Pennsylvania Amateur

Last updated August 06, 2025

The Pennsylvania Amateur Golf Championship is an annual golf tournament in the American state of Pennsylvania.

Jay Sigel won the event a record 11 times.^[1]

Winners

Year	Champion	Score	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Ref.
2023	Gregor Meyer	204	Tanner Grzegorczyk, William Pabst	Pittsburgh Field Club
2022	Neal Shipley	208	Rij Patel, Nathan Piatt	Llanerch Country Club
2021	John Peters	210	Mark Goetz, Patrick Sheehan	Merion Golf Club
2020	Michael Brown Jr.	206	Rick Stimmel, Will Davenport	Lookaway Country Club
2019	Christopher Tanabe	205	Kyle Vance, Nate Menon	Aronimink Golf Club
2018	Connor Schmidt	203	Anthony Sebastianelli	Sunnehanna Country Club
2017	J. D. Hughes	203	Cole Miller, Chris Ault	White Manor Country Club	^[2]
2016	Cole Miller	200	J. D. Dornes	Moselem Springs Golf Club
2015	Isaiah Logue	207	P. J. Acierno	Country Club of Scranton
2014	John Sawin	214	Arnie Cutrell, Kyle Sterbinsky	Oakmont Country Club
2013	Chris Ault	213	Brandon Matthews, David Denlinger	Saucon Valley Country Club
2012	Andrew Mason	205	Daniel Charen	Rolling Green Golf Club
2011	Andrew Mason	210	Matthew Burkhart	Lancaster Country Club
2010	Cory Siegfried	208	Grant Martens	Nemacolin Woodlands
2009	Nathan Smith	206	Robert Rohanna	Waynesborough Country Club
2008	Mike Van Sickle	211	Nathan Smith	Saucon Valley Country Club
2007	Adam Hofmann	208	Nathan Smith	Longue Vue Club
2006	Chad Bricker	208	Chris Schultz, Kyle Davis	Moselem Spring Golf Club
2005	Alex Knoll	208	Randall Rolfe, Dan Walters	Huntingdon Valley Country Club
2004	Blaine Peffley	200	Sean R. Knapp	Fox Chapel Golf Club
2003	Brandon Knaub	204	James Bohn	Country Club of Scranton
2002	Nathan Smith	215	John G. Jones	Oakmont Country Club
Format change from 72-hole stroke play to 54-hole stroke play
2001	Peter A. Toole	278	Nathan Smith, John Sweeney	Berkshire Country Club
2000	Michael McDermott	289	Steve Wheatcroft	Lancaster Country Club
1999	Chris Lange	219	Craig Cochran	Treesdale Country Club
1998	Paul Schlachter	287	Sean Knapp	Bent Creek Country Club
1997	Sean R. Knapp	283	Rick Stimmel	Country Club of Scranton
1996	Rick Stimmel	282	Jeff Schroder	Lake View Country Club
1995	James Spagnolo	286	Sean R. Knapp	Huntingdon Valley Country Club
1994	John G. Jones III	281	David Brookreson	Pittsburgh Field Club
1993	Jason Tyska	283	Vince Zachetti	Lancaster Country Club
1992	Frank Fuhrer III	290	Warren Choate	Fox Chapel Country Club
1991	George Marucci	272	Jay Sigel	Gulph Mills Golf Club
1990	Warren Choate	286	David M. Patterson	Pittsburgh Field Club
1989	Vince Zachetti	284	Wayne Bartolacci	Sunnybrook Country Club
1988	Don Erickson III	283	Arnold Cutrell	Lancaster Country Club
1987	George Marucci	293	Curt Culter	Oakmont Country Club
1986	James Hagstrom	286	Ted Tryba	Merion Golf Club	^[3]
1985	Bob Friend	276	Ted Tryba	Longue Vue Club	^[4]
1984	O. Gordon Brewer Jr.	296	Chuck Scally Jr.	Huntingdon Valley Country Club
1983	George Marucci	297	Rocco Mediate	Pittsburgh Field Club
1982	George Marucci	282	Billy Musto	Sunnybrook Country Club
1981	Jay Sigel	226	Dick Von Tacky Jr.	Oakmont Country Club
1980	Charlie Bolling	284	Dick Von Tacky Jr.	Lancaster Country Club	^[5]
1979	Jay Sigel	209	Warren Choate	Manufacturers Golf and Country Club
1978	Jay Sigel	283	James Spagnolo	Westmoreland Country Club
1977	Frank Fuhrer III	294	Duke Delcher & Warren Choate	Merion Golf Club
1976	Jay Sigel	221	Mike Nicolette	Sewickley Heights Country Club
1975	Jay Sigel	212	Steve Brewton	Huntingdon Valley Country Club
1974	Jay Sigel	300	John Birmingham	Oakmont Country Club
1973	Jay Sigel	297	Fred Von Bargen	Philadelphia Cricket
1972	Jay Sigel	268	John Birmingham	Alleghney Country Club
1971	Dudley Merchant	287	Jay Sigel	Fox Chapel Country Club
