Western Amateur
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The Western Amateur is a leading annual golf
tournament in the United States
for male amateur golfers. It is organized by the Western Golf Association
.
The Western Amateur, first held in 1899, features an international field of top-ranked amateur golfers. Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club
near Benton Harbor, Michigan
hosted the Western Amateur annually from 1971 to 2008. The winner receives the George R. Thorne championship trophy and, until 2007, an exemption to play in the Western Open
, the PGA Tour
's annual stop at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
in Lemont, Illinois
.
Past winners of the Western Amateur include golf greats: Jack Nicklaus
, Tiger Woods
, Ben Crenshaw
, Justin Leonard
, Phil Mickelson
, Curtis Strange
, Hal Sutton
, Francis Ouimet
, Lanny Wadkins
, and Tom Weiskopf
.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for male amateur golfers. It is organized by the Western Golf Association
Western Golf Association
The Western Golf Association is one of the United States' oldest golf organizations, and its headquarters are located in Golf, Illinois. The WGA sponsors three prestigious golf tournaments: the Western Junior, the Western Amateur and the BMW Championship, a FedEx Cup playoff event...
.
The Western Amateur, first held in 1899, features an international field of top-ranked amateur golfers. Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club
Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club
The Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club is a private golf club located in Benton Township, Berrien County, Michigan, United States, near Benton Harbor.-History:...
near Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan which is located west of Kalamazoo. The population was 10,038 at the 2010 census. It is the lesser populated of the two principal cities included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a...
hosted the Western Amateur annually from 1971 to 2008. The winner receives the George R. Thorne championship trophy and, until 2007, an exemption to play in the Western Open
Western Open
The Western Open, a professional golf tournament, was first played in 1899. At the time of its 2006 playing, the Western Open was the 3rd oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after the British Open and U.S. Open...
, the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
's annual stop at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club is a public golf complex located southwest of Chicago. Cog Hill hosts the PGA Tour's BMW Championship from 2009 to 2011 on its championship course Dubsdread.-History:...
in Lemont, Illinois
Lemont, Illinois
Lemont is a village located in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is roughly southwest of Chicago. The population was 16,625 at the 2007 Special Census.-History:...
.
Past winners of the Western Amateur include golf greats: Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
, Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
, Ben Crenshaw
Ben Crenshaw
Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an American professional golfer.Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas, where he won three NCAA Championships from 1971 to 1973...
, Justin Leonard
Justin Leonard
Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer.Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American...
, Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed...
, Curtis Strange
Curtis Strange
Curtis Northrup Strange is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between their debut in 1986 and 1990.-Early years through college:Strange and his...
, Hal Sutton
Hal Sutton
Hal Evan Sutton is an American professional golfer.Sutton was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. A promising golfer at the Centenary College of Louisiana, he was named Golf Magazines 1980 College Player of the Year...
, Francis Ouimet
Francis Ouimet
Francis DeSales Ouimet was an American golfer, who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the 1913 U.S. Open, and was the first American elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews...
, Lanny Wadkins
Lanny Wadkins
Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988....
, and Tom Weiskopf
Tom Weiskopf
Thomas Daniel Weiskopf is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s, and he won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982. After winding down his tournament career, Weiskopf has become a noted golf course...
.
