Tournament information | |
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Location | Miami Beach, Florida |
Established | 1961 |
Course(s) | Bayshore Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$20,000 |
Month played | March |
Final year | 1961 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 273 Gary Player (1961) |
To par | −15 as above |
Final champion | |
Gary Player | |
Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in Florida |
The Sunshine Open Invitational was a PGA Tour event that played for one year at the Bayshore Country Club in Miami Beach, Florida.[1] The 72-hole tournament was held from March 23–26, 1961;[1] and was won by then 25-year-old Gary Player with a score of 273.[2] Player received $3,500 in winnings.[3] Arnold Palmer finished second winning $2,300.[1] The Bayshore Country Club, now known as Miami Beach Golf Club, opened in 1923.[4]