All American Open

{{Short description|Golf tournament}}

{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = All American Open

| image =

| location = Niles, Illinois

| establishment = 1941

| course = Tam O'Shanter Country Club

| par = 72

| yardage =

| tour = PGA Tour

| format = Stroke play

| final_year = 1957

| purse = {{currency|25,000|USD}}

| month_played = August

| aggregate = 269 Byron Nelson (1945)

| to-par = −19 as above

| final_champion = {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto De Vicenzo

| map = USA#USA Illinois

| map_label = Tam O'Shanter CC

| map_caption = Location in the United States##Location in Illinois

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size = 200

| coordinates = {{coord|42.020|-87.795}}

}}

The All American Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s. It was played at the Tam O'Shanter Country Club in Niles, Illinois. It was run by George S. May and was originally known as the Tam O'Shanter National Open. From 1944 to 1946 it offered $10,000 winner's prize. The purses dropped to normal PGA Tour levels when May added the World Championship of Golf to the events played at Tam O'Shanter. May eventually added men's amateur, women's open, and women's amateur "All American" and "World Championship" events, all played at Tam O'Shanter over a two-week period in August. The tournaments were cancelled in 1958 in a dispute between May and the PGA over player entrance fees.

Winners

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Winner's
share ($)

colspan=8|All American Open
1957{{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto De Vicenzoalign=center|273align=center|−154 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Littleralign=center|3,500
1956{{flagicon|USA}} Dutch Harrisonalign=center|278align=center|−102 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Earl Stewartalign=center|3,400
1955{{flagicon|USA}} Doug Fordalign=center|277align=center|−113 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Leo Biagettialign=center|3,420
1954{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Barberalign=center|277align=center|−111 stroke{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Littleralign=center|3,420
1953{{flagicon|USA}} Lloyd Mangrum (3)align=center|275align=center|−133 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Ted Kroll
{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead
align=center|3,420
1952{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Sneadalign=center|271align=center|−178 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Boltalign=center|3,420
1951{{flagicon|USA}} Cary Middlecoffalign=center|274align=center|−142 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Fred Hawkinsalign=center|2,250
1950{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Bobby Locke (2)align=center|282align=center|−6Playoff{{flagicon|USA}} Lloyd Mangrumalign=center|2,500
1949{{flagicon|USA}} Lloyd Mangrum (2)align=center|276align=center|−121 stroke{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Sneadalign=center|3,333
1948{{flagicon|USA}} Lloyd Mangrumalign=center|277align=center|−112 strokes{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Bobby Lockealign=center|5,000
1947{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Bobby Lockealign=center|276align=center|−12Playoff{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Oliveralign=center|7,000
1946{{flagicon|USA}} Herman Barronalign=center|280align=center|−81 stroke{{flagicon|USA}} Ellsworth Vinesalign=center|10,500
1945{{flagicon|USA}} Byron Nelson (4)align=center|269align=center|−1911 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Hogan
{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Sarazen
align=center|10,200
1944{{flagicon|USA}} Byron Nelson (3)align=center|280align=center|−85 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Dudleyalign=center|10,100
1943{{flagicon|USA}} Jug McSpadenalign=center|282align=center|−6Playoff{{flagicon|USA}} Buck Whitealign=center|2,000
colspan=8|Tam O'Shanter National Open
1942{{flagicon|USA}} Byron Nelson (2)align=center|280align=center|−8Playoff{{flagicon|USA}} Clayton Heafneralign=center|2,500
1941{{flagicon|USA}} Byron Nelsonalign=center|278align=center|−101 stroke{{flagicon|USA}} Leonard Dodson
{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Hogan
align=center|2,000

See also

References

{{cite book |last=Barkow |first=Al |authorlink=Al Barkow |title=The History of the PGA TOUR |publisher=Doubleday |date=November 1989 |isbn=0-385-26145-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/86 86–92] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/86 }}

{{Former PGA Tour Events}}

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Category:Niles, Illinois

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