Tournament information | |
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Location | Havana, Cuba |
Established | 1948 |
Course(s) | Havana Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$15,000 |
Month played | November |
Final year | 1958 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 267 Jim Turnesa (1950) |
To par | −27 as above |
Final champion | |
Billy Casper | |
Location map | |
Location in
Cuba |
The Havana Invitational was a pro-am golf tournament held from 1948 to 1958. It was played at Havana Country Club in Havana, Cuba. In 1958 a second unrelated event was held two weeks before the pro-am, the Havana International. This was held at the Villa Real Golf Club.
The 1948 event was a 54 hole event played from Monday 13 December to Wednesday 15 December immediately after the Miami Open which had finished on 12 December. Sam Snead won the individual event with a score of 209 and also won the best-ball with a score of 193. [1] Later events were part of the PGA schedule.
Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ( $) |
Venue | Ref. | |
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Havana Invitational | |||||||||
1958 [a] | Billy Casper | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes | Bo Wininger | 2,400 | Havana CC | [2] | |
Havana International | |||||||||
1958 | George Bayer | 286 | +6 | Playoff [b] | Sam Snead | 6,500 | Villa Real GC | [3] | |
Havana Invitational | |||||||||
1957 | Al Balding | 281 | −7 | Playoff [c] | Al Besselink | 2,400 | Havana CC | [4] | |
1956 | Al Besselink | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Ed Furgol | 2,500 | Havana CC | [5] | |
1955 | Mike Souchak | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Ed Oliver | 2,000 | Havana CC | [6] | |
1954 | Ed Furgol | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke | Walter Burkemo | 2,000 | Havana CC | [7] | |
1953 | Bob Toski | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke |
Al Besselink Walter Burkemo Fred Haas |
1,500 | Havana CC | [8] | |
1952 | Dutch Harrison | 270 | −18 | 6 strokes |
Al Besselink Tommy Bolt Fred Haas |
1,500 | Havana CC | [9] | |
1951 | Jimmy Demaret | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | Bob Toski | 1,500 | Havana CC | [10] | |
1950 | Jim Turnesa | 267 | −21 | 3 strokes | Pete Cooper | 1,500 | Havana CC | [11] | |
1949 | Claude Harmon | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Chick Harbert | 1,200 | Havana CC | [12] | |
1948 | Sam Snead | 209 | −7 | 1 strokes | Jimmy Demaret | 1,500 | Havana CC | [1] |