Havana Invitational

The Havana Invitational was a pro-am golf tournament held from 1948 to 1958. It was played at Havana Country Club in Havana, Cuba. In 1958 a second unrelated event was held two weeks before the pro-am, the Havana International Invitational. This was held at the Villa Real Golf Club.

The 1948 event was a 54 hole event played from Monday 13 December to Wednesday 15 December immediately after the Miami Open which had finished on 12 December. Sam Snead won the individual event with a score of 209 and also won the best-ball with a score of 193.^[1] Later events were part of the PGA schedule.

Winners[]

Year	Venue	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)	Ref
Havana Invitational
1958	Havana CC	Billy Casper	United States	278	−10	2 strokes	Bo Wininger	2,400	[2]
Havana International Invitational
1958	Villa Real GC	George Bayer	United States	286	+6	Playoff[a]	Sam Snead	6,500	[3]
Havana Invitational
1957	Havana CC	Al Balding	Canada	281	−7	Playoff[b]	Al Besselink	2,400	[4]
1956	Havana CC	Al Besselink	United States	276	−12	2 strokes	Ed Furgol	2,500	[5]
1955	Havana CC	Mike Souchak	United States	273	−15	2 strokes	Ed Oliver	2,000	[6]
1954	Havana CC	Ed Furgol	United States	273	−15	1 stroke	Walter Burkemo	2,000	[7]
1953	Havana CC	Bob Toski	United States	272	−16	1 stroke	Al Besselink Walter Burkemo Fred Haas	1,500	[8]
1952	Havana CC	Dutch Harrison	United States	270	−18	6 strokes	Al Besselink Tommy Bolt Fred Haas	1,500	[9]
1951	Havana CC	Jimmy Demaret	United States	275	−13	1 stroke	Bob Toski	1,500	[10]
1950	Havana CC	Jim Turnesa	United States	267	−21	3 strokes	Pete Cooper	1,500	[11]
1949	Havana CC	Claude Harmon	United States	271	−17	2 strokes	Chick Harbert	1,200	[12]
1948	Havana CC	Sam Snead	United States	209	−7	1 strokes	Jimmy Demaret	1,500	[1]

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