Massachusetts Open
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The Massachusetts Open is the Massachusetts
state open golf
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Massachusetts Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1905 (except for war years) at a variety of courses around the state. It was considered a PGA Tour
event from 1916 to 1937. Past winners include World Golf Hall of Fame
players Donald Ross, Walter Hagen
, Leo Diegel, Francis Ouimet
, Gene Sarazen
, Byron Nelson
, and Julius Boros
.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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 Massachusetts Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1905 (except for war years) at a variety of courses around the state. It was considered a PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
event from 1916 to 1937. Past winners include World Golf Hall of Fame
World Golf Hall of Fame
The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site serves both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 golf organizations from all over the world.The Hall of...
players Donald Ross, Walter Hagen
Walter Hagen
Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods . He won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on...
, Leo Diegel, Francis Ouimet
Francis Ouimet
Francis DeSales Ouimet was an American golfer, who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the 1913 U.S. Open, and was the first American elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews...
, Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s. He is one of five golfers to win all the current major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam:U.S...
, Byron Nelson
Byron Nelson
John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912...
, and Julius Boros
Julius Boros
Julius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut...
.
Winners
- 2011 Kyle Gallo
- 2010 James Hazen
- 2009 Rob OppenheimRob OppenheimRob Oppenheim is an American professional golfer.-Education and amateur career:Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Oppenheim played for the Andover High School golf team, where he made the all-scholastic team. He went on to play for Rollins College. In 1999, he finished in the round of 16 at the U.S....
- 2008 Jim RennerJim RennerJim Renner is an American professional golfer.Renner attended the University of Oklahoma and the Johnson & Wales University , where he won the 2005 NAIA Championship....
- 2007 Geoffrey Sisk
- 2006 Geoffrey Sisk
- 2005 Eric Egloff
- 2004 Geoffrey Sisk
- 2003 Brian Quinn
- 2002 Geoffrey Sisk
- 2001 Rich Parker
- 2000 James Gilleon
- 1999 Kevin Quinn (amateur)
- 1998 Rodney ButcherRodney ButcherRodney Butcher is an American professional golfer.Butcher was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He went to Florida Southern College and graduated in 1992 with a degree in finance. He turned pro that same year.Butcher played on the Nike Tour full-time in 1998...
- 1997 Geoffrey Sisk
- 1996 Jeff Leonard
- 1995 Geoffrey Sisk
- 1994 Peter Morgan
- 1993 Pat BatesPat BatesPatrick Alfred Bates is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Bates was born in St. Louis, Missouri...
- 1992 Andy MorseAndy MorseAndy Morse is an American professional golfer.Morse was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He turned professional in 1984. Morse played on the Southern Africa Tour in 1988 and 1989 and the Nationwide Tour from 1990 to 1993 and 2000 to 2005. He also played on the NGA Hooters Tour where he won seven...
- 1991 John Elliot
- 1990 Fran QuinnFran QuinnFran 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...
- 1989 Andy MorseAndy MorseAndy Morse is an American professional golfer.Morse was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He turned professional in 1984. Morse played on the Southern Africa Tour in 1988 and 1989 and the Nationwide Tour from 1990 to 1993 and 2000 to 2005. He also played on the NGA Hooters Tour where he won seven...
- 1988 Jeff Lewis
- 1987 Steve Jurgenson
- 1986 Kevin JohnsonKevin Johnson (golfer)Kevin Johnson is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-College career:Johnson was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He attended Clemson University and was Clemson's first three-time All-American in golf...
- 1985 James Hallet
- 1984 Dana QuigleyDana QuigleyDana C. Quigley is an American professional golfer.Quigley was born in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1969 and turned professional in 1971....
- 1983 Dana QuigleyDana QuigleyDana C. Quigley is an American professional golfer.Quigley was born in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1969 and turned professional in 1971....
- 1982 Dana QuigleyDana QuigleyDana C. Quigley is an American professional golfer.Quigley was born in Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1969 and turned professional in 1971....
- 1981 Bob MenneBob MenneRobert Menne is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour....
- 1980 Paul Moran
- 1979 Jay Dolan
- 1978 Curt Madson
- 1977 Paul HarneyPaul HarneyPaul Harney was an American professional golfer and golf course owner who spent part of his career as a full-time PGA Tour player, but mostly was a club professional, part-time Tour player, and owner-operator of his own course....
- 1976 Paul Barkhouse
- 1975 Dick HanscomDick HanscomDick Hanscom holds a lifetime membership in the PGA of America.* PGA Member since 1967* NEPGA Hall of Fame 2003* NEPGA Teacher of the Year 1987* 2 Time Massachusetts Open Champion * Former PGA Tour Member and U.S. