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.[1] 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

Year Venue Winner Score Ref
1973 Shannon Golf & Country Club England Bernard Hunt 219 (+3) [2]
1972 Shannon Golf & Country Club England Peter Butler 279 (−9) [3]
1971 Shannon Golf & Country Club England Peter Butler 274 (−14) [4]
1970 Lucayan Country Club United States Roland Stafford 290 (+2) [5][6]
1969 Kings Inn & Golf Club United States Herb Hooper 278 (−10) [7]
1968 Kings Inn & Golf Club Canada Wilf Homenuik 286 (−2) [8]
1967 Kings Inn & Golf Club United States George Lewis 284 (−4) [9]
1966 Kings Inn & Golf Club United States Paul Kelly 287 (−1) [10]

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).[11]

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.
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