Havana Invitational

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.

Havana Invitational

Tournament information
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
Havana CC Location in Cuba

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. Later events were part of the PGA schedule.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)	Venue	Ref.
Havana Invitational
1958	Billy Casper	278	−10	2 strokes	Bo Wininger	2,400	Havana CC
Havana International
1958	George Bayer	286	+6	Playoff	Sam Snead	6,500	Villa Real GC
Havana Invitational
1957	Al Balding	281	−7	Playoff	Al Besselink	2,400	Havana CC
1956	Al Besselink	276	−12	2 strokes	Ed Furgol	2,500	Havana CC
1955	Mike Souchak	273	−15	2 strokes	Ed Oliver	2,000	Havana CC
1954	Ed Furgol	273	−15	1 stroke	Walter Burkemo	2,000	Havana CC
1953	Bob Toski	272	−16	1 stroke	Al Besselink Walter Burkemo Fred Haas	1,500	Havana CC
1952	Dutch Harrison	270	−18	6 strokes	Al Besselink Tommy Bolt Fred Haas	1,500	Havana CC
1951	Jimmy Demaret	275	−13	1 stroke	Bob Toski	1,500	Havana CC
1950	Jim Turnesa	267	−21	3 strokes	Pete Cooper	1,500	Havana CC
1949	Claude Harmon	271	−17	2 strokes	Chick Harbert	1,200	Havana CC
1948	Sam Snead	209	−7	1 strokes	Jimmy Demaret	1,500	Havana CC