Mayfair Inn Open

The Mayfair Inn Open was a PGA Tour event that was played for four years in the 1950s. The Mayfair Inn was a 155-room resort hotel on the shores of Lake Monroe in Sanford, Florida known for its opulence and isolation. The PGA Tour event was played in mid-December from 1955–1958 at the Mayfair Country Club, some distance from the hotel. Total prize money was $15,000. The hotel closed in the early 1960s.[1]

Winners
YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)		Ref
1958George Bayer United States272−121 stroke Chick Harbert2,000[2]
1957Walter Burkemo United States269−111 stroke Jay Hebert
Porky Oliver		2,000[3]
1956Mike Fetchick United States263−172 strokes Frank Stranahan2,400[4]
1955Al Balding Canada269−111 stroke Porky Oliver
Mike Souchak		2,400[5]

References
  1. Cobb, Charles (March 21, 1982). "A snowbird sanctuary Mayfield Inn brought a spark to Central Florida" (PDF). Seminole Little Sentinel. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  2. "Bayer Wins Golf Tourney". Youngstown Vindicator. December 15, 1958. p. 15.
  3. "Burkemo Is Golf Winner". Youngstown Vindicator. December 16, 1957. p. 15.
  4. "Fetchick Is Golf Victor". Youngstown Vindicator. December 17, 1956. p. 30.
  5. "Al Balding Golf Victor". Youngstown Vindicator. December 19, 1955. p. 15.


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