Western Amateur

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Western Amateur
Tournament information
Location Glenview, Illinois (2023)
Established1899
Course(s)North Shore Country Club (2023)
Format Stroke play and Match play
Current champion
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kazuma Kobori

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]

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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
2024 Ian Gilligan 29 holes Jack Turner Moraine Country Club Dayton, Ohio
2023 Kazuma Kobori 1 up Christian Maas North Shore Country Club Glenview, Illinois
2022 Austin Greaser 1 up Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira Exmoor Country Club Highland Park, Illinois
2021 Michael Thorbjornsen 4 & 3 Gordon Sargent Glen View Club Golf, Illinois
2020 Pierceson Coody 3 & 2 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Indiana
2019 Garrett Rank 3 & 2 Daniel Wetterich Point O' Woods Golf & Country Club Benton Township, Michigan
2018 Cole Hammer 1 up Davis Riley Sunset Ridge Country Club Northfield, Illinois
2017 Norman Xiong 22 holes Doc Redman Skokie Country Club Glencoe, Illinois
2016 Dylan Meyer 3 & 1 Sam Horsfield Knollwood Club Lake Forest, Illinois
2015 Dawson Armstrong 20 holes Aaron Wise Rich Harvest Farms Sugar Grove, Illinois
2014 Beau Hossler 2 up Xander Schauffele Beverly Country Club Chicago, Illinois
2013 Jordan Niebrugge 3 & 2 Sean Dale The Alotian Club Roland, Arkansas
2012 Chris Williams 1 up Jordan Russell Exmoor Country Club Highland Park, Illinois
2011 Ethan Tracy 1 up Patrick Cantlay North Shore Country Club Glenview, Illinois
2010 David Chung 2 & 1 Gregor Main Skokie Country Club Skokie, Illinois
2009 John Hahn 3 & 2Zach Barlow Conway Farms Golf Club Lake Forest, Illinois
2008 Danny Lee 4 & 2Erik FloresPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2007Jhared Hack1 up Alex Prugh Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2006 Bronson La'Cassie 2 & 1 Pablo Martín Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2005 Jamie Lovemark 3 & 2Chris WilsonPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2004 Ryan Moore 19 holes James Nitties Point 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
2001 Bubba Dickerson 6 & 4 Trip Kuehne Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
2000Michael Kirk2 & 1 Ben Curtis Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1999Steve Scott2 & 1 Andy Miller Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1998Michael Henderson1 upShawn KochPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1997Danny Green19 holes Andy Miller Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1996 Joel Kribel 2 & 1Brett PartidgePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1995Patrick Lee2 & 1Robert FloydPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1994 Tiger Woods 2 & 1 Chris Riley Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1993 Justin Leonard 6 & 4Danny GreenPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1992 Justin Leonard 2 upDavid HowserPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1991 Phil Mickelson 2 & 1 Justin Leonard Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1990 Craig Kanada 4 & 2Greg GriffinPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1989 David Sutherland 2 & 1Tony MollicaPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1988 Chris DiMarco 1 upBill LundeenPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1987 Hugh Royer III 3 & 2 Craig Perks Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1986Greg Parker3 & 1Robert HuxtablePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1985 Scott Verplank 1 upDave PeegePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1984 John Inman 3 & 2 Rocco Mediate Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1983Billy Tuten2 upKent KlubaPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1982 Rick Fehr 5 & 3Tommy MoorePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1981Frank Fuhrer III2 & 1 Curt Byrum Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1980 Hal Sutton 4 & 3 David Ogrin Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1979 Hal Sutton 1 upMike GovePoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1978 Bobby Clampett 2 up Mark Wiebe Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1977 Jim Nelford 2 & 1Rafael AlarconPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1976John Stark3 & 1Mick SoliPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1975 Andy Bean 1 upRandy SimmonsPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1974 Curtis Strange 20 holes Jay Haas Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1973 Ben Crenshaw 4 & 3Jimmy EllisPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1972Gary Sanders1 up Gil Morgan Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1971 Andy North 1 upBarney ThompsonPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1970 Lanny Wadkins 4 & 2Charlie BornerWichita Country Club Wichita, Kansas
1969 Steve Melnyk 3 & 1 Howard Twitty Rockford Country Club Rockford, Illinois
1968 Rik Massengale 3 & 1Kemp RichardsonGrosse Ile Golf & Country Club Grosse Ile Township, Michigan
