El Paso Open (PGA Tour)
Golf tournament formerly on the PGA Tour
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The El Paso Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the late 1920s and the 1950s. It was played at the El Paso Country Club in El Paso, Texas. In 1929, Bill Mehlhorn won with a score of 271, then a record for a 72-hole tournament.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | El Paso, Texas |
| Established | 1927 |
| Course | El Paso Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$20,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Final year | 1959 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Cary Middlecoff (1952) |
| To par | –15 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Marty Furgol | |
| Location map | |
  El Paso CC Location in the United States  El Paso CC Location in Texas | |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Marty Furgol | 273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Jay Hebert Ernie Vossler | [2] |
| 1954–1958: No tournament | ||||||
| 1953 | Chandler Harper | 278 | −6 | Playoff | Ted Kroll | [3] |
| 1952 | Cary Middlecoff | 269 | −15 | 3 strokes | Al Besselink | [4] |
| 1930–1951: No tournament | ||||||
| 1929 | Bill Mehlhorn | 271 | −17 | 6 strokes |  Bobby Cruickshank | [1] |
| 1928 | Larry Nabholtz | 293 | 1 stroke | Macdonald Smith | [5] | |
| 1927 | Tommy Armour | 288 | −4 | 4 strokes | Johnny Golden Joe Kirkwood Sr. | [6] |
See also
- El Paso Open (a Ben Hogan Tour event)
