Tournament information | |
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Location | Pasadena, California |
Established | 1929 |
Course(s) | Brookside Golf Course |
Par | 71 |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play - 72 holes |
Prize fund | $3,000 (1938) |
Month played | January (also December) |
Final year | 1938 |
Final champion | |
Henry Picard |
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