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

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 United States Chick Harbert 1,200 [1]
1956 Gardner Dickinson  United States Bayshore 272 −16 1 stroke United States Dow Finsterwald
United States Billy Maxwell		 2,400 [2]
1955 Eric Monti  United States Bayshore 270 −18 2 strokes United States Bob Rosburg 2,200 [3]
1952–1954: No tournament
1951 Jim Ferrier  Australia Normandy 273 −15 1 stroke United States Chuck Klein
United States Sam Snead		 2,000 [4]
1950 Sam Snead  United States Normandy, Bayshore 273 −15 3 strokes United States Lawson Little 2,000 [5]
1930–1949: No tournament
1929 Gene Sarazen  United States Bayshore, La Gorce 286 1 stroke United States George Christ [6]
1928 Gene Sarazen  United States La Gorce, Bayshore 292 3 strokes United States Johnny Farrell [7]
1927 Gene Sarazen  United States Bayshore 277 −7 4 strokes United States Jock Hutchison 1,000 [8][9]

^ 36-hole event

References

  1. ^ "Balding Captures Honors In Miami Beach Golf Open". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. AP. March 25, 1957. p. 24. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "Dickinson Wins Miami Beach Open With 272". Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina. AP. March 26, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Ferrier Wins Beach Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. March 12, 1951. p. 26. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Sarazen Wins Miami Tourney". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. January 13, 1929. p. C-1. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  7. ^ "Gene Sarazen Wins Florida Golf Meet, Defeating Farrell". Meriden Record. Meriden, Connecticut. AP. January 4, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  8. ^ "Gene Sarazen Wins At Miami". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. January 5, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  9. ^ "Sarazen And Hutchison Tie In Miami Beach Open". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. January 4, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved April 28, 2011.