The San Francisco Open was a golf tournament played in the

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area. It was played at a number of different courses in the December to February period. From 1930 to 1941 it was a match-play event before becoming a 72-hole stroke play event from 1942 to 1946. A non-PGA Tour event was played in May 1954 at Lake Merced Golf Club and was won by

Shelley Mayfield Shelley Mayfield (June 19, 1924 – March 22, 2010) was an American golf course architect and professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s. Early life Mayfield was born in Liberty Hill, Texas near Austin and grew up in Seguin ...

. It was played over 54 holes and had prize money of $10,000.

Winners

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