1967Bob Smith3 & 1 Marty Fleckman Milburn Golf & Country Club Overland Park, Kansas
1966 Jim Wiechers 1 up Ron Cerrudo Pinehurst Country Club Pinehurst, North Carolina
1965Bob Smith19 holesGeorge BoutellPoint O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1964 Steve Oppermann 3 & 2 Ed Updegraff Tucson Country Club Tucson, Arizona
1963 Tom Weiskopf 5 & 4 Labron Harris Jr. Point O' Woods Golf & Country ClubBenton Township, Michigan
1962Art Hudnutt1 upMelvin StevensOrchard Lake Country Club Orchard Lake, Michigan
1961 Jack Nicklaus 4 & 3James "Billy" KeyNew Orleans Country Club New Orleans, Louisiana
1960 Tommy Aaron DefaultBob Cochran Northland Country Club Duluth, Minnesota
1959 Ed Updegraff 7 & 5Charles Hunter, Jr. Waverley Country Club Portland, Oregon
1958James "Billy" Key3 & 2 Mason Rudolph Country Club of Florida Golf, Florida
1957 Ed Updegraff 9 & 8 Joe Campbell Old Warson Country Club St. Louis, Missouri
1956 Mason Rudolph 6 & 4Jack ParnellBelle Meade Country Club Nashville, Tennessee
1955Eddie Merrins37 holes Hillman Robbins Rockford Country ClubRockford, Illinois
1954Bruce Cudd37 holesPhilip Getchell Broadmoor Golf Club Seattle, Washington
1953 Dale Morey 8 & 6Richard NortonBlythefield Country Club Belmont, Michigan
1952 Frank Stranahan 3 & 2 Harvie Ward Exmoor Country ClubHighland Park, Illinois
1951 Frank Stranahan 7 & 6James Blair IIISouth Bend Country Club South Bend, Indiana
1950 Charles Coe 7 & 6Robert Goldwater Dallas Country Club Highland Park, Texas
1949 Frank Stranahan 5 & 4Walter Cisco Bellerive Country Club Town and Country, Missouri
1948 Skee Riegel 3 & 1 Jim McHale Jr. Wichita Country ClubWichita, Kansas
1947 Bud Ward 1 up Frank Stranahan Wakonda Country Club Des Moines, Iowa
1946 Frank Stranahan 1 up Bud Ward Northland Country ClubDuluth, Minnesota
1943–1945No tournament due to World War II
1942 Pat Abbott 7 & 6Bruce McCormick Manito Golf and Country Club Spokane, Washington
1941 Bud Ward 3 & 2 Harry Todd Broadmoor Golf Club Colorado Springs, Colorado
1940 Bud Ward 3 & 1George Victor Minneapolis Golf Club St. Louis Park, Minnesota
1939 Harry Todd 2 & 1Larry MollerOklahoma City Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1938Bob Babbish1 upMaurice McCarthySouth Bend Country ClubSouth Bend, Indiana
1937Wilford Wehrle1 up Chuck Kocsis Los Angeles Country Club Los Angeles, California
1936Paul Leslie2 & 1Bob FrazerHappy Hollow Club Omaha, Nebraska
1935 Charlie Yates 5 & 3Rodney BlissBroadmoor Golf ClubColorado Springs, Colorado
1934Zell Eaton4 & 3Spec Goldman Twin Hills Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1933 Jack Westland 3 & 2Rodney BlissMemphis Country Club Memphis, Tennessee
1932Gus Moreland5 & 4Ira CouchRockford Country ClubRockford, Illinois
1931Don Moe9 & 7Malcolm MacNaughton Portland Golf Club Portland, Oregon
1930John Lehman4 & 2Ira Couch Beverly Country Club Chicago, Illinois
1929Don Moe37 holesGilbert Carter Mission Hills Country Club Mission Hills, Kansas
1928Frank Dolp4 & 3Gus NovotnyBob O'Link Golf Club Highland Park, Illinois
1927Bon Stein2 & 1Eddie HeldSeattle Golf Club Seattle, Washington
1926Frank Dolp6 & 5Bon SteinWhite Bear Yacht Club White Bear Lake, Minnesota
1925Keefe Carter3 & 2Russell MartinLochmoor Club Detroit, Michigan
1924 Jimmy Johnston 1 upAlbert SeckelHinsdale Country Club Chicago, Illinois
1923 Chick Evans 6 & 4Hamilton GardnerMayfield Country Club Cleveland, Ohio
1922 Chick Evans 5 & 4 George Von Elm Hillcrest Country Club Kansas City, Missouri
1921 Chick Evans 3 & 2Rudy KnepperWestmoreland Country Club Wilmette, Illinois
1920 Chick Evans 5 & 4Clarence WolffMemphis Country ClubMemphis, Tennessee
1919Harry Legg2 & 1Richard BockenkampSunset Hill Country Club St. Louis, Missouri
1918No tournament due to World War I
1917 Francis Ouimet 1 upKen Edwards Midlothian Country Club Midlothian, Illinois
1916Heinrich Schmidt7 & 6Douglas GrantDel Monte Golf and Country Club Del Monte, California
1915 Chick Evans 7 & 6James D. Standish, Jr.Mayfield Country Club Lyndhurst, Ohio
1914 Chick Evans 11 & 9James D. Standish, Jr.Kent Country Club Grand Rapids, Michigan
1913 Warren Wood 4 & 3Ned Allis Homewood Country Club Flossmoor, Illinois
1912 Chick Evans 1 up Warren Wood Denver Country Club Denver, Colorado
1911Albert Seckel8 & 7Robert GardnerDetroit Golf Club Detroit, Michigan
1910 Mason Phelps 2 & 1 Chick Evans Minikahda Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
1909 Chick Evans 1 upAlbert SeckelHomewood Country ClubFlossmoor, Illinois
1908 Mason Phelps 6 & 5H. W. AllenArsenal Golf Club Rock Island, Illinois
1907 Chandler Egan 5 & 4Herbert JonesChicago Golf Club Wheaton, Illinois
1906 Daniel Sawyer 37 holes Warren Wood Glen Echo Country Club St. Louis, Missouri
1905 Chandler Egan 3 & 2 Walter Egan Glen View Club Golf, Illinois
1904 Chandler Egan 6 & 5 Daniel Sawyer Exmoor Country ClubHighland Park, Illinois
1903 Walter Egan 1 up Chandler Egan Euclid Golf ClubCleveland, Ohio
1902 Chandler Egan 37 holes Walter Egan Chicago Golf ClubWheaton, Illinois
1901Phelps Hoyt6 & 5Bruce SmithMidlothian Country ClubMidlothian, Illinois
1900William Waller1 upWilliam Holabird, Jr. Onwentsia Club Lake Forest, Illinois
1899David Forgan6 & 5 Walter Egan Glen View ClubGolf, Illinois

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