Agua Caliente Open
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]
Winners
Tijuana Open Invitational
- 1959 Ernie Vossler
- 1958 E.J. "Dutch" Harrison
Agua Caliente Open
- 1957 Ed Furgol
- 1956 Mike Souchak
- 1936-55 No tournament
- 1935 Henry Picard
- 1934 Wiffy Cox
- 1933 Paul Runyan
- 1932 Fred Morrison
- 1931 Johnny Golden
- 1930 Gene Sarazen
References
- ↑ "1930 - The Year in Golf". Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ↑ Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor, ed. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 603, 610. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
- ↑ "Furgol, Souchak Head Field in Tijuana Open". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. AP. January 17, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Top golf pros move south to Tijuana". Ellensburg Daily Record. Ellensburg, Washington. AP. January 9, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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