Pensacola Open

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

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.

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