Indiana Open
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The Indiana Open is the Indiana
state open golf
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Indiana section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1915 at a variety of courses around the state. The tournament was not played in 1917.
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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 Indiana section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1915 at a variety of courses around the state. The tournament was not played in 1917.
Winners
- 2011 Brian Maurer
- 2010 Chase Wright (amateur)
- 2009 Aaron Monson (amateur)
- 2008 Brett Melton
- 2007 Jeff Sanders
- 2006 Alan Schulte
- 2005 Alan Schulte
- 2004 Lee Williamson
- 2003 Jamie Broce
- 2002 Jamie Broce
- 2001 Lee Williamson (amateur)
- 2000 Todd Smith
- 1999 Soon Ko
- 1998 Dave McCampbell
- 1997 Tony Soerries
- 1996 Tony Soerries
- 1995 Craig BowdenCraig BowdenCraig David Bowden is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Bowden has gone back and forth between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour during his career. He is currently a member of the PGA Tour after finishing in the top 25 on the 2009...
- 1994 Craig BowdenCraig BowdenCraig David Bowden is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Bowden has gone back and forth between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour during his career. He is currently a member of the PGA Tour after finishing in the top 25 on the 2009...
- 1993 Todd Smith
- 1992 Jeff Cook
- 1991 Bill Blumenherst
- 1990 Denny Hepler
- 1989 Jeff Cook
- 1988 Jeff Cook
- 1987 Bill Schumaker
- 1986 Jeff Cook
- 1985 Denny Hepler
- 1984 Gary Gant
- 1983 Jim Gallagher, Jr.Jim Gallagher, Jr.James Thomas Gallagher, Jr. is an American professional golfer and sportscaster.Gallagher was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His father, a career club pro, started him in golf at age 6. He attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Gallagher turned pro in 1983 and joined the PGA Tour in...
- 1982 Bill Schumaker
- 1981 Joe CampbellJoe Campbell (golfer)Joe E. Campbell is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s.Campbell was born in Anderson, Indiana. He attended Purdue University where he was a member of the golf team as well as a co-captain of the basketball team. He won the 1955 NCAA Championship...
- 1980 Scott Steger
- 1979 Bob Buinnup
- 1978 Bill Schumaker
- 1977 Joe CampbellJoe Campbell (golfer)Joe E. Campbell is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s.Campbell was born in Anderson, Indiana. He attended Purdue University where he was a member of the golf team as well as a co-captain of the basketball team. He won the 1955 NCAA Championship...
- 1976 Ed Knych
- 1975 Don Padgett II
- 1974 Mal McMullen
- 1973 Wally ArmstrongWally ArmstrongWalter "Wally" Armstrong, III is a former American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour during the 1970s and 1980s.Armstrong was born in New London, Connecticut...
- 1972 Don Padgett II
- 1971 Ed Knych
- 1970 Billy KratzertBilly KratzertWilliam August Kratzert is an American professional golfer and sportscaster, who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour....
(amateur) - 1969 Brent Hartman (amateur)
- 1968 Ed Knych
- 1967 Randy Quick
- 1966 Bob HamiltonBob HamiltonRobert T. "Bob" Hamilton was an American professional golfer. He was born and died in Evansville, Indiana....
- 1965 Jim Shaw
- 1964 Don Essig III
- 1963 Ed Knych
- 1962 Sam Carmichael
- 1961 Bill Newcomb
- 1960 Sam Carmichael (amateur)
- 1959 Dale Morey (amateur)
- 1958 Bill Heinlein
- 1957 Dale Morey (amateur)
- 1956 Joe CampbellJoe Campbell (golfer)Joe E. Campbell is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s.Campbell was born in Anderson, Indiana. He attended Purdue University where he was a member of the golf team as well as a co-captain of the basketball team. He won the 1955 NCAA Championship...
(amateur) - 1955 Joe CampbellJoe Campbell (golfer)Joe E. Campbell is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the late 1950s and 1960s.Campbell was born in Anderson, Indiana. He attended Purdue University where he was a member of the golf team as well as a co-captain of the basketball team. He won the 1955 NCAA Championship...
(amateur) - 1954 Jimmy Scott
- 1953 Dale Morey (amateur)
- 1952 Mike DeMassey
- 1951 Dale Morey (amateur)
- 1950 Fred WamplerFred Wampler (golfer)Frederick Wampler was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Wampler was born in Bedford, Indiana. He played on the Purdue University golf team from 1948 to 1950...
(amateur) - 1949 Jimmy Scott
- 1948 George Shafer
- 1947 Noel Epperson
- 1946 Maurie Feeney
- 1945 George Shafer
- 1944 Bill Heinlein
- 1943 Mike Stefanchik (amateur)
- 1942 Bob HamiltonBob HamiltonRobert T. "Bob" Hamilton was an American professional golfer. He was born and died in Evansville, Indiana....
- 1941 Ralph Williamson
- 1940 Wayne Timberman
- 1939 Bill Read, Jr. (amateur)
- 1938 Bob HamiltonBob HamiltonRobert T. "Bob" Hamilton was an American professional golfer. He was born and died in Evansville, Indiana....
- 1937 Ralph Williamson
- 1936 Marion Smith
- 1935 Bill Heinlein
- 1934 Bill Heinlein
- 1933 Guy Paulson
- 1932 Neal McIntyre
- 1931 Neal McIntyre
- 1930 John Watson
- 1929 Neal McIntyre
- 1928 Guy Paulson
- 1927 Neal McIntyre
- 1926 Leonard Schmutte
- 1925 Chet Nelson
- 1924 Ervin Nelson
- 1923 Gunnar Nelson
- 1922 Jack Blakeslee
- 1921 Jack Blakeslee
- 1920 John Simpson (amateur)
- 1919 Wally Nelson
- 1918 Lee Nelson
- 1917 No tournament
- 1916 Cyril WalkerCyril WalkerCyril Walker was an English golfer born in Manchester who emigrated to the United States in 1914....
- 1915 Sidney Cooper