The Doral Open was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the southeastern United States. It was played annually for 45 seasons, from 1962 to 2006, on the "Blue Monster" course at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Doral, Florida, a suburb west of Miami.

The introduction of the FedEx Cup in 2007 caused a change in the PGA Tour schedule. The WGC-CA Championship, a World Golf Championship event co-sponsored by the PGA Tour, moved from October to March and took the Doral Open's spot on the schedule. This championship was also held at the Blue Monster course for the next decade; it was renamed the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2011 and continued at Doral through 2016. The resort was sold in 2012 and became Trump National Doral Miami. The PGA Tour Latinoamérica development tour will host the season-ending Shell Championship in December 2018 on the Golden Palm course to continue the PGA Tour's tradition of hosting at Doral.

History The tournament was played at various points in March, and sometimes in late February. Both the tournament's title and sponsor changed over the years, and included Ford Motor Company, Genuity, Ryder, and Eastern Air Lines. The Doral Golf Resort & Spa was formerly known as the Doral Country Club and was the sister hotel to the famous Doral Hotel on the ocean in Miami Beach, Florida.

The tournament usually attracted one of the strongest fields on the PGA Tour outside of the major championships and the World Golf Championships. The champions at Doral include major winners Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf, Lee Trevino, Billy Casper, Raymond Floyd, Greg Norman, Hubert Green, Ben Crenshaw, Lanny Wadkins, Tom Kite, Nick Faldo, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, and Tiger Woods.

In 2005, nine of the top ten players in the official world rankings participated. After an exciting final round duel with then-World Number 4 Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods won by a shot to regain the number one ranking he had lost six months earlier to Vijay Singh, who finished in a tie for third.

The 2006 Ford Championship at Doral marked the end of the Doral Open tournament and the field again included nine of the top ten in the world rankings. Woods repeated as champion, one-stroke ahead of runners-up Camilo Villegas and David Toms.

The historical broadcaster of the event was CBS Sports. With the PGA Tour's first centralized TV deal in 1999, the Southern Swing, including Doral, was assigned to NBC Sports. NBC covered the event until its conclusion as a regular event, and continued for its ten years as a World Golf Championship.

Tournament highlights 1962: Billy Casper down by four shots with eight holes to go, comes back to win the inaugural version of the tournament. He beats Paul Bondeson by one shot. Casper wins $9,000 1964: Billy Casper becomes Doral's first repeat winner. He finishes one shot ahead of Jack Nicklaus.Billy Casper wins 7,500 in Doral Open 1965: Doug Sanders, winner the week before at the Pensacola Open, comes out victorious at Doral for the first time. He beats Bruce Devlin by one shot.Sanders picks up $11,000 at Doral 1969: Tom Shaw holds on to win his first ever PGA Tour title by one shot over Tommy Aaron in spite of making both a triple bogey and a double bogey during the tournament's final nine holes.Likeable Tom Shaw victor in Doral Open golf tourney 1973: Lee Trevino shoots a first round 64 on his way to a wire to wire victory. He finishes one shot ahead of Bruce Crampton and Tom Weiskopf.Trevino cures putting woes to capture Doral 1976: Hubert Green shoots a tournament record 270 for 72 holes on his way to a six-shot win over Mark Hayes and Jack Nicklaus.Hubert Green runs away with Doral 1977: Andy Bean takes home his first Doral title on his 24th birthday. He edges David Graham by one shot.Newcomer Andy Bean winner in Doral golf 1978: Previously a three-time runner-up at Doral, Tom Weiskopf wins by one shot over Jack Nicklaus in spite of a final round 65 by the Golden Bear that included his holing out three wedge shots during the tournament's closing 18 holes.Routine Greatness 1979: Monday morning qualifier Mark McCumber wins by one shot over Bill Rogers.Rookie Mark McCumber collects victory in Doral-Eastern Open 1980: Doral for the first time ever goes to sudden death to determine the winner. On the second playoff hole, Raymond Floyd chips in from just off the green to beat Jack Nicklaus.Ray outshoots Jack at the O.K. Doral 1981: Raymond Floyd becomes the first Doral champion to successfully defend his title. He wins by one shot over Keith Fergus and David Graham.Ray Floyd repeats Doral win 1986: Andy Bean defeats Hubert Green on the fourth hole of a sudden death playoff to become Doral's first three-time winner.Green's collapse gives Bean Doral win 1988: Ben Crenshaw birdies the 72nd hole to win by one shot over Chip Beck and Mark McCumber.Crenshaw hangs tough for one-shot win at Doral 1990: Greg Norman shoots a final round 62. Then on the first hole of a sudden death playoff with Tim Simpson, Mark Calcavecchia, and Paul Azinger, he chips in for eagle to take home the title. 1993: Greg Norman sets a new Doral record for 72 holes of 265 on his way to four stroke victory over Paul Azinger and Mark McCumber. 1994: John Huston, playing most of the final 18 holes by himself after his player partner Fred Couples withdraws due to injury, wins by three shots over Brad Bryant and Billy Andrade.Huston goes it alone to win Doral Open 1999: Steve Elkington shoots a final round 64 to earn his second win at Doral. He edges Greg Kraft by one shot.Elkington rallies at Doral 2004: On the first hole of a sudden death playoff with Scott Verplank, Craig Parry wins by holing out a 7-iron from 176 yards.Parry holes out to win at Doral 2006: In spite of bogeying the final two holes, Tiger Woods holds on to win Doral for the second consecutive year. He finishes one shot ahead of David Toms and Camilo Villegas.Woods defends Doral title

