Baton Rouge Open Invitational Explained

Baton Rouge Open Invitational
Location:Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Establishment:1952
Course:Baton Rouge Country Club
Par:72
Tour:PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:March
Final Year:1962
Aggregate:266 Arnold Palmer (1961)
To-Par:−14 Arnold Palmer (1961)
−14 Joe Campbell (1962)
Final Champion: Joe Campbell
Map:USA#USA Louisiana
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Baton Rouge CC
Coordinates:30.42°N -91.097°W

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
274 −14 2 strokes 2,800
Arnold Palmer (2) 266 −14 7 strokes 2,800
279 −9 7 strokes 2,000
283 −5 1 stroke 2,000
276 −12 4 strokes 2,000
1957 278 −10 1 stroke 2,000
Baton Rouge Open
1956 277 −11 3 strokes 2,200
1955 278 −10 Playoff 2,200
1954 279 −9 1 stroke 2,000
1953 275 −13 3 strokes 2,000
1952 281 −7 Playoff 2,000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baton Rouge Country Club . 2007-11-24.