The Miami Beach Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the late 1920s and again in the 1950s. It was held at several different courses in the Miami Beach, Florida area.
Winners edit
Year | Player | Country | Venue(s) | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
Ref |
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1957 | Al Balding | Canada | Bayshore | 137^ | −7 | 1 stroke | Chick Harbert | 1,200 | [1] |
1956 | Gardner Dickinson | United States | Bayshore | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Dow Finsterwald Billy Maxwell |
2,400 | [2] |
1955 | Eric Monti | United States | Bayshore | 270 | −18 | 2 strokes | Bob Rosburg | 2,200 | [3] |
1952–1954: No tournament | |||||||||
1951 | Jim Ferrier | Australia | Normandy | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Chuck Klein Sam Snead |
2,000 | [4] |
1950 | Sam Snead | United States | Normandy, Bayshore | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | Lawson Little | 2,000 | [5] |
1930–1949: No tournament | |||||||||
1929 | Gene Sarazen | United States | Bayshore, La Gorce | 286 | 1 stroke | George Christ | [6] | ||
1928 | Gene Sarazen | United States | La Gorce, Bayshore | 292 | 3 strokes | Johnny Farrell | [7] | ||
1927 | Gene Sarazen | United States | Bayshore | 277 | −7 | 4 strokes | Jock Hutchison | 1,000 | [8][9] |
^ 36-hole event
References edit
- ^ "Balding Captures Honors In Miami Beach Golf Open". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. AP. March 25, 1957. p. 24. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Dickinson Wins Miami Beach Open With 272". Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina. AP. March 26, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Monti's Cool 68 Captures Miami Beach Open Title". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. AP. March 28, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Ferrier Wins Beach Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. March 12, 1951. p. 26. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Sammy Snead Wins Miami Beach Open Golf Tournament With 273". The News and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. UP. March 13, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Sarazen Wins Miami Tourney". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. January 13, 1929. p. C-1. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Gene Sarazen Wins Florida Golf Meet, Defeating Farrell". Meriden Record. Meriden, Connecticut. AP. January 4, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Gene Sarazen Wins At Miami". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. January 5, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ "Sarazen And Hutchison Tie In Miami Beach Open". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. January 4, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
External links edit
- Bayshore Golf Course - now called Miami Beach Golf Club
- La Gorce Country Club
- Normandy Shores Golf Club