Kentucky Derby Open
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
Established | 1957 |
Course(s) | Seneca Golf Course |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,542 yards (5,982 m)[1] |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$20,000 |
Month played | May |
Final year | 1959 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 274 Gary Player (1958) 274 Don Whitt (1959) |
To par | −14 Gary Player (1958) |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in Kentucky |
The Kentucky Derby Open was a PGA Tour event in Kentucky that was played at Seneca Golf Course in Louisville in the late 1950s.[2] Gary Player won his first PGA Tour event at this tournament in April 1958.[3][4][5] Seneca is a municipal course, located just northwest of Bowman Field.
Winners
[edit]Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse (US$) |
Winner's share ($) |
Ref. |
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1959 | ![]() |
274 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
20,000 | 2,800 | [1][6] |
1958 | ![]() |
274 | −14 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
20,000 | 2,800 | [3][4] |
1957 | ![]() |
277 | −7 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
30,000 | 4,300 | [7][8] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Whitt still hot, takes second tourney in week". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 1, 1959. p. 3B.
- ^ "Tournament information from Arnold Palmer's official site". Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
- ^ a b "Gary Player golf winner". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 21, 1958. p. 3B.
- ^ a b "Player walks in Locke's footsteps". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. April 21, 1958. p. 26.
- ^ "Seneca Golf Course". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
- ^ "Whitt wins Derby Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. June 1, 1958. p. 6, part 2.
- ^ "Casper picks up medicine money". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. April 29, 1957. p. 27.
- ^ "Bill Casper snares Derby golf tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 29, 1957. p. 2B.
External links
[edit]- Louisville Parks and Recreation – Seneca Golf Course
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