500 Festival Open Invitation
The 500 Festival Open Invitation was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played during the 1960s in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was sponsored by The 500 Festival, a not-for-profit volunteer organization created in 1957 to organize civic events to promote the Indianapolis 500.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Speedway, Indiana |
| Established | 1960 |
| Course(s) | Speedway Golf Course |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$100,000 |
| Final year | 1968 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Billy Casper (1962) |
| To par | −20 as above |
| Final champion | |
| Billy Casper | |
| Location map | |
Speedway GC Location in United States Speedway GC Location in Indiana | |
The tournament was played at the Speedway Golf Course, located in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway complex; the exception was in 1965, when it was played at Greentree Country Club while the Speedway was undergoing renovations.
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