1970	Jim Simons	145	Jay Sigel	Sunnybrook Country Club
1969	Jim Simons	281	John Birmingham	Longue Vue Club
1968	Jay Sigel	291	Andy Thompson	Waynesborough Country Club
1967	Richard Stephens	295	Tommy Smith	Oakmont Country Club
1966	Jay Sigel	298	Harry Toscano	Lancaster Country Club
Format change from match play to 72-hole stroke play
1965	John Birmingham	2 & 1	Jay Sigel	Alleghney Country Club
1964	Harry Toscano	6 & 5	Allan Sussel	Huntingdon Valley Country Club
1963	Richard Stephens	5 & 4	F. W. Arasin	Fox Chapel Country Club
1962	Jay Sigel	37 holes	Harry Toscano	Merion Golf Club	^[6]
1961	John Birmingham	19 holes	Frank Souchak	Pittsburgh Field Club
1960	Bob Batdorff II	19 holes	Harvey Smith	Philadelphia Cricke
1959	Bob Batdorff II	2 & 1	Fred Paine	Alleghney Country Club
1958	John Dyniewski	2 & 1	Fred Paine	Philadelphia Cricket
1957	John Dyniewski	20 holes	Fred Paine	Oakmont Country Club
1956	Howard Everitt	3 & 2	N.H. Steward III	Merion Golf Club
1955	Fred Paine	2 & 1	Tommy Smith	Sunnehanna Country Club
1954	James D. Sykes	3 & 2	Dick Sperry	Philadelphia Cricket
1953	Pete Jordan	5 & 3	Jack Mahaffey Jr.	Longue Vue Club
1952	John Guenther Jr.	3 & 2	Lynn Creason	Berkshire Country Club
1951	Jim Gardner	2 & 1	Frank Rizak	Alleghney Country Club
1950	H. H. Haverstick	3 & 1	Neil White	Philadelphia Cricket	^[6]
1949	Art Wall Jr.	1 up	Howard Everitt	Fox Chapel Country Club
1948	H. H. Haverstick Jr.	4 & 3	W. B. McCullough Jr.	Lancaster Country Club	^[6]
1947	Art Wall Jr.	1 up	Lynn Creason	Pittsburgh Field Golf Club
1946	Howard Everitt	3 & 2	Ed Gonsky	Philadelphia Country Club
1943–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1942	Knox M. Young Jr.	2 up	T.S. Jamison Jr.	Oakmont Country Club
1941	Steve Kovach	3 & 2	Bill Hyndman	Aronimink Golf Club
1940	Knox M. Young Jr.	n/a	n/a	Alleghney Country Club
1939	Frank Allan	2 up	Steve Kovach	Huntingdon Valley Country Club
1938	H. H. Haverstick Jr.	4 & 3	J.C. Benson	Fox Chapel Country Club	^[6]
1937	W. B. McCullough Jr.	6 & 5	Kean Donnelly	Lancaster Country Club
1936	Alton Lyons	5 & 3	Burt Parker	Alleghney Country Club	^[7]
1935	J. Wood Platt	4 & 2	Perry E. Hall	Aronimink Golf Club
1934	H. L. Beyer Jr.	4 & 2	J. R. Royston Jr.	Fox Chapel Country Club
1933	Will Gunn Jr.	n/a	Harold S. Cross Jr.	Merion Cricket Club
1932	Chris Brinke	3 & 2	G.H. Flinn Jr.	Oakmont Country Club
1931	H. L. Beyer Jr.	5 & 3	W. B. McCullough	Aronimink Golf Club
1930	Greer Mcllvain	1 up	Watts Gunn	Alleghney Country Club
1929	S.D. Herron	1 up	Hugh Hamill	Merion Golf Club
1928	J. W. Crookston	3 & 2	William C. Fownes Jr.	Oakmont Country Club
1927	A. R. Maxwell	5 & 4	E. D. Leisenring	Merion Cricket Club
1926	J. M. Robbins	2 up	H. H. Pearce	Alleghney Country Club
1925	William J. Platt	6 & 5	William McIntire	Philmont Country Club
1924	J. W. Crookston	6 & 5	William C. Fownes Jr.	Oakmont Country Club
1923	Max Marston	6 & 5	D. C. Corkran	Huntingdon Valley Country Club
1922	Max Marston	6 & 5	Ormiston	Alleghney Country Club
1921	Max Marston	2 up	C. A. Reckner	Merion Cricket Club
1920	S. D. Herron	5 & 3	Maxwell Marston	Oakmont Country Club
1919	Patrick Grant	3 & 2	Paul Tewksbury	Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
1917–1918: No tournament due to World War I
1916	William C. Fownes Jr.	1 up	J. B. Crookston	Alleghney Country Club
1915	F. W. Dyer	5 & 3	J. F. Byers	Shawnee Country Club
1914	H. W. Croft Jr.	5 & 3	J. B. Crookston	Oakmont Country Club
1913	William C. Fownes Jr.	3 & 1	H. B. McFarland	Philadelphia Cricket
1912	William C. Fownes Jr.	5 & 4	G. A. Ormiston	Oakmont Country Club
1911	Henry Heyburn	3 & 2	Wirt L. Thompson	Huntingdon Valley Country Club
1910	William C. Fownes Jr.	4 & 3	G. A. Ormiston	Alleghney Country Club
1909	Harold B. McFarland	8 & 6	A. W. Tillinghast	Huntingdon Valley Country Club

