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.

Havana Invitational
Tournament information
LocationHavana, Cuba
Established1948
FormatStroke play
Month playedNovember/December
Final year1958
Final champion
Billy Casper

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
YearVenuePlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)		Ref
Havana Invitational
1958Havana CCBilly Casper United States278−102 strokes Bo Wininger2,400[2]
Havana International Invitational
1958Villa Real GCGeorge Bayer United States286+6Playoff[lower-alpha 1] Sam Snead6,500[3]
Havana Invitational
1957Havana CCAl Balding Canada281−7Playoff[lower-alpha 2] Al Besselink2,400[4]
1956Havana CCAl Besselink United States276−122 strokes Ed Furgol2,500[5]
1955Havana CCMike Souchak United States273−152 strokes Porky Oliver2,000[6]
1954Havana CCEd Furgol United States273−151 stroke Walter Burkemo2,000[7]
1953Havana CCBob Toski United States272−161 stroke Al Besselink
Walter Burkemo
Fred Haas		1,500[8]
1952Havana CCDutch Harrison United States270−186 strokes Al Besselink
Tommy Bolt
Fred Haas		1,500[9]
1951Havana CCJimmy Demaret United States275−131 stroke Bob Toski1,500[10]
1950Havana CCJim Turnesa United States267−213 strokes Pete Cooper1,500[11]
1949Havana CCClaude Harmon United States271−172 strokes Chick Harbert1,200[12]
1948Havana CCSam Snead United States209−71 strokes Jimmy Demaret1,500[1]
  1. Bayer won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Balding won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References
  1. "Snead Captures Havana Crown". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. 16 December 1948. p. 14. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  2. "Casper Victor In Havana Golf". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1 December 1958. p. 28. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. "Sam Snead Wilts; Bayer Takes Win". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. AP. 17 November 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 11 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. "Al Balding Wins Havana Open After Extra Hole". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 9 December 1957. p. 31. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  5. "Al Besselink Wins Havana Golf Tourney". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 10 December 1956. p. 29. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  6. "Havana Golf Tourney Play". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 5 December 1955. p. 30. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  7. "Furgol Wins Havana Golf To Souchak". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 20 December 1954. p. 26. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  8. "Bob's Late Birdie Wins Havana". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. 7 December 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  9. "Harrison Shoots 69 Wins Havana Open". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 8 December 1952. p. 26. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  10. "Demaret Shares Golfing Money". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. 17 December 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  11. "Turnesa Triumphs In Havana Event". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 18 December 1950. p. 23. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  12. "Claude Harmon Wins Havana Golf Title". The Gazette (Montreal). Montreal, Canada. 19 December 1949. p. 22. Retrieved 10 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
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