Bakersfield Open Invitational
Encyclopedia
The Bakersfield Open Invitational was a golf
tournament on the PGA Tour
that was played at the Bakersfield Country Club
in Bakersfield, California
in the early 1960s. The inaugural event played as the Bakersfield Open in 1961.
Bakersfield Open
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the 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...
that was played at the Bakersfield Country Club
Bakersfield Country Club
Bakersfield Country Club is an 18-hole private golf course located in Bakersfield, California. The course is 6,819 yards on hilly terrain, designed by William P. Bell. Being located in the foothills of northeast Bakersfield makes this one of the few courses within Kern County that is naturally hilly...
in Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
in the early 1960s. The inaugural event played as the Bakersfield Open in 1961.
Winners
Bakersfield Open Invitational- 1962 Billy CasperBilly CasperWilliam 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:...
Bakersfield Open
- 1961 Jack FleckJack FleckJack Fleck is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1955 U.S. Open. He is the oldest living U.S. Open champion....