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

^ 36-hole event

References

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

External links

Bayshore Golf Course - now called Miami Beach Golf Club
La Gorce Country Club
Normandy Shores Golf Club

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[y1957-1] "Balding Captures Honors In Miami Beach Golf Open". Toledo Blade. Toledo, Ohio. AP. March 25, 1957. p. 24. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[y1956-2] "Dickinson Wins Miami Beach Open With 272". Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina. AP. March 26, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[y1955-3] "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.

[y1951-4] "Ferrier Wins Beach Golf". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. March 12, 1951. p. 26. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[y1950-5] "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.

[y1929-6] "Sarazen Wins Miami Tourney". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. January 13, 1929. p. C-1. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[y1928-7] "Gene Sarazen Wins Florida Golf Meet, Defeating Farrell". Meriden Record. Meriden, Connecticut. AP. January 4, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[y1927-8] "Gene Sarazen Wins At Miami". Youngstown Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. AP. January 5, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved April 28, 2011.

[y1927b-9] "Sarazen And Hutchison Tie In Miami Beach Open". Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. January 4, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved April 28, 2011.