Baton Rouge Open Invitational
Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the PGA Tour golf tournament. For the former Ben Hogan Tour event, see Ben Hogan Baton Rouge Open.
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]
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Tournament information | |
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Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Established | 1952 |
Course(s) | Baton Rouge Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$20,000 |
Month played | March |
Final year | 1962 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 266 Arnold Palmer (1961) |
To par | ā14 Arnold Palmer (1961) ā14 Joe Campbell (1962) |
Final champion | |
Joe Campbell | |
Location map | |
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