The Almaden Open was a golf tournament that began at the Almaden Country Club in San Jose, California

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

 in 1958, mostly with local pros. It became a PGA Tour

PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...

 event, the Almaden Open Invitational, in 1961 and was played until 1965. After the 1965 event, the course underwent a major overhaul for several years. In 1968, a decision was made by the new owners not to continue the tournament.

Winners

Almaden Open Invitational

• 1965 Bobby Verwey
  Bobby Verwey
  Frank Robert Verwey is a South African professional golfer.Verwey was born in Johannesburg and is the son of former South African PGA champion Jock Verwey. He the also the brother-in-law of South African golf legend Gary Player, who is married to his sister.Verwey won the 1962 German Open and the...
  
  
• 1964 Billy Casper
  Billy Casper
  William Earl Casper, Jr. is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.-Early years:...
  
  
• 1963 Al Geiberger
  Al Geiberger
  Allen Lee Geiberger, Sr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California...
  
  
• 1962 Al Geiberger
  Al Geiberger
  Allen Lee Geiberger, Sr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California...
  
   (unofficial win)
• 1961 Jim Ferrier
  Jim Ferrier
  James B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He became an American citizen in 1944.-Early years:...
  
  

Almaden Open

• 1960 Charlie Sifford
  Charlie Sifford
  Charles Sifford is an African American former professional golfer who helped to desegregate the PGA of America.Sifford was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He began work as a caddy at the age of thirteen...
  
   (unofficial win)
• 1959 Ken Venturi
  Ken Venturi
  Kenneth Venturi is an American former professional golfer and golf broadcaster.-Early years and amateur career:Venturi was born in San Francisco, California. He learned golf from an early age, and developed his game at Harding Park Golf Course and other public courses in the area...
  
   (unofficial win)
• 1958 Bob Duden
  Bob Duden
  Robert W. Duden was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.A life-long resident of Portland, Oregon, Duden compiled a remarkable record in sectional golf competition...
  
  (unofficial win)