Albertsons Boise Open
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The Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft is a professional golf
tournament on the Nationwide Tour
, played annually in mid-September at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise
, Idaho
. In 2011
, the 22nd Boise Open was held September 15-18 and won by Jason Kokrak
by two strokes.
Albertsons, a major supermarket
retailer in the western U.S., has been the title sponsor since 2002. The grocery chain was founded by Joe Albertson
in 1939 in Boise. The company was headquartered in Boise until 2006, when it was acquired by Supervalu
of Eden Prairie
, Minnesota
. The company has committed to sponsorship of the tournament through 2013.
The Boise Open has been played every year since 1990, the first year of the tour, then known as the Ben Hogan Tour. It is one of four original tournaments on the current schedule. Established in 1940, Hillcrest Country Club has been the only home of the tournament since its inception. The Boise Open was a 54-hole tournament for its first six years, a fourth round was added in 1996.
This stop in southwestern
Idaho
consistently offers one of the top purses on the Nationwide Tour. The 2008
purse was $725,000, with $130,500 going to the winner, Chris Tidland
, who shot 264 (20 under par) to win by four strokes. The 2009
purse was identical; winner Fran Quinn
shot 270 (-14) with a birdie on the final hole to edge third round leader Blake Adams
by a single stroke. With an identical purse in 2010
, Hunter Haas
shot 263 (-21) to win by one stroke over Daniel Summerhays
.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
, played annually in mid-September at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
. In 2011
2011 Nationwide Tour
The 2011 Nationwide Tour was the 22nd Nationwide Tour season. It ran from February 24 to October 30. The season consisted of 26 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United State]. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for...
, the 22nd Boise Open was held September 15-18 and won by Jason Kokrak
Jason Kokrak
Jason Kokrak is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-Amateur career:Kokrak was born in North Bay, Ontario, and played high school golf at JFK High School in Warren, Ohio, where he twice led his team to the Ohio Boy's state championship as Division III medalist...
by two strokes.
Albertsons, a major supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
retailer in the western U.S., has been the title sponsor since 2002. The grocery chain was founded by Joe Albertson
Joe Albertson
Joseph Albert "Joe" Albertson was the founder of the Albertsons chain of grocery stores and a notable philanthropist....
in 1939 in Boise. The company was headquartered in Boise until 2006, when it was acquired by Supervalu
Supervalu (United States)
SuperValu Inc. is a United States grocery retailer and distributor. The corporation, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has been in business for over a century. It is the third-largest food retailing company in the United States , and ranks #51 on the Fortune 100 list.On June 2, 2006,...
of Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 54,901 people, 20,457 households, and 14,579 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 21,026 housing units at an average density of 649.2 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. The company has committed to sponsorship of the tournament through 2013.
The Boise Open has been played every year since 1990, the first year of the tour, then known as the Ben Hogan Tour. It is one of four original tournaments on the current schedule. Established in 1940, Hillcrest Country Club has been the only home of the tournament since its inception. The Boise Open was a 54-hole tournament for its first six years, a fourth round was added in 1996.
This stop in southwestern
Southwestern Idaho
Southwestern Idaho is a geographical term for the area along the state of Idaho's borders with Oregon and Nevada. It includes the populous areas of the Boise metropolitan area, Treasure Valley and Magic Valley.-Counties:Ada |Adams |Boise |Canyon |...
Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
consistently offers one of the top purses on the Nationwide Tour. The 2008
2008 Nationwide Tour
The 2008 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 24 to November 9. The season consisted of 30 official money golf tournaments; five of which were played outside of the United States...
purse was $725,000, with $130,500 going to the winner, Chris Tidland
Chris Tidland
Christopher Lee Tidland is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Tidland was born in Torrance, California. He attended Oklahoma State University, and graduated in 1995 with a management degree...
, who shot 264 (20 under par) to win by four strokes. The 2009
2009 Nationwide Tour
The 2009 Nationwide Tour was the 20th Nationwide Tour season. It ran from February 5 to October 25. The season consisted of 29 official money golf tournaments; six of which were played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2010.-...
purse was identical; winner Fran Quinn
Fran Quinn
Fran Quinn, Jr. is a professional golfer from the United States who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Quinn was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and attended Northwestern University where he graduated in 1987 with a degree in Economics...
shot 270 (-14) with a birdie on the final hole to edge third round leader Blake Adams
Blake Adams
Blake Adams is an American professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour.- Background and family :Adams was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, but only lived there for six months. His family moved to Dalton, Georgia, were he lived until he was sixteen years old...
by a single stroke. With an identical purse in 2010
2010 Nationwide Tour
The 2010 Nationwide Tour was the 21st Nationwide Tour season. It ran from January 28 to October 31. The season consisted of 29 official money golf tournaments; six of which were played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2011.-...
