Western Amateur

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 features an international field of top-ranked amateur golfers. It was first held in 1899, making it the third-oldest amateur golf event in the world.[1]

Western Amateur
Tournament information
LocationGlenview, Illinois (2023)
Established1899
Course(s)North Shore Country Club (2023)
FormatStroke play and Match play
Current champion
New Zealand Kazuma Kobori

The tournament was first held at Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois. The location has varied since, with the most events held at Point O'Woods Golf & Country Club near Benton Harbor, Michigan, including a stretch from 1971 to 2008.[1] 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.

World Golf Hall of Fame member Chick Evans holds a record eight Western Amateur titles. Past winners also include golf greats Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ben Crenshaw, Justin Leonard, Phil Mickelson, Curtis Strange, Hal Sutton, Francis Ouimet, Lanny Wadkins, and Tom Weiskopf.

In December 2021, the Western Amateur joined with six other tournaments to form the Elite Amateur Golf Series.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upCourseLocation
2023Kazuma Kobori1 upChristian MaasNorth Shore Country ClubGlenview, Illinois
2022Austin Greaser1 upMateo Fernandez de OliveiraExmoor Country ClubHighland Park, Illinois
2021Michael Thorbjornsen4 & 3Gordon SargentGlen View ClubGolf, Illinois
2020Pierceson Coody3 & 2Rasmus Neergaard-PetersenCrooked Stick Golf ClubCarmel, Indiana
2019Garrett Rank3 & 2Daniel WetterichPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2018Cole Hammer1 upDavis RileySunset Ridge Country ClubNorthfield, Illinois
2017Norman Xiong22 holesDoc RedmanSkokie Country ClubGlencoe, Illinois
2016Dylan Meyer3 & 1Sam HorsfieldKnollwood ClubLake Forest, Illinois
2015Dawson Armstrong20 holesAaron WiseRich Harvest FarmsSugar Grove, Illinois
2014Beau Hossler2 upXander SchauffeleBeverly Country ClubChicago, Illinois
2013Jordan Niebrugge3 & 2Sean DaleThe Alotian ClubRoland, Arkansas
2012Chris Williams1 upJordan RussellExmoor Country ClubHighland Park, Illinois
2011Ethan Tracy1 upPatrick CantlayNorth Shore Country ClubGlenview, Illinois
2010David Chung2 & 1Gregor MainSkokie Country ClubSkokie, Illinois
2009John Hahn3 & 2Zach BarlowConway Farms Golf ClubLake Forest, Illinois
2008Danny Lee4 & 2Erik FloresPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2007Jhared Hack1 upAlex PrughPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2006Bronson La'Cassie2 & 1Pablo MartínPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2005Jamie Lovemark3 & 2Chris WilsonPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2004Ryan Moore19 holesJames NittiesPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2003Chris Botsford3 & 2J. J. JakovacPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2002John Klauk6 & 5Adam RubinsonPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2001Bubba Dickerson6 & 4Trip KuehnePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2000Michael Kirk2 & 1Ben CurtisPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1999Steve Scott2 & 1Andy MillerPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1998Michael Henderson1 upShawn KochPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1997Danny Green19 holesAndy MillerPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1996Joel Kribel2 & 1Brett PartidgePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1995Patrick Lee2 & 1Robert FloydPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1994Tiger Woods2 & 1Chris RileyPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1993Justin Leonard6 & 4Danny GreenPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1992Justin