Almaden Open Invitational | |
Location: | San Jose, California |
Establishment: | 1958 |
Course: | Almaden Country Club |
Par: | 72 |
Tour: | PGA Tour |
Format: | Stroke play |
Month Played: | October |
Final Year: | 1965 |
Aggregate: | 273 Al Geiberger (1962) 273 Bobby Verwey (1965) |
To-Par: | −15 as above |
Final Champion: | Bobby Verwey |
Map: | USA#USA California |
Map Relief: | yes |
Map Label: | Almaden CC |
Coordinates: | 37.214°N -121.867°W |
The Almaden Open was a golf tournament that began at the Almaden Country Club in San Jose, California in 1958, mostly with local pros. It became a PGA Tour event, the Almaden Open Invitational, in 1961 and was played until 1965. After the 1965 event, the course underwent a major overhaul for several years. In 1968, a decision was made by the new owners not to continue the tournament.[1]
Year | Tour | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
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Almaden Open Invitational | |||||||
1965 | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Billy Martindale | |||
1964 | 279 | −9 | Playoff | Pete Brown Jerry Steelsmith | |||
1963 | Al Geiberger (2) | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Dutch Harrison Dick Lotz | ||
1962 | 273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Charlie Sifford | |||
1961 | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Bob Rosburg | |||
Almaden Open | |||||||
1960 | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Bill Eggers | |||
1959 | 281 | −7 | 6 strokes | Bob Rosburg George Bruno Jimmy Clark Ken Still | |||
1958 | 212 | −4 | Playoff | Bob Rosburg |