- Miami Beach Open
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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
Year Winner Score Course(s) Ref 1957 Al Balding 137^ Bayshore [1] 1956 Gardner Dickinson 272 Bayshore [2] 1955 Eric Monti 270 Bayshore [3] 1952-54 No tournament 1951 Jim Ferrier 273 Normandy [4] 1950 Sam Snead 273 Normandy, Bayshore [5] 1930-49 No tournament 1929 Gene Sarazen 286 Bayshore, La Gorce [6] 1928 Gene Sarazen 292 La Gorce, Bayshore [7] 1927 Gene Sarazen 277 Bayshore [8][9] ^ 36-hole event
References
- ^ "Balding Captures Honors In Miami Beach Golf Open". Toledo Blade. AP (Toledo, Ohio): p. 24. March 25, 1957. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C1dIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wgAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5352,2805327&dq=golf+miami-beach+open&hl=en. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Dickinson Wins Miami Beach Open With 272". Spartanburg Herald. AP (Spartanburg, South Carolina): p. 8. March 26, 1956. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iWgsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WcsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754,3239693&dq=golf+miami-beach+open&hl=en. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Monti's Cool 68 Captures Miami Beach Open Title". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. AP (Daytona Beach, Florida): p. 8. March 28, 1955. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6IUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fssEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2536,3796868&dq=golf+miami-beach+open&hl=en. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Ferrier Wins Beach Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania): p. 26. March 12, 1951. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tOYMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=02oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4042,2663970&dq=golf+miami-beach+open&hl=en. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Sammy Snead Wins Miami Beach Open Golf Tournament With 273". The News and Courier. UP (Charleston, South Carolina): p. 6. March 13, 1950. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8o1IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hwgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3172,2716975&dq=golf+miami-beach+open&hl=en. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Sarazen Wins Miami Tourney". Youngstown Vindicator. AP (Youngstown, Ohio): p. C-1. January 13, 1929. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H3o_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=4lQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3872,4132246&dq=golf+miami-beach+sarazen&hl=en. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Gene Sarazen Wins Florida Golf Meet, Defeating Farrell". Meriden Record. AP (Meriden, Connecticut): p. 10. January 4, 1928. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KHRHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hf4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2133,4845110&dq=miami-beach-open+golf&hl=en. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Gene Sarazen Wins At Miami". Youngstown Vindicator. AP (Youngstown, Ohio): p. 14. January 5, 1927. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oSJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h1gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6732,4409957&dq=miami-beach-open+golf&hl=en. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ "Sarazen And Hutchison Tie In Miami Beach Open". Miami Daily News (Miami, Florida): p. 12. January 4, 1927. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jD8uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OtgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3996,2894323&dq=miami-beach-open+golf&hl=en. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
External links
- Bayshore Golf Course - now called Miami Beach Golf Club
- La Gorce Country Club
- Normandy Shores Golf Club
Categories:- Former PGA Tour events
- Golf in Florida
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