Denver Open Invitational

{{Short description|PGA Tour golf tournament}}

{{for multi|the LPGA Tour golf tournament|Mile High Open|the tennis tournament|Denver Open (tennis)}}

{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = Denver Open Invitational

| image =

| location = Denver, Colorado

| establishment = 1947

| course = Denver Country Club

| par = 70

| yardage =

| tour = PGA Tour

| format = Stroke play

| purse = {{currency|35,000|USD}}

| month_played = August/September

| final_year = 1963

| aggregate = 263 Dave Hill (1961)

| to-par = −21 as above

| final_champion = {{flagicon|USA}} Chi-Chi Rodríguez

| map = USA#USA Colorado

| map_relief = yes

| map_label = Denver CC

| map_caption = Location in the United States##Location in Colorado

| coordinates = {{coord|39.717|-104.967}}

}}

The Denver Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was played intermittently in the Denver, Colorado area from 1947 to 1963. Chi-Chi Rodríguez won his first PGA Tour event at the 1963 tournament, which he calls his biggest thrill in golf.{{cite web|title=Chi Chi Rodriguez bio|url=http://www.eventsedge.com/chichirodriguez.html|access-date=2009-05-21}}

Winners

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!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Venue!!Ref.

colspan=8|Denver Open Invitational
1963{{flagicon|USA}} Chi-Chi Rodríguezalign=center|276align=center|−42 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Bill EggersDenver{{cite book |editor=Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor |title=The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia |year=2009 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |location=New York, New York |isbn=978-1-60239-302-8 |pages=608, 621, 635, 642}}
1962{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goalbyalign=center|277align=center|−31 stroke{{flagicon|USA}} George Bayer
{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Duden
{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Fleck
{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Johnston
{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Maxwell
{{flagicon|USA}} Art Wall Jr.
Denver
1961{{flagicon|USA}} Dave Hillalign=center|263align=center|−216 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Goalby
{{flagicon|USA}} Art Wall Jr.
Meadow Hills
colspan=8|Denver Open
colspan=8 align=center|1959–1960: No tournament
1958{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Jacobsalign=center|266align=center|−141 stroke{{flagicon|USA}} Ernie VosslerWellshire[http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/gcman/article/2001nov70.pdf 75 Years of Mile-high Tradition]
colspan=8 align=center|1949–1957: No tournament
1948{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Hoganalign=center|270align=center|−181 stroke{{flagicon|USA}} Fred HaasWellshire
1947{{flagicon|USA}} Lew Worshamalign=center|276align=center|−84 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Hogan
{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Palmer
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Wright
Cherry Hills[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19470908&id=Vb8KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sU0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3869,810570 Worsham Takes Top Money In Denver Open]

References