De Soto Open Invitational

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]

De Soto Open Invitational

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
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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]