Source:^[8]

References

↑ "Duffy leads PA golf field". The Daily American. Somerset, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 30, 1991. p. 12. Retrieved August 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
↑ Morrow, Geoff (August 3, 2017). "Hughes soars to PA Amateur title". The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. p. B1. Retrieved August 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
↑ Zimich, John (July 26, 1986). "Brunn in quandary over amateur outcome". Citizens' Voice. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. p. 52. Retrieved August 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
↑ Adamski, Chris (August 11, 2005). "Love of golf good reason for Friend to play on". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
↑ Zeigler, Harold (July 19, 1980). "Bolling's State Title Dream Come True". Lancaster New Era. p. 13. Retrieved July 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
1 2 3 4 Riley, Jim (July 28, 1966). "Hyndman Leads". Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. p. 60. Retrieved August 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Lyons Leads Pittsburgh Golf Qualifiers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press. June 21, 1938. p. 21. Retrieved August 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Amateur Championship – Past Champions". Pennsylvania Golf Association. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Duffy leads PA golf field". The Daily American. Somerset, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. July 30, 1991. p. 12. Retrieved August 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

[2] Morrow, Geoff (August 3, 2017). "Hughes soars to PA Amateur title". The Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. p. B1. Retrieved August 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

[3] Zimich, John (July 26, 1986). "Brunn in quandary over amateur outcome". Citizens' Voice. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. p. 52. Retrieved August 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

[love-4] Adamski, Chris (August 11, 2005). "Love of golf good reason for Friend to play on". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

[:1-5] Zeigler, Harold (July 19, 1980). "Bolling's State Title Dream Come True". Lancaster New Era. p. 13. Retrieved July 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

[:0-6] 1 2 3 4 Riley, Jim (July 28, 1966). "Hyndman Leads". Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. p. 60. Retrieved August 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Lyons Leads Pittsburgh Golf Qualifiers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press. June 21, 1938. p. 21. Retrieved August 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Amateur Championship – Past Champions". Pennsylvania Golf Association. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]