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Baton Rouge Open Invitational

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Baton Rouge Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Established1952
Course(s)Baton Rouge Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$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
United States Joe Campbell
Location map
Baton Rouge CC is located in the United States
Baton Rouge CC
Baton Rouge CC
Location in the United States
Baton Rouge CC is located in Louisiana
Baton Rouge CC
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

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
Baton Rouge Open Invitational
1962 United States Joe Campbell 274 −14 2 strokes United States Bob Rosburg 2,800
1961 United States Arnold Palmer (2) 266 −14 7 strokes United States Wes Ellis 2,800
1960 United States Arnold Palmer 279 −9 7 strokes United States Jay Hebert
United States Ron Reif
United States Doug Sanders
2,000
1959 United States Howie Johnson 283 −5 1 stroke United States Jay Hebert 2,000
1958 United States Ken Venturi 276 −12 4 strokes United States Lionel Hebert
United States Arnold Palmer
2,000
1957 United States Jimmy Demaret 278 −10 1 stroke Australia Peter Thomson 2,000
Baton Rouge Open
1956 United States Shelley Mayfield 277 −11 3 strokes United States Walter Burkemo
United States Jimmy Demaret
United States Doug Ford
United States Fred Haas
United States Fred Hawkins
2,200
1955 United States Bo Wininger 278 −10 Playoff United States Jimmy Clark
United States Billy Maxwell
2,200
1954 United States Bob Toski 279 −9 1 stroke Australia Jim Ferrier
United States Chandler Harper
United States Ted Kroll
2,000
1953 United States Sam Snead 275 −13 3 strokes United States Dick Mayer 2,000
1952 United States Jack Burke Jr. 281 −7 Playoff United States Tommy Bolt
United States Bill Nary
2,000

References

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  1. ^ "Baton Rouge Country Club". Retrieved 2007-11-24.