Agua Caliente Open

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The Agua Caliente Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour first played in 1930 in Tijuana, Mexico. The inaugural event, which was won by Gene Sarazen, offered the largest purse to date — $25,000 with a $10,000 winner's share.[1] The tournament had a second incarnation briefly in the 1950s with the last two events played under the name Tijuana Open Invitational.[2][3][4]

LocationTijuana, Mexico
Established1956
CourseTijuana Country Club
Par72
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Tijuana Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationTijuana, Mexico
Established1956
CourseTijuana Country Club
Par72
Length7,400 yards (6,800 m)
TourPGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$20,000
Month playedJanuary
Final year1959
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Ernie Vossler (1959)
To par−15 as above
Final champion
United States Ernie Vossler
Location map
Tijuana CC is located in Mexico
Tijuana CC
Tijuana CC
Location in Mexico
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Winners

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YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)		Ref.
Tijuana Open Invitational
1959United States Ernie Vossler273−152 strokesUnited States John McMullin2,800[5]
1958United States Dutch Harrison280−81 strokeUnited States Jerry Barber
United States Fred Hawkins
United States Arnold Palmer
United States Bo Wininger		2,000[6]
Agua Caliente Open
1957United States Ed Furgol280−8Playoff[a]United States Al Besselink2,000[7]
1956United States Mike Souchak281−72 strokesUnited States Tommy Bolt2,200[8]
1936–1955: No tournament
1935United States Henry Picard286+22 strokesUnited States Harry Cooper
United States Willie Goggin		1,000[9]
1934United States Wiffy Cox282−21 strokeUnited States Willie Hunter1,500[10]
1933United States Paul Runyan287−12 strokesUnited States Horton Smith1,500[11]
1932United States Fred Morrison284−42 strokesUnited States Gene Sarazen5,000[12]
1931United States Johnny Golden293+5Playoff[b]United States George Von Elm10,000[13]
1930United States Gene Sarazen295+112 strokesUnited States Al Espinosa
United States Horton Smith		10,000[14]
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Furgol won with a par on the second hole of a sudden death playoff.
  2. [b]
    Golden won following an 18-hole playoff; Golden 75, Von Elm 79

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