Illinois PGA Championship
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The Illinois PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is conducted by the Illinois PGA
(Professional Golfers' Association). The 54-hole, stroke play Championship conducted over three days is the premier member event on the Illinois PGA
calendar. The tournament is open to all "Class A" Illinois PGA Professionals in good standing with the PGA of America.
. In addition to the first place purse money, the winner is awarded the Jim Kemper Cup, which was donated by Jim Kemper, the former president and chairman of the board of Kemper Insurance Company.
the following year.
(USGA) that supports the Folds of Honor Foundation which provides post-secondary educational scholarships for children and spouses of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving our great nation. Contributions are also accepted through subsequent rounds. At the conclusion of the Championship, the Illinois PGA
matches all funds donated by its members.
Illinois PGA
Established in 1916, the Illinois PGA, headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, is a professional service organization serving the men and women golf professionals in northern and central Illinois who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf...
(Professional Golfers' Association). The 54-hole, stroke play Championship conducted over three days is the premier member event on the Illinois PGA
Illinois PGA
Established in 1916, the Illinois PGA, headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, is a professional service organization serving the men and women golf professionals in northern and central Illinois who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf...
calendar. The tournament is open to all "Class A" Illinois PGA Professionals in good standing with the PGA of America.
History
The first Illinois PGA Championship was held in 1923 and won by Jock HutchisonJock Hutchison
Jack Fowler "Jock" Hutchison was a Scottish-American professional golfer.Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1920. He won two major championships, the 1920 PGA Championship and the 1921 Open Championship at the St Andrews...
. In addition to the first place purse money, the winner is awarded the Jim Kemper Cup, which was donated by Jim Kemper, the former president and chairman of the board of Kemper Insurance Company.
Method of Play
The Illinois PGA Championship is a 54-hole stroke-play event. Following 36 holes of play, the field is cut to the low 60 scores plus ties. In the event of a tie for the Championship, there is a three-hole, total stroke playoff. If the contestants remain tied after three (3) holes, the playoff will continue on a sudden death basis.PGA Professional National Championship (PPNC) Qualifying
The Illinois PGA Champion, along with a pre-determined number of finishers (based on total entries received), receive an exemption to play in the PGA Professional National ChampionshipPGA Professional National Championship
The PGA Professional National Championship is a golf tournament for golf club professionals and teachers who are members of the Professional Golfers' Association of America...
the following year.
Patriot Golf Day
During the first round of the Illinois PGA Championship, all competitors are asked to make a voluntary donation at registration in support of Patriot Golf Day - a joint initiative of the PGA of America and the United States Golf AssociationUnited States Golf Association
The United States Golf Association is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. Together with The R&A, the USGA produces and interprets the Rules of Golf. The USGA also provides a national handicap system...
(USGA) that supports the Folds of Honor Foundation which provides post-secondary educational scholarships for children and spouses of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving our great nation. Contributions are also accepted through subsequent rounds. At the conclusion of the Championship, the Illinois PGA
Illinois PGA
Established in 1916, the Illinois PGA, headquartered in Glenview, Illinois, is a professional service organization serving the men and women golf professionals in northern and central Illinois who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf...
matches all funds donated by its members.
Winners
| Year | Champion | Venue | Location | Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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| 2011 | Frank Hohenadel | Medinah Country Club Medinah Country Club Medinah Country Club is a private country club in Medinah, Illinois with nearly 600 members and containing three golf courses, Lake Kadijah, swimming facilities and a Byzantine-style, mosque-evoking clubhouse with Oriental, Louis XIV and Italian architectural aspects. Medinah is widely known for... , Course No. 1 |
Medinah, Illinois Medinah, Illinois Medinah is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois and is a suburb of Chicago. Medinah, largely located in DuPage County, is situated between the villages of Roselle, Itasca, Bloomingdale, and Addison... |
65-70-72=207 (-6) | 4 | Matt Slowinski |
| 2010 | Mike Small Mike Small (golfer) Mike Small is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.-Amateur career:Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University... |
Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club is a golf club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago, about 25 miles south of The Loop. It is a private club with two eighteen-hole courses, the North and the South. The North Course is considered one of the top three courses in the Chicago area, and... , South Course |
