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]
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | ||
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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 |