Thomasville Open (PGA Tour)

Thomasville Open

Tournament information
Location	Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
Established	1936
Course(s)	Glen Arven County Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	$3,000
Final year	1941
Tournament record score
Aggregate	280 Byron Nelson (1938) (72-hole) 203 Lloyd Mangrum (1940) (54-hole)
To par	−8 Byron Nelson (1938) (72-hole) −13 Lloyd Mangrum (1940) (54-hole)
Final champion
Harold "Jug" McSpaden

The Thomasville Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1936 to 1941. It was held at the Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville, Georgia. The purse each year was $3,000 with a winner's share of $700.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} From 1936 to 1938 it was a 72-hole event^[7][2][3] and from 1939 to 1941 it was a 54-hole tournament.^[4][5][6]

Winners

Year	Date	Winner	Country	Score	To par	Ref
1941	Feb 23	Harold "Jug" McSpaden	United States	207	−9	[6]
1940	Mar 11	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	203	−13	[5]
1939	Feb 26	Henry Picard	United States	211	−5	[4]
1938	Feb 27	Byron Nelson	United States	280	−8	[3]
1937	Feb 22	Dick Metz	United States	284	−4	[2][8]
1936	Feb 16	Johnny Revolta	United States	283	−5	[1][7]

See also

• Thomasville Open – a 1952 LPGA Tour event

References

1. "Revolta to Play". The Milwaukee Journal. Wisconsin. February 2, 1936. p. Sports-5.
2. Moshier, Jeff (February 22, 1937). "Golfing Caravan Heads for City". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 5-A.
3. "Nelson Takes Cash In Thomasville Open". Prescott Evening Courier. Arizona. Associated Press. February 28, 1938. p. 5.
4. "Picard Wins Coin In Thomasville Tourney". The Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. February 27, 1939. p. 7.
5. "13 Under Par Wins Tourney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania. United Press. March 12, 1940. p. 20.
6. "McSpaden Takes Georgia Open". The Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Associated Press. February 24, 1941. p. 7.
7. "Revolta Wins First Prize In Golf". The Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. February 17, 1936.
8. "Dick Metz Beats Dudley in Playoff". The Pittsburgh Press. Pennsylvania. United Press. February 23, 1937. p. 30.