Florida Open
(Originally the Florida Open was usually held the week after Easter) 

YEAR	MASTER CHAMPION	MAJOR CHAMPION	MINOR CHAMPION or Venue
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997	Richard Hallett	Douglas Hughson
1996	Richard Hallett	Elmer L. Donelson
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991	Edward A.  Bruch	Exhibition Match Lafferty v Chinook 3-2-11	St. Petersburg, FL  2/11-15
1990
1989	Edward A.  Bruch		St. Petersburg, FL  2/13-17
1988
1987			Edgewater Inn 4/6-10 (venue changed to 3/23-27 Prince Martha Hotel)
1986	Elbert Lowder (next 4-way tie: R Hallett, P Davis, E Bruch, B Jones)	Albert Tucker, Minden, LA	St. Petersburg, FL  4/14-18  (6th place - Jules Leopold, FL Champ)
1985	Ed Markusic  (tied with Richard Hallet but 1st on Honor Pts)		2/?
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978	Richard Hallett (his 1st ty since 1950 Nat at Paxton, IL)		26th FL Open  St. Petersburg, FL
1977
1976
1975	Tinsley / Lowder tie 1st - (HPts separated)	Tinsley loses 1 game to E Fuller, his 1st loss since return to active play	23rd FL Open  St. Petersburg, FL
1974	Marion Tinsley		22nd FL Open  St. Petersburg, FL
1973
1972
1971	Elbert Lowder		19th FL Open  St. Petersburg, FL
1970	Robert "Bobby" Martin	2/7-8 11-Man Ballot Match held before FL Open Robert Martin v Elbert Lowder 3-3-6 draw	18th FL Open St. Petersburg, FL   2/9-13
1969
1968
1967	Capt. J. Howe, Jr.		15th FL Open  St. Petersburg, FL   2/13 -
1966
1965
1964
1963
1962	Don Lafferty	2/6-20  WCM 3-Move Hellman v Asa Long 2-2-36 Walter Hellman retains title	10th FL Open St. Petersburg, FL   2/13 -
1961
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1954
1953	Alex Cameron		St. Petersburg, FL  (1st FL Open)
1918	Manson D. Teetzel	St. Petersburg "Tourist Ty"	St. Petersburg, FL

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