Panama Open
Encyclopedia
The Panama Open was a golf
tournament played from 1938 to 1982. The name was revived in 1996, when it was an unofficial event on the Canadian Tour
. In 2003, it was an event on the Tour de las Americas
, and the following year, it was co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour
(2005 season).
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament played from 1938 to 1982. The name was revived in 1996, when it was an unofficial event on the Canadian Tour
Canadian Professional Golf Tour
The Canadian Professional Golf Tour is a men's professional golf tour headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. It was formally started in 1970 and was initially known as the Peter Jackson Tour....
. In 2003, it was an event on the Tour de las Americas
Tour de las Americas
The Tour de las Américas is the men's professional golf tour for Latin America.Top level tournament golf in Latin America has had an unstable history. Some of the national open championships in the region are long established, but they did not traditionally form a coherent tour...
, and the following year, it was co-sanctioned by the European Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and as with on the main European Tour and the European Seniors Tour, some of the events are played outside of Europe...
(2005 season).
Winners
- 2004 Richard McEvoyRichard McEvoyRichard McEvoy is an English professional golfer.McEvoy was born in Shoeburyness, Essex. His amateur wins included the 2001 Lytham Trophy, and the 2001 Irish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship...
- 2003 Charles WarrenCharles Warren (golfer)Charles Otis Warren is an American professional golfer.Warren is currently a member of the PGA Tour. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 1998 and from 2000 to 2004 and a member of the PGA Tour in 1999 and 2005-2010....
- 2002 Mario Tiziani
- 2001 Steve Runge
- 2000 Steve HaskinsSteve HaskinsSteve Haskins is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour.Haskins joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990 and won his first event the following year at the Ben Hogan New England Classic. He won his second event on Tour at the BUY.COM Ozarks Open in 2001...
- 1999 Gustavo Mendoza
- 1998 Bob FriendBob Friend (golfer)Bob Friend is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Friend joined the Ben Hogan Tour in 1990 and recorded five top-10 finished including a second place finish at the Ben Hogan El Paso Open during his rookie year on Tour...
- 1997 Garrett WillisGarrett WillisGarrett Michael Willis is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Willis was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended East Tennessee State University where he was member of the golf team, a first-team All-American his senior year. He won the Canadian...
- 1996 Jaime Gomez
- 1983-1995 No tournament
- 1982 George BurnsGeorge Burns (golfer)George Francis Burns III is an American professional golfer who has won several tournaments at both the amateur and professional levels....
- 1981 Curtis StrangeCurtis StrangeCurtis Northrup Strange is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between their debut in 1986 and 1990.-Early years through college:Strange and his...
- 1980 Bruce FleisherBruce Fleisher-Early years and amateur career:Fleisher was born in Union City, Tennessee. He became involved in golf at age 7 by working as a caddie with his two brothers. Fleisher attended Miami-Dade Junior College and Furman University. In 1968 at age 19, he became the third youngest player to win the U.S....
- 1979 Butch BairdButch BairdFred "Butch" Baird is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour .Baird was born in Chicago. He learned the game at the age of 14 from his father...
and Chi Chi Rodriguez (tie) - 1975-78 No tournament
- 1974 Roberto DeVicenzoRoberto DeVicenzoRoberto De Vicenzo is a former professional golfer from Argentina. He won more than 230 tournaments worldwide in his career including eight on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship.-Biography:...
- 1973 Roberto DeVicenzoRoberto DeVicenzoRoberto De Vicenzo is a former professional golfer from Argentina. He won more than 230 tournaments worldwide in his career including eight on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship.-Biography:...
- 1972 Lu Liang-HuanLu Liang-HuanLu Liang-Huan , or "Mr. Lu" as he came to be known to British golf fans, was a successful Taiwanese golfer who won several important tournaments on the Asian and European circuits between 1959 and 1979.Lu was born in Taipei...
