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]

Winners

Tijuana Open Invitational

Agua Caliente Open

References

  1. "1930 - The Year in Golf". Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  2. Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor, ed. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 603, 610. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. "Furgol, Souchak Head Field in Tijuana Open". Rome News-Tribune (Rome, Georgia). AP. January 17, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  4. "Top golf pros move south to Tijuana". Ellensburg Daily Record (Ellensburg, Washington). AP. January 9, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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