Jacksonville Open
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 18-21). Second-placed Miller Barber (USA) finished 2 shots behind Green (USA), who recorded his tenth PGA Tour win, and second in as many weeks. [Deerwood CC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 20-23). Second-placed Mac McLendon (USA) and Mike Morley (USA) finished 2 shots behind Ziegler (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win with a final round 7-under-par 65. [Deerwood CC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 14-17). Second-placed John Mahaffey (USA) finished 3 shots behind Green (USA). [Deerwood CC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 15-18). Second-placed Johnny Miller (USA), Lou Graham (USA), Jim Wiechers (USA) and Dan Sikes (USA) finished 1 shot behind Colbert (USA). [Deerwood CC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 16-19). Jacklin (Eng) beat John "Johnny" Jacobs (USA) at the first playoff hole to win this title for the second time, and record the last of his four PGA Tour titles. 11 years would pass before another Englishman (Nick Faldo) would win a PGA Tour event in the U.S. [Hidden Hills GC, nr Jacksonville, FL; at the time Hidden Hills CC].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 18-21). Player (RSA) beat Hal Underwood (USA) with a par four at the second playoff hole. [Hidden Hills GC, nr Jacksonville, FL; at the time Hidden Hills CC].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 20-23). January (USA) beat Dale Douglass (USA) in a Monday 18-hole playoff (January 69; Douglass 72). [Hidden Hills GC, nr Jacksonville, FL; at the time Hidden Hills CC].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 20-23). Floyd (USA) beat Gardner Dickinson (USA) with a two-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole. [Deerwood CC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 28-31). Second-placed Don January (USA), Chi-Chi Rodriguez (Puerto Rico/USA), DeWitt Weaver Jr (USA) and Doug Sanders (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jacklin (Eng), the first Englishman to win on the PGA Tour. [Deerwood CC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 16-19). Second-placed Bill Collins (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jacksonville native Sikes (USA). [Deerwood CC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 24-27). Second-placed Gay Brewer (USA) finished 1 shot behind Sanders (USA). During the final round of this tournament on the 18th hole (492-yard par-5), Jack Nicklaus (USA) holed-out with a four iron from 208 yards to record his first ever double-eagle (albatross). Nicklaus finished in 11th place. [Atlantic Beach CC, nr Jacksonville, FL; at the time called Selva Marina CC].
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Played as the Greater Jacksonville Open (March 18-21; for the first time since 1953). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA), Dave Marr (USA), Bruce Devlin (Aus) and Bob Charles (NZ) finished 1 shot behind 33-year-old Weaver (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. [Atlantic Beach CC, nr Jacksonville, FL; at the time called Selva Marina CC].
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Played as the Jacksonville Open (March 20-23; for the last time until 1965). Second-placed Jim Ferrier (USA) finished 1 shot behind Worsham (USA). [Hyde Park GC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Jacksonville Open (March 21-24). Following a tie at the end of regulation play, Sam Snead (USA) forfeited an 18-hole playoff to 28-year-old Ford (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. Snead's forfeit was based on him not wanting fans to think he won unfairly, following a favourable ruling he received during a penalty incident in the second round. [Hyde Park GC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Jacksonville Open (March 16-19). Second-placed Lloyd Mangrum (USA) and Jack Shields (USA) finished a distant 11 shots behind Ferrier (Aus/USA), who won for the third straight time on the PGA Tour. [Hyde Park GC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Jacksonville Open (March 17-20). Second-placed George Fazio (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Middlecoff (USA). [Hyde Park GC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Jacksonville Open (March 18-21). Second-placed Jerry Barber (USA) finished 2 shots behind Middlecoff (USA). [Brentwood GC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Jacksonville Open (March 11-14). Second-placed Skip Alexander (USA) and Vic Ghezzi (USA) finished 1 shot behind Harbert (USA). [Brentwood GC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Jacksonville Open (March 13-17). Heafner (USA) beat Lew Worsham (USA) with a par at the third sudden-death playoff hole, after both players shot 71 (1-under) in an 18-hole playoff. While leading the tournament in the third round, Ben Hogan ran-up a very expensive 11 at the par-3 6th hole. [Hyde Park GC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the Jacksonville Open (March 14-16). Second-placed Jimmy Demaret (USA) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Snead (USA). [Brentwood GC, Jacksonville, FL].
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Played as the inaugural Jacksonville Open (March 2-4). Second-placed Bob Hamilton (USA) finished 4 shots behind Snead (USA). [Brentwood GC, Jacksonville, FL].
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