The West Palm Beach Open Invitational, first played as The West Palm Beach Open, was a PGA Tour event in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was held at the West Palm Beach Country Club, now known as the West Palm Beach Golf Course, an 18-hole, par-72 championship course established in 1921 and in its present location in the southwestern corner of West Palm Beach, Florida since 1947.
The West Palm Beach Open was founded in 1954 as a 54-hole event with prize money of $2,000. Prize money increased to $5,000 in 1955 and $10,000 in 1956 and 1957. The 1957 event was run by the PGA. From 1958 to 1962 the tournament was a 72-hole PGA Tour event with prize money of $15,000 from 1958 to 1960 and $20,000 in 1961 and 1962. From 1963 the event returned to being a local event. The 1963 tournament was over 54 holes with a first prize of $500.
Winners YearTourWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare ($)Ref.West Palm Beach Open 1972 Wilf Homenuik 1964–1971: No tournament 1963 Jim McCoy West Palm Beach Open Invitational 1962 PGAT Dave Ragan 277 −11 Playoff Doug Sanders 2,800 1961 PGAT Gay Brewer 274 −14 4 strokes Arnold Palmer 2,800 1960 PGAT Johnny Pott 278 −10 3 strokes Sam Snead 2,000 1959 PGAT Arnold Palmer 281 −7 Playoff Gay Brewer Pete Cooper 2,000 1958 PGAT Pete Cooper 269 −19 Playoff Wes Ellis 2,000 1957 PGAT Al Balding 209 −7 1 stroke Dow Finsterwald Bert Weaver 1,200 West Palm Beach Open 1956 Gardner Dickinson 1955 Al Besselink 1954 Lloyd Wadkins
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