1972: Dave Hill wins for the first time in two years. He birdies the 72nd hole to beat Jerry Heard by one shot.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
Tournament results (1970-1988) at GolfObserver.com
January 01, 1970
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For the former Nationwide Tour event see Pensacola Classic The Pensacola Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour The inaugural version 1 of the tournament was played in 1956 and its last edition in 1988 Pensacola OpenTournament informationLocationGulf Breeze FloridaEstablished1956Course s Tiger Point Golf ClubPar72Length7 033 yards 6 431 m Tour s PGA TourFormatStroke playPrize fundUS 400 000Month playedOctoberFinal year1988Tournament record scoreAggregate262 Gay Brewer 1967 To par 26 as aboveFinal championAndrew MageeLocation mapTiger Point GCLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesTiger Point GCLocation in FloridaShow map of Florida Contents 1 Tournament highlights 2 Tournament hosts 3 Winners 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksTournament highlights edit1960 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 2 1966 Defending champion Doug Sanders is ahead by four shots after 36 holes when he is disqualified for not signing his scorecard 3 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 4 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 5 1972 Dave Hill wins for the first time in two years He birdies the 72nd hole to beat Jerry Heard by one shot 6 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 7 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 8 1981 Pensacola resident Jerry Pate wins by three shots over Steve Melnyk 9 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 10 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 11 1988 Andrew Magee wins the last Pensacola Open He beats Bruce Lietzke Ken Green and Tom Byrum by one shot 12 Tournament hosts editThis list is incomplete 1988 Tiger Point Golf amp Country Club in Gulf Breeze Florida 1978 1987 Perdido Bay Country Club in Pensacola Florida 1958 1977 Pensacola Country Club in Pensacola FloridaWinners editYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Pensacola Open 1988 nbsp Andrew Magee 271 17 1 stroke nbsp Tom Byrum nbsp Ken Green nbsp Bruce Lietzke 1987 nbsp Doug Tewell 269 15 3 strokes nbsp Phil Blackmar nbsp Danny Edwards 1986 nbsp Ernie Gonzalez 128 a 14 1 stroke nbsp Joey Sindelar 1985 nbsp Danny Edwards 269 15 1 stroke nbsp John Mahaffey nbsp Gil Morgan 1984 nbsp Billy Kratzert 270 14 2 strokes nbsp Ken Brown nbsp John Mahaffey 1983 nbsp Mark McCumber 266 18 4 strokes nbsp Lon Hinkle nbsp Mark Lye 1982 nbsp Calvin Peete 268 16 7 strokes nbsp Dan Halldorson nbsp Hal Sutton 1981 nbsp Jerry Pate 271 17 3 strokes nbsp Steve Melnyk 1980 nbsp Dan Halldorson 275 13 2 strokes nbsp Gary Hallberg nbsp Mike Sullivan 1979 nbsp Curtis Strange 271 17 1 stroke nbsp Billy Kratzert 1978 nbsp Mac McLendon 272 16 Playoff nbsp Mike Reid 1977 nbsp Leonard Thompson 268 16 2 strokes nbsp Curtis Strange 1976 nbsp Mark Hayes 275 9 2 strokes nbsp Lee Elder 1975 nbsp Jerry McGee 271 13 2 strokes nbsp Wally Armstrong Monsanto Open 1974 nbsp Lee Elder 274 10 Playoff nbsp Peter Oosterhuis 1973 nbsp Homero Blancas 277 11 1 stroke nbsp Frank Beard 1972 nbsp Dave Hill 271 13 1 stroke nbsp Jerry Heard 1971 nbsp Gene Littler 276 8 3 strokes nbsp George Archer nbsp Pete Brown 1970 nbsp Dick Lotz 275 9 3 strokes nbsp Dave Stockton Monsanto Open Invitational 1969 nbsp Jim Colbert 267 17 2 strokes nbsp Deane Beman Pensacola Open Invitational 1968 nbsp George Archer 268 20 1 stroke nbsp Tony Jacklin nbsp Dave Marr 1967 nbsp Gay Brewer 2 262 26 6 strokes nbsp Bob Keller 1966 nbsp Gay Brewer 272 16 3 strokes nbsp Bruce Devlin 1965 nbsp Doug Sanders 2 277 11 Playoff nbsp Jack Nicklaus 1964 nbsp Gary Player 274 14 Playoff nbsp Miller Barber nbsp Arnold Palmer 1963 nbsp Arnold Palmer 2 273 15 2 strokes nbsp Harold Kneece nbsp Gary Player 1962 nbsp Doug Sanders 270 18 1 stroke nbsp Don Fairfield 1961 nbsp Tommy Bolt 275 13 2 strokes nbsp Gary Player 1960 nbsp Arnold Palmer 273 15 1 stroke nbsp Doug Sanders 1959 nbsp Paul Harney 269 19 3 strokes nbsp Jay Hebert 1958 nbsp Doug Ford 278 10 2 strokes nbsp Ken Venturi nbsp Art Wall Jr 1957 nbsp Art Wall Jr 273 15 2 strokes nbsp Peter Thomson 1956 nbsp Don Fairfield 275 13 2 strokes nbsp Bo WiningerNotes edit Shortened to 36 holes due to rain References edit Golf lead shared by three Arnold Palmer Wins Pensacola Open Golf Play Pensacola Disqualification Bitter Blow To Doug Sanders Gay Brewer Wins Title At Pensacola Spewing Birdies George Archer Fires A 65 To Win Pensacola Tourney Dave Hill Triumphs in Monsanto Tourney Elder finally wins tourney Strange wins Pensacola Jerry Pate captures Pensacola Open Calvin Peete credits famous caddy for Pensacola Open tournament win Linette Jim 14 October 1986 Exemptions excite Lefty in Pensacola Florida Today Cocoa Florida p 19 via newspapers com Magee cops Pensacola Open crownExternal links editTournament results 1970 1988 at GolfObserver com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pensacola Open amp oldid 1211952488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
