Nassau Open Explained
The Nassau Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1934 to 1937. It was inaugurated as the British Colonial Open, and was played at the Bahamas Golf Club in Nassau, in The Bahamas.[1] Having been rescheduled, the fifth edition of the tournament was then cancelled shortly before it was due to be staged in January 1939.[2] [3]
The winner of the final event was Sam Snead.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Refs |
|---|
| Nassau Open |
|---|
| 1939 | Tournament cancelled | |
| 1938 | No tournament due to rescheduling | |
| 1937 | | 276 (−4) | [4] |
| 1936 | | 266 (−6) | [5] |
| British Colonial Open |
|---|
| 1935 | | 271 (−1) | [6] |
| 1934 | | 267 (−5) | [7] | |
Notes and References
- News: $5,000 is added to winter golf list . AP . The Indianapolis News . Indianapolis, Indiana . November 21, 1934 . 2 (Sports) . May 11, 2020 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
- News: Nassau tourney to be held Jan. 27–29 . AP . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . January 13, 1939 . 1–B . May 11, 2020 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
- News: Nassau open golf cancelled . AP . The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec, Canada . January 18, 1939 . 14 . May 11, 2020 . Google News Archive.
- News: Sam Snead staves off challengers to win Nassau Open golf tourney . AP . The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington . December 21, 1937 . 11 . May 11, 2020 . Google News Archive.
- News: MacFarlane wins Nassau Open golf . AP . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . December 15, 1936 . 18 . May 11, 2020 . Google News Archive.
- News: Leo Mallory finishes with par-smashing 67 to win British Colonial Open . AP . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . December 23, 1935 . 17 . May 11, 2020 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
- News: Cruickshank captures British Colonial Open . Courier Post . Camden, New Jersey . December 21, 1934 . 21 . May 11, 2020 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
Sam Snead