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.
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenueRef.Denver Open Invitational 1963 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 276 −4 2 strokes Bill Eggers Denver 1962 Bob Goalby 277 −3 1 stroke George Bayer Bob Duden Jack Fleck Bill Johnston Billy Maxwell Art Wall Jr. Denver 1961 Dave Hill 263 −21 6 strokes Bob Goalby Art Wall Jr. Meadow Hills Denver Open1959–1960: No tournament 1958 Tommy Jacobs 266 −14 1 stroke Ernie Vossler Wellshire 75 Years of Mile-high Tradition1949–1957: No tournament 1948 Ben Hogan 270 −18 1 stroke Fred Haas Wellshire 1947 Lew Worsham 276 −8 4 strokes Ben Hogan Johnny Palmer Tom Wright Cherry Hills Worsham Takes Top Money In Denver Open
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