Valencia Open Invitational

Valencia Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationValencia, Venezuela
Established1959
Course(s)Carabobo Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Caribbean Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1959
Final champion
Don January

The Valencia Open Invitational was a golf tournament held in 1959 and was part of the PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour, which began the previous year.

It was held at Carabobo Country Club near Valencia, Venezuela, from 5 to 8 February with prize money of US$10,000. Don January led from the start after a first round of 64. Further rounds of 71-71-67 gave him victory by 11 strokes from Ernie Vossler, taking the first prize of US$1,500.[1]

  1. ^ Hall, George L. (25 April 1959). "Pete Cooper Is Golf King Of 1959 Caribbean Tour". The Panama American. Panama. p. 7. Retrieved 9 May 2020 – via Caribbean Newspaper Digital Collection.