| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Established | 1954 |
| Course | West Palm Beach Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$20,000 |
| Month played | November/December |
| Final year | 1972 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 269 Pete Cooper (1958) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Wilf Homenuik | |
| Location map | |
  West Palm Beach CC Location in the United States  West Palm Beach CC Location in Florida | |
The West Palm Beach Open Invitational, first played as The West Palm Beach Open, was a PGA Tour event in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was held at the West Palm Beach Country Club, [1] now known as the West Palm Beach Golf Course, an 18-hole, par-72 championship course established in 1921 and in its present location in the southwestern corner of West Palm Beach, Florida since 1947. [2]
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The West Palm Beach Open was founded in 1954 as a 54-hole event with prize money of $2,000. Prize money increased to $5,000 in 1955 and $10,000 in 1956 and 1957. The 1957 event was run by the PGA. [3] From 1958 to 1962 the tournament was a 72-hole PGA Tour event with prize money of $15,000 from 1958 to 1960 and $20,000 in 1961 and 1962. From 1963 the event returned to being a local event. The 1963 tournament was over 54 holes with a first prize of $500.
