San Francisco Open (Redirected from San Francisco National Match Play Open)

The San Francisco Open was a golf tournament played in the San Francisco area. It was played at a number of different courses in the December to February period. From 1930 to 1941 it was a match-play event before becoming a 72-hole stroke play event from 1942 to 1946.

A non-PGA Tour event was played in May 1954 at Lake Merced Golf Club and was won by Shelley Mayfield. It was played over 54 holes and had prize money of $10,000.

Winners

Year Player Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
Ref
San Francisco Open
1946 Byron Nelson  United States Olympic Club 283 −1 9 strokes United States Herman Barron 3,000
1944
(Dec)
Byron Nelson  United States Harding Park 281 −7 1 stroke Australia Jim Ferrier 2,666
San Francisco Victory Open
1944
(Jan)
Byron Nelson  United States Harding Park 275 −13 6 strokes United States Jug McSpaden 2,400
San Francisco Open
1943 No tournament
1942 Ben Hogan  United States California GC 279 −9 3 strokes United States Sam Snead 1,000
San Francisco National Match Play Open
1941 Johnny Revolta  United States Presidio 7 & 6 United States Harry Cooper 1,000
1940 Jimmy Demaret  United States Lake Merced 2 & 1 United States Willie Goggin 1,000
1939 Dick Metz  United States Olympic Club 1 up United States Horton Smith 1,000
1938 Jimmy Demaret  United States San Francisco GC 4 & 3 United States Sam Snead 1,000
1937 Lawson Little  United States Ingleside 20 holes United States Neil Christian 1,000
1936 Willie Hunter  United States Lake Merced 4 & 2 United States Willie Goggin 1,500
1935 Jug McSpaden  United States Presidio 3 & 2 United States Harry Cooper 750
1934 Tom Creavy  United States Lake Merced 3 & 2 United States Jimmy Thomson 750
1932 Craig Wood  United States Olympic Club 2 & 1 United States Al Espinosa 500
1931 Wiffy Cox  United States Lake Merced 6 & 5 United States George Von Elm 1,500
1930 Leo Diegel  United States Olympic Club 6 & 4 United States Al Espinosa 1,500

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