Leonard2 upDavid HowserPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1991Phil Mickelson2 & 1Justin LeonardPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1990Craig Kanada4 & 2Greg GriffinPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1989David Sutherland2 & 1Tony MollicaPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1988Chris DiMarco1 upBill LundeenPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1987Hugh Royer III3 & 2Craig PerksPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1986Greg Parker3 & 1Robert HuxtablePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1985Scott Verplank1 upDave PeegePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1984John Inman3 & 2Rocco MediatePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1983Billy Tuten2 upKent KlubaPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1982Rick Fehr5 & 3Tommy MoorePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1981Frank Fuhrer III2 & 1Curt ByrumPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1980Hal Sutton4 & 3David OgrinPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1979Hal Sutton1 upMike GovePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1978Bobby Clampett2 upMark WiebePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1977Jim Nelford2 & 1Rafael AlarconPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1976John Stark3 & 1Mick SoliPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1975Andy Bean1 upRandy SimmonsPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1974Curtis Strange20 holesJay HaasPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1973Ben Crenshaw4 & 3Jimmy EllisPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1972Gary Sanders1 upGil MorganPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1971Andy North1 upBarney ThompsonPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1970Lanny Wadkins4 & 2Charlie BornerWichita Country ClubWichita, Kansas
1969Steve Melnyk3 & 1Howard TwittyRockford Country ClubRockford, Illinois
1968Rik Massengale3 & 1Kemp RichardsonGrosse Ile Golf & Country ClubGrosse Ile Township, Michigan
1967Bob Smith3 & 1Marty FleckmanMilburn Golf & Country ClubOverland Park, Kansas
1966Jim Wiechers1 upRon CerrudoPinehurst Country ClubPinehurst, North Carolina
1965Bob Smith19 holesGeorge BoutellPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1964Steve Oppermann3 & 2Ed UpdegraffTucson Country ClubTucson, Arizona
1963Tom Weiskopf5 & 4Labron Harris Jr.Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1962Art Hudnutt1 upMelvin StevensOrchard Lake Country ClubOrchard Lake, Michigan
1961Jack Nicklaus4 & 3James "Billy" KeyNew Orleans Country ClubNew Orleans, Louisiana
1960Tommy AaronDefaultBob CochranNorthland Country ClubDuluth, Minnesota
1959Ed Updegraff7 & 5Charles Hunter, Jr.Waverley Country ClubPortland, Oregon
1958James "Billy" Key3 & 2Mason RudolphCountry Club of FloridaGolf, Florida
1957Ed Updegraff9 & 8Joe CampbellOld Warson Country ClubSt. Louis, Missouri
1956Mason Rudolph6 & 4Jack ParnellBelle Meade Country ClubNashville, Tennessee
1955Eddie Merrins37 holesHillman RobbinsRockford Country ClubRockford, Illinois
1954Bruce Cudd37 holesPhilip GetchellBroadmoor Golf ClubSeattle, Washington
1953Dale Morey8 & 6Richard NortonBlythefield Country ClubBelmont, Michigan
1952Frank Stranahan3 & 2Harvie WardExmoor Country ClubHighland Park, Illinois
1951Frank Stranahan7 & 6James Blair IIISouth Bend Country ClubSouth Bend, Indiana
1950Charles Coe7 & 6Robert GoldwaterDallas Country ClubHighland Park, Texas
1949Frank Stranahan5 & 4Walter CiscoBellerive Country ClubTown and Country, Missouri
1948Skee Riegel3 & 1Jim McHale Jr.Wichita Country ClubWichita, Kansas
