Golf tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Established | 1957 |
| Course(s) | Seneca Golf Course |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,542 yards (5,982 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$20,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Final year | 1959 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 274 Gary Player (1958) 274 Don Whitt (1959) |
| To par | −14 Gary Player (1958) |
| Final champion | |
 Don Whitt | |
| Location map | |
  Seneca GCLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United States Seneca GCLocation in KentuckyShow map of Kentucky | |
The Kentucky Derby Open was a PGA Tour event in Kentucky that was played at Seneca Golf Course in Louisville in the late 1950s. Gary Player won his first PGA Tour event at this tournament in April 1958. Seneca is a municipal course, located just northwest of Bowman Field.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Purse (US$) |
Winner's share ($) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Don Whitt |
274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Jim Ferree |
20,000 | 2,800 | |
| 1958 |  Gary Player |
274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Chick Harbert Ernie Vossler |
20,000 | 2,800 | |
| 1957 | Billy Casper |
277 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Peter Thomson |
30,000 | 4,300 |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gary Player golf winner". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 21, 1958. p. 3B.
- ^ "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
- Louisville Parks and Recreation – Seneca Golf Course
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