Baton Rouge Open Invitational

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

Year	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)
Baton Rouge Open Invitational
1962	Joe Campbell	United States	274	−14	2 strokes	Bob Rosburg	2,800
1961	Arnold Palmer	United States	266	−14	7 strokes	Wes Ellis	2,800
1960	Arnold Palmer	United States	279	−9	7 strokes	Jay Hebert Ron Reif Doug Sanders	2,000
1959	Howie Johnson	United States	283	−5	1 stroke	Jay Hebert	2,000
1958	Ken Venturi	United States	276	−12	4 strokes	Lionel Hebert Arnold Palmer	2,000
1957	Jimmy Demaret	United States	278	−10	1 stroke	Peter Thomson	2,000
Baton Rouge Open
1956	Shelley Mayfield	United States	277	−11	3 strokes	Walter Burkemo Jimmy Demaret Doug Ford Fred Haas Fred Hawkins	2,200
1955	Bo Wininger	United States	278	−10	Playoff	Jimmy Clark Billy Maxwell	2,200
1954	Bob Toski	United States	279	−9	1 stroke	Jim Ferrier Chandler Harper Ted Kroll	2,000
1953	Sam Snead	United States	275	−13	3 strokes	Dick Mayer	2,000
1952	Jack Burke Jr.	United States	281	−7	Playoff	Tommy Bolt Bill Nary	2,000

References

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