The Sunshine Open Invitational was a PGA Tour event that played for one year at the Bayshore Country Club in Miami Beach, Florida.

[1] The 72-hole tournament was held from March 23–26, 1961;[1] and was won by then 25-year-old Gary Player with a score of 273.

[2] Player received $3,500 in winnings.

[3] Arnold Palmer finished second winning $2,300.

[1] The Bayshore Country Club, now known as Miami Beach Golf Club, opened in 1923.