Bahamas National Open

The Bahamas National Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in 1970 and 1971. It replaced the West End Classic, which had been a satellite Latin-American Tour stop, as the PGA's tournament in the Bahamas.[1]

Bahamas National Open
Tournament information
LocationBahamas
Established1970
Course(s)Lucayan Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Month playedDecember
Final year1971
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Chris Blocker (1970)
272 Doug Sanders (1970)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
Bob Goalby
Location Map
Lucayan CC
Location in the Bahamas

In 1970, the tournament was played as the Bahama Islands Open over the Emerald Course at Kings Inn & Golf Club in Freeport, Bahamas and won by Doug Sanders in a playoff.[2] The following year, it was hosted at Lucayan Country Club in Freeport, Bahamas and won by Bob Goalby.[3] The tournament appeared on the tour schedule again in 1972, but was cancelled.[4]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upVenueRef.
1972Tournament cancelled[4]
1971 Bob Goalby275−91 stroke George ArcherLucayan[3]
1970 Doug Sanders272−16Playoff Chris BlockerKings
(Emerald)
[2]

References

  1. "Bahama Islands Open added to golf tour". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. AP. July 2, 1970. p. D–3. Retrieved May 10, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Sanders wins after play-off". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. December 14, 1970. Retrieved May 10, 2020 via Google News Archive.
  3. "Goalby wins by 1, doubles his earnings". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. UPI. December 13, 1971. p. 7 (Sport). Retrieved May 10, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bahamas tournament cancelled". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 25, 1972. Retrieved May 10, 2020 via Google News Archive.
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