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Coral Gables Open Invitational

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Coral Gables Open Invitational
Tournament information
LocationCoral Gables, Florida
Established1931
Course(s)Miami Biltmore Golf Course
Par71
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$20,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1962
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Bob Goalby (1960)
To par−12 as above
Final champion
United States Gardner Dickinson
Location map
Miami Biltmore GC is located in the United States
Miami Biltmore GC
Miami Biltmore GC
Location in the United States
Miami Biltmore GC is located in Florida
Miami Biltmore GC
Miami Biltmore GC
Location in Florida

The Coral Gables Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1931 to 1937 and 1959 to 1962. It was played at what is now the Miami Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables, Florida. It was also known as the Miami Biltmore Open in the 1930s.

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Coral Gables Open Invitational
1962 United States Gardner Dickinson 274 −10 1 stroke United States Bill Collins
United States Don Fairfield
1961 Canada George Knudson 273 −11 1 stroke United States Gay Brewer
1960 United States Bob Goalby 272 −12 1 stroke United States Dow Finsterwald
1959 United States Doug Sanders 273 −11 3 strokes United States Dow Finsterwald
Miami Biltmore Open
1938–1958: No tournament
1937 United States Johnny Revolta
1936 United States Ralph Guldahl
1935 United States Horton Smith
1934 United States Olin Dutra
1933
(Dec)
Scotland Willie Macfarlane
1933
(Mar)
United States Paul Runyan
1932
(Nov)
United States Denny Shute
Coral Gables Open
1932
(Mar)
United States Gene Sarazen
1931 United States Henry Ciuci
United States Walter Hagen
Title shared
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