Almaden Open

Almaden Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationSan Jose, California
Established1958
Course(s)Almaden Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$46,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1965
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Al Geiberger (1962)
273 Bobby Verwey (1965)
To par−15 as above
Final champion
South Africa Bobby Verwey
Location map
Almaden CC is located in the United States
Almaden CC
Almaden CC
Location in the United States
Almaden CC is located in California
Almaden CC
Almaden CC
Location in California

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]

Winners

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Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Almaden Open Invitational
1965 PGAT South Africa Bobby Verwey 273 −15 2 strokes United States Billy Martindale
1964 PGAT United States Billy Casper 279 −9 Playoff United States Pete Brown
United States Jerry Steelsmith
1963 PGAT United States Al Geiberger (2) 277 −11 1 stroke United States Dutch Harrison
United States Dick Lotz
1962 United States Al Geiberger 273 −15 5 strokes United States Charlie Sifford
1961 PGAT Australia Jim Ferrier 279 −9 1 stroke United States Bob Rosburg
Almaden Open
1960 United States Charlie Sifford 281 −7 Playoff United States Bill Eggers
1959 United States Ken Venturi 281 −7 6 strokes United States Bob Rosburg
United States George Bruno
United States Jimmy Clark
United States Ken Still
1958 United States Bob Duden 212 −4 Playoff United States Bob Rosburg

Notes

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  1. ^ PGAT − PGA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "A Place of Champions". Northern California Golf Association. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-11-03.