| West Palm Beach Open | |
| Location: | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Establishment: | 1954 |
| Course: | West Palm Beach Country Club |
| Par: | 71 |
| Tour: | PGA Tour |
| Format: | Stroke play |
| Month Played: | November/December |
| Final Year: | 1972 |
| Aggregate: | 269 Pete Cooper (1958) |
| To-Par: | −19 as above |
| Final Champion: |  Wilf Homenuik |
| Map: | USA#USA Florida |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Label: | West Palm Beach CC |
| Coordinates: | 26.653°N -80.065°W |
The West Palm Beach Open Invitational, first played as The West Palm Beach Open, was a PGA Tour event in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was held at the West Palm Beach Country Club,[1] now known as the West Palm Beach Golf Course, an 18-hole, par-72 championship course established in 1921 and in its present location in the southwestern corner of West Palm Beach, Florida since 1947.[2]
The West Palm Beach Open was founded in 1954 as a 54-hole event with prize money of $2,000. Prize money increased to $5,000 in 1955 and $10,000 in 1956 and 1957. The 1957 event was run by the PGA.[3] From 1958 to 1962 the tournament was a 72-hole PGA Tour event with prize money of $15,000 from 1958 to 1960 and $20,000 in 1961 and 1962. From 1963 the event returned to being a local event. The 1963 tournament was over 54 holes with a first prize of $500.
| Year | Tour | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1972 | [4] | ||||||||
| 1964–1971: No tournament | |||||||||
| 1963 | |||||||||
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| 1962 | 277 | −11 | Playoff | 2,800 | [5] | ||||
| 1961 | 274 | −14 | 4 strokes | 2,800 | [6] | ||||
| 1960 | 278 | −10 | 3 strokes | 2,000 | [7] | ||||
| 1959 | 281 | −7 | Playoff | 2,000 | [8] | ||||
| 1958 | 269 | −19 | Playoff | 2,000 | [9] | ||||
| 1957 | PGAT | 209 | −7 | 1 stroke | 1,200 | [10] | |||
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