Valencia Open Invitational

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| name = Valencia Open Invitational

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| location = Valencia, Venezuela

| establishment = 1959

| course = Carabobo Country Club

| par = 72

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| tour = Caribbean Tour

| format = Stroke play

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| final_year = 1959

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| final_champion = Don January

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The Valencia Open Invitational was a golf tournament held in 1959 and was part of the PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour, which began the previous year.

It was held at Carabobo Country Club near Valencia, Venezuela, from 5 to 8 February with prize money of US$10,000. Don January led from the start after a first round of 64. Further rounds of 71-71-67 gave him victory by 11 strokes from Ernie Vossler, taking the first prize of US$1,500.{{cite news |title=Pete Cooper Is Golf King Of 1959 Caribbean Tour |newspaper=The Panama American |location=Panama |page=7 |date=25 April 1959 |first=George L. |last=Hall |url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02897/7x |via=Caribbean Newspaper Digital Collection |accessdate=9 May 2020}}

Winners

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!Year!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par!!Margin
of victory!!Runner-up!!Ref

1959Don January{{USA}}align=center|273align=center|−1511 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Ernie Vossler{{cite news |title=January Tops in Latin Meet |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=AP |page=11 |date=9 February 1959 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jjNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2754%2C2718968 |via=Google News Archive |accessdate=9 May 2020}}

References

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Category:Golf tournaments in Venezuela

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