, Hunter Haas
Hunter Haas
Hunter Haas is an American professional golfer.Haas was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He won the 1999 U.S. Amateur Public Links. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2000 and turned professional....
shot 263 (-21) to win by one stroke over Daniel Summerhays
Daniel Summerhays
Daniel Summerhays is an American professional golfer. His brother Boyd Summerhays currently plays on the Nationwide Tour. He is the nephew of Champions Tour player Bruce Summerhays and cousin of former LPGA Tour golfer Carrie Roberts....
.
Course layout
(2008)| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 409 | 523 | 561 | 182 | 440 | 414 | 422 | 199 | 407 | 3,557 | 359 | 462 | 408 | 216 | 438 | 293 | 535 | 134 | 399 | 3,244 | 6,801 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
Winners
| Year | Dates | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Purse ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang... |
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| 2011 2011 Nationwide Tour The 2011 Nationwide Tour was the 22nd Nationwide Tour season. It ran from February 24 to October 30. The season consisted of 26 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United State]. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for... |
Sep 15-18 |  Jason KokrakJason Kokrak Jason Kokrak is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-Amateur career:Kokrak was born in North Bay, Ontario, and played high school golf at JFK High School in Warren, Ohio, where he twice led his team to the Ohio Boy's state championship as Division III medalist... |
266 | −18 | 2 strokes | 725,000 | 130,500 |
| 2010 2010 Nationwide Tour The 2010 Nationwide Tour was the 21st Nationwide Tour season. It ran from January 28 to October 31. The season consisted of 29 official money golf tournaments; six of which were played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2011.-... |
Sep 16-19 | Hunter Haas Hunter Haas Hunter Haas is an American professional golfer.Haas was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He won the 1999 U.S. Amateur Public Links. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2000 and turned professional.... |
263 | −21 | 1 stroke | 725,000 | 130,500 |
| 2009 2009 Nationwide Tour The 2009 Nationwide Tour was the 20th Nationwide Tour season. It ran from February 5 to October 25. The season consisted of 29 official money golf tournaments; six of which were played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2010.-... |
Sep 17-20 | Fran Quinn Fran Quinn Fran Quinn, Jr. is a professional golfer from the United States who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Quinn was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and attended Northwestern University where he graduated in 1987 with a degree in Economics... |
270 | −14 | 1 stroke | 725,000 | 130,500 |
| 2008 2008 Nationwide Tour The 2008 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 24 to November 9. The season consisted of 30 official money golf tournaments; five of which were played outside of the United States... |
Sep 18-21 | Chris Tidland Chris Tidland Christopher Lee Tidland is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Tidland was born in Torrance, California. He attended Oklahoma State University, and graduated in 1995 with a management degree... |
264 | −20 | 4 strokes | 725,000 | 130,500 |
| Albertsons Boise Open presented by First Health | |||||||
| 2007 2007 Nationwide Tour The 2007 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 25 to November 4. The season consisted of 32 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2008. Nick Flanagan earned his PGA... |
Sep 20-23 |  Jon MillsJon Mills Jon Mills is a Canadian professional golfer.Mills was born in Oshawa, Ontario, and spent most of his childhood in Belleville, Ontario. He developed his competitive game on the St. Lawrence Junior Tour in southeastern Ontario, and won the Ontario Junior Championship in 1996... |
263 | −21 | 3 strokes | 675,000 | 121,500 |
| 2006 2006 Nationwide Tour The 2006 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 26 to November 12. The season consisted of 31 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United States... |
Sep 14-17 | Kevin Stadler Kevin Stadler Kevin Stadler is an American professional golfer.Stadler was born in Reno, Nevada, and is the son of former Masters champion and 13-time winner on the PGA Tour, Craig Stadler. He moved with his family to Denver, Colorado, where he attended Kent Denver School, excelling on the school's golf team... |
264 | −20 | 1 stroke | 650,000 | 117,000 |
| 2005 2005 Nationwide Tour The 2005 Nationwide Tour season ran from January 27 to October 30. The season consisted of 31 official money golf tournaments; five of which were played outside of the United States... |
