• The Rise, Canada
  • Pronghorn (Fazio)
  • Marco Simone GC (Italy); host of the Ryder Cup 2023
  • Terras da Comporta, Dunas
  • Pebble Beach host of the US Open; US Women's Open; Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • LIV Golf UK by JCB
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open
  • Torrey Pines - South course, host of the Farmers Insurance Open

Tournament results: Rio Grande Open

Results for the Rio Grande Open are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
1950
America
Harlingen GC
264 (-20)
$2,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Burke, Jack Jr

Venue

Harlingen GC

Score

264 (-20)

Prize money

$2,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Rio Grande Valley Open (Feb 16-19). Second-placed Skip Alexander (USA) finished 2 shots behind 27-year-old Jack Burke Jr (USA), who was a first-time outright winner on the PGA Tour; a month earlier he shared first place in a four-way tie in the Bing Crosby Pro-Am. [Harlingen GC, Harlingen, TX; now called Tony Butler GC].

1949
America
Harlingen GC
267 (-17)
$2,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Middlecoff, Cary

Venue

Harlingen GC

Score

267 (-17)

Prize money

$2,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Rio Grande Valley Open (Feb 24-27). Second-placed Bob Hamilton (USA) finished 2 shots behind Cary Middlecoff (USA). [Harlingen GC, Harlingen, TX; now called Tony Butler GC].

1948
America
Harlingen GC
269 (-15)
$2,000
x

Category

America

Winner (holder)

Mangrum, Lloyd

Venue

Harlingen GC

Score

269 (-15)

Prize money

$2,000

Title sponsor

x

Played as the inaugural Lower Rio Grande Valley Open (Feb 12-16). Lloyd Mangrum (USA) beat Jimmy Demaret (USA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Mangrum 6-under-par 65, Demaret 69). [Harlingen GC, Harlingen, TX; now called Tony Butler GC].

Find a course

Or

Tournaments

124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.

79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).

Who's Who

Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.

Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club

Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.

Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.

Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

Popular videos

You can subscribe to the Where2Golf channel on YT if you like to see more video content. You'll find a "Subscribe" button on any of our YouTube videos. Or if you want a quick and direct access subscribe here. Once done, any new published videos will show up in your Subscriptions feed.

Whistling Straits (Wisconsin, US)

Hamburger GC - Falkenstein, Germany

Littlestone Golf Club (Kent, UK)