Guam Open

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Guam Open
Tournament information
Location Guam
Established1996
Course(s)LeoPalace Resort
Par72
Length6,757 yards (6,179 m)
Tour(s) Asian Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$200,000
Month playedMay
Final year1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Jerry Smith (1998)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Smith
Location Map
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LeoPalace Resort
Location in Guam

The Guam Open was a golf tournament held in Guam from 1996 to 1998. It was an event on the Asian Tour.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueRef.
Guam Open
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Smith 272−166 strokes Flag of India.svg Arjun Atwal
Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Williams
LeoPalace Resort [1]
DFS Galleria Guam Open
1997 Flag of the United States.svg Gerry Norquist 210−63 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cunning [1]
Guam Open
1996 Flag of South Korea.svg Mo Joong-kyung 287−13 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Fardon
Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Meeks
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jeff Wagner
[1] [2]

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