Panama Open

The Panama Open was a golf tournament played from 1938 to 1982, during which time it was won by some of the biggest names in professional golf, including Sam Snead and Arnold Palmer. It was an event on the PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour between 1958 and 1974.[1] Following the demise of the Caribbean Tour the tournament was not played for several years, until there was a brief revival between 1979 and 1982.

Panasonic Panama Open
Tournament information
LocationColoncito, Panama
Established1938
Course(s)Coronado Beach and Golf Resort
Par72
Tour(s)Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour
Canadian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$200,000
Month playedDecember
Final year2004
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Roberto De Vicenzo (1973)
To par−23 as above
Final champion
England Richard McEvoy
Location Map
Coronado Beach & Golf Resort is located in Panama
Coronado Beach & Golf Resort
Coronado Beach & Golf Resort
Location in Panama

The Panama Open was revived in 1996, when it was an unofficial event on the Canadian Tour; it became an official tournament in 2001 and 2002.[2] In 2003, it was an event on the Tour de las Américas, and the following year, it was co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour (2005 season).

Winners
YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Panasonic Panama Open
2004CHA, TLAEngland Richard McEvoy277−111 strokeParaguay Marco Ruiz[3]
Panama Open
2003TLAUnited States Charles Warren284−41 strokeUnited States Ken Duke[4]
Panasonic Panama Open
2002CAN[lower-alpha 2]United States Mario Tiziani273−15PlayoffUnited States David Kirkpatrick
United States Chad Wright		[5]
2001CANUnited States Steve Runge272−162 strokesUnited States Jonathan Byrd[6]
Panama Open
2000United States Steve Haskins
1999Colombia Gustavo MendozaPlayoffUnited States Sonny Skinner
1998United States Bob Friend281−7PlayoffCanada Rick Todd[7]
1997United States Garrett WillisPlayoffUnited States Clark Dennis[8]
1996United States Jaime Gomez210[lower-alpha 3]−6PlayoffMexico Rafael Alarcón
United States Joe Cioe		[9]
1983–1995: No tournament
1982United States George Burns275[10]
1981United States Curtis Strange204[lower-alpha 3][10]
1980United States Bruce Fleisher267[10]
1979United States Butch Baird (3)
United States Chi-Chi Rodríguez		267Title shared[lower-alpha 4][10]
1975–1978: No tournament
1974Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (5)265−237 strokesArgentina Florentino Molina[11]
1973Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (4)271−178 strokesEngland Peter Oosterhuis[12]
1972Taiwan Lu Liang-Huan279−92 strokesColombia Rogelio González
Brazil Luis Carlos Pinto		[13]
1971Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (3)273−154 strokesEngland Peter Townsend[14]
1970United States Herb Hooper275−132 strokesUnited States Jay Dolan[15]
1969United States Butch Baird (2)276−12PlayoffColombia Rogelio González
United States Bob Ross		[16]
1968United States Butch Baird267−2111 strokesUnited States Wes Ellis
Argentina Vicente Fernández		[17]
1967United States Bert Weaver274−143 strokesUnited States Art Wall Jr.[18]
1966Canada Wilf Homenuik283−51 strokeUnited States Stan Mosel[19]
1965United States Art Wall Jr.277−114 strokesUnited States Wes Ellis[20]
1964: No tournament
1963Canada George Knudson280−84 strokesUnited States Joe Jimenez
United States Ernie Vossler		[21]
1962United States Jim Ferree277−111 strokeUnited States Billy Maxwell[22]
1961United States Pete Cooper (2)273−155 strokesUnited States Ernie Vossler[23]
1960United States Ernie Vossler269−193 strokesUnited States Dow Finsterwald[24]
1959United States Pete Cooper274−143 strokesUnited States Don January[25]
1958United States Bob Watson271−171 strokeUnited States Art Wall Jr.[26]
1957United States Doug Ford277−112 strokesUnited States Dow Finsterwald[27]
1956United States Arnold Palmer283−5PlayoffUnited States Sam Snead[28]
1955Argentina Antonio Cerdá273−151 strokeArgentina Roberto De Vicenzo
United States Arnold Palmer		[29]
1954United States Sam Snead271−176 strokesArgentina Roberto De Vicenzo[30]
1953Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo (2)274−143 strokesUnited States Charlie Harper
United States Clayton Heafner
United States Sam Snead		[31]
1952Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo282−63 strokesUnited States Sam Snead[32]
1951United States Johnny MacMurray (a) (4)284−43 strokesColombia Raúl Posse
United States Gene Kunes
United States Harvey Breaux (a)		[33]
1950Colombia Raúl Posse284[10]
1949United States Johnny MacMurray (a) (3)288[10]
1948United States Johnny MacMurray (a) (2)283[34]
1947United States Herb Mitten (a)293[10]
1946United States Charlie Grant299[10]
1945United States Tony Tiso (2)291[10]
1944United States Marion Reid (a)299[10]
1943United States Tony Tiso (2)291[10]
1942United States Lou Barbaro297[10]
1941United States Al Escalante298[10]
1940United States Johnny MacMurray (a)301[10]
1939United States Jimmy Vincent (2)301[10]
1939United States Jimmy Vincent304[10]

See also

Notes
  1. CAN − Canadian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; TLA − Tour de las Américas.
  2. In 2002, the event was sanctioned by the Canadian Tour, but did not count towards the Order of Merit.
  3. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  4. Title shared when darkness ended play with Baird and Rodríguez still tied after two holes of a sudden-death playoff.

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