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]

For the LPGA Tour golf tournament, see Mile High Open. For the tennis tournament, see Denver Open (tennis).
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
1963United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez276−42 strokesUnited States Bill EggersDenver[2]
1962United States Bob Goalby277−31 strokeUnited States George Bayer
United States Bob Duden
United States Jack Fleck
United States Bill Johnston
United States Billy Maxwell
United States Art Wall Jr.		Denver[2]
1961United States Dave Hill263−216 strokesUnited States Bob Goalby
United States Art Wall Jr.		Meadow Hills[2]
Denver Open
1959–1960: No tournament
1958United States Tommy Jacobs266−141 strokeUnited States Ernie VosslerWellshire[2][3]
1949–1957: No tournament
1948United States Ben Hogan270−181 strokeUnited States Fred HaasWellshire[3]
1947United States Lew Worsham276−84 strokesUnited States Ben Hogan
United States Johnny Palmer
United States Tom Wright		Cherry Hills[4]

References
  1. "Chi Chi Rodriguez bio". Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  2. Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor, ed. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 608, 621, 635, 642. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. 75 Years of Mile-high Tradition
  4. Worsham Takes Top Money In Denver Open
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