Winners
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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2011 | Ethan Tracy | 1 up | Patrick Cantlay Patrick Cantlay Patrick Cantlay is an American amateur golfer who is currently a sophomore at UCLA. He is currently the number one golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.... |
2010 | David Chung David Chung (golfer) David Chung is a Korean-American amateur golfer. He was the number one ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in late 2010/early 2011.Chung was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina to Christian and Elise Chung.... |
2 & 1 | Gregor Main |
2009 | John Hahn | 3 & 2 | Zach Barlow |
2008 | Danny Lee Danny Lee (golfer) Danny Jin-Myung Lee is a professional golfer from Rotorua, New Zealand. Lee was born in South Korea and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of eight. His name in Hangul is 이진명. He became a naturalized New Zealander on 2 September 2008 at Rotorua, where he attended Rotorua Boys' High... |
4 & 2 | Erik Flores |
2007 | Jhared Hack | 1 up | Alex Prugh Alex Prugh Alexander Prugh is an American professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.-Early years:... |
2006 | Bronson La'Cassie Bronson La'Cassie Bronson La'Cassie is an Australian professional golfer. He is best known for his win at the 2006 Western Amateur.La'Cassie was born in Brisbane, Australia. During his adolescent years Bronson played for the Queensland State Team, which finished second in 2000, as well as playing for the Australian... |
2 & 1 | Pablo Martín Pablo Martin Pablo Martín-Benavides is a Spanish professional golfer.Martín was born in Málaga, and attended Oklahoma State University in the United States. He was awarded the Haskins Award in 2006 and featured in the top ten of the World Amateur Golf Ranking... |
2005 | Jamie Lovemark Jamie Lovemark Jamie Lovemark is an American professional golfer.-Amateur career:Lovemark was born in Rancho Santa Fe, California and attended Torrey Pines High School. He won the 2005 Western Amateur and therefore received a special exemption into the Cialis Western Open, where he finished T54. He also played... |
3 & 2 | Chris Wilson |
2004 | Ryan Moore | 19 holes | James Nitties James Nitties James Evangelo Nitties is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Nitties was born in Melbourne, Australia. He suffered from juvenile arthritis as a child and young adult, which restricted his flexibility. This caused him to have to take pain killers to restrict... |
2003 | Chris Botsford | 3 & 2 | J. J. Jakovac |
2002 | John Klauk | 6 & 5 | Adam Rubinson |
2001 | Bubba Dickerson Bubba Dickerson Benjamin Gordon "Bubba" Dickerson is an American professional golfer who was previously a PGA Tour member and currently plays on the Nationwide Tour. He is best known for winning the 2001 U.S. Amateur.... |
6 & 4 | Trip Kuehne Trip Kuehne Ernest W. "Trip" Kuehne III is an American amateur golfer. He is most remembered for his life-changing defeat at the hands of Tiger Woods in the 1994 U.S. Amateur, and his subsequent steadfast refusal to turn professional in favor of a successful amateur career.-Early achievements:Kuehne was born... |
2000 | Michael Kirk | 2 & 1 | Ben Curtis Ben Curtis (golfer) Ben Clifford Curtis is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 2003 Open Championship.-Early career:Curtis was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in Ostrander, Ohio. His family runs the , also in Ostrander... |
1999 | Steve Scott | 2 & 1 | Andy Miller |
1998 | Michael Henderson | 1 up | Shawn Koch |
1997 | Danny Green | 19 holes | Andy Miller |
1996 | Joel Kribel | 2 & 1 | Brett Partidge |
1995 | Patrick Lee | 2 & 1 | Robert Floyd |
1994 | Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... |
2 & 1 | Chris Riley |
1993 | Justin Leonard Justin Leonard Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer.Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American... |
6 & 4 | Danny Green |
1992 | Justin Leonard Justin Leonard Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer.Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American... |
2 up | David Howser |
1991 | Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed... |
2 & 1 | Justin Leonard Justin Leonard Justin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer.Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American... |
1990 | Craig Kanada Craig Kanada Craig Andrew Kanada is an American professional golfer. He was born in Portland, Oregon.Kanada currently plays on the Nationwide Tour. He also played on the Nationwide Tour in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2006... |
4 & 2 | Greg Griffin |
