Westchester Open
The Westchester Open is golf tournament organized by the Westchester Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1920 at member clubs in New York or Connecticut. It was considered a PGA Tour event in the 1920s and 1930s.
History[]
In 1971, the 29-year-old amateur David Ragaini played the event. Ragaini was on the Yale Bulldogs golf team during his college years and was a three-time letter winner. However, when he entered the 1971 Westchester Open he hadn't played a competitive tournament since 1964 and been working as a commercial singer for most of his career. Playing against a number of well-known names, like current PGA Tour pro Don Massengale, former Masters champion Doug Ford, and elite amateur Dick Siderowf, Ragaini "stunned" his competition, taking the lead late. The result was still in doubt down the stretch but Ragaini "sank long putts to save pars on the final two holes" to win.[1]
Winners[]
- 2016 Rob Labritz
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013 (amateur)
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998 Bruce Zabriski
- 1997 Bruce Zabriski
- 1996
- 1995 Bruce Zabriski
- 1994 Delroy Cambridge
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986 Bill Britton
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972 Don Massengale
- 1971 (amateur)
- 1970 John Buczek
- 1969
- 1968 (amateur)
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965 Terry Wilcox
- 1964 Terry Wilcox
- 1963 Doug Ford
- 1962 and (amateur)
- 1961 Doug Ford
- 1960 Claude Harmon
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954 Herman Barron
- 1953 Claude Harmon
- 1952
- 1951 Claude Harmon
- 1950 Claude Harmon
- 1949
- 1948 Tony Manero
- 1947 Claude Harmon
- 1946 Claude Harmon
- 1943–45 No tournament due to World War II
- 1942 Paul Runyan
- 1941 Mike Turnesa
- 1940 Ben Hogan
- 1939 Paul Runyan
- 1938
- 1937
- 1936 Paul Runyan
- 1935 Paul Runyan
- 1934 Paul Runyan
- 1933 Mike Turnesa
- 1932 Tony Manero
- 1931 Paul Runyan
- 1930 Willie Macfarlane
- 1929 Bobby Cruickshank
- 1928 Bill Mehlhorn
- 1927 Bobby Cruickshank
- 1926 Johnny Farrell
- 1925 Mike Brady
- 1924 Willie Macfarlane
- 1923 George McLean
- 1922 Willie Macfarlane
- 1921 Jack Dowling
- 1920 Tom Kerrigan
References[]
- ^ "David M. Ragaini – Yale Golf History". campuspress.yale.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
External links[]
- Former PGA Tour events
- Golf in Connecticut
- Golf in New York (state)
- Sports competitions in Connecticut