Panama Open

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Panasonic Panama Open
Tournament information
Location Coloncito, Panama
Established1938
Course(s)Coronado Beach and Golf Resort
Par72
Tour(s) Tour de las Américas
Challenge Tour
Canadian Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$200,000
Month playedDecember
Final year2004
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Roberto De Vicenzo (1973)
To par−23 as above
Final champion
Flag of England.svg Richard McEvoy
Location Map
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Icona golf.svg
Coronado Beach & Golf Resort
Location in Panama

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.

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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
2004 CHA, TLA Flag of England.svg Richard McEvoy 277−111 stroke Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Marco Ruiz [3]
Samsung Panama Open
2003 TLA Flag of the United States.svg Charles Warren 284−41 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Ken Duke [4]
Panasonic Panama Open
2002 CAN [lower-alpha 2] Flag of the United States.svg Mario Tiziani 273−15Playoff Flag of the United States.svg David Kirkpatrick
Flag of the United States.svg Chad Wright 		[5]
2001 CAN Flag of the United States.svg Steve Runge 272−162 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Byrd [6]
Panama Open
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Haskins Flag placeholder.svg
1999 Flag of Colombia.svg Gustavo Mendoza Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Sonny Skinner
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Friend 281−7Playoff Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Todd [7]
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Willis Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Clark Dennis [8]
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Jaime Gomez 210 [lower-alpha 3] −6Playoff Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Alarcón
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Cioe 		[9]
1983–1995: No tournament
1982 Flag of the United States.svg George Burns 275 [10]
1981 Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Strange 204 [lower-alpha 3] [10]
1980 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher 267 [10]
1979 Flag of the United States.svg Butch Baird (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Chi-Chi Rodríguez 		267Title shared [lower-alpha 4] [10]
1975–1978: No tournament
1974 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo (5)265−237 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Florentino Molina [11]
1973 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo (4)271−178 strokes Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis [12]
1972 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lu Liang-Huan 279−92 strokes Flag of Colombia.svg Rogelio González
Flag of Brazil.svg Luis Carlos Pinto 		[13]
1971 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo (3)273−154 strokes Flag of England.svg Peter Townsend [14]
1970 Flag of the United States.svg Herb Hooper 275−132 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jay Dolan [15]
1969 Flag of the United States.svg Butch Baird (2)276−12Playoff Flag of Colombia.svg Rogelio González
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Ross 		[16]
1968 Flag of the United States.svg Butch Baird 267−2111 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Wes Ellis
Flag of Argentina.svg Vicente Fernández 		[17]
1967 Flag of the United States.svg Bert Weaver 274−143 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr. [18]
1966 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wilf Homenuik 283−51 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Stan Mosel [19]
1965 Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr. 277−114 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Wes Ellis [20]
1964: No tournament
1963 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg George Knudson 280−84 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joe Jimenez
Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Vossler 		[21]
1962 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Ferree 277−111 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Billy Maxwell [22]
1961 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Cooper (2)273−155 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Vossler [23]
1960 Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Vossler 269−193 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dow Finsterwald [24]
1959 Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Pete Cooper 274−143 strokes Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg Don January [25]
1958 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bob Watson 271−171 stroke Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Art Wall Jr. [26]
1957 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Doug Ford 277−112 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dow Finsterwald [27]
1956 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Arnold Palmer 283−5Playoff Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sam Snead [28]
1955 Flag of Argentina.svg Antonio Cerdá 273−151 stroke Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Arnold Palmer 		[29]
1954 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sam Snead 271−176 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo [30]
1953 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo (2)274−143 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Charlie Harper
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Clayton Heafner
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sam Snead 		[31]
1952 Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto De Vicenzo 282−63 strokes Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sam Snead [32]
1951 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Johnny MacMurray (a) (4)284−43 strokes Flag of Colombia.svg Raúl Posse
Flag of the United States.svg Gene Kunes
Flag of the United States.svg Harvey Breaux (a)		 [33]
1950 Flag of Colombia.svg Raúl Posse 284 [10]
1949 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Johnny MacMurray (a) (3)288 [10]
1948 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Johnny MacMurray (a) (2)283 [34]
1947 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Herb Mitten (a)293 [10]
1946 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Charlie Grant 299 [10]
1945 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tony Tiso (2)291 [10]
1944 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Marion Reid (a)299 [10]
1943 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tony Tiso (2)291 [10]
1942 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Lou Barbaro 297 [10]
1941 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Al Escalante 298 [10]
1940 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Johnny MacMurray (a)301 [10]
1939 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jimmy Vincent (2)301 [10]
1939 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jimmy Vincent 304 [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. 1 2 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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