The Mayfair Inn Open was a PGA Tour event that was played for four years in the 1950s. The Mayfair Inn was a 155-room resort hotel on the shores of Lake Monroe in Sanford, Florida known for its opulence and isolation. The PGA Tour event was played in mid-December from 1955–1958 at the Mayfair Country Club, some distance from the hotel. Total prize money was $15,000. The hotel closed in the early 1960s.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sanford, Florida |
| Established | 1955 |
| Course(s) | Mayfair Country Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$15,000 |
| Month played | December |
| Final year | 1958 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 263 Mike Fetchick (1956) |
| To par | −17 as above |
| Final champion | |
 George Bayer | |
| Location map | |
  Mayfair CC Location in the United States  Mayfair CC Location in Florida | |
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | George Bayer |
272 | −12 | 1 stroke | Chick Harbert |
2,000 | [2] |
| 1957 | Walter Burkemo |
269 | −11 | 1 stroke | Jay Hebert Ed Oliver |
2,000 | [3] |
| 1956 | Mike Fetchick |
263 | −17 | 2 strokes | Frank Stranahan |
2,400 | [4] |
| 1955 |  Al Balding |
269 | −11 | 1 stroke | Ed Oliver Mike Souchak |
2,400 | [5] |
References
edit- ^ Cobb, Charles (March 21, 1982). "A snowbird sanctuary Mayfield Inn brought a spark to Central Florida" (PDF). Seminole Little Sentinel. Retrieved November 4, 2007.
- ^ "Bayer Wins Golf Tourney". Youngstown Vindicator. December 15, 1958. p. 15.
- ^ "Burkemo Is Golf Winner". Youngstown Vindicator. December 16, 1957. p. 15.
- ^ "Fetchick Is Golf Victor". Youngstown Vindicator. December 17, 1956. p. 30.
- ^ "Al Balding Golf Victor". Youngstown Vindicator. December 19, 1955. p. 15.
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