Olympia Fields, Illinois Olympia Fields, Illinois Olympia Fields is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,732 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, and is also noteworthy as one of the wealthiest majority black communities in the United States... |
70-63-67=200 (-13) | 11 | Travis Johns |
| 2009 | Mike Small Mike Small (golfer) Mike Small is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.-Amateur career:Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University... |
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club | Grayslake, Illinois Grayslake, Illinois Grayslake is a village in Lake County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area, about north of Chicago’s downtown, west of Lake Michigan, and south of the Wisconsin border.... |
67-69-71=207 (-9) | 6 | Jim Sobb |
| 2008 | Mike Small Mike Small (golfer) Mike Small is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.-Amateur career:Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University... |
Medinah Country Club Medinah Country Club Medinah Country Club is a private country club in Medinah, Illinois with nearly 600 members and containing three golf courses, Lake Kadijah, swimming facilities and a Byzantine-style, mosque-evoking clubhouse with Oriental, Louis XIV and Italian architectural aspects. Medinah is widely known for... , Course No. 1 |
Medinah, Illinois Medinah, Illinois Medinah is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois and is a suburb of Chicago. Medinah, largely located in DuPage County, is situated between the villages of Roselle, Itasca, Bloomingdale, and Addison... |
67-67-71=205 (-8) | 1 | Steve Orrick |
| 2007 | Mike Small Mike Small (golfer) Mike Small is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.-Amateur career:Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University... |
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club | Grayslake, Illinois Grayslake, Illinois Grayslake is a village in Lake County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area, about north of Chicago’s downtown, west of Lake Michigan, and south of the Wisconsin border.... |
63-69-70=202 (-14) | 3 | Roy Biancalana |
| 2006 | Mike Small Mike Small (golfer) Mike Small is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.-Amateur career:Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University... |
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club | Grayslake, Illinois Grayslake, Illinois Grayslake is a village in Lake County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area, about north of Chicago’s downtown, west of Lake Michigan, and south of the Wisconsin border.... |
71-66-72=209 (-7) | 5 | Darren Stanek |
| 2005 | Mike Small Mike Small (golfer) Mike Small is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.-Amateur career:Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University... |
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club | Grayslake, Illinois Grayslake, Illinois Grayslake is a village in Lake County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area, about north of Chicago’s downtown, west of Lake Michigan, and south of the Wisconsin border.... |
73-67-71=211 (-5) | 1 | Connie DeMattia |
| 2004 | Mike Small Mike Small (golfer) Mike Small is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.-Amateur career:Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University... |
Royal Melbourne Country Club | Long Grove, Illinois Long Grove, Illinois Long Grove is an affluent village located in Lake County, Illinois, approximately northwest of Chicago. As of the 2005 census, the village had a total population of 6,735... |
73-65-71=209 (-7) | 6 | Biancalana, DeMattia, Brett Melton |
| 2003 | Mike Small Mike Small (golfer) Mike Small is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.-Amateur career:Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University... |
Royal Melbourne Country Club | Long Grove, Illinois Long Grove, Illinois Long Grove is an affluent village located in Lake County, Illinois, approximately northwest of Chicago. As of the 2005 census, the village had a total population of 6,735... |
69-74-75=218 (+2) | 1 | Roy Biancalana |
| 2002 | Gary Groh Gary Groh Gary Groh is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.Groh was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Michigan State University and turned pro in 1968.... |
Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
74-70-74=218 (+2) | PO | Mike Small Mike Small (golfer) Mike Small is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.-Amateur career:Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University... |
| 2001 | Mike Small Mike Small (golfer) Mike Small is an American professional golfer and college golf coach.-Amateur career:Small was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Danville, Illinois. He was a four-time letter winner at Danville High School. He won the Junior Masters in 1984 and went on to play college golf at the University... |
Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
69-73-71=213 (-3) | 2 | Dino Lucchesi |
| 2000 | Jim Sobb | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1999 | Jim Sobb | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1998 | Dino Lucchesi | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1997 | Doug Bauman | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1996 | Doug Bauman | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1995 | Jim Sobb | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1994 | Steve Benson | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1993 | Bob Ackerman | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1992 | David Prange | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1991 | Rick Dalpos Rick Dalpos Rick Dalpos is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Dalpos joined the PGA Tour in 1983 and played on Tour until 1989 with little success. His best finish during those years was when he finished in a tie for tenth in the 1987 Los Angeles Open... |
Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1990 | Rick Dalpos Rick Dalpos Rick Dalpos is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Dalpos joined the PGA Tour in 1983 and played on Tour until 1989 with little success. His best finish during those years was when he finished in a tie for tenth in the 1987 Los Angeles Open... |
Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1989 | Gary Groh Gary Groh Gary Groh is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.Groh was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Michigan State University and turned pro in 1968.... |
Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1988 | Bob Ackerman | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1987 | Gary Hopkins | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1986 | Gary Groh Gary Groh Gary Groh is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.Groh was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Michigan State University and turned pro in 1968.... |
Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1985 | Ed Oldfield, Jr. | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1984 | Steve Benson | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1983 | Gary Groh Gary Groh Gary Groh is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s.Groh was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Michigan State University and turned pro in 1968.... |
Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1982 | Steve Benson | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1981 | Robert Powers | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1980 | Mark Wolfla | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1979 | Emil Esposito | Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club located in Ela Township, Lake County, outside Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. It is also near the communities of Forest Lake, Hawthorn Woods, and Long Grove.... |
Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer, Illinois Kildeer is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
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| 1978 | Bob Zender | |||||
| 1977 | Bob Zender | |||||
| 1976 | Bob Zender | |||||
| 1975 | Shelby Futch | |||||
| 1974 | Bill Ventresca | |||||
| 1973 | Dean Lind | |||||
| 1972 | Bill Ogden | |||||
| 1971 | Bill Ogden | |||||
| 1970 | Tony Holguin Tony Holguin Tony Holguin was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Holguin learned the game of golf while growing up in San Antonio, Texas during the Great Depression. His family, which was of Mexican descent, had no money and could not afford an automobile... |
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| 1969 | Doug MacDonald | |||||
| 1968 | Chuck Malchaski | |||||
| 1967 | George Keyes George Keyes George Keyes was an American professional golfer and two-time winner of the Illinois PGA Championship.Keyes served in the U.S. Army during World War II, seeing action in the Philippine Islands.... |
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| 1966 | Dick Hart Dick Hart (golfer) Dick Hart is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.At the 1963 PGA Championship, Hart led after both 18 and 36 holes but faded in the third and fourth rounds to finish the tournament at T-17 — his best finish in a major championship.Hart's one tour victory... |
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| 1965 | Errie Ball Errie Ball Samuel Henry "Errie" Ball is a retired Welsh-American professional golfer who competed at the inaugural Augusta National golf tournament in 1934 . He is perhaps best known as the only player who competed in that tournament that is alive today.Ball was born in Bangor, Wales... |
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| 1964 | Jack Fleck Jack Fleck Jack Fleck is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1955 U.S. Open. He is the oldest living U.S. Open champion.... |
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| 1963 | Dick Hart Dick Hart (golfer) Dick Hart is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.At the 1963 PGA Championship, Hart led after both 18 and 36 holes but faded in the third and fourth rounds to finish the tournament at T-17 — his best finish in a major championship.Hart's one tour victory... |
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| 1962 | Tony Holguin Tony Holguin Tony Holguin was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Holguin learned the game of golf while growing up in San Antonio, Texas during the Great Depression. His family, which was of Mexican descent, had no money and could not afford an automobile... |
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| 1961 | Bob Harris | |||||
| 1960 | Bill Ogden | |||||
| 1959 | Bob Harris | |||||
| 1958 | Chuck Malchaski | |||||
| 1957 | Bill Ogden | |||||
| 1956 | George Keyes George Keyes George Keyes was an American professional golfer and two-time winner of the Illinois PGA Championship.Keyes served in the U.S. Army during World War II, seeing action in the Philippine Islands.... |
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| 1955 | Errie Ball Errie Ball Samuel Henry "Errie" Ball is a retired Welsh-American professional golfer who competed at the inaugural Augusta National golf tournament in 1934 . He is perhaps best known as the only player who competed in that tournament that is alive today.Ball was born in Bangor, Wales... |
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| 1954 | Tony Holguin Tony Holguin Tony Holguin was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Holguin learned the game of golf while growing up in San Antonio, Texas during the Great Depression. His family, which was of Mexican descent, had no money and could not afford an automobile... |
