Arizona Open
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The Arizona Open is the Arizona
state open golf
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Southwest section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1945 at a variety of courses around the state.
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
state open golf
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, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Southwest section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1945 at a variety of courses around the state.
Winners
- 2011 Braxton Marquez
- 2010 Kendall Critchfield
- 2009 Curt ByrumCurt ByrumCurt Allen Byrum is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He is the older brother of PGA Tour golfer Tom Byrum....
- 2008 Mike Ferris
- 2007 Julien Trudeau
- 2006 Brett Guetz
- 2005 Tom Stankowski
- 2004 Steve Schneiter
- 2003 Greg Bruckner
- 2002 Greg Casagranda
- 2001 Rob Rashell
- 2000 Jay Synkelma
- 1999 Mike NicoletteMike NicoletteMichael Rexford Nicolette is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s.Nicolette was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and was a member of the golf team. While a student at Rollins, he won the 1976 NCAA...
- 1998 Todd DemseyTodd DemseyTodd Demsey is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and 1993 NCAA champion.-College career:Demsey was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He graduated from Arizona State University in 1995 with a degree in Psychology and turned professional...
- 1997 Danny Briggs
- 1996 Jim CarterJim Carter (golfer)Jim Laver Carter is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Carter was born in Spring Lake, North Carolina. He attended Arizona State University in Tempe and was a distinguished member of the golf team – a two-time first-team All-American and an...
- 1995 Danny Briggs
- 1994 Van Batchelder
- 1993 Danny Briggs
- 1992 Scott Watkins
- 1991 Rick Cramer
- 1990 R. W. EaksR. W. EaksRobert W. Eaks is an American professional golfer currently playing on the Champions Tour.Eaks was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He attended the University of Northern Colorado and turned professional in 1976....
- 1989 Jim CarterJim Carter (golfer)Jim Laver Carter is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Carter was born in Spring Lake, North Carolina. He attended Arizona State University in Tempe and was a distinguished member of the golf team – a two-time first-team All-American and an...
- 1988 Larry SilveiraLarry SilveiraLarry Silveira is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.-Amateur career:...
- 1987 Ronnie BlackRonnie BlackRonald Jay Black is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.Black was born in Lovington, New Mexico. He attended Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where he was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1981.Black won two events on the...
- 1986 Mike MorleyMike MorleyMike Morley is an American golf course architect and a former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for 14 years....
- 1985 Bill GarrettBill Garrett (golfer)William Garrett is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Garrett was born in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from North Texas State University in 1962...
- 1984 Paul Nolen
- 1983 Mike MorleyMike MorleyMike Morley is an American golf course architect and a former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for 14 years....
- 1982 Paul Purtzer
- 1981 Fred MartiFred MartiFred Walter Marti is an American professional golfer.Marti was born in Houston, Texas. He played college golf at the University of Houston with Homero Blancas, Dick Crawford, Babe Hiskey, Rocky Thompson, and Kermit Zarley. He was a member of the 1962 team that went undefeated and won the NCAA...
- 1980 Larry Webb
- 1979 Roy McMillin
- 1978 Bob BetleyBob BetleyBob Betley is an American professional golfer who is best known for playing on the Senior PGA Tour.Betley was born in Butte, Montana. He attended Weber State University, where he majored in police science and administration. He started playing golf at age 28.Betley spent most of his regular career...
- 1977 Jeff Thomsen
- 1976 Bob BetleyBob BetleyBob Betley is an American professional golfer who is best known for playing on the Senior PGA Tour.Betley was born in Butte, Montana. He attended Weber State University, where he majored in police science and administration. He started playing golf at age 28.Betley spent most of his regular career...
- 1975 Bill GarrettBill Garrett (golfer)William Garrett is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Garrett was born in Amarillo, Texas. He graduated from North Texas State University in 1962...
- 1974 Jim Marshall
- 1973 Steve SpraySteve SpraySteven Spray is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Spray was born in Des Moines, Iowa and reared in Indianola, Iowa. His first big win as an amateur came in the 1958 Iowa Junior Amateur; the next year he gained national fame by winning the Western...
- 1972 Bill JohnstonBill Johnston (golfer)Bill Johnston is an American golf course architect and former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.Johnston was born in Donora, Pennsylvania. He turned professional in 1950...
- 1971 Paul Purtzer
- 1970 Jim Marshall
- 1969 Bob Augustine
- 1968 Dick Turner
- 1967 Bill JohnstonBill Johnston (golfer)Bill Johnston is an American golf course architect and former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.Johnston was born in Donora, Pennsylvania. He turned professional in 1950...
- 1966 Dick Turner
- 1965 Dale DouglassDale DouglassDale Dwight Douglass is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments at both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour level....
- 1964 Kermit ZarleyKermit ZarleyKermit Millard Zarley, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He is also an author of several books.-Biography:...
- 1963 Larry Mancour
- 1962 R. H. SikesR. H. SikesRichard H. Sikes is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.A native of Paris, Arkansas, Sikes had a stellar amateur and college career as a member of the golf team at the University of Arkansas. He won the U.S. Amateur Public Links in 1961 and 1962. In...
- 1961 Bill JohnstonBill Johnston (golfer)Bill Johnston is an American golf course architect and former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.Johnston was born in Donora, Pennsylvania. He turned professional in 1950...
- 1960 Al MengertAl MengertAl Mengert is a former American professional golfer.As an amateur, Mengert was runner-up in the 1952 U.S. Amateur to Jack Westland....
- 1945-59 Johnny BullaJohnny BullaJohn Guthrie Bulla was an American professional golfer.Bulla was born in Newell, West Virginia. He played on the PGA Tour, winning the 1941 Los Angeles Open, and finished runner-up three times in the majors, including twice to Sam Snead at the 1946 British Open and 1949 Masters...
- 14 times
External links
- PGA of America - Southwest section - Winners list through 2007
- List of Winners, 2005-09