Trans-Mississippi Amateur

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The Trans-Mississippi Amateur or Trans-Miss Amateur is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is organized by the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association and was first played in 1901. It is played at a different course each year that is located near or west of the Mississippi River. From 1987 to 2009, the field has been limited to mid-amateurs (age 25 or greater). From its inception through the 2009 event, it was played in two parts, a 36-hole stroke play competition to determine a 64 player field for the match play competition. Beginning in 2010, it is a 54-hole stroke play tournament, with no age restrictions on entries. [1]

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

Winners

YearWinnerRunner(s)-upVenueLocation
2024 Drew Goodman Will Sides Flint Hills National Golf Club Andover, Kansas
2023 Jake Holbrook Neal Shipley Brook Hollow Golf Club Dallas, Texas
2022 William Mouw Connor Jones
Luke Sample
Denver Country Club Denver, Colorado
2021 Derek Hitchner Derek Busby Windsong Farm Golf Club Independence, Minnesota
2020No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic [3] Windsong Farm Golf Club Independence, Minnesota
2019 Pierceson Coody Paul Gonzalez Maridoe Golf Club Carrollton, Texas
2018 Hayden Springer Pierceson Coody
Jake Marriott
Brookside Golf & Country Club Columbus, Ohio
2017 Cameron Champ Stoney Crouch
Collin Morikawa
Prairie Dunes Country Club Hutchinson, Kansas
2016 Will Zalatoris Ruben Sondjaja The Olympic Club San Francisco, California
2015 Collin Morikawa Philip Barbaree Flint Hills National Golf Club Andover, Kansas
2014 Will Zalatoris Alex Franklin Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma
2013 Bryson DeChambeau Austin Cook
Jeremy Sanders
Meadow Club Fairfax, California
2012 Tyler Raber Steven Ihm Oak Tree National Edmond, Oklahoma
2011 Kelly Kraft Dylan Frittelli
Tanner Kesterson
Kansas City Country Club Mission Hills, Kansas
2010 Scott Pinckney Kevin Tway Denver Country Club Denver, Colorado
2009 Chris Kessler Mark Healer Flint Hills National Golf Club Andover, Kansas
2008 Mike McCoy Bryon Shumate Wakonda Country Club Des Moines, Iowa
2007 Trent Brown Jim Lehman The Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
2006 Robert Funk David Leachman Brook Hollow Golf Club Dallas, Texas
2005 David Bartman Mark Lindberg Prairie Dunes Country Club Hutchinson, Kansas
2004 Scott McGihon Sam Manning La Jolla Country Club La Jolla, California
2003 Bob Kearney Eric Sexton Flint Hills National Golf Club Andover, Kansas
2002 John Goode James Reid Barton Creek Golf Club Austin, Texas
2001 Chip Stewart Marty Sallaz Kansas City Country Club Mission Hills, Kansas
2000 Mike McCoy Jim Wahl White Bear Yacht Club White Bear Lake, Minnesota
1999 Mike Podolak Dan Dunkelberg Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1998 Dan Dunkelberg John Olive Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
1997 Johnny Stevens John Hoffman Brook Hollow Golf Club Dallas, Texas
1996 John Grace Terry O'Loughlin Prairie Dunes Country Club Hutchinson, Kansas
1995 Ed Gibstein Pat Duncan The Farms Golf Club Rancho Santa Fe, California
1994 Sandy Adelman Mike Podolak The Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
1993 David Ojala Marty Sallaz Kansas City Country Club Mission Hills, Kansas
1992 Randy Sonnier Ricky Lutz Wichita Country Club Wichita, Kansas
1991 Mike McClung Jeff Kiley Lakeside Golf Club Toluca Lake, California
1990 Bobby Godwin Bob Finger Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1989 Ron Richard Greg Towne La Jolla Country Club La Jolla, California
1988 Tom Merry Greg Starkman Woodhill Country Club Wayzata, Minnesota
1987 Ron Richard Stephen McGraw Prairie Dunes Country Club Hutchinson, Kansas
1986 Brian Watts Neil Hickerson Crown Colony Country Club Lufkin, Texas
1985 Bob Estes Bill Spangler Hardscrabble Country Club Fort Smith, Arkansas
1984 John Pigg Billy Ray Brown Hills of Lakeway Austin, Texas
1983 Greg Chapman Brandel Chamblee Kansas City Country Club Mission Hills, Kansas
1982 John Sherman Mark Fuller Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1981 Robert Wrenn Bryan Norton The Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
1980 Raymond Barr Gregg Jones Denver Country Club Denver, Colorado
1979 Mark Brooks Jimmy Johnson Hardscrabble Country Club Fort Smith, Arkansas
1978 Bob Tway John Shackleford Brook Hollow Golf Club Dallas, Texas
1977 John Fought Scott Simpson Midland Country Club Midland, Texas
1976 Doug Clarke Ed Updegraff Spyglass Hill Pebble Beach, California
1975 Tim Wilson Warren Aune Kansas City Country Club Mission Hills, Kansas
1974 Tom Jones Michael Brennan Cedar Ridge Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma
1973 Gary Koch Guy Collins Prairie Dunes Country Club Hutchinson, Kansas
1972 Ben Crenshaw John Paul Cain Brook Hollow Golf Club Dallas, Texas
1971 Allen Miller Alan Tapie Spyglass Hill Pebble Beach, California
1970 Allen Miller Joe Inman Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1969 Allen Miller Dean Overturf Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
1968 Bill Hyndman Edward Hopkins Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma
1967 Hal Underwood Larry Hinson San Antonio Country Club San Antonio, Texas
1966 Jim Wiechers Bob Smith Edina Country Club Edina, Minnesota
1965 George Boutell Jim Hardy Kansas City Country Club Mission Hills, Kansas
1964 Wright Garrett Dave Eichelberger Broadmoor Golf Club Colorado Springs, Colorado
1963 George Archer David Marad Phoenix Country Club Phoenix, Arizona
1962 Bob Ryan Harry Toscano, Jr. Old Warson Country Club Saint Louis, Missouri
1961 Herb Durham Matt Tabor Twin Hills Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1960 Deane Beman Jacky Cupit Wichita Country Club Wichita, Kansas
1959 Jack Nicklaus Deane Beman Woodhill Country Club Wayzata, Minnesota
1958 Jack Nicklaus Richie Norville Prairie Dunes Country Club Hutchinson, Kansas
1957 Rex Baxter John Zibnack Brook Hollow Golf Club Dallas, Texas
1956 Charles Coe Ronnie Wenzler Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1955 Jimmy Jackson Rex Baxter Wakonda Country Club Des Moines, Iowa
1954 Jimmy Jackson Rex Baxter Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
1953 Joe Conrad James Vickers Kansas City Country Club Mission Hills, Kansas
1952 Charles Coe Buster Reed Lakewood Country Club Denver, Colorado
1951 L.M. Crannel, Jr. Don Addington Brook Hollow Golf Club Dallas, Texas
1950 Jim English Jack Vickers Happy Hollow Golf Club Omaha, Nebraska
1949 Charles Coe Fred Newton Broadmoor Golf Club Colorado Springs, Colorado
1948 Skee Riegel John Kraft Mission Hills Country Club Mission Hills, Kansas
1947 Charles Coe Eugene Zuspann Wichita Country Club Wichita, Kansas
1946 Skee Riegel Babe Lind Denver Country Club Denver, Colorado
1943-45: No tournament due to World War II
1942 John Kraft T. Oliver Blue Hills Country Club Kansas City, Missouri
1941 Frank Stranahan John Barnum Sunset Golf Club Saint Louis, Missouri
1940 Art Doering O'Hara Watts Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma
1939 Chick Harbert Ed C. Kingsley Broadmoor Golf Club Colorado Springs, Colorado
1938 Ven Savage Ed C. Kingsley The Country Club of Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska
1937 Don Schumacher Eddie Held Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
1936 Johnny Dawson George Matson Wichita Country Club Wichita, Kansas
1935 Johnny Goodman Johnny Dawson Wakonda Country Club Des Moines, Iowa
1934 Leland Hamman Johnny Goodman Brook Hollow Golf Club Dallas, Texas
1933 Gus Moreland Lawson Little Broadmoor Golf Club Colorado Springs, Colorado
1932 Gus Moreland David Goldman Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1931 Johnny Goodman Les Bolstad Golden Valley Country Club Golden Valley, Minnesota
1930 Robert McCrary James Manion Broadmoor Golf Club Colorado Springs, Colorado
1929 Robert McCrary L.B. Maytag Omaha Field Club Omaha, Nebraska
1928 Arthur Bartlett B.O. Winter Wakonda Country Club Des Moines, Iowa
1927 Johnny Goodman James Ward Broadmoor Golf Club Colorado Springs, Colorado
1926 Eddie Held Johnny Dawson Algonquin Golf Club Saint Louis, Missouri
1925 Clarence Wolff Arthur Bartlett Omaha Field Club Omaha, Nebraska
1924 James Manion Lawson Watts St. Joseph Country Club St. Joseph, Missouri
1923 Eddie Held Richard Bockenkamp The Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
1922 R. Knepper George Von Elm Omaha Country Club Omaha, Nebraska
1921 George Von Elm L.D. Brownfield Denver Country Club Denver, Colorado
1920 Robert McKee Clarence Wolff Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club Rock Island, Illinois
1919 Nelson Whitney Richard Bockenkamp St. Louis Country Club Saint Louis, Missouri
1918 G.L. Conley Frank Griggs Hillcrest Country Club Kansas City, Missouri
1917 Sam W. Reynolds Harry G. Legg St. Joseph Country Club St. Joseph, Missouri
1916 Harry G. Legg W.J. Hubbell Interlachen Country Club Edina, Minnesota
1915 Alden B. Swift Harry G. Legg Memphis Country Club Memphis, Tennessee
1914 J.D. Cady M.A. McLaughlin Evanston Golf Club Kansas City, Missouri
1913 Stuart Stickney Ralph Rider Glen Echo Country Club Saint Louis, Missouri
1912 Harry G. Legg W.D. Middleton The Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
1911 Harry G. Legg Ralph Rider Omaha Country Club Omaha, Nebraska
1910 Harry G. Legg William SheehanDenver Country Club Denver, Colorado
1909 Harry G. Legg B.F. Guinand Des Moines Golf & Country Club Des Moines, Iowa
1908 E.H. Seaver Harry G. Legg Evanston Golf Club Kansas City, Missouri
1907 Sprague Abbott Harry G. Legg Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club Rock Island, Illinois
1906 C.T. Jaffray F.W. McCartney Omaha Field Club Omaha, Nebraska
1905 Warren Dickinson Walter Fairbanks Glen Echo Country Club Saint Louis, Missouri
1904 H.P. Bend J.T. Stewart The Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
1903 John Maxwell P.H. Finkbank Waveland Park Golf Club Des Moines, Iowa
1902 R.R. Kimball Warren Dickinson Omaha Country Club Omaha, Nebraska
1901 John Stuart [4] Warren Dickinson Kansas City Country Club Kansas City, Missouri

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References

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