Tijuana Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationTijuana, Mexico
Established1956
Course(s)Tijuana Country Club
Par72
Length7,400 yards (6,800 m)
Tour(s)PGA 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

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]

Winners

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[lower-alpha 1]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[lower-alpha 2]United States George Von Elm10,000[13]
1930United States Gene Sarazen295+112 strokesUnited States Al Espinosa
United States Horton Smith		10,000[14]

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "1930 - The Year in Golf". Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  2. ↑ Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor, ed. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 603, 610. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
  3. ↑ "Furgol, Souchak Head Field in Tijuana Open". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. AP. January 17, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Top golf pros move south to Tijuana". Ellensburg Daily Record. Ellensburg, Washington. AP. January 9, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Vossler Take Tijuana Golf". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. January 13, 1959. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Harrison Wins At Tijuana; Ragan Still 2 Back". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. January 21, 1958. p. 10.
  7. ↑ "Furgol Wins Caliente In Playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. January 21, 1957. p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Souchak Is Golf Winner". Youngstown Vindicator. January 23, 1956. p. 10.
  9. ↑ "Harry Picard Wins Agua Caliente Open with Total of 286 for 72 Holes". Lincoln State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. February 11, 1935. p. 7. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "'Wiffy' Cox Captures Agua Caliente Open Golf Tournament". San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. February 4, 1934. p. 18. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Runyan Wins Agua Caliente Golf Open Tourney". San Bernardino Daily Sun. San Bernardino, California. January 15, 1933. p. 14. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Morrison wins big links prize". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. January 19, 1932. p. 8. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Golden Defeats Von Elm In Play-Off For Agua Caliente Open Title". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 19, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Sarazen Scores 68 on Final Round to Win Agua Caliente Open". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. January 24, 1930. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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