The El Paso Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the late 1920s and the 1950s. It was played at the El Paso Country Club in El Paso, Texas. In 1929, Bill Mehlhorn won with a score of 271, then a record for a 72-hole tournament.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | El Paso, Texas |
| Established | 1927 |
| Course(s) | El Paso Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$20,000 |
| Month played | September |
| Final year | 1959 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Cary Middlecoff (1952) |
| To par | –15 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Marty Furgol | |
| Location map | |
  El Paso CC Location in the United States  El Paso CC Location in Texas | |
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Marty Furgol |
273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Jay Hebert Ernie Vossler |
[2] |
| 1954–1958: No tournament | ||||||
| 1953 | Chandler Harper |
278 | −6 | Playoff | Ted Kroll |
[3] |
| 1952 | Cary Middlecoff |
269 | −15 | 3 strokes | Al Besselink |
[4] |
| 1930–1951: No tournament | ||||||
| 1929 | Bill Mehlhorn |
271 | −17 | 6 strokes |  Bobby Cruickshank |
[1] |
| 1928 | Larry Nabholtz |
293 | 1 stroke | Macdonald Smith |
[5] | |
| 1927 | Tommy Armour |
288 | −4 | 4 strokes | Johnny Golden Joe Kirkwood Sr. |
[6] |
See also edit
- El Paso Open (a Ben Hogan Tour event)
References edit
- ^ a b "Mehlhorn Sets World Record". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. AP. January 21, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Furgol Fires 65 To Win In El Paso". The Modesto Bee. California. AP. September 21, 1959. p. B-4. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Chandler Harper Wins Playoff From Ted Kroll". The Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. AP. February 10, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Middlecoff First At El Paso". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. AP. February 11, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Nabholtz Wins El Paso Open; Smith Second". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania. United News. January 23, 1928. p. 14. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Armour Takes El Paso Open". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. AP. January 24, 1927. p. 13. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
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