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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

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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

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  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.
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