Havana Invitational

The Havana Invitational (Spanish: Torneo de la Habana por invitación) was a pro-am golf tournament held from 1948 to 1958. It was played at Havana Country Club (Club de Campo de La Habana) in Havana, Cuba. In 1958 a second unrelated event was held two weeks before the pro-am, the Havana International. This was held at the Villa Real Golf Club (Club de golf Villa Real).

Havana Invitational

Tournament information
Location	Havana, Cuba
Established	1948
Course(s)	Havana Country Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$15,000
Month played	November
Final year	1958
Tournament record score
Aggregate	267 Jim Turnesa (1950)
To par	−27 as above
Final champion
Billy Casper
Location map
Havana CC Location in Cuba

The 1948 event was a 54 hole event played from Monday 13 December to Wednesday 15 December immediately after the Miami Open which had finished on 12 December. Sam Snead won the individual event with a score of 209 and also won the best-ball with a score of 193.^[1] Later events were part of the PGA schedule.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share ($)	Venue	Ref.
Havana Invitational
1958[a]	Billy Casper	278	−10	2 strokes	Bo Wininger	2,400	Havana CC	[2]
Havana International
1958	George Bayer	286	+6	Playoff[b]	Sam Snead	6,500	Villa Real GC	[3]
Havana Invitational
1957	Al Balding	281	−7	Playoff[c]	Al Besselink	2,400	Havana CC	[4]
1956	Al Besselink	276	−12	2 strokes	Ed Furgol	2,500	Havana CC	[5]
1955	Mike Souchak	273	−15	2 strokes	Ed Oliver	2,000	Havana CC	[6]
1954	Ed Furgol	273	−15	1 stroke	Walter Burkemo	2,000	Havana CC	[7]
1953	Bob Toski	272	−16	1 stroke	Al Besselink Walter Burkemo Fred Haas	1,500	Havana CC	[8]
1952	Dutch Harrison	270	−18	6 strokes	Al Besselink Tommy Bolt Fred Haas	1,500	Havana CC	[9]
1951	Jimmy Demaret	275	−13	1 stroke	Bob Toski	1,500	Havana CC	[10]
1950	Jim Turnesa	267	−21	3 strokes	Pete Cooper	1,500	Havana CC	[11]
1949	Claude Harmon	271	−17	2 strokes	Chick Harbert	1,200	Havana CC	[12]
1948	Sam Snead	209	−7	1 strokes	Jimmy Demaret	1,500	Havana CC	[1]

Notes

1. The second 1958 was sanctioned by the PGA Tour, although it was an official money event; the win is considered unofficial.
2. Bayer won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
3. Balding won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.