The Pensacola Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The inaugural version[1] of the tournament was played in 1956 and its last edition in 1988.

Pensacola Open
Tournament information
LocationGulf Breeze, Florida
Established1956
Course(s)Tiger Point Golf Club
Par72
Length7,033 yards (6,431 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$400,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1988
Tournament record score
Aggregate262 Gay Brewer (1967)
To par−26 as above
Final champion
United States Andrew Magee
Location map
Tiger Point GC is located in the United States
Tiger Point GC
Tiger Point GC
Location in the United States
Tiger Point GC is located in Florida
Tiger Point GC
Tiger Point GC
Location in Florida

Tournament highlights

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Tournament hosts

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This list is incomplete.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Pensacola Open
1988   Andrew Magee 271 −17 1 stroke   Tom Byrum
  Ken Green
  Bruce Lietzke
1987   Doug Tewell 269 −15 3 strokes   Phil Blackmar
  Danny Edwards
1986   Ernie Gonzalez 128[a] −14 1 stroke   Joey Sindelar
1985   Danny Edwards 269 −15 1 stroke   John Mahaffey
  Gil Morgan
1984   Billy Kratzert 270 −14 2 strokes   Ken Brown
  John Mahaffey
1983   Mark McCumber 266 −18 4 strokes   Lon Hinkle
  Mark Lye
1982   Calvin Peete 268 −16 7 strokes   Dan Halldorson
  Hal Sutton
1981   Jerry Pate 271 −17 3 strokes   Steve Melnyk
1980   Dan Halldorson 275 −13 2 strokes   Gary Hallberg
  Mike Sullivan
1979   Curtis Strange 271 −17 1 stroke   Billy Kratzert
1978   Mac McLendon 272 −16 Playoff   Mike Reid
1977   Leonard Thompson 268 −16 2 strokes   Curtis Strange
1976   Mark Hayes 275 −9 2 strokes   Lee Elder
1975   Jerry McGee 271 −13 2 strokes   Wally Armstrong
Monsanto Open
1974   Lee Elder 274 −10 Playoff   Peter Oosterhuis
1973   Homero Blancas 277 −11 1 stroke   Frank Beard
1972   Dave Hill 271 −13 1 stroke   Jerry Heard
1971   Gene Littler 276 −8 3 strokes   George Archer
  Pete Brown
1970   Dick Lotz 275 −9 3 strokes   Dave Stockton
Monsanto Open Invitational
1969   Jim Colbert 267 −17 2 strokes   Deane Beman
Pensacola Open Invitational
1968   George Archer 268 −20 1 stroke   Tony Jacklin
  Dave Marr
1967   Gay Brewer (2) 262 −26 6 strokes   Bob Keller
1966   Gay Brewer 272 −16 3 strokes   Bruce Devlin
1965   Doug Sanders (2) 277 −11 Playoff   Jack Nicklaus
1964   Gary Player 274 −14 Playoff   Miller Barber
  Arnold Palmer
1963   Arnold Palmer (2) 273 −15 2 strokes   Harold Kneece
  Gary Player
1962   Doug Sanders 270 −18 1 stroke   Don Fairfield
1961   Tommy Bolt 275 −13 2 strokes   Gary Player
1960   Arnold Palmer 273 −15 1 stroke   Doug Sanders
1959   Paul Harney 269 −19 3 strokes   Jay Hebert
1958   Doug Ford 278 −10 2 strokes   Ken Venturi
  Art Wall Jr.
1957   Art Wall Jr. 273 −15 2 strokes   Peter Thomson
1956   Don Fairfield 275 −13 2 strokes   Bo Wininger

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

References

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  1. ^ Golf lead shared by three
  2. ^ Arnold Palmer Wins Pensacola Open Golf Play
  3. ^ Pensacola Disqualification Bitter Blow To Doug Sanders
  4. ^ Gay Brewer Wins Title At Pensacola Spewing Birdies
  5. ^ George Archer Fires A 65 To Win Pensacola Tourney
  6. ^ Dave Hill Triumphs in Monsanto Tourney
  7. ^ Elder finally wins tourney
  8. ^ Strange wins Pensacola
  9. ^ Jerry Pate captures Pensacola Open
  10. ^ Calvin Peete credits famous caddy for Pensacola Open tournament win
  11. ^ Linette, Jim (14 October 1986). "Exemptions excite Lefty in Pensacola". Florida Today. Cocoa, Florida. p. 19 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Magee cops Pensacola Open crown
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