| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sarasota, Florida | 
| Established | 1960 | 
| Course(s) | De Soto Lakes Golf & Country Club | 
| Par | 71 | 
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour | 
| Format | Stroke play | 
| Prize fund | US$35,000 | 
| Month played | March | 
| Final year | 1960 | 
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 276 Sam Snead (1960) | 
| To par | −8 as above | 
| Final champion | |
|  Sam Snead | |
| Location Map | |
|   De Soto Lakes G&CC Location in the United States   De Soto Lakes G&CC Location in Florida | |
The De Soto Open Invitational was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that was held from March 24–27, 1960 at the De Soto Lakes Golf & Country Club[1] in Sarasota, Florida. The club is now known as Palm-Aire Country Club and is located at Whitfield Avenue and Country Club Way. The event was won by then 47-year-old Sam Snead.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Winner's share ($) | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Sam Snead | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Jerry Barber | 5,300 | [3] | 
References
- ↑ "Tournament information from Arnold Palmer's official website". Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ↑ "1960 winners sorted by age". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ↑ "Snead Cops De Soto Open After Duel With Barber". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 28, 1960. p. 22.
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