Pensacola Open

This article is about the former PGA Tour event, for information on the former Nationwide Tour event, see Pensacola Classic.

The Pensacola Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The inaugural version of the tournament was played in 1956 and its last edition in 1988. Earlier PGA Tour events of the same name were played from 1929 to 1931 and 1945 to 1946.

Tournament hosts

This list is incomplete.

• 1988 Tiger Point Golf & Country Club in Gulf Breeze, Florida
• 1978–87 Perdido Bay Country Club in Pensacola, Florida
• 1958–77 Pensacola Country Club in Pensacola, Florida

Winners

Year	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
Pensacola Open
1988	Andrew Magee	United States	271	−17	1 stroke	Tom Byrum Ken Green Bruce Lietzke
1987	Doug Tewell	United States	269	−15	3 strokes	Phil Blackmar Danny Edwards
1986	Ernie Gonzalez	United States	128	−14	1 stroke	Joey Sindelar
1985	Danny Edwards	United States	269	−15	1 stroke	John Mahaffey Gil Morgan
1984	Bill Kratzert	United States	270	−14	2 strokes	Ken Brown John Mahaffey
1983	Mark McCumber	United States	266	−18	4 strokes	Lon Hinkle Mark Lye
1982	Calvin Peete	United States	268	−16	7 strokes	Dan Halldorson Hal Sutton
1981	Jerry Pate	United States	271	−17	3 strokes	Steve Melnyk
1980	Dan Halldorson	Canada	275	−13	2 strokes	Gary Hallberg Mike Sullivan
1979	Curtis Strange	United States	271	−17	1 stroke	Billy Kratzert
1978	Mac McLendon	United States	272	−16	Playoff	Mike Reid
1977	Leonard Thompson	United States	268	−16	2 strokes	Curtis Strange
1976	Mark Hayes	United States	275	−9	2 strokes	Lee Elder
1975	Jerry McGee	United States	271	−13	2 strokes	Wally Armstrong
Monsanto Open
1974	Lee Elder	United States	274	−10	Playoff	Peter Oosterhuis
1973	Homero Blancas	United States	277	−11	1 stroke	Frank Beard
1972	Dave Hill	United States	271	−13	1 strokes	Jerry Heard
1971	Gene Littler	United States	276	−8	3 strokes	George Archer Pete Brown
1970	Dick Lotz	United States	275	−9	3 strokes	Dave Stockton
1969	Jim Colbert	United States	267	−17	2 strokes	Deane Beman
Pensacola Open
1968	George Archer	United States	268	−20	1 stroke	Tony Jacklin Dave Marr
1967	Gay Brewer (2)	United States	262	−26	6 strokes	Bob Keller
1966	Gay Brewer	United States	272	−16	3 strokes	Bruce Devlin
1965	Doug Sanders (2)	United States	277	−11	Playoff	Jack Nicklaus
1964	Gary Player	South Africa	274	−14	Playoff	Miller Barber Arnold Palmer
1963	Arnold Palmer (2)	United States	273	−15	2 strokes	Harold Kneece Gary Player
1962	Doug Sanders	United States	270	−18	1 stroke	Don Fairfield
1961	Tommy Bolt	United States	275	−13	2 strokes	Gary Player
1960	Arnold Palmer	United States	273	−15	1 stroke	Doug Sanders
1959	Paul Harney	United States	269	−19	3 strokes	Jay Hebert
1958	Doug Ford	United States	278	−10	2 strokes	Ken Venturi Art Wall, Jr.
1957	Art Wall, Jr.	United States	273	−15	2 strokes	Peter Thomson
1956	Don Fairfield	United States	275	−13	2 strokes	Bo Wininger

Earlier events of the same name

• 1947–55 No tournament
• 1946 Ray Mangrum
• 1945 Sam Snead
• 1932–44 No tournament
• 1931 Johnny Farrell
• 1930 Johnny Farrell
• 1929 Horton Smith

Tournament highlights

• 1960: Arnold Palmer birdies the 72nd hole to win by one shot over Doug Sanders. It is Palmer's third consecutive win in as many weeks.
• 1966: Defending champion Doug Sanders is ahead by four shots after 36 holes when he is disqualified for not signing his scorecard.
• 1967: Gay Brewer successfully defends his Pensacola Open. He shoots a then record 191 for 54 holes and wins by six shots over local pro Bob Keller.
• 1968: George Archer birdies the last three holes on Sunday on his way to a 65 and a one-shot win over Dave Marr and Tony Jacklin.
• 1972: Controversial golfer Dave Hill wins for the first time in two years. He birdies the 72nd hole to beat Jerry Heard by one shot.
• 1974: Lee Elder birdies the 4th hole of a sudden death playoff to defeat Peter Oosterhuis and win for the first time ever on the PGA Tour. With the win, Elder becomes the first black golfer to qualify for the Masters Tournament.
• 1979: Future two-time U.S. Open champion Curtis Strange wins for the first time on the PGA Tour. He beats Billy Kratzert by one shot.
• 1981: Pensacola resident Jerry Pate wins by three shots over Steve Melnyk.
• 1982: Calvin Peete wins by seven shots over Hal Sutton and Dan Halldorson. It is Peete's 4th PGA Tour win for the year tying him for the most with Craig Stadler.
• 1986: As rain shortens the Pensacola Open to only 36 holes, Ernie Gonzalez becomes the first left-handed golfer to win on the PGA Tour since Bob Charles won the 1974 Greater Greensboro Open.
• 1988: Andrew Magee wins the last Pensacola Open. He beats Bruce Lietzke, Ken Green, and Tom Byrum by one shot.

External links

• Tournament results (1970-1988) at GolfObserver.com