Almaden Open

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Almaden Open Invitational
Tournament information
Location San Jose, California
Established1958
CourseAlmaden Country Club
Par72
Tour PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$46,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1965
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Al Geiberger (1962)
273 Bobby Verwey (1965)
To par−15 as above
Final champion
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bobby Verwey
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Almaden CC
Location in the United States
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Almaden CC
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]

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Winners

YearTour [a] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Almaden Open Invitational
1965 PGAT Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bobby Verwey 273−152 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Martindale
1964 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 279−9Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Pete Brown
Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Steelsmith
1963 PGAT Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger (2)277−111 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dutch Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg Dick Lotz
1962 Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger 273−155 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Sifford
1961 PGAT Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Ferrier 279−91 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bob Rosburg
Almaden Open
1960 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Sifford 281−7Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bill Eggers
1959 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Venturi 281−76 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Rosburg
Flag of the United States.svg George Bruno
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Clark
Flag of the United States.svg Ken Still
1958 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Duden 212−4Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bob Rosburg

Notes

  1. PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

  1. "A Place of Champions". Northern California Golf Association. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-11-03.