El Paso Open (PGA Tour)

The El Paso Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the late 1920s and the 1950s. It was played at the El Paso Country Club in El Paso, Texas. In 1929, Bill Mehlhorn won with a score of 271, then a record for a 72-hole tournament.

Winners YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upRef. 1959 Marty Furgol 273 −15 4 strokes Jay Hebert Ernie Vossler 1954–1958: No tournament 1953 Chandler Harper 278 −6 Playoff Ted Kroll 1952 Cary Middlecoff 269 −15 3 strokes Al Besselink 1930–1951: No tournament 1929 Bill Mehlhorn 271 −17 6 strokes Bobby Cruickshank 1928 Larry Nabholtz 293 1 stroke Macdonald Smith 1927 Tommy Armour 288 −4 4 strokes Johnny Golden Joe Kirkwood Sr.

See also El Paso Open (a Ben Hogan Tour event)

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