 1958 |
Course(s) | Almaden Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$46,000 |
Month played | October |
Final year | 1965 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 273 Al Geiberger (1962) 273 Bobby Verwey (1965) |
To par | −15 as above |
Final champion | |
Bobby Verwey | |
Location Map | |
Location in the United States Location in California |
The Almaden Open was a golf tournament that began at the Almaden Country Club in San Jose, California in 1958, mostly with local pros. It became a PGA Tour event, the Almaden Open Invitational, in 1961 and was played until 1965. After the 1965 event, the course underwent a major overhaul for several years. In 1968, a decision was made by the new owners not to continue the tournament. [1]
Year | Tour [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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Almaden Open Invitational | ||||||
1965 | PGAT | Bobby Verwey | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Billy Martindale |
1964 | PGAT | Billy Casper | 279 | −9 | Playoff | Pete Brown Jerry Steelsmith |
1963 | PGAT | Al Geiberger (2) | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Dutch Harrison Dick Lotz |
1962 | Al Geiberger | 273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Charlie Sifford | |
1961 | PGAT | Jim Ferrier | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Bob Rosburg |
Almaden Open | ||||||
1960 | Charlie Sifford | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Bill Eggers | |
1959 | Ken Venturi | 281 | −7 | 6 strokes | Bob Rosburg George Bruno Jimmy Clark Ken Still | |
1958 | Bob Duden | 212 | −4 | Playoff | Bob Rosburg |
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