Panama Open

The Panama Open was a golf tournament played from 1938 to 1982, during which time it was won by some of the biggest names in professional golf, including Sam Snead and Arnold Palmer. It was an event on the PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour between 1958 and 1974.[1] Following the demise of the Caribbean Tour the tournament was not played for several years, until there was a brief revival between 1979 and 1982.

Panama Open
Tournament information
LocationPanama
Established1938
Tour(s)Tour de las Américas (2003–2004)
Challenge Tour (2004)
Canadian Tour (1996–2002)
Caribbean Tour (1958–1974)
FormatStroke play

The Panama Open was revived in 1996, when it was an unofficial event on the Canadian Tour; it became an official tournament in 2001 and 2002.[2] In 2003, it was an event on the Tour de las Américas, and the following year, it was co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour (2005 season).

Winners
YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upRef
2004Richard McEvoy England277−111 stroke Marco Ruiz[3]
2003Charles Warren United States284−41 stroke Ken Duke[4]
2002Mario Tiziani United States273−15Playoff[lower-alpha 1] Chad Wright
David Kirkpatrick		[5]
2001Steve Runge United States272−162 strokes Jonathan Byrd[6]
2000Steve Haskins United States
1999Gustavo Mendoza ColombiaPlayoff Sonny Skinner
1998Bob Friend United States281−7Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Rick Todd[7]
1997Garrett Willis United StatesPlayoff[lower-alpha 3] Clark Dennis[8]
1996Jaime Gomez United States210−6Playoff[lower-alpha 4] Rafael Alarcon
Joe Cioe		[9]
1983–1995No tournament[9]
1982George Burns United States275[10]
1981Curtis Strange United States204[10]
1980Bruce Fleisher United States267[10]
1979Butch Baird
Chi-Chi Rodríguez		 United States
 Puerto Rico		267Tie[10]
1975–1978No tournament
1974Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina265−237 strokes Florentino Molina[11]
1973Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina271−178 strokes Peter Oosterhuis[12]
1972Lu Liang-Huan Taiwan279−92 strokes Rogelio González
Luis Carlos Pinto		[13]
1971Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina273−154 strokes Peter Townsend[14]
1970Herb Hooper United States275−132 strokes Jay Dolan[15]
1969Butch Baird United States276−12Playoff Rogelio González
Bob Ross		[16]
1968Butch Baird United States267−2111 strokes Wes Ellis
Vicente Fernández		[17]
1967Bert Weaver United States274−143 strokes Art Wall Jr.[18]
1966Wilf Homenuik Canada283−51 stroke Stan Mosel[19]
1965Art Wall Jr. United States277−114 strokes Wes Ellis[20]
1964No tournament[21]
1963George Knudson Canada280−84 strokes Joe Jimenez
Ernie Vossler		[22]
1962Jim Ferree United States277−111 stroke Billy Maxwell[23]
1961Pete Cooper United States273−155 strokes Ernie Vossler[24]
1960Ernie Vossler United States269−193 strokes Dow Finsterwald[25]
1959Pete Cooper United States274−143 strokes Don January[26]
1958Bob Watson United States271−171 stroke Art Wall Jr.[27]
1957Doug Ford United States277−112 strokes Dow Finsterwald[28]
1956Arnold Palmer United States283−5Playoff Sam Snead[29]
1955Antonio Cerdá Argentina273−151 stroke Roberto De Vicenzo
Arnold Palmer		[30]
1954Sam Snead United States271−176 strokes Roberto De Vicenzo[31]
1953Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina274−143 strokes Charlie Harper
Clayton Heafner
Sam Snead		[32]
1952Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina282−63 strokes Sam Snead[33]
1951Johnny MacMurray (am) United States284−43 strokes Raúl Posse
Gene Kunes
Harvey Breaux (am)		[34]
1950Raúl Posse Colombia284[10]
1949Johnny MacMurray (am) United States288[10]
1948Johnny MacMurray (am) United States283[35]
1947Herb Mitten (am) United States293[10]
1946Charlie Grant United States299[10]
1945Tony Tiso United States291[10]
1944Marion Reid (am) United States299[10]
1943Tony Tiso United States291[10]
1942Lou Barbaro United States297[10]
1941Al Escalante United States298[10]
1940Johnny MacMurray (am) United States301[10]
1939Jimmy Vincent United States301[10]
1938Jimmy Vincent United States304[10]

(am) – Amateur

  1. Tiziani won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Friend won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Willis won with a birdie on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. The final round was cancelled due to bad weather and a three hole aggregate playoff was held to determine the winner. After all three had remained tied, the playoff entered sudden-death. Gomez won with a par on the thirteenth hole of the playoff; Cioe was eliminated on the second hole of sudden-death.

See also

References
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