Havana Invitational | |
Location: | Havana, Cuba |
Establishment: | 1948 |
Course: | Havana Country Club |
Par: | 72 |
Tour: | PGA Tour |
Format: | Stroke play |
Month Played: | November |
Final Year: | 1958 |
Aggregate: | 267 Jim Turnesa (1950) |
To-Par: | −27 as above |
Final Champion: | Billy Casper |
Map: | Cuba |
Map Relief: | yes |
Map Label: | Havana CC |
Coordinates: | 23.045°N -82.402°W |
The Havana Invitational was a pro-am golf tournament held from 1948 to 1958. It was played at Havana Country Club in Havana, Cuba. In 1958 a second unrelated event was held two weeks before the pro-am, the Havana International. This was held at the Villa Real Golf Club.
The 1948 event was a 54 hole event played from Monday 13 December to Wednesday 15 December immediately after the Miami Open which had finished on 12 December. Sam Snead won the individual event with a score of 209 and also won the best-ball with a score of 193. Later events were part of the PGA schedule.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | Venue | Ref. | |
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Havana Invitational | |||||||||
1958 | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | 2,400 | Havana CC | [1] | |||
Havana International | |||||||||
286 | +6 | Playoff | 6,500 | Villa Real GC | [2] | ||||
Havana Invitational | |||||||||
1957 | 281 | −7 | Playoff | 2,400 | Havana CC | [3] | |||
1956 | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | 2,500 | Havana CC | [4] | |||
1955 | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | 2,000 | Havana CC | [5] | |||
1954 | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | 2,000 | Havana CC | [6] | |||
1953 | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | 1,500 | Havana CC | [7] | |||
1952 | 270 | −18 | 6 strokes | 1,500 | Havana CC | [8] | |||
1951 | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | 1,500 | Havana CC | [9] | |||
1950 | 267 | −21 | 3 strokes | 1,500 | Havana CC | [10] | |||
1949 | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | 1,200 | Havana CC | [11] | |||
1948 | 209 | −7 | 1 strokes | 1,500 | Havana CC | [12] |