Bakersfield Open Invitational

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 Invitational
Tournament information
LocationBakersfield, California
Established1961
Course(s)Bakersfield Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$40,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1962
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Billy Casper (1962)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
United States Billy Casper
Location map
Bakersfield CC is located in the United States
Bakersfield CC
Bakersfield CC
Location in the United States
Bakersfield CC is located in California
Bakersfield CC
Bakersfield CC
Location in California

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
Bakersfield Open Invitational
1962   Billy Casper 272 −16 4 strokes   Tony Lema
Bakersfield Open
1961   Jack Fleck 276 −12 Playoff   Bob Rosburg