1989 | David Sutherland David Sutherland (golfer) David Sutherland was an American professional golfer.Following in his older brother Kevin's footsteps, Sutherland attended Fresno State and was an All-American golfer there. He turned pro in 1989.... |
2 & 1 | Tony Mollica |
1988 | Chris DiMarco Chris DiMarco Christian Dean DiMarco is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. DiMarco has won seven tournaments as a pro, including three PGA Tour events.-Early years:... |
1 up | Bill Lundeen |
1987 | Hugh Royer III Hugh Royer III Hugh Royer III is an American professional golfer and golf instructor. He is the son of Hugh Royer, Jr., who played on the PGA Tour for 14 years and won the 1970 Western Open.Royer was born in Columbus, Georgia... |
3 & 2 | Craig Perks Craig Perks Craig William Perks is a professional golfer from New Zealand who played on the PGA Tour.Perks was born in Palmerston North. He played college golf at University of Oklahoma and University of Southwestern Louisiana in the United States. He turned professional in 1993 and played on the second tier... |
1986 | Greg Parker | 3 & 1 | Robert Huxtable |
1985 | Scott Verplank Scott Verplank Scott Rachal Verplank is an American professional golfer.Verplank was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He was a leading member of the W.T. White High School Golf Team and a regular at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas... |
1 up | Dave Peege |
1984 | John Inman John Inman (golfer) John Samuel Inman is an American professional golfer and college men's golf head coach. He is the younger brother of professional golfer Joe Inman.... |
3 & 2 | Rocco Mediate Rocco Mediate Rocco Anthony Mediate is an American professional golfer with multiple PGA Tour wins.-Early years:Mediate was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. According to the Golf Channel, he is the son of a barber and has Italian ancestral heritage. Mediate attended Florida Southern... |
1983 | Billy Tuten | 2 up | Kent Kluba |
1982 | Rick Fehr Rick Fehr Richard Elliott Fehr is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Fehr was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in the state of Washington. As a teenager, Fehr won the Washington State Junior and PGA National Junior tournaments in 1979... |
5 & 3 | Tommy Moore |
1981 | Frank Fuhrer | 2 & 1 | Curt Byrum Curt Byrum Curt Allen Byrum is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is the older brother of PGA Tour golfer Tom Byrum.... |
1980 | Hal Sutton Hal Sutton Hal Evan Sutton is an American professional golfer.Sutton was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. A promising golfer at the Centenary College of Louisiana, he was named Golf Magazines 1980 College Player of the Year... |
4 & 3 | David Ogrin David Ogrin David Ogrin is an American professional golfer.Ogrin was born in Waukegan, Illinois. He attended Texas A&M University, graduating in 1980 with a degree in economics. He turned professional in 1980.... |
1979 | Hal Sutton Hal Sutton Hal Evan Sutton is an American professional golfer.Sutton was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. A promising golfer at the Centenary College of Louisiana, he was named Golf Magazines 1980 College Player of the Year... |
1 up | Mike Gove |
1978 | Bobby Clampett Bobby Clampett Robert Daniel Clampett, Jr. is a television golf analyst, golf course architect, writer, and professional golfer, who played on the PGA Tour from 1980 to 1995. Clampett began playing on the Champions Tour in April 2010.... |
2 up | Mark Wiebe Mark Wiebe Mark Charles Wiebe is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Champions Tour. He has also played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.Wiebe was born in Seaside, Oregon and grew up in Escondido, California... |
1977 | Jim Nelford Jim Nelford Jim Nelford is a Canadian professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour. He has also been a golf commentator for ESPN.... |
2 & 1 | Rafael Alarcon |
1976 | John Stark | 3 & 1 | Mick Soli |
1975 | Andy Bean Andy Bean Thomas Andrew Bean is an American professional golfer who previously played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour... |
1 up | Randy Simmons |
1974 | Curtis Strange Curtis Strange Curtis Northrup Strange is an American professional golfer. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He spent over 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between their debut in 1986 and 1990.-Early years through college:Strange and his... |
20 holes | Jay Haas Jay Haas Jay Dean Haas is an American professional golfer.Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. He attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team of the middle 1970s with Curtis Strange and Bob Byman that Golf World has called "the... |
