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Caribbean Tour/Circuit

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  • Seagram Caribbean Trophy/Cup
  • 1956: Foundation of Caribbean Golf Association [1]
  • 1958: First PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour [2], [3]
  • 1965: New Latin-American Tour formed (Mexico, Caracas with PR expected in 1966) [4]
  • 1966: Caribbean Tour splits; three tournaments in Feb/Mar and Caracas & PR moving to Nov [5]
  • 1967: Latin-American Tour (Caracas, PR, WE) [6]
  • 1974: PGA involvement in the Caribbean Tour discontinued [7]

Events

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Winners

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Year Winner Caribbean Tour Latin-American Tour
1974 Argentina Florentino Molina Maracaibo, Panama, Los Lagartos (Source: WoPG 1975)
1973 TBD Maracaibo, Caracas, Panama, Los Lagartos [8][9][10]
1972 TBD Maracaibo, Caracas, Panama, Los Lagartos [11]
1971 TBD Maracaibo, Caracas, Los Lagartos, Panama [12]
1970 TBD Panama, Maracaibo, Los Lagartos
1969 United States Butch Baird[citation needed] Los Lagartos, Maracaibo, Panama Caracas, not West End Classic [13]
1968 TBD Los Lagartos, Panama, Maracaibo [14] Caracas, West End Classic [15], [16]
1967 United States Bert Weaver[citation needed] Maracaibo, Los Lagartos, Panama [17] Caracas, Puerto Rico, West End Classic [18], [19]
1966 United States Art Wall, Jr. [20] Panama, Los Lagartos, Maracaibo [21] Mexico, Caracas, Puerto Rico
1965 United States Art Wall, Jr. [22] Panama, Los Lagartos, Caracas, Maracaibo, Puerto Rico [23] Mexico, Caracas
1964 United States Art Wall, Jr. [24] Panama, Maracaibo, Caracas, Los Lagartos (Bogotá), Puerto Rico [25]
1963 Canada George Knudson [26] Panama, Maracaibo, Caracas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica [27]
1962 United States Don Whitt [28] Panama, Maracaibo, Caracas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica [29]
1961 United States Billy Maxwell [30] Panama, Maracaibo, Caracas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica
1960 United States Pete Cooper [31] Panama, Maracaibo, Puerto Rico, Jamaica [32]
1959 United States Pete Cooper [33] Panama, Valencia (Venezuela), Puerto Rico, Jamaica [34]
The Panama American (April 25, 1959 p7)
1958 United States Bob Toski [35][36] Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico [37][38]
1957 United States TBD Panama, Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Venezuela [39], [40][41]
1956 United States TBD Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Puerto Rico, Jamaica [42][43]

Schedules

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1974

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 31 – Feb 3 Ford Maracaibo Open Argentina Florentino Molina
Feb 7–10 Panama Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 14–17 Los Lagartos Open England Tony Jacklin

1973

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 1–4 Ford Maracaibo Open England Peter Oosterhuis
Feb 8–11 Caracas Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 15–18 Panama Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 22–25 Los Lagartos Open England Tony Jacklin

1972

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 27–30 Ford Maracaibo Open Argentina Vicente Fernández
Feb 3–6 Caracas GM Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 10–13 Panama Open Taiwan Lu Liang-huan
Feb 17–20 Los Lagartos Open England Peter Townsend

1971

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 28–31 Ford Maracaibo Open United States Bert Weaver
Feb 4–7 Caracas GM Open Australia David Graham
Feb 11–14 Los Lagartos Open United States Bert Greene
Feb 18–21 Panama Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo

1970

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 5–8 Panama Open United States Herb Hooper
Feb 12–15 Ford Maracaibo Open Argentina Florentino Molina
Feb 19–22 Los Lagartos Open United States Bert Greene

1969

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 13–16 Los Lagartos Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 20–23 Maracaibo Open Invitational United States Butch Baird
Feb 27 – Mar 2 Panama Open United States Butch Baird
Nov 13–16 Caracas GM Open England Peter Townsend

1968

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 15–18 Los Lagartos Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 22–25 Panama Open United States Butch Baird
Feb 29 – Mar 3 Maracaibo Open Invitational United States Wes Ellis
Nov 14–17 Caracas Open United States Bert Weaver
Nov 21–24 West End Classic Australia Bruce Crampton

1967

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 9–12 Maracaibo Open Invitational United States Bob McCallister
Feb 16–19 Los Lagartos Open United States Butch Baird
Feb 23–26 Panama Open United States Bert Weaver
Nov 16–19 Caracas Open United States Rick Rhoads
Nov 23–26 Puerto Rico Open United States Chuck Courtney
Nov 30 – Dec 3 West End Classic United States Butch Baird

