Grand Bahama Open

Grand Bahama Open
Tournament information
LocationGrand Bahama, Bahamas
Established1966
FormatStroke play
Final year1973
Final champion
England 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. 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

YearVenueWinnerScoreRef
1973Shannon Golf & Country ClubEngland Bernard Hunt219 (+3)
1972Shannon Golf & Country ClubEngland Peter Butler279 (−9)
1971Shannon Golf & Country ClubEngland Peter Butler274 (−14)
1970Lucayan Country ClubUnited States Roland Stafford290 (+2)
1969Kings Inn & Golf ClubUnited States Herb Hooper278 (−10)
1968Kings Inn & Golf ClubCanada Wilf Homenuik286 (−2)
1967Kings Inn & Golf ClubUnited States George Lewis284 (−4)
1966Kings Inn & Golf ClubUnited States Paul Kelly287 (−1)

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).

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Butler repeats in Bahamas". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. January 10, 1972. p. 20. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Butler wins". Evening Times. Glasgow, Scotland. January 11, 1971. p. 20. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ "Stafford tops golf". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. January 12, 1970. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bahama golf captured by Stafford". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. January 12, 1970. p. 25. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Homenuik grabs crown". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. January 22, 1968. p. 21. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "N.Y. golfer wins Bahama Open". The Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. January 23, 1967. p. 10. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bahamas crown to Kelly". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. January 24, 1966. p. 12. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Ragan wins golf meet in Bahamas". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. UPI. March 28, 1966. p. 16. Retrieved May 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.