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.