Pasadena Open

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Pasadena Open
Tournament information
Location Pasadena, California
Established1929
Course(s) Brookside Golf Course
Par71
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Prize fund $3,000 (1938)
Month playedJanuary (also December)
Final year1938
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Henry Picard

The Pasadena Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1929 to 1938, held at the Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena, California. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wood captures Pasadena Open". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 19, 1932. p. 10.
  2. "Picard wins at Pasadena". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. January 25, 1938. p. 3, part 2.
  3. "Smith captures Pasadena Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 1, 1936. p. 36.
  4. "McSpaden shoots 281 to win at Pasadena". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 24, 1934. p. 10.
  5. "Heavier pellet proves success in golf tourney". Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. December 21, 1931. p. 8.
  6. "Pasadena Open goes to Smith". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Universal Service. December 23, 1929. p. 18.