Caribbean Tour/Circuit

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  • Seagram Caribbean Trophy/Cup
  • 1956: Foundation of Caribbean Golf Association [1]
  • 1958: First PGA-sponsored Caribbean Tour [2], [3]
  • 1965: New Latin-American Tour formed (Mexico, Caracas with PR expected in 1966) [4]
  • 1966: Caribbean Tour splits; three tournaments in Feb/Mar and Caracas & PR moving to Nov [5]
  • 1967: Latin-American Tour (Caracas, PR, WE) [6]
  • 1974: PGA involvement in the Caribbean Tour discontinued [7]

Events

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Winners

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Year Winner Caribbean Tour Latin-American Tour
1974   Florentino Molina Maracaibo, Panama, Los Lagartos (Source: WoPG 1975)
1973   TBD Maracaibo, Caracas, Panama, Los Lagartos [8][9][10]
1972   TBD Maracaibo, Caracas, Panama, Los Lagartos [11]
1971   TBD Maracaibo, Caracas, Los Lagartos, Panama [12]
1970   TBD Panama, Maracaibo, Los Lagartos
1969   Butch Baird[citation needed] Los Lagartos, Maracaibo, Panama Caracas, not West End Classic [13]
1968   TBD Los Lagartos, Panama, Maracaibo [14] Caracas, West End Classic [15], [16]
1967   Bert Weaver[citation needed] Maracaibo, Los Lagartos, Panama [17] Caracas, Puerto Rico, West End Classic [18], [19]
1966   Art Wall, Jr. [20] Panama, Los Lagartos, Maracaibo [21] Mexico, Caracas, Puerto Rico
1965   Art Wall, Jr. [22] Panama, Los Lagartos, Caracas, Maracaibo, Puerto Rico [23] Mexico, Caracas
1964   Art Wall, Jr. [24] Panama, Maracaibo, Caracas, Los Lagartos (Bogotá), Puerto Rico [25]
1963   George Knudson [26] Panama, Maracaibo, Caracas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica [27]
1962   Don Whitt [28] Panama, Maracaibo, Caracas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica [29]
1961   Billy Maxwell [30] Panama, Maracaibo, Caracas, Puerto Rico, Jamaica
1960   Pete Cooper [31] Panama, Maracaibo, Puerto Rico, Jamaica [32]
1959   Pete Cooper [33] Panama, Valencia (Venezuela), Puerto Rico, Jamaica [34]
The Panama American (April 25, 1959 p7)
1958   Bob Toski [35][36] Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico [37][38]
1957   TBD Panama, Colombia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Venezuela [39], [40][41]
1956   TBD Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Puerto Rico, Jamaica [42][43]

Schedules

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1974

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 31 – Feb 3 Ford Maracaibo Open   Florentino Molina
Feb 7–10 Panama Open   Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 14–17 Los Lagartos Open   Tony Jacklin

1973

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 1–4 Ford Maracaibo Open   Peter Oosterhuis
Feb 8–11 Caracas Open   Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 15–18 Panama Open   Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 22–25 Los Lagartos Open   Tony Jacklin

1972

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 27–30 Ford Maracaibo Open   Vicente Fernández
Feb 3–6 Caracas GM Open   Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 10–13 Panama Open   Lu Liang-huan
Feb 17–20 Los Lagartos Open   Peter Townsend

1971

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 28–31 Ford Maracaibo Open   Bert Weaver
Feb 4–7 Caracas GM Open   David Graham
Feb 11–14 Los Lagartos Open   Bert Greene
Feb 18–21 Panama Open   Roberto de Vicenzo

1970

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 5–8 Panama Open   Herb Hooper
Feb 12–15 Ford Maracaibo Open   Florentino Molina
Feb 19–22 Los Lagartos Open   Bert Greene

1969

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 13–16 Los Lagartos Open   Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 20–23 Maracaibo Open Invitational   Butch Baird
Feb 27 – Mar 2 Panama Open   Butch Baird
 
Nov 13–16 Caracas GM Open   Peter Townsend

1968

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 15–18 Los Lagartos Open   Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 22–25 Panama Open   Butch Baird
Feb 29 – Mar 3 Maracaibo Open Invitational   Wes Ellis
 
Nov 14–17 Caracas Open   Bert Weaver
Nov 21–24 West End Classic   Bruce Crampton

1967

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 9–12 Maracaibo Open Invitational   Bob McCallister
Feb 16–19 Los Lagartos Open   Butch Baird
Feb 23–26 Panama Open   Bert Weaver
 
Nov 16–19 Caracas Open   Rick Rhoads
Nov 23–26 Puerto Rico Open   Chuck Courtney
Nov 30 – Dec 3 West End Classic   Butch Baird

1966

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 17–20 Panama Open   Wilf Homenuik
Feb 24–27 Los Lagartos Open   Roberto de Vicenzo
Mar 3–6 Maracaibo Open Invitational   Art Wall, Jr.
 
