De Soto Open Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sarasota, Florida |
| Established | 1960 |
| Course(s) | De Soto Lakes Golf & Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$35,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 1960 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 276 Sam Snead (1960) |
| To par | −8 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Sam Snead | |
| Location map | |
  De Soto Lakes G&CC Location in the United States  De Soto Lakes G&CC Location in Florida | |
The De Soto Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was held from March 24–27, 1960 at the De Soto Lakes Golf & Country Club[1] in Sarasota, Florida. The club is now known as Palm-Aire Country Club and is located at Whitfield Avenue and Country Club Way. The event was won by then 47-year-old Sam Snead.[2]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Sam Snead |
276 | −8 | 1 stroke | Jerry Barber |
5,300 | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournament information from Arnold Palmer's official website". Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ^ "1960 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ^ "Snead Cops De Soto Open After Duel With Barber". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 28, 1960. p. 22.
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