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Agua Caliente Open

Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour

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. The tournament had a second incarnation briefly in the 1950s with the last two events played under the name Tijuana Open Invitational.

01Winners

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