Illinois Open Championship
Tournament information | |
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Location | varies – Aurora, Illinois in 2021 |
Established | 1950 |
Course(s) | varies – Stonebridge CC in 2021 |
Par | 72 (in 2021) |
Length | 6,932 yards (6,339 m) (in 2021) |
Organized by | Illinois PGA |
Format | 54-hole stroke play |
Month played | August |
Current champion | |
Tee-k Kelly |
The Illinois Open Championship is a golf tournament that is administered by the Illinois PGA (Professional Golfers' Association). The state championship of golf is a 54-hole championship over three days to determine the finest player in the state of Illinois. The tournament is open to professionals and amateurs with a handicap of 10 or less who reside within the state of Illinois.
In 2015, for the first time in the history of the Illinois Open, the Illinois PGA changed the format of the event having it contested at two facilities for the first and second rounds.
The final championship field size after qualifying events increased from 156 to 258 players. The number of competitors making the cut also increased to the top 70 and ties from the top 50 and ties. Qualifying events conducted throughout the month of June finalize the championship field to the top 258 players.
Winners[]
Year | Champion | Venue | Location | Score | Low amateur |
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2021 | Aurora, Illinois | 199 (−17) | Mac McClear | ||
2020 | Naperville, Illinois | 208 (−8) | Jordan Less | ||
2019 | David Cooke | Ridgemoor Country Club | Chicago, Illinois | 203 (−13) | Bryan Baumgarten, Jordan Less |
2018 | Glenview, Illinois | 202 (−14) | David Perkins | ||
2017 | (a) | Glenview, Illinois | 201 (−13) | Patrick Flavin | |
2016 | St. Charles, Illinois | 197 (−17) | Nick Hardy | ||
2015 | David Cooke (a) | Long Grove, Illinois | 199 (−16) | David Cooke | |
2014 | Brad Hopfinger | Glenview, Illinois | 210 (−6) | Brian Payne, Dan Stringfellow | |
2013 | Joe Kinney | Glenview, Illinois | 211 (−5) PO | Dustin Korte | |
2012 | Max Scodro | Glenview, Illinois | 206 (−10) PO | Brett Tomfohrde | |
2011 | Philip Arouca | Hawthorn Woods, Illinois | 202 (−11) | Ravi Patel | |
2010 | Eric Meierdierks | Hawthorn Woods, Illinois | 201 (−6)*** | Luke Guthrie | |
2009 | Brad Benjamin (a) | Hawthorn Woods, Illinois | 208 (−5) PO | Brad Benjamin | |
2008 | Joe Emerich (a) | Hawthorn Woods, Illinois | 208 (−5) | Joe Emerich | |
2007 | Mike Small | Glenview, Illinois | 136 (−6)** | Joe Cermak | |
2006 | Mike Small | Glenview, Illinois | 205 (−11) | Carlos Sainz | |
2005 | Mike Small | Glenview, Illinois | 208 (−8) | Andy Pope | |
2004 | Joe Affrunti | Glenview, Illinois | 210 (−6) PO | Kevin Tassistro | |
2003 | Mike Small | Glenview, Illinois | 203 (−13) | Andrew Price, John Wright | |
2002 | Brian Payne | Glenview, Illinois | 207 (−6) | Scott Harrington | |
2001 | Roy Biancalana | St. Charles, Illinois | 212 (−1) PO | Joe Affrunti | |
2000 | Curtis Malm (a) | St. Charles, Illinois | 209 (−4) | Curtis Malm | |
1999 | Adam Turner (a) | Oswego, Illinois | 207 (−9) | Adam Turner | |
1998 | Todd Tremaglio | Aurora, Illinois | 209 (−7) PO | D. A. Points | |
1997 | Marty Schiene | Oswego, Illinois | 205 (−11) | Bill Hoffer | |
1996 | Mark Hensby | Aurora, Illinois | 204 (−12) | Michael Cushin, Bill Hoffer | |
1995 | Rick Dalpos | St. Charles, Illinois | 211 (−2) | Chip Travis | |
1994 | Gary Groh | St. Charles, Illinois | 207 (−6) | Bill Hoffer | |
1993 | Dino Lucchesi | St. Charles, Illinois | 208 (−5) | Bill Hoffer, Lee Kolquist | |
1992 | Marty Schiene | St. Charles, Illinois | 205 (−8) PO | Lee Kolquist | |
1991 | Marty Schiene | St. Charles, Illinois | 211 (−2) | Lee Kolquist | |
1990 | Gary Pinns | Wadsworth, Illinois | 208 (−8) | Rich Dukelow | |
1989 | Bob Ackerman | Lakewood, Illinois | 207 (−9) | Joel Hirsch | |
1988 | Gary Pinns | Algonquin, Illinois | 213 (E) | Jack Fritsch, Robert Sullivan | |
1987 | Roy Biancalana | Wadsworth, Illinois | 206 (−10) | George Glickley | |