Winners YearWinnerScoreTo ParMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upWinner'sshare ($)Ford Championship at Doral 2006 Tiger Woods (2) 268 −20 1 stroke David Toms Camilo Villegas 990,000 2005 Tiger Woods 264 −24 1 stroke Phil Mickelson 990,000 2004 Craig Parry 271 −17 Playoff Scott Verplank 900,000 2003 Scott Hoch 271 −17 Playoff Jim Furyk 900,000Genuity Championship 2002 Ernie Els 271 −17 2 strokes Tiger Woods 846,000 2001 Joe Durant 270 −18 2 strokes Mike Weir 810,000Doral-Ryder Open 2000 Jim Furyk 265 −23 2 strokes Franklin Langham 540,000 1999 Steve Elkington (2) 275 −13 1 stroke Greg Kraft 540,000 1998 Michael Bradley 278 −10 1 stroke John Huston Billy Mayfair 360,000 1997 Steve Elkington 275 −13 2 strokes Larry Nelson Nick Price 324,000 1996 Greg Norman (3) 269 −19 2 strokes Michael Bradley Vijay Singh 324,000 1995 Nick Faldo 273 −15 1 stroke Peter Jacobsen Greg Norman 270,000 1994 John Huston 274 −14 3 strokes Billy Andrade Brad Bryant 252,000 1993 Greg Norman (2) 265 −23 4 strokes Paul Azinger Mark McCumber 252,000 1992 Raymond Floyd (3) 271 −17 2 strokes Keith Clearwater Fred Couples 252,000 1991 Rocco Mediate 276 −12 Playoff Curtis Strange 252,000 1990 Greg Norman 273 −15 Playoff Paul Azinger Mark Calcavecchia Tim Simpson 252,000 1989 Bill Glasson 275 −13 1 stroke Fred Couples 234,000 1988 Ben Crenshaw 274 −14 1 stroke Chip Beck Mark McCumber 180,000 1987 Lanny Wadkins 277 −11 3 strokes Seve Ballesteros Tom Kite Don Pooley 180,000Doral-Eastern Open 1986 Andy Bean (3) 276 −12 Playoff Hubert Green 90,000 1985 Mark McCumber (2) 284 −4 1 stroke Tom Kite 72,000 1984 Tom Kite 272 −16 2 strokes Jack Nicklaus 72,000 1983 Gary Koch 271 −17 5 strokes Ed Fiori 54,000 1982 Andy Bean (2) 278 −10 1 stroke Scott Hoch Mike Nicolette Jerry Pate 54,000 1981 Raymond Floyd (2) 273 −15 1 stroke Keith Fergus David Graham 45,000 1980 Raymond Floyd 279 −9 Playoff Jack Nicklaus 45,000 1979 Mark McCumber 279 −9 1 stroke Bill Rogers 45,000 1978 Tom Weiskopf 272 −16 1 stroke Jack Nicklaus 40,000 1977 Andy Bean 277 −11 1 stroke David Graham 40,000 1976 Hubert Green 270 −18 6 strokes Mark Hayes Jack Nicklaus 40,000 1975 Jack Nicklaus (2) 276 −12 3 strokes Forrest Fezler Bert Yancey 30,000 1974 Buddy Allin 272 −16 1 stroke Jerry Heard 30,000 1973 Lee Trevino 276 −12 1 stroke Bruce Crampton Tom Weiskopf 30,000 1972 Jack Nicklaus 276 −12 2 strokes Bob Rosburg Lee Trevino 30,000Doral-Eastern Open Invitational 1971 J. C. Snead 275 −13 1 stroke Gardner Dickinson 30,000 1970 Mike Hill 279 −9 4 strokes Jim Colbert 30,000Doral Open Invitational 1969 Tom Shaw 276 −12 1 stroke Tommy Aaron 30,000 1968 Gardner Dickinson 275 −13 1 stroke Tom Weiskopf 20,000 1967 Doug Sanders (2) 275 −9 1 stroke Harold Henning Art Wall Jr. 20,000 1966 Phil Rodgers 278 −10 1 stroke Jay Dolan Kermit Zarley 20,000 1965 Doug Sanders 274 −14 1 stroke Bruce Devlin 11,000 1964 Billy Casper (2) 277 −11 1 stroke Jack Nicklaus 7,500Doral C.C. Open Invitational 1963 Dan Sikes 283 −5 1 stroke Sam Snead 9,000 1962 Billy Casper 283 −5 1 stroke Paul Bondeson 9,000

References

External links Doral Open results from 1970 to 2006 – Winners, Finishers, Scores and Earnings PGA Tour's tournament site Trump National Doral Golf Club