Baton Rouge Open Invitational

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Baton Rouge Open Invitational
Tournament information
Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Established1952
Course(s)Baton Rouge Country Club
Par72
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$20,000
Month playedMarch
Final year1962
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Arnold Palmer (1961)
To par−14 Arnold Palmer (1961)
−14 Joe Campbell (1962)
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Campbell
Location map
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Baton Rouge CC
Location in the United States
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Baton Rouge CC
Location in Louisiana

The Baton Rouge Open Invitational, first played as The Baton Rouge Open, was a PGA Tour event that was played in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the 1950s and early 1960s. It was played at the Baton Rouge Country Club every year except 1961 when the event was played at Sherwood Forest Country Club. The Baton Rouge Country Club's par-72, 18-hole "Baton Rouge" course was designed by Joseph S. Finger and opened in 1916. [1]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
Baton Rouge Open Invitational
1962 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Campbell 274−142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bob Rosburg 2,800
1961 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer (2)266−147 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Wes Ellis 2,800
1960 Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer 279−97 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jay Hebert
Flag of the United States.svg Ron Reif
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Sanders
2,000
1959 Flag of the United States.svg Howie Johnson 283−51 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jay Hebert 2,000
1958 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Venturi 276−124 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lionel Hebert
Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer
2,000
1957 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Demaret 278−101 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Thomson 2,000
Baton Rouge Open
1956 Flag of the United States.svg Shelley Mayfield 277−113 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Walter Burkemo
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Demaret
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ford
Flag of the United States.svg Fred Haas
Flag of the United States.svg Fred Hawkins
2,200
1955 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Wininger [2] 278−10Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Clark
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Maxwell
2,200
1954 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Toski 279−91 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Ferrier
Flag of the United States.svg Chandler Harper
Flag of the United States.svg Ted Kroll
2,000
1953 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Snead 275−133 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dick Mayer 2,000
1952 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Burke Jr. 281−7Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Bolt
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Nary
2,000

References

  1. "Baton Rouge Country Club" . Retrieved 2007-11-24.
  2. "Bo Wininger Heads Home With Top Cash In Baton Rouge Open" . The Decatur Daily. Alabama. Associated Press. March 8, 1955. p. 5 via newspapers.com.