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

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
Baton Rouge Open Invitational
1962United States Joe Campbell274−142 strokesUnited States Bob Rosburg2,800
1961United States Arnold Palmer (2)266−147 strokesUnited States Wes Ellis2,800
1960United States Arnold Palmer279−97 strokesUnited States Jay Hebert
United States Ron Reif
United States Doug Sanders
2,000
1959United States Howie Johnson283−51 strokeUnited States Jay Hebert2,000
1958United States Ken Venturi276−124 strokesUnited States Lionel Hebert
United States Arnold Palmer
2,000
1957United States Jimmy Demaret278−101 strokeAustralia Peter Thomson2,000
Baton Rouge Open
1956United States Shelley Mayfield277−113 strokesUnited States Walter Burkemo
United States Jimmy Demaret
United States Doug Ford
United States Fred Haas
United States Fred Hawkins
2,200
1955United States Bo Wininger278−10PlayoffUnited States Jimmy Clark
United States Billy Maxwell
2,200
1954United States Bob Toski279−91 strokeAustralia Jim Ferrier
United States Chandler Harper
United States Ted Kroll
2,000
1953United States Sam Snead275−133 strokesUnited States Dick Mayer2,000
1952United States Jack Burke Jr.281−7PlayoffUnited States Tommy Bolt
United States Bill Nary
2,000

References

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