Sep 22-25 |  Greg ChalmersGreg Chalmers Greg J. Chalmers is an Australian professional golfer who has played on both the European Tour and currently the PGA Tour.Chalmers was born in Sydney... |
269 | −15 | Playoff | 650,000 | 117,000 |
| Albertsons Boise Open | |||||||
| 2004 2004 Nationwide Tour The 2004 Nationwide Tour season ran from February 5 to October 31. The season consisted of 31 official money golf tournaments; five of which were played outside of the United States... |
Sep 23-26 | Scott Gump Scott Gump Scott Gump is an American professional golfer.Gump was born in Merritt Island, Florida. He has had three Nationwide Tour victories and has finished runner-up three times in PGA Tour tournaments, including The Players Championship in 1999.-Nationwide Tour wins :*1994 NIKE Monterrey Open, NIKE... |
270 | −14 | 2 strokes | 600,000 | 108,000 |
| 2003 2003 Nationwide Tour The 2003 Nationwide Tour season ran from February 27 to November 2. The season consisted of 30 official money golf tournaments; four of which were played outside of the United States... |
Sep 18-21 | Roger Tambellini Roger Tambellini Roger Tambellini is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour.Tambellini was born in San Luis Obispo, California. He played at the University of Southern California and turned professional in 1998.Tambellini has won three times on the Nationwide Tour... |
267 | −17 | 6 strokes | 600,000 | 108,000 |
| 2002 2002 Buy.com Tour The 2002 Buy.com Tour season ran from March 7 to November 2. The season consisted of 28 official money golf tournaments; three of which were played outside of the United States. The top 15 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2003... |
Sep 19-22 | Jason Gore Jason Gore Jason William Gore is an American professional golfer.Gore was born in Van Nuys, California. He first attended the University of Arizona before transferring to Pepperdine University. While at Pepperdine, he was part of their NCAA Division I Championship team in 1997. He also played on the... |
273 | −11 | 2 strokes | 575,000 | 103,500 |
| BUY.COM Boise Open | |||||||
| 2001 2001 Buy.com Tour The 2001 Buy.com Tour season ran from Mar 8 to October 28. The season consisted of 27 official money golf tournaments, and one canceled tournament. Two tournaments were played outside of the United States... |
Sep 20-23 |  Michael LongMichael Long (golfer) Michael Long is a New Zealand professional golfer.Long was born in Cromwell, New Zealand. He turned professional at the age of 21 and joined the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 1996 he won the New Zealand Open... |
270 | −14 | 1 stroke | 560,000 | 100,800 |
| 2000 | Sep 21-24 |  Tim Clark |
269 | −15 | 6 strokes | 560,000 | 100,800 |
| NIKE Boise Open | |||||||
| 1999 | Sep 16-19 | Carl Paulson Carl Paulson Carl Albert Paulson is an American professional golfer.Paulson attended the University of South Carolina, where was an All-America selection and the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 1993.... |
266 | −18 | 4 strokes | 325,000 | 58,500 |
| 1998 | Sep 17-20 | Mike Sposa |
265 | −19 | 2 strokes | 300,000 | 54,000 |
| 1997 | Sep 18-21 | Iain Steel Iain Steel Iain Steel is a Malaysian professional golfer.Steel was born in Sabah, Malaysia. He went to Auburn University in the United States and turned professional in 1996... |
267 | −17 | 3 strokes | 275,000 | 49,500 |
| 1996 | Sep 19-22 | Matt Gogel Matt Gogel Matthew John Gogel is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Gogel was born in Denver, Colorado and grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he attended Bishop Kelley High School. He has lived most of his adult life in Kansas. He attended the University of... |
270 | −14 | 1 stroke | 250,000 | 45,000 |
| 1995 | Sep 22-24 | Frank Lickliter Frank Lickliter Franklin Ray Lickliter II is an American professional golfer. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.... |
200 | −13 | 1 stroke | 250,000 | 45,000 |
| 1994 | Sep 16-18 | Keith Fergus Keith Fergus Keith Carlton Fergus is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the Champions Tour.... |
198 | −15 | Playoff | 200,000 | 36,000 |
| 1993 | Sep 17-19 | Tommy Moore |
199 | −14 | 3 strokes | 200,000 | 36,000 |
| Ben Hogan Boise Open | |||||||
| 1992 | Sep 18-20 | Jaime Gomez |
202 | −11 | 1 stroke | 150,000 | 30,000 |
| 1991 | Sep 13-15 | Russell Beiersdorf Russell Beiersdorf Russell Beiersdorf is an American professional golfer who played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.Beiersdorf was born in Dallas, Texas. He played collegiately at Southern Methodist University and turned professional in 1986.... |
202 | −11 | Playoff | 125,000 | 25,000 |
| 1990 | Sep 21-23 | Rick Smallridge |
199 | −14 | 3 strokes | 100,000 | 20,000 |
External links
- Albertsons Boise Open.com
- PGA Tour.com - Nationwide Tour - Albertsons Boise Open
- GCSAA.org - Superintendent's fact sheet for 2007 Boise Open
- Hillcrest Country Club - official site