Thomasville Open (PGA Tour)

The Thomasville Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1936 to 1941. It was held at the Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville, Georgia. The purse each year was $3,000 with a winner's share of $700.[1][2][3][4][5][6] From 1936 to 1938 it was a 72-hole event[7][2][3] and from 1939 to 1941 it was a 54-hole tournament.[4][5][6]

Thomasville Open
Tournament information
LocationThomasville, Georgia, U.S.
Established1936
Course(s)Glen Arven County Club
Par72
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$3,000
Final year1941
Tournament record score
Aggregate280 Byron Nelson (1938) (72-hole)
203 Lloyd Mangrum (1940) (54-hole)
To par−8 Byron Nelson (1938) (72-hole)
−13 Lloyd Mangrum (1940) (54-hole)
Final champion
United States Harold "Jug" McSpaden

Winners

YearDateWinnerCountryScoreTo parRef
1941Feb 23Harold "Jug" McSpaden  United States207−9[6]
1940Mar 11Lloyd Mangrum  United States203−13[5]
1939Feb 26Henry Picard  United States211−5[4]
1938Feb 27Byron Nelson  United States280−8[3]
1937Feb 22Dick Metz  United States284−4[2][8]
1936Feb 16Johnny Revolta  United States283−5[1][7]

See also

References