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.^[2] Gary Player won his first PGA Tour event at this tournament in April 1958.^[3][4][5] Seneca is a municipal course, located just northwest of Bowman Field.

Kentucky Derby Open

Tournament information
Location	Louisville, Kentucky
Established	1957
Course(s)	Seneca Golf Course
Par	71
Length	6,542 yards (5,982 m)[1]
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$20,000
Month played	May
Final year	1959
Tournament record score
Aggregate	274 Gary Player (1958) 274 Don Whitt (1959)
To par	−14 Gary Player (1958)
Final champion
Don Whitt
Location map
Seneca GC Location in the United States Show map of the United States Seneca GC Location in Kentucky Show map of Kentucky

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse (US$)	Winner's share ($)	Ref.
1959	Don Whitt	274	−10	1 stroke	Jim Ferree	20,000	2,800	[1][6]
1958	Gary Player	274	−14	3 strokes	Chick Harbert Ernie Vossler	20,000	2,800	[3][4]
1957	Billy Casper	277	−7	1 stroke	Peter Thomson	30,000	4,300	[7][8]