Agua Caliente Open Explained

Tijuana Open Invitational
Location:Tijuana, Mexico
Establishment:1956
Course:Tijuana Country Club
Par:72
Yardage:7400yd
Tour:PGA Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:January
Final Year:1959
Aggregate:273 Ernie Vossler (1959)
To-Par:−15 as above
Final Champion: Ernie Vossler
Map:Mexico
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Tijuana CC
Coordinates:32.511°N -117.002°W

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

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)		Ref.
Tijuana Open Invitational
273 −15 2 strokes 2,800 [5]
280 −8 1 stroke 2,000 [6]
Agua Caliente Open
1957 280 −8 Playoff 2,000 [7]
1956 281 −7 2 strokes 2,200 [8]
1936–1955: No tournament
1935 286 +2 2 strokes 1,000 [9]
1934 282 −2 1 stroke 1,500 [10]
1933 287 −1 2 strokes 1,500 [11]
1932 284 −4 2 strokes 5,000 [12]
1931 293 +5 Playoff 10,000 [13]
1930 295 +11 2 strokes 10,000 [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1930 - The Year in Golf . May 16, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016062801/http://golf.about.com/cs/historyofgolf/p/timeline1930.htm . 2011-10-16 . dead .
  2. Book: Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor . The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia . 2009 . . . 978-1-60239-302-8 . 603, 610.
  3. News: Furgol, Souchak Head Field in Tijuana Open . . . . 3 . January 17, 1958 . May 9, 2012.
  4. News: Top golf pros move south to Tijuana . . . . 8 . January 9, 1959 . May 9, 2012.
  5. News: Vossler Take Tijuana Golf . Daytona Beach Morning Journal . January 13, 1959 . 6.
  6. News: Harrison Wins At Tijuana; Ragan Still 2 Back . Daytona Beach Morning Journal . January 21, 1958 . 10.
  7. News: Furgol Wins Caliente In Playoff . Daytona Beach Morning Journal . January 21, 1957 . 6.
  8. News: Souchak Is Golf Winner . Youngstown Vindicator . January 23, 1956 . 10.
  9. News: Harry Picard Wins Agua Caliente Open with Total of 286 for 72 Holes . January 4, 2024 . Lincoln State Journal . February 11, 1935 . Lincoln, Nebraska . 7 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  10. News: 'Wiffy' Cox Captures Agua Caliente Open Golf Tournament . January 4, 2024 . San Bernardino Daily Sun . February 4, 1934 . San Bernardino, California . 18 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  11. News: Runyan Wins Agua Caliente Golf Open Tourney . January 4, 2024 . San Bernardino Daily Sun . January 15, 1933 . San Bernardino, California . 14 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  12. News: Morrison wins big links prize . January 4, 2024 . Spokane Daily Chronicle . January 19, 1932 . Spokane, Washington . 8 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  13. News: Golden Defeats Von Elm In Play-Off For Agua Caliente Open Title . January 4, 2024 . The Sun . January 19, 1931 . Baltimore, Maryland . 9 . Newspapers.com . subscription.
  14. News: Sarazen Scores 68 on Final Round to Win Agua Caliente Open . January 4, 2024 . The News and Observer . January 24, 1930 . Raleigh, North Carolina . 13 . Newspapers.com . subscription.

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