1986 | Gary Pinns | Village Links of Glen Ellyn | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | 210 (−3) | Gary March |
1985 | Gary Pinns | Bloomington, Illinois | 209 (−7) | Brad Barker | |
1984 | Lance Ten Broeck | Flossmoor Country Club | Flossmoor, Illinois | 207 (−9) | Bill Hoffer |
1983 | Bill Hoffer (a) | Elgin, Illinois | 212 (−4) PO | Bill Hoffer | |
1982 | Gary Hallberg | Bourbonnais, Illinois | 212 (−4) PO | Andy Shuman | |
1981 | Rick Ten Broeck (a) | Bourbonnais, Illinois | 213 (−3) | Rick Ten Broeck | |
1980 | David Ogrin (a) | Bloomington, Illinois | 210 (−3) | David Ogrin | |
1979 | Jim Urban | Oswego, Illinois | 208 (−5) | George Glickley | |
1978 | Gary Pinns (a) | Elgin, Illinois | 212 (−4) | Gary Pinns | |
1977 | Gary Hallberg (a) | Elgin, Illinois | 208 (−8) | Gary Hallberg | |
1976 | Dennis Sullivan | Highland Park, Illinois | 217 (+4) | John Baldwin | |
1975 | Bill Erfurth | Highland Park, Illinois | 210 (−3) | Bruce Johnson | |
1974 | Emil Esposito | Rolling Green Country Club | Arlington Heights, Illinois | 212 (−4) | Dennis Sullivan |
1973 | Rick Ten Broeck | Barrington, Illinois | 209 (−4) PO | Gary Ostrega | |
1972 | John Gostele | Northbrook, Illinois | 212 (−1) | Tom Benjamin | |
1971 | Dick Hart | North Barrington, Illinois | 212 (+2) | Joel Hirsch | |
1970 | Al Bailey | Frankfort, Illinois | 211 (−5) | Joel Hirsch | |
1969 | Dick Hart | LaGrange, Illinois | 217 (+1) PO | Bob Zender | |
1968 | Chick Evans (a) | Riverside Golf Club | Riverside, Illinois | 214 (+4) | Gene Howard |
1967 | Bill Ogden | Champaign, Illinois | 213 (E) | Jack Charron | |
1966 | Emil Esposito | Deerfield, Illinois | 220 (+7) PO | Earl Liff | |
1965 | Jack Fleck | Skokie Country Club | Glencoe, Illinois | 212 (−4) | Tull Monsees |
1964 | Dick Hart | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 | Medinah, Illinois | 224 (+8) PO | Frederic Franz |
1963 | Jack Bell | Lake Forest, Illinois | 209 (−7) | Gene Howard | |
1962 | John Paul Jones | Glen Oak Country Club | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | 215 (−1) | Ed Carroll |
1961 | Chuck Malchaski | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 | Medinah, Illinois | 221 (+5) | Bernard Magnussen |
1960 | Bob Bruno | Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course | Olympia Fields, Illinois | 215 (+2) | Martin Stanovich |
1959 | Jack Bell | River Grove, Illinois | 217 (+1) | Jim McCarthy, Dean Refram | |
1958 | Felice Torza | Beverly Country Club | Chicago, Illinois | 215 (+2) | Martin Stanovich |
1957 | Jock Hutchison Jr. | Sunset Ridge Country Club | Northfield, Illinois | 213 (E) | Harold Foreman Jr. |
1956 | Bob Harris | North Shore Country Club | Glenview, Illinois | 215 (−1) | John Wagner |
1955 | Bob Harris | Flossmoor Country Club | Flossmoor, Illinois | 209 (−7) | John Wagner |
1954 | George Bolesta | Olympia Fields Country Club, North Course | Olympia Fields, Illinois | 219 (+4) | John Dobro |
1953 | Errie Ball | Ravisloe Country Club | Homewood, Illinois | 138 (−2) * | Harold Foreman Jr. |
1952 | Bill Ogden | Midlothian Country Club | Midlothian, Illinois | 142 (E) PO * | George Victor |
1951 | Jackson Bradley | Lemont, Illinois | 140 (−4) * | John Wagner | |
1950 | Felice Torza | Lake Forest, Illinois | 139 (−5) * | Art Hoff |
- a = Amateur
- PO = Won in playoff
- * = Championship was 36-holes
- ** = Championship was shortened to 36-holes after the second round was canceled due to weather
- *** = Championship was played as a par 69 instead of 71 due to flooding. The par 5, 17th hole was played as a 158-yard, par 3.
Early history[]
The modern incarnation of the Illinois Open dates back to 1950. However, records show Jock Hutchison winning the 1920 Illinois Open, Leo Diegel winning in 1924 and "Lighthorse" Harry Cooper winning in 1933, 1934 and 1935.
External links[]
- Golf in Illinois
- PGA of America sectional tournaments
- State Open golf tournaments
- Recurring sporting events established in 1950