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Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Agua Caliente Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour first played in 1930 in Tijuana, Mexico. The inaugural event, which was won by Gene Sarazen, offered the largest purse to date — $25,000 with a $10,000 winner's share.[1] The tournament had a second incarnation briefly in the 1950s with the last two events played under the name Tijuana Open Invitational.[2][3][4]
Tournament information | |
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Location | Tijuana, Mexico |
Established | 1956 |
Course(s) | Tijuana Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,400 yards (6,800 m) |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$20,000 |
Month played | January |
Final year | 1959 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 273 Ernie Vossler (1959) |
To par | −15 as above |
Final champion | |
Ernie Vossler | |
Location map | |
Location in Mexico |
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | Ref. | |
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Tijuana Open Invitational | ||||||||
1959 | Ernie Vossler | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | John McMullin | 2,800 | [5] | |
1958 | Dutch Harrison | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Jerry Barber Fred Hawkins Arnold Palmer Bo Wininger | 2,000 | [6] | |
Agua Caliente Open | ||||||||
1957 | Ed Furgol | 280 | −8 | Playoff[lower-alpha 1] | Al Besselink | 2,000 | [7] | |
1956 | Mike Souchak | 281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Tommy Bolt | 2,200 | [8] | |
1936–1955: No tournament | ||||||||
1935 | Henry Picard | 286 | +2 | 2 strokes | Harry Cooper Willie Goggin | 1,000 | [9] | |
1934 | Wiffy Cox | 282 | −2 | 1 stroke | Willie Hunter | 1,500 | [10] | |
1933 | Paul Runyan | 287 | −1 | 2 strokes | Horton Smith | 1,500 | [11] | |
1932 | Fred Morrison | 284 | −4 | 2 strokes | Gene Sarazen | 5,000 | [12] | |
1931 | Johnny Golden | 293 | +5 | Playoff[lower-alpha 2] | George Von Elm | 10,000 | [13] | |
1930 | Gene Sarazen | 295 | +11 | 2 strokes | Al Espinosa Horton Smith | 10,000 | [14] |
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