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Golf tournament in San Jose, CA
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Golf tournament
| Tournament information | |
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| Location | San Jose, California |
| Established | 1958 |
| Course(s) | Almaden Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$46,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Final year | 1965 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 273 Al Geiberger (1962) 273 Bobby Verwey (1965) |
| To par | −15 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Bobby Verwey |
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| Location map | |
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The Almaden Open was a golf tournament that began at the Almaden Country Club in San Jose, California in 1958, mostly with local pros. It became a PGA Tour 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.[1]
Winners
| Year | Tour[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| Almaden Open Invitational | ||||||
| 1965 | PGAT | Bobby Verwey |
273 | −15 | 2 strokes |  Billy Martindale
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| 1964 | PGAT | Billy Casper |
279 | −9 | Playoff | Pete Brown Jerry Steelsmith
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| 1963 | PGAT | Al Geiberger (2) |
277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Dutch Harrison Dick Lotz
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| 1962 | Al Geiberger |
273 | −15 | 5 strokes | Charlie Sifford
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| 1961 | PGAT |  Jim Ferrier |
279 | −9 | 1 stroke | Bob Rosburg
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| Almaden Open | ||||||
| 1960 | Charlie Sifford |
281 | −7 | Playoff | Bill Eggers
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| 1959 | Ken Venturi |
281 | −7 | 6 strokes | Bob Rosburg George Bruno Jimmy Clark Ken Still
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| 1958 | Bob Duden |
212 | −4 | Playoff | Bob Rosburg
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