1966

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 17–20 Panama Open Canada Wilf Homenuik
Feb 24–27 Los Lagartos Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo
Mar 3–6 Maracaibo Open Invitational United States Art Wall, Jr.
Nov 3–6 Mexican Open United States Bob McCallister
Nov 10–13 Caracas Open United States Art Wall, Jr.
Nov 17–20 Puerto Rico Open Spain Ramón Sota

1965

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 11–14 Panama Open United States Art Wall, Jr.
Feb 18–21 Los Lagartos Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 25–28 Caracas Open United States Al Besselink
Mar 4–7 Maracaibo Open Invitational United States Art Wall, Jr.
Mar 11–14 Puerto Rico Open United States Howell Fraser
Nov 11–14 Mexican Open United States Homero Blancas
Nov 18–21 Caracas Open United States Al Besselink

1964

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 6–9 Panama Open Cancelled
Feb 13–16 Maracaibo Open Invitational United States Art Wall, Jr.
Feb 20–23 Caracas Open Canada George Knudson
Feb 27 – Mar 1 Bogotá Open United States Art Wall, Jr. aka Los Lagartos Open
Mar 5–8 Puerto Rico Open United States Art Wall, Jr.

1963

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 7–10 Panama Open Canada George Knudson
Feb 14–17 Maracaibo Open Invitational United States Jim Ferree
Feb 21–24 Caracas Open United States Art Wall, Jr.
Feb 28 – Mar 3 Puerto Rico Open United States Charlie Sifford
Mar 7–10 Jamaica Open United States John Barnum

1962

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 8–11 Panama Open United States Jim Ferree
Feb 15–18 Maracaibo Open Invitational Canada George Knudson
Feb 22–25 Caracas Open United States Al Geiberger
Mar 1–4 Puerto Rico Open Canada George Knudson
Mar 8–11 Jamaica Open United States Henry Williams Jr.

1961

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 9–12 Panama Open United States Pete Cooper
Feb 16–19 Maracaibo Open Invitational United States Don Whitt
Feb 22–25 Caracas Open United States Don Whitt
Mar 2–5 Puerto Rico Open United States Billy Maxwell
Mar 9–12 Jamaica Open United States Jim Ferree

1960

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 11–14 Panama Open United States Ernie Vossler
Feb 18–21 Maracaibo Open Invitational United States Pete Cooper
Feb 25–28 Puerto Rico Open United States Joe Jimenez
Mar 3–6 Jamaica Open United States Pete Cooper

1959

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 29 – Feb 1 Panama Open United States Pete Cooper
Feb 5–8 Valencia Open Invitational United States Don January aka Carabobo Open Invitational
Feb 12–15 Puerto Rico Open United States Pete Cooper
Feb 19–22 Jamaica Open United States Ed Oliver

1958

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 23–26 Panama Open United States Bob Watson
Jan 30 – Feb 2 Jamaica Open United States Bob Toski
Feb 6–9 Puerto Rico Open United States Bob Toski
Feb 13–16 Colombian Open Argentina Leopoldo Ruiz non-CT event, referred to as the Bogotá Open

1957

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 10–13 Panama Open United States Doug Ford
Jan 17–20 Colombian Open United States Doug Sanders referred to as the Bogotá Open
Jan 24–27 Jamaica Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo
Jan 31 – Feb 3 Puerto Rico Open United States Chick Harbert
Feb 7–10 Venezuela Open Belgium Flory Van Donck

1956

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 12–15 Panama Open United States Arnold Palmer
Jan 18–21 Colombian Open United States Arnold Palmer
Jan 26–29 Jamaica Open Argentina Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 3–5 Puerto Rico Open Argentina Antonio Cerdá
Venezuela? Not found


Bahamas

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  1. ^ "Picadilly Golf Open for Jamaica". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. July 12, 1974. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  2. ^ "Murray family on top". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. November 9, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Seymour Rose wins T'dad&Tobago Open". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. May 5, 1981. p. 8. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  4. ^ Marsh, Norman (November 5, 1979). "Seymour Rose wins Trinidad Open". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  5. ^ "Bassett takes Trinidad Open". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. April 4, 1978. p. 8. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  6. ^ "Trinidad's Harris leads them home". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 21, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  7. ^ "Around the dreens". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 26, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  8. ^ "Millhouse finishes way down". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. November 11, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  9. ^ "Millhouse 2nd in Trinidad Open golf". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 18, 1974. p. 14. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  10. ^ a b "Trinidad Open begins today". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 12, 1974. p. 16. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  11. ^ "Jamaicans fared well". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 3, 1972. p. 22. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  12. ^ Golfer's Handbook. 1984. p. 524.
  13. ^ "Trinidad's Harris leads them home". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 21, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  14. ^ "Around the dreens". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 26, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.