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Pensacola Open
The
Pensacola Open
was a
golf tournament
on the
PGA Tour
. The inaugural version of the tournament was played in 1956 and its last edition in 1988.
Tournament
hosts
This list is incomplete.
1988 Tiger Point Golf &
Country Club
in
Gulf Breeze, Florida
1978–1987
Perdido Bay
Country Club in
Pensacola, Florida
1958–1977 Pensacola Country Club in Pensacola, Florida
Winners
Tournament highlights
1960:
Arnold Palmer
birdies the 72nd hole to win by
one shot
over
Doug Sanders
. It is Palmer's third consecutive win in as many weeks.
1966: Defending champion
Doug
Sanders
is ahead by four shots after 36
holes
when he is disqualified for not signing his
scorecard
.
1967:
Gay Brewer
successfully defends his Pensacola Open. He shoots a then record 191 for 54 holes and wins by six shots over local pro
Bob Keller
.
1968:
George Archer
birdies the last three holes on Sunday on his way to
a 65
and a one-shot win over
Dave Marr
and
Tony Jacklin
.
1972:
Dave Hill
wins
for the first time
in two years. He birdies the 72nd hole to beat
Jerry Heard
by one
shot
.
1974:
Lee Elder
birdies the 4th hole of a
sudden death
playoff
to defeat
Peter Oosterhuis
and win for the first time
ever
on the
PGA
Tour. With the win, Elder becomes the first black golfer to qualify for the
Masters Tournament
.
1979: Future two-time U.S. Open champion
Curtis Strange
wins for the first time on the PGA Tour. He beats
Billy Kratzert
by one shot.
1981: Pensacola resident
Jerry Pate
wins by three shots over
Steve Melnyk
.
1982:
Calvin Peete
wins by seven shots over
Hal Sutton
and
Dan Halldorson
. It is Peete's 4th PGA Tour win for the year tying him for the most with
Craig Stadler
.
1986: As rain shortens the Pensacola Open to only 36 holes,
Ernie Gonzalez
becomes the first left-handed golfer to win on the PGA Tour since
Bob Charles
won the 1974
Greater Greensboro Open
.
1988:
Andrew Magee
wins the last Pensacola Open. He beats
Bruce Lietzke
,
Ken Green
, and
Tom Byrum
by one shot.