Nassau Bahamas Open
Tournament information
LocationNassau, Bahamas
Established1928
Course(s)Bahamas Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1928
Final champion
United States Gene Sarazen

The Nassau Bahamas Open was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was held in March 1928. It was played at the Bahamas Country Club in Nassau in The Bahamas.[1]

The US$5,000 tournament[2] was won by Gene Sarazen, who defeated Johnny Farrell in a sudden-death playoff after both had tied with 132 strokes for two rounds.[3]

Winners

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Refs
1928 United States Gene Sarazen 132 Playoff[a] United States Johnny Farrell [3]
  1. ^ Sarazen won with a birdie on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References

  1. ^ "Golfers at Nassau for big tournament". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. 4 March 1928. p. 21. Retrieved 17 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Professional golfers invade Nassau for P.G.A. $5,000 tournament". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. 4 March 1928. p. 16. Retrieved 17 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Sarazen wins Bahamas Open". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. AP. 7 March 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 17 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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