1973 | Ben Crenshaw Ben Crenshaw Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an American professional golfer.Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas, where he won three NCAA Championships from 1971 to 1973... |
4 & 3 | Jimmy Ellis |
1972 | Gary Sanders | 1 up | Gil Morgan Gil Morgan Gilmer Bryan Morgan II, OD is an American professional golfer.Morgan was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. He graduated from East Central State College in Ada, Oklahoma in 1968. In 1972, Morgan earned a Doctor of Optometry degree from the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee before turning... |
1971 | Andy North Andy North Andrew Stewart North is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the U.S. Open twice.- Early years :North was born in Thorp, Wisconsin, and raised in Monona, Wisconsin... |
1 up | Barney Thompson |
1970 | Lanny Wadkins Lanny Wadkins Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988.... |
4 & 2 | Charlie Borner |
1969 | Steve Melnyk Steve Melnyk (golfer) Steven N. Melnyk is a former American professional golfer and golf sportscaster best known for his success as an amateur golfer. Melnyk won both the U.S. Amateur and British Amateur.- Early years :... |
3 & 1 | Howard Twitty Howard Twitty Howard Allen Twitty is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; and who currently plays on the Champions Tour.... |
1968 | Rik Massengale Rik Massengale Rik Massengale is a former American professional golfer who played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1970–1982.Massengale was born and raised in Jacksboro, Texas. He developed an interest in golf as a result of his older brother, Don, being a professional golfer. He attended the University of... |
3 & 1 | Kemp Richardson |
1967 | Bob Smith | 3 & 1 | Marty Fleckman Marty Fleckman Martin A. Fleckman is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Fleckman was born in Port Arthur, Texas. He credits Byron Nelson, Carl Lohren and Jim Hardy with teaching him how to play golf. At the age of 20 in 1964, Fleckman won the individual title at the... |
1966 | Jim Wiechers Jim Wiechers James L. Wiechers is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Wiechers was born in Oakland, California. He won the 1962 U.S. Junior Amateur while in high school. He then attended Santa Clara University and was a member of the golf team, winning first-team... |
1 up | Ron Cerrudo Ron Cerrudo Ronald John Cerrudo is an American professional golfer who currently works as a club teaching professional and formerly played on the PGA Tour.... |
1965 | Bob Smith | 19 holes | George Boutell |
1964 | Steve Oppermann | 3 & 2 | Ed Updegraff |
1963 | Tom Weiskopf Tom Weiskopf Thomas Daniel Weiskopf is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s, and he won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982. After winding down his tournament career, Weiskopf has become a noted golf course... |
5 & 4 | Labron Harris, Jr. Labron Harris, Jr. Labron E. Harris, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Harris was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma and grew up playing the Oklahoma State University practice facility, Lakeside Golf Course... |
1962 | Art Hudnutt | 1 up | Melvin Stevens |
1961 | Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
4 & 3 | James "Billy" Key |
1960 | Tommy Aaron Tommy Aaron Thomas Dean Aaron is a former American professional golfer who was a member of the PGA Tour during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Aaron is best known for winning the 1973 Masters Tournament.- Early years :... |
Default | Bob Cochran |
1959 | Ed Updegraff | 7 & 5 | Charles Hunter, Jr. |
1958 | James "Billy" Key | 3 & 2 | Mason Rudolph Mason Rudolph Edgar Mason Rudolph was an American golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:... |
1957 | Ed Updegraff | 9 & 8 | Joe Campbell |
1956 | Mason Rudolph Mason Rudolph Edgar Mason Rudolph was an American golfer who won five times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:... |
6 & 4 | Jack Parnell |
1955 | Eddie Merrins | 37 holes | Hillman Robbins |
1954 | Bruce Cudd | 37 holes | Philip Getchell |
1953 | Dale Morey | 8 & 6 | Richard Norton |
1952 | Frank Stranahan Frank Stranahan Frank Richard Stranahan was a successful amateur golf champion. Stranahan was also the number one power lifter in his weight class from 1945 to 1954 and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness... |
3 & 2 | Harvie Ward Harvie Ward Edward Harvie Ward, Jr. was an American golfer best known for his amateur career. He is best known for winning both the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur.... |
