Miami Beach Open
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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