Agua Caliente Open

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 the Mexico

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.^[1] The tournament had a second incarnation briefly in the 1950s with the last two events played under the name Tijuana Open Invitational.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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	^[5]
1958	Dutch Harrison	280	−8	1 stroke	Jerry Barber Fred Hawkins Arnold Palmer Bo Wininger	2,000	^[6]
Agua Caliente Open
1957	Ed Furgol	280	−8	Playoff	Al Besselink	2,000	^[7]
1956	Mike Souchak	281	−7	2 strokes	Tommy Bolt	2,200	^[8]

Agua Caliente Open

1936–1955 No tournament
1935 Henry Picard
1934 Wiffy Cox
1933 Paul Runyan
1932
1931 Johnny Golden
1930 Gene Sarazen

References[]

^ "1930 - The Year in Golf". Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor, ed. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 603, 610. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.
^ "Furgol, Souchak Head Field in Tijuana Open". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. AP. January 17, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
^ "Top golf pros move south to Tijuana". Ellensburg Daily Record. Ellensburg, Washington. AP. January 9, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
^ "Vossler Take Tijuana Golf". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. January 13, 1959. p. 6.
^ "Harrison Wins At Tijuana; Ragan Still 2 Back". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. January 21, 1958. p. 10.
^ "Furgol Wins Caliente In Playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. January 21, 1957. p. 6.
^ "Souchak Is Golf Winner". Youngstown Vindicator. January 23, 1956. p. 10.

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[1] "1930 - The Year in Golf". Archived from the original on October 16, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[2] Sal Johnson and Dave Seanor, ed. (2009). The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia. New York, New York: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 603, 610. ISBN 978-1-60239-302-8.

[3] "Furgol, Souchak Head Field in Tijuana Open". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. AP. January 17, 1958. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2012.

[4] "Top golf pros move south to Tijuana". Ellensburg Daily Record. Ellensburg, Washington. AP. January 9, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved May 9, 2012.

[5] "Vossler Take Tijuana Golf". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. January 13, 1959. p. 6.

[6] "Harrison Wins At Tijuana; Ragan Still 2 Back". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. January 21, 1958. p. 10.

[7] "Furgol Wins Caliente In Playoff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. January 21, 1957. p. 6.

[8] "Souchak Is Golf Winner". Youngstown Vindicator. January 23, 1956. p. 10.

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