The Bahamas National Open was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in 1970 and 1971. It replaced the West End Classic, which had been a satellite Latin-American Tour stop, as the PGA's tournament in the Bahamas.[1]

Bahamas National Open
Tournament information
LocationFreeport, Bahamas
Established1970
Course(s)Lucayan Country Club
Par71
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$130,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1971
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Chris Blocker (1970)
272 Doug Sanders (1970)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
United States Bob Goalby
Location map
Lucayan CC is located in Bahamas
Lucayan CC
Lucayan CC
Location in the Bahamas

In 1970, the tournament was played as the Bahama Islands Open over the Emerald Course at Kings Inn & Golf Club in Freeport, Bahamas and won by Doug Sanders in a playoff.[2] The following year, it was hosted at Lucayan Country Club in Freeport, Bahamas and won by Bob Goalby.[3] The tournament appeared on the tour schedule again in 1972, but was cancelled.[4]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Venue Ref.
Bahamas National Open
1972 Cancelled due to lack of funding [4]
1971   Bob Goalby 275 −9 1 stroke   George Archer Lucayan [3]
Bahama Islands Open
1970   Doug Sanders 272 −16 Playoff   Chris Blocker Kings
(Emerald)
[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bahama Islands Open added to golf tour". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. AP. July 2, 1970. p. D–3. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Sanders wins after play-off". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. December 14, 1970. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ a b "Goalby wins by 1, doubles his earnings". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. UPI. December 13, 1971. p. 7 (Sport). Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Bahamas tournament cancelled". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 25, 1972. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Google News Archive.