Bahamas National Open

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Bahamas National Open
Tournament information
LocationBahamas
Established1970
Course(s)Lucayan Country Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Month playedDecember
Final year1971
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 (1970)
272 Doug Sanders (1970)
To par−16 as above
Final champion
United States Bob Goalby
Location Map
Lucayan CC is located in Bahamas
Lucayan CC
Lucayan CC
Location in the Bahamas

The Bahamas National Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in 1970 and 1971. It replaced the West End Classic, which had been a satellite Latin-American Tour stop, as the PGA's tournament in the Bahamas.[1]

In 1970, the tournament was played as the Bahama Islands Open over the Emerald Course at Kings Inn & Golf Club in Freeport, Bahamas and won by Doug Sanders in a playoff.[2] The following year, it was hosted at Lucayan Country Club in Freeport, Bahamas and won by Bob Goalby.[3] The tournament appeared on the tour schedule again in 1972, but was cancelled.[4]

Winners[]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up Venue Ref.
1972 Tournament cancelled [4]
1971 United States Bob Goalby 275 −9 1 stroke United States George Archer Lucayan [3]
1970 United States Doug Sanders 272 −16 Playoff United States Kings
(Emerald)		 [2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bahama Islands Open added to golf tour". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. AP. July 2, 1970. p. D–3. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Sanders wins after play-off". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. December 14, 1970. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ a b "Goalby wins by 1, doubles his earnings". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. UPI. December 13, 1971. p. 7 (Sport). Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Bahamas tournament cancelled". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. April 25, 1972. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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