Thunderbird Invitational
Winners

Thunderbird Invitational

Section Title: Winners
Table Section Text: None

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Winner's share ($)	Notes and refs

1959	Arnold Palmer	266	−18	1,500

1958	Ken Venturi	269	−15	1,500

1957	Jimmy Demaret	273	−11	2,000	18-hole playoff

1956	Jimmy Demaret	269	−15	2,000

1955	Shelley Mayfield	270	−18	2,000	second playoff hole

1954	Fred Haas	268	−20	2,000

1953	Jimmy Demaret	201	−15	1,500	54 holes, midweek

1952	Dutch Harrison	1,000	36 holes, midweek

Sentence(s)

Jimmy Demaret won the event three times; his first was a 54-hole midweek event in 1953 and the last was an 18-hole playoff in 1957.

final_sentence: Jimmy Demaret won the event three times; his first was a 54-hole midweek event in 1953 and the last was an 18-hole playoff in 1957.