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 $10,000 winner's share. The tournament had a second incarnation briefly in the 1950s with the last two events played under the name Tijuana Open Invitational.
Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare ($)Ref.Tijuana Open Invitational 1959 Ernie Vossler 273 −15 2 strokes John McMullin 2,800 1958 Dutch Harrison 280 −8 1 stroke Jerry Barber Fred Hawkins Arnold Palmer Bo Wininger 2,000 Agua Caliente Open 1957 Ed Furgol 280 −8 Playoff Al Besselink 2,000 1956 Mike Souchak 281 −7 2 strokes Tommy Bolt 2,200 1936–1955: No tournament 1935 Henry Picard 286 +2 2 strokes Harry Cooper Willie Goggin 1,000 1934 Wiffy Cox 282 −2 1 stroke Willie Hunter 1,500 1933 Paul Runyan 287 −1 2 strokes Horton Smith 1,500 1932 Fred Morrison 284 −4 2 strokes Gene Sarazen 5,000 1931 Johnny Golden 293 +5 Playoff George Von Elm 10,000 1930 Gene Sarazen 295 +11 2 strokes Al Espinosa Horton Smith 10,000
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