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| 1953 | Bill Ogden | |||||
| 1952 | Mike Sipula | |||||
| 1951 | Sam Bernardi | |||||
| 1950 | Ky Laffoon Ky Laffoon Ky Laffoon was an American golfer. He won 10 times on the PGA Tour, with four of the victories coming in 1934. He played on the 1935 Ryder Cup team. In 1939 his wife Irene Laffoon threatened to leave him if he could not control his temper on golf course... |
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| 1949 | Errie Ball Errie Ball Samuel Henry "Errie" Ball is a retired Welsh-American professional golfer who competed at the inaugural Augusta National golf tournament in 1934 . He is perhaps best known as the only player who competed in that tournament that is alive today.Ball was born in Bangor, Wales... |
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| 1948 | Henry Ransom | |||||
| 1947 | Johnny Revolta | |||||
| 1946 | Jim Foulis Jim Foulis James R. Foulis was an American professional golfer. He was the son of David Foulis and nephew of James Foulis, winner of the 1896 U.S. Open.... |
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| 1945 | Jack Grout Jack Grout John Frederick "Jack" Grout was an American professional golfer who competed on the PGA Tour from 1931 to 1953. He is best-known as the ‘first and only’ golf teacher of Jack Nicklaus.-Early career:... |
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| 1944 | George Smith | |||||
| 1943 | Jim Foulis Jim Foulis James R. Foulis was an American professional golfer. He was the son of David Foulis and nephew of James Foulis, winner of the 1896 U.S. Open.... |
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| 1942 | E.J. Harrison | |||||
| 1941 | Johnny Revolta | |||||
| 1940 | E.J. Harrison | |||||
| 1939 | Dick Metz Dick Metz Richard C. Metz was an American professional golfer.Metz won 10 times on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and 1940s. He had continued success as a senior golfer winning the Senior PGA Championship and World Seniors Championship in 1960.Metz married actress Jean Chatburn on November 2, 1939. He was also a... |
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| 1938 | Johnny Revolta | |||||
| 1937 | Johnny Revolta | |||||
| 1936 | Johnny Revolta | |||||
| 1935 | Frank Walsh Frank Walsh (golfer) Frank Walsh was an American professional golfer, who is notable for losing the 1932 PGA Championship to Olin Dutra.Walsh was born in Chicago, Illinois.-Tournament wins:this list may be incomplete... |
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| 1934 | Harry Cooper Harry Cooper (golfer) Harry E. Cooper was a prominent PGA Tour golfer of the 1920s and 1930s. After he retired from competitive golf, he became a well-regarded instructor, into his 90s.... |
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| 1933 | Jim Foulis Jim Foulis James R. Foulis was an American professional golfer. He was the son of David Foulis and nephew of James Foulis, winner of the 1896 U.S. Open.... |
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| 1932 | Harry Cooper Harry Cooper (golfer) Harry E. Cooper was a prominent PGA Tour golfer of the 1920s and 1930s. After he retired from competitive golf, he became a well-regarded instructor, into his 90s.... |
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| 1931 | Abe Espinosa Abe Espinosa Abelard George "Abe" Espinsosa was an American professional golfer who is best known as the first Hispanic-American to win a significant professional championship.Espinosa was born in Monterey, California... |
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| 1930 | Al Espinosa | |||||
| 1929 | Jim Foulis Jim Foulis James R. Foulis was an American professional golfer. He was the son of David Foulis and nephew of James Foulis, winner of the 1896 U.S. Open.... |
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| 1928 | Al Espinosa | |||||
| 1927 | Al Espinosa | |||||
| 1926 | Jock Hutchison Jock Hutchison Jack Fowler "Jock" Hutchison was a Scottish-American professional golfer.Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1920. He won two major championships, the 1920 PGA Championship and the 1921 Open Championship at the St Andrews... |
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| 1925 | Jock Hutchison Jock Hutchison Jack Fowler "Jock" Hutchison was a Scottish-American professional golfer.Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1920. He won two major championships, the 1920 PGA Championship and the 1921 Open Championship at the St Andrews... |
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| 1924 | Eddie Loos | |||||
| 1923 | Jock Hutchison Jock Hutchison Jack Fowler "Jock" Hutchison was a Scottish-American professional golfer.Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1920. He won two major championships, the 1920 PGA Championship and the 1921 Open Championship at the St Andrews... |
- PO = Won in playoff
Multiple winners
The following players have won the Illinois PGA Championship multiple times:- 9 wins:
- Mike Small — 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- 5 wins:
- Bill Ogden — 1953, 1957, 1960, 1971, 1972
- Johnny Revolta — 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1947
- 4 wins:
- Jim Foulis — 1929, 1933, 1943, 1946
- Gary Groh — 1983, 1986, 1989, 2002
- 3 wins:
- Errie Ball — 1949, 1955, 1965
- Steve Benson — 1982, 1984, 1994
- Al Espinosa — 1927, 1928, 1930
- Tony Holguin — 1954, 1962, 1970
- Jock Hutchinson — 1923, 1925, 1926
- Jim Sobb — 1995, 1999, 2000
- Bob Zender — 1976, 1977, 1978
- 2 wins:
- Bob Ackerman — 1988, 1993
- Doug Bauman — 1996, 1997
- Harry Cooper — 1932, 1934
- Rick Dalpos — 1990, 1991
- Bob Harris — 1959, 1961
- E.J. Harrison — 1940, 1942
- Dick Hart — 1963, 1966
- Chuck Malchaski — 1958, 1968