De Soto Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationSarasota, Florida
Established1960
Course(s)De Soto Lakes Golf & Country Club
Par71
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$35,000
Month playedMarch
Final year1960
Tournament record score
Aggregate276 Sam Snead (1960)
To par−8 as above
Final champion
United States Sam Snead
Location Map
De Soto Lakes G&CC is located in the United States
De Soto Lakes G&CC
De Soto Lakes G&CC
Location in the United States
De Soto Lakes G&CC is located in Florida
De Soto Lakes G&CC
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

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Winner's
share ($)		 Ref.
1960 United States Sam Snead 276 −8 1 stroke United States Jerry Barber 5,300 [3]

References

  1. ^ "Tournament information from Arnold Palmer's official website". Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  2. ^ "1960 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "Snead Cops De Soto Open After Duel With Barber". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 28, 1960. p. 22.


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