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]

Tijuana Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationTijuana, Mexico
Established1956
Course(s)Tijuana Country Club
Par72
Length7,400 yards (6,800 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$20,000
Month playedJanuary
Final year1959
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Ernie Vossler (1959)
To par−15 as above
Final champion
United States Ernie Vossler
Location map
Tijuana CC is located in Mexico
Tijuana CC
Tijuana CC
Location in Mexico

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
Ref.
Tijuana Open Invitational
1959 Ernie Vossler273−152 strokes John McMullin2,800[5]
1958 Dutch Harrison280−81 stroke Jerry Barber
Fred Hawkins
Arnold Palmer
Bo Wininger
2,000[6]
Agua Caliente Open
1957 Ed Furgol280−8Playoff[a] Al Besselink2,000[7]
1956 Mike Souchak281−72 strokes Tommy Bolt2,200[8]
1936–1955: No tournament
1935 Henry Picard286+22 strokes Harry Cooper
Willie Goggin
1,000[9]
1934 Wiffy Cox282−21 stroke Willie Hunter1,500[10]
1933 Paul Runyan287−12 strokes Horton Smith1,500[11]
1932 Fred Morrison284−42 strokes Gene Sarazen5,000[12]
1931 Johnny Golden293+5Playoff[b] George Von Elm10,000[13]
1930 Gene Sarazen295+112 strokes Al Espinosa
Horton Smith
10,000[14]

Notes

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