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Kentucky Derby Open

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 United States Don Whitt 274 −10 1 stroke United States Jim Ferree 20,000 2,800
1958 South Africa Gary Player 274 −14 3 strokes United States Chick Harbert
United States Ernie Vossler
20,000 2,800
1957 United States Billy Casper 277 −7 1 stroke Australia Peter Thomson 30,000 4,300

References

  1. ^ "Whitt still hot, takes second tourney in week". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 1, 1959. p. 3B.
  2. ^ "Tournament information from Arnold Palmer's official site". Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  3. ^ "Gary Player golf winner". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 21, 1958. p. 3B.
  4. ^ "Player walks in Locke's footsteps". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. April 21, 1958. p. 26.
  5. ^ "Seneca Golf Course". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  6. ^ "Whitt wins Derby Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. June 1, 1958. p. 6, part 2.
  7. ^ "Casper picks up medicine money". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. April 29, 1957. p. 27.
  8. ^ "Bill Casper snares Derby golf tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 29, 1957. p. 2B.

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