Sunshine Open Invitational

The Sunshine Open Invitational was a PGA Tour event that played for one year at the Bayshore Country Club in Miami Beach, Florida.^[1] The 72-hole tournament was held from March 23–26, 1961;^[1] and was won by then 25-year-old Gary Player with a score of 273.^[2] Player received $3,500 in winnings.^[3] Arnold Palmer finished second winning $2,300.^[1] The Bayshore Country Club, now known as Miami Beach Golf Club, opened in 1923.^[4]

Sunshine Open Invitational

Tournament information
Location	Miami Beach, Florida
Established	1961
Course(s)	Bayshore Country Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$20,000
Month played	March
Final year	1961
Tournament record score
Aggregate	273 Gary Player (1961)
To par	−15 as above
Final champion
Gary Player
Location map
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Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1961	Gary Player	273	−15	1 stroke	Arnold Palmer