The Agua Caliente Open was a golf

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 tournament on the PGA Tour

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 first played in 1930 in Tijuana, Mexico. The inaugural event, which was won by Gene Sarazen

Gene Sarazen

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, 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

Tijuana Open Invitational

• 1959 Ernie Vossler
  Ernie Vossler
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• 1958 E.J. "Dutch" Harrison

Agua Caliente Open

• 1957 Ed Furgol
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• 1956 Mike Souchak
  Mike Souchak
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• 1936-55 No tournament
• 1935 Henry Picard
  Henry Picard
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• 1934 Wiffy Cox
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• 1933 Paul Runyan
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• 1932 Fred Morrison
• 1931 Johnny Golden
• 1930 Gene Sarazen
  Gene Sarazen
  Gene Sarazen was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s. He is one of five golfers to win all the current major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam:U.S...