- 1971 Roberto DeVicenzoRoberto DeVicenzoRoberto De Vicenzo is a former professional golfer from Argentina. He won more than 230 tournaments worldwide in his career including eight on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship.-Biography:...
- 1970 Herb Hooper
- 1969 Butch BairdButch BairdFred "Butch" Baird is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour .Baird was born in Chicago. He learned the game at the age of 14 from his father...
- 1968 Butch BairdButch BairdFred "Butch" Baird is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour .Baird was born in Chicago. He learned the game at the age of 14 from his father...
- 1967 Bert WeaverBert WeaverHerbert "Bert" Weaver was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.A native of Beaumont, Texas, Weaver played collegiate golf at Louisiana State University.Weaver turned professional in 1956...
- 1966 Wilf HomenuikWilf HomenuikWilfred Homenuik is a Canadian professional golfer. His surname is also spelled Homeniuk in many records.Homenuik was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, and is one of seven brothers, many of whom have also played golf, most notably Stan and Ted...
- 1965 Art Wall, Jr.Art Wall, Jr.Arthur Jonathan Wall, Jr. was an American golfer.Wall was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He attended Duke University, graduating in 1949 with a business degree....
- 1964 No tournament
- 1963 George KnudsonGeorge KnudsonGeorge Alfred Christian Knudson, CM was a Canadian professional golfer, who along with Mike Weir holds the record for the Canadian with the most wins on the PGA Tour, with eight career victories....
- 1962 Jim FerreeJim FerreeJim Ferree is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Ferree was born in Pinebluff, North Carolina, and grew up in Winston-Salem, where he attended Reynolds High School. He learned the game of golf from his father, Purvis, long-time pro at Winston-Salem's...
- 1961 Pete CooperPete Cooper (golfer)Richard Bernice "Pete" Cooper was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s; he was best known for winning the 1976 PGA Seniors' Championship.Cooper turned professional in 1938...
- 1960 Ernie VosslerErnie VosslerErnest Orville Vossler is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour; he later prospered in the fields of golf course design and construction, golf course management services and real estate development....
- 1959 Pete CooperPete Cooper (golfer)Richard Bernice "Pete" Cooper was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s; he was best known for winning the 1976 PGA Seniors' Championship.Cooper turned professional in 1938...
- 1958 Bob Watson
- 1957 Doug FordDoug Ford (golfer)Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. born Fortunato is an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion.Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut. He turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952 at the Jacksonville Open.The win in Jacksonville was an unusual one...
- 1956 Arnold PalmerArnold PalmerArnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...
- 1955 Antonio CerdáAntonio CerdáAntonio Cerdá is an Argentine professional golfer.Cerdá finished second in the 1951 British Open to Max Faulkner, and second in the 1953 British Open to Ben Hogan, among seven consecutive top-ten finishes in the championship. He won several national opens in Europe in the 1950s and won the first...
- 1954 Sam SneadSam SneadSamuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S...
- 1953 Roberto DeVicenzoRoberto DeVicenzoRoberto De Vicenzo is a former professional golfer from Argentina. He won more than 230 tournaments worldwide in his career including eight on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship.-Biography:...
- 1952 Roberto DeVicenzoRoberto DeVicenzoRoberto De Vicenzo is a former professional golfer from Argentina. He won more than 230 tournaments worldwide in his career including eight on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship.-Biography:...
- 1951 Johnny MacMurray (amateur)
- 1950 Paul Posse
- 1949 Johnny MacMurray (amateur)
- 1948 Johnny MacMurray (amateur)
- 1947 Herb Mitten (amateur)
- 1946 Charlie Grant
- 1945 Tony Tiso
- 1944 H. Marion Reid (amateur)
- 1943 Tony Tiso
- 1942 Lou BarbaroLou BarbaroLouis Barbaro was a professional golfer and club pro....
- 1941 Alberto Escalante
- 1940 Johnny MacMurray (amateur)
- 1939 Jimmy Vincent
- 1938 Jimmy Vincent