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Mayfair Inn Open

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.

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Mayfair Inn Open
Tournament information
LocationSanford, Florida
Established1955
CourseMayfair Country Club
Par71
TourPGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$15,000
Month playedDecember
Final year1958
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Mike Fetchick (1956)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
United States George Bayer
Location map
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Location in the United States
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Location in Florida
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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

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
Ref.
1958 United States George Bayer 272 −12 1 stroke United States Chick Harbert 2,000 2
1957 United States Walter Burkemo 269 −11 1 stroke United States Jay Hebert
United States Ed Oliver
2,000 3
1956 United States Mike Fetchick 263 −17 2 strokes United States Frank Stranahan 2,400 4
1955 Canada Al Balding 269 −11 1 stroke United States Ed Oliver
United States Mike Souchak
2,400 5
References

References

  1. Cobb, Charles (March 21, 1982). "A snowbird sanctuary Mayfield Inn brought a spark to Central Florida" (PDF). Seminole Little Sentinel. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2007.
  2. "Bayer Wins Golf Tourney". Youngstown Vindicator. December 15, 1958. p. 15.
  3. "Burkemo Is Golf Winner". Youngstown Vindicator. December 16, 1957. p. 15.
  4. "Fetchick Is Golf Victor". Youngstown Vindicator. December 17, 1956. p. 30.
  5. "Al Balding Golf Victor". Youngstown Vindicator. December 19, 1955. p. 15.