Nov 3–6 Mexican Open   Bob McCallister
Nov 10–13 Caracas Open   Art Wall, Jr.
Nov 17–20 Puerto Rico Open   Ramón Sota

1965

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 11–14 Panama Open   Art Wall, Jr.
Feb 18–21 Los Lagartos Open   Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 25–28 Caracas Open   Al Besselink
Mar 4–7 Maracaibo Open Invitational   Art Wall, Jr.
Mar 11–14 Puerto Rico Open   Howell Fraser
 
Nov 11–14 Mexican Open   Homero Blancas
Nov 18–21 Caracas Open   Al Besselink

1964

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 6–9 Panama Open Cancelled
Feb 13–16 Maracaibo Open Invitational   Art Wall, Jr.
Feb 20–23 Caracas Open   George Knudson
Feb 27 – Mar 1 Bogotá Open   Art Wall, Jr. aka Los Lagartos Open
Mar 5–8 Puerto Rico Open   Art Wall, Jr.

1963

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 7–10 Panama Open   George Knudson
Feb 14–17 Maracaibo Open Invitational   Jim Ferree
Feb 21–24 Caracas Open   Art Wall, Jr.
Feb 28 – Mar 3 Puerto Rico Open   Charlie Sifford
Mar 7–10 Jamaica Open   John Barnum

1962

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 8–11 Panama Open   Jim Ferree
Feb 15–18 Maracaibo Open Invitational   George Knudson
Feb 22–25 Caracas Open   Al Geiberger
Mar 1–4 Puerto Rico Open   George Knudson
Mar 8–11 Jamaica Open   Henry Williams Jr.

1961

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 9–12 Panama Open   Pete Cooper
Feb 16–19 Maracaibo Open Invitational   Don Whitt
Feb 22–25 Caracas Open   Don Whitt
Mar 2–5 Puerto Rico Open   Billy Maxwell
Mar 9–12 Jamaica Open   Jim Ferree

1960

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Feb 11–14 Panama Open   Ernie Vossler
Feb 18–21 Maracaibo Open Invitational   Pete Cooper
Feb 25–28 Puerto Rico Open   Joe Jimenez
Mar 3–6 Jamaica Open   Pete Cooper

1959

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 29 – Feb 1 Panama Open   Pete Cooper
Feb 5–8 Valencia Open Invitational   Don January aka Carabobo Open Invitational
Feb 12–15 Puerto Rico Open   Pete Cooper
Feb 19–22 Jamaica Open   Ed Oliver

1958

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 23–26 Panama Open   Bob Watson
Jan 30 – Feb 2 Jamaica Open   Bob Toski
Feb 6–9 Puerto Rico Open   Bob Toski
Feb 13–16 Colombian Open   Leopoldo Ruiz non-CT event, referred to as the Bogotá Open

1957

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 10–13 Panama Open   Doug Ford
Jan 17–20 Colombian Open   Doug Sanders referred to as the Bogotá Open
Jan 24–27 Jamaica Open   Roberto de Vicenzo
Jan 31 – Feb 3 Puerto Rico Open   Chick Harbert
Feb 7–10 Venezuela Open   Flory Van Donck

1956

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Dates Tournament Winner Notes
Jan 12–15 Panama Open   Arnold Palmer
Jan 18–21 Colombian Open   Arnold Palmer
Jan 26–29 Jamaica Open   Roberto de Vicenzo
Feb 3–5 Puerto Rico Open   Antonio Cerdá
Venezuela?   Not found


Bahamas

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  1. ^ "Picadilly Golf Open for Jamaica". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. July 12, 1974. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  2. ^ "Murray family on top". The Province. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. November 9, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Seymour Rose wins T'dad&Tobago Open". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. May 5, 1981. p. 8. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  4. ^ Marsh, Norman (November 5, 1979). "Seymour Rose wins Trinidad Open". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  5. ^ "Bassett takes Trinidad Open". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. April 4, 1978. p. 8. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  6. ^ "Trinidad's Harris leads them home". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 21, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  7. ^ "Around the dreens". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 26, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  8. ^ "Millhouse finishes way down". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. November 11, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  9. ^ "Millhouse 2nd in Trinidad Open golf". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 18, 1974. p. 14. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  10. ^ a b "Trinidad Open begins today". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 12, 1974. p. 16. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  11. ^ "Jamaicans fared well". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 3, 1972. p. 22. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  12. ^ Golfer's Handbook. 1984. p. 524.
  13. ^ "Trinidad's Harris leads them home". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 21, 1977. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.
  14. ^ "Around the dreens". The Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica. June 26, 1976. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.