Grand Bahama Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Grand Bahama, Bahamas |
| Established | 1966 |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1973 |
| Final champion | |
 Bernard Hunt | |
The Grand Bahama Open was a professional golf tournament that was held in Freeport on the island of Grand Bahama in The Bahamas from 1966 to 1973.[1] It attracted many leading players from North America and in later years, Great Britain.
The tournament was hosted for the first four years at the Kings Inn & Golf Club, before moving to the Lucayan Country Club in 1970. The final three edition were held at Shannon Golf & Country Club.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Shannon Golf & Country Club | Bernard Hunt |
219 ( 3) | [2] |
| 1972 | Shannon Golf & Country Club | Peter Butler |
279 (−9) | [3] |
| 1971 | Shannon Golf & Country Club | Peter Butler |
274 (−14) | [4] |
| 1970 | Lucayan Country Club |  Roland Stafford |
290 ( 2) | [5][6] |
| 1969 | Kings Inn & Golf Club | Herb Hooper |
278 (−10) | [7] |
| 1968 | Kings Inn & Golf Club |  Wilf Homenuik |
286 (−2) | [8] |
| 1967 | Kings Inn & Golf Club | George Lewis |
284 (−4) | [9] |
| 1966 | Kings Inn & Golf Club | Paul Kelly |
287 (−1) | [10] |
A similarly named event was hosted by the Grand Bahama Hotel in 1962. Held over a single round, it was won jointly by two Americans, professional Dave Ragan and amateur Dexter Daniel, with a score of 71 (one-under par).[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grand Bahama Open scheduled Thursday". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. January 19, 1966. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rodney, Bob (January 15, 1973). "Hunt's "steady muck" ends Butler's hopes". Daily Mirror. London, England. p. 26. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Butler repeats in Bahamas". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. January 10, 1972. p. 20. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Butler wins". Evening Times. Glasgow, Scotland. January 11, 1971. p. 20. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Stafford tops golf". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. January 12, 1970. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bahama golf captured by Stafford". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. January 12, 1970. p. 25. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hooper wins Bahama Open Aagency=AP". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. January 27, 1969. p. 28. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Homenuik grabs crown". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. January 22, 1968. p. 21. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.Y. golfer wins Bahama Open". The Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. January 23, 1967. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bahamas crown to Kelly". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. January 24, 1966. p. 12. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ragan wins golf meet in Bahamas". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. UPI. March 28, 1966. p. 16. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.