1947Bud Ward1 upFrank StranahanWakonda Country ClubDes Moines, Iowa
1946Frank Stranahan1 upBud WardNorthland Country ClubDuluth, Minnesota
1943–1945No tournament due to World War II
1942Pat Abbott7 & 6Bruce McCormickManito Golf and Country ClubSpokane, Washington
1941Bud Ward3 & 2Harry ToddBroadmoor Golf ClubColorado Springs, Colorado
1940Bud Ward3 & 1George VictorMinneapolis Golf ClubSt. Louis Park, Minnesota
1939Harry Todd2 & 1Larry MollerOklahoma City Country ClubOklahoma City, Oklahoma
1938Bob Babbish1 upMaurice McCarthySouth Bend Country ClubSouth Bend, Indiana
1937Wilford Wehrle1 upChuck KocsisLos Angeles Country ClubLos Angeles, California
1936Paul Leslie2 & 1Bob FrazerHappy Hollow ClubOmaha, Nebraska
1935Charlie Yates5 & 3Rodney BlissBroadmoor Golf ClubColorado Springs, Colorado
1934Zell Eaton4 & 3Spec GoldmanTwin Hills Golf & Country ClubOklahoma City, Oklahoma
1933Jack Westland3 & 2Rodney BlissMemphis Country ClubMemphis, Tennessee
1932Gus Moreland5 & 4Ira CouchRockford Country ClubRockford, Illinois
1931Don Moe9 & 7Malcolm MacNaughtonPortland Golf ClubPortland, Oregon
1930John Lehman4 & 2Ira CouchBeverly Country ClubChicago, Illinois
1929Don Moe37 holesGilbert CarterMission Hills Country ClubMission Hills, Kansas
1928Frank Dolp4 & 3Gus NovotnyBob O'Link Golf ClubHighland Park, Illinois
1927Bon Stein2 & 1Eddie HeldSeattle Golf ClubSeattle, Washington
1926Frank Dolp6 & 5Bon SteinWhite Bear Yacht ClubWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota
1925Keefe Carter3 & 2Russell MartinLochmoor ClubDetroit, Michigan
1924Jimmy Johnston1 upAlbert SeckelHinsdale Country ClubChicago, Illinois
1923Chick Evans6 & 4Hamilton GardnerMayfield Country ClubCleveland, Ohio
1922Chick Evans5 & 4George Von ElmHillcrest Country ClubKansas City, Missouri
1921Chick Evans3 & 2Rudy KnepperWestmoreland Country ClubWilmette, Illinois
1920Chick Evans5 & 4Clarence WolffMemphis Country ClubMemphis, Tennessee
1919Harry Legg2 & 1Richard BockenkampSunset Hill Country ClubSt. Louis, Missouri
1918No tournament due to World War I
1917Francis Ouimet1 upKen EdwardsMidlothian Country ClubMidlothian, Illinois
1916Heinrich Schmidt7 & 6Douglas GrantDel Monte Golf and Country ClubDel Monte, California
1915Chick Evans7 & 6James D. Standish, Jr.Mayfield Country ClubLyndhurst, Ohio
1914Chick Evans11 & 9James D. Standish, Jr.Kent Country ClubGrand Rapids, Michigan
1913Warren Wood4 & 3Ned AllisHomewood Country ClubFlossmoor, Illinois
1912Chick Evans1 upWarren WoodDenver Country ClubDenver, Colorado
1911Albert Seckel8 & 7Robert GardnerDetroit Golf ClubDetroit, Michigan
1910Mason Phelps2 & 1Chick EvansMinikahda ClubMinneapolis, Minnesota
1909Chick Evans1 upAlbert SeckelHomewood Country ClubFlossmoor, Illinois
1908Mason Phelps6 & 5H. W. AllenArsenal Golf ClubRock Island, Illinois
1907Chandler Egan5 & 4Herbert JonesChicago Golf ClubWheaton, Illinois
1906Daniel Sawyer37 holesWarren WoodGlen Echo Country ClubSt. Louis, Missouri
1905Chandler Egan3 & 2Walter EganGlen View ClubGolf, Illinois
1904Chandler Egan6 & 5Daniel SawyerExmoor Country ClubHighland Park, Illinois
1903Walter Egan1 upChandler EganArsenal Golf ClubRock Island, Illinois
1902Chandler Egan37 holesWalter EganChicago Golf ClubWheaton, Illinois
1901Phelps Hoyt6 & 5Bruce SmithMidlothian Country ClubMidlothian, Illinois
1900William Waller1 upWilliam Holabird, Jr.Onwentsia ClubLake Forest, Illinois
1899David Forgan6 & 5Walter EganGlen View ClubGolf, Illinois

References

  1. Wittkowski, Tony (July 28, 2019). "Bringing It Back Home". The Herald-Palladium. St. Joseph, Michigan. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  2. Melia, Sean (December 10, 2021). "Exclusive: Taking a Deeper Look at the Elite Amateur Series". AmateurGolf.com.
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