Agua Caliente Open
The Agua Caliente Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour first played in 1930 in Tijuana, Mexico.
The inaugural event, which was won by Gene Sarazen, offered the largest purse to date — $25,000 with a $10,000 winner's share. The tournament had a second incarnation briefly in the 1950s with the last two events played under the name Tijuana Open Invitational.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tijuana, Mexico |
| Established | 1956 |
| Course(s) | Tijuana Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,400 yards (6,800 m) |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$20,000 |
| Month played | January |
| Final year | 1959 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 273 Ernie Vossler (1959) |
| To par | −15 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Ernie Vossler | |
| Location map | |
  Tijuana CC Location in Mexico | |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tijuana Open Invitational | ||||||||
| 1959 | Ernie Vossler | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | John McMullin | 2,800 | ||
| 1958 | Dutch Harrison | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke | Jerry Barber Fred Hawkins Arnold Palmer Bo Wininger | 2,000 | ||
| Agua Caliente Open | ||||||||
| 1957 | Ed Furgol | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Al Besselink | 2,000 | ||
| 1956 | Mike Souchak | 281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Tommy Bolt | 2,200 | ||
| 1936–1955: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1935 |  Henry Picard | 286 | +2 | 2 strokes | Harry Cooper Willie Goggin | 1,000 | ||
| 1934 | Wiffy Cox | 282 | −2 | 1 stroke | Willie Hunter | 1,500 | ||
| 1933 | Paul Runyan | 287 | −1 | 2 strokes | Horton Smith | 1,500 | ||
| 1932 | Fred Morrison | 284 | −4 | 2 strokes | Gene Sarazen | 5,000 | ||
| 1931 | Johnny Golden | 293 | +5 | Playoff | George Von Elm | 10,000 | ||
| 1930 | Gene Sarazen | 295 | +11 | 2 strokes | Al Espinosa Horton Smith | 10,000 | ||
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