1951 | Frank Stranahan Frank Stranahan Frank Richard Stranahan was a successful amateur golf champion. Stranahan was also the number one power lifter in his weight class from 1945 to 1954 and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness... |
7 & 6 | James Blair III |
1950 | Charles Coe Charles Coe Charles Robert "Charlie" Coe was an American golfer who is considered by many to be one of the greatest amateur golfers in history. A two-time U.S... |
7 & 6 | Robert Goldwater |
1949 | Frank Stranahan Frank Stranahan Frank Richard Stranahan was a successful amateur golf champion. Stranahan was also the number one power lifter in his weight class from 1945 to 1954 and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness... |
5 & 4 | Walter Cisco |
1948 | Skee Riegel Skee Riegel Robert Henry "Skee" Riegel was an American professional golfer.Riegel attended West Point, Hobart College, and Lafayette College where he played football and baseball but not golf. He took up golf at the age of 23.... |
3 & 1 | James T. McHale |
1947 | Bud Ward Bud Ward Marvin Harvey "Bud" Ward was an American golfer best known for twice winning the U.S. Amateur, in 1939 and 1941.... |
1 up | Frank Stranahan Frank Stranahan Frank Richard Stranahan was a successful amateur golf champion. Stranahan was also the number one power lifter in his weight class from 1945 to 1954 and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness... |
1946 | Frank Stranahan Frank Stranahan Frank Richard Stranahan was a successful amateur golf champion. Stranahan was also the number one power lifter in his weight class from 1945 to 1954 and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness... |
1 up | Bud Ward Bud Ward Marvin Harvey "Bud" Ward was an American golfer best known for twice winning the U.S. Amateur, in 1939 and 1941.... |
1943-45 | No tournament due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
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1942 | Pat Abbott Pat Abbott Buell Patrick Abbott was an American professional golfer.Abbott was born in Pasadena, California. In 1936, he won the U.S. Amateur Public Links, beating Claude Rippy 4 & 3. In 1938, he lost the U.S. Amateur to Willie Turnesa 8 & 7. He would lose the U.S. Amateur again in 1941 to Bud Ward 4 & 3... |
7 & 6 | B. McCormick |
1941 | Bud Ward Bud Ward Marvin Harvey "Bud" Ward was an American golfer best known for twice winning the U.S. Amateur, in 1939 and 1941.... |
3 & 2 | Harry Todd Harry Todd (golfer) Harry Todd was an American professional golfer.Todd was born in Dallas, Texas. As an amateur, he won the 1939 Western Amateur and finished runner-up to Bud Ward in 1941. He turned professional in 1945.... |
1940 | Bud Ward Bud Ward Marvin Harvey "Bud" Ward was an American golfer best known for twice winning the U.S. Amateur, in 1939 and 1941.... |
3 & 1 | George Victor |
1939 | Harry Todd Harry Todd (golfer) Harry Todd was an American professional golfer.Todd was born in Dallas, Texas. As an amateur, he won the 1939 Western Amateur and finished runner-up to Bud Ward in 1941. He turned professional in 1945.... |
2 & 1 | Larry Moller |
1938 | Bob Babbish | 1 up | M. McCarthy |
1937 | Wilford Wehrle | 1 up | Chuck Kocsis Chuck Kocsis Charles R. Kocsis was an American amateur golfer.The Golf Association of Michigan voted Chuck Kocsis the Michigan amateur golfer of the century and was a member of the first class elected into the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame... |
1936 | Paul Leslie | 2 & 1 | Bob Frazer |
1935 | Charles Yates | 5 & 3 | Rodney Bliss |
1934 | Zell Eaton | 4 & 3 | Spec Goldman |
1933 | Jack Westland | 3 & 2 | Rodney Bliss |
1932 | Gus Moreland | 5 & 4 | Ira Couch |
1931 | Don Moe | 9 & 7 | M. McNaughton |
1930 | John Lehman | 4 & 2 | Ira Couch |
1929 | Don Moe | 37 holes | Gilbert Carter |
1928 | Frank Dolp | 4 & 3 | Gus Novotny |
1927 | Bon Stein | 2 & 1 | Eddie Held |
1926 | Frank Dolp | 6 & 5 | Bon Stein |
1925 | Keefe Carter | 3 & 2 | Russell Martin |
1924 | Harrison R. Johnston | 1 up | Albert Seckel |
1923 | Chick Evans Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans went on to win the U.S. Amateur in 1920, while finishing runner-up three times... |
6 & 4 | W. H. Gardner |
1922 | Chick Evans Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans went on to win the U.S. Amateur in 1920, while finishing runner-up three times... |
5 & 4 | George Von Elm |
1921 | Chick Evans Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans went on to win the U.S. Amateur in 1920, while finishing runner-up three times... |
3 & 2 | Rudy Knepper |
1920 | Chick Evans Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans went on to win the U.S. Amateur in 1920, while finishing runner-up three times... |
5 & 4 | Clarence Wolff |
1919 | Harry Legg | 2 & 1 | R. Bockenkamp |
1918 | No tournament due to World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... |
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1917 | Francis Ouimet Francis Ouimet Francis DeSales Ouimet was an American golfer, who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the 1913 U.S. Open, and was the first American elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews... |
1 up | Ken Edwards |
1916 | Heinrich Schmidt | 7 & 6 | Douglas Grant |
1915 | Chick Evans Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans went on to win the U.S. Amateur in 1920, while finishing runner-up three times... |
7 & 6 | J. D. Standish, Jr. |
1914 | Chick Evans Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans went on to win the U.S. Amateur in 1920, while finishing runner-up three times... |
11 & 9 | J. D. Standish, Jr. |
1913 | Warren Wood Warren Wood Warren Kenneth Wood was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Illinois and died in Pelham Manor, New York.... |
4 & 3 | E. P. Allis |
1912 | Chick Evans Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans went on to win the U.S. Amateur in 1920, while finishing runner-up three times... |
1 up | Warren Wood Warren Wood Warren Kenneth Wood was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Illinois and died in Pelham Manor, New York.... |
1911 | Albert Seckel | 8 & 7 | Robert Gardner |
1910 | Mason Phelps Mason Phelps Mason Elliott Phelps was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904, Phelps was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished 15th in this competition... |
2 & 1 | Chick Evans Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans went on to win the U.S. Amateur in 1920, while finishing runner-up three times... |
1909 | Chick Evans Chick Evans Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr. was a leading amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. Evans was the first amateur to win the U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur in one year, a feat he achieved in 1916. Evans went on to win the U.S. Amateur in 1920, while finishing runner-up three times... |
1 up | Albert Seckel |
1908 | Mason Phelps Mason Phelps Mason Elliott Phelps was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904, Phelps was part of the American team which won the gold medal. He finished 15th in this competition... |
6 & 5 | H. W. Allen |
1907 | Chandler Egan Chandler Egan Henry Chandler Egan was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect of the early 20th century.-Early life and college:... |
5 & 4 | Herbert Jones |
1906 | Daniel Sawyer Daniel Sawyer Daniel Edward "Ned" Sawyer was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 Sawyer was part of the American team that won the gold medal. He finished second in this competition... |
37 holes | Warren Wood Warren Wood Warren Kenneth Wood was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Illinois and died in Pelham Manor, New York.... |
1905 | Chandler Egan Chandler Egan Henry Chandler Egan was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect of the early 20th century.-Early life and college:... |
3 & 2 | Walter Egan Walter Egan (golfer) Walter Eugene Egan was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the gold medal... |
1904 | Chandler Egan Chandler Egan Henry Chandler Egan was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect of the early 20th century.-Early life and college:... |
6 & 5 | Daniel Sawyer Daniel Sawyer Daniel Edward "Ned" Sawyer was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 Sawyer was part of the American team that won the gold medal. He finished second in this competition... |
1903 | Walter Egan Walter Egan (golfer) Walter Eugene Egan was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the gold medal... |
1 up | Chandler Egan Chandler Egan Henry Chandler Egan was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect of the early 20th century.-Early life and college:... |
1902 | Chandler Egan Chandler Egan Henry Chandler Egan was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect of the early 20th century.-Early life and college:... |
37 holes | Walter Egan Walter Egan (golfer) Walter Eugene Egan was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the gold medal... |
1901 | Phelps Hoyt | 6 & 5 | Bruce Smith |
1900 | William Waller | 1 up | William Holabird, Jr. |
1899 | David Forgan | 6 & 5 | Walter Egan Walter Egan (golfer) Walter Eugene Egan was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the gold medal... |
External links
- Official tournament website
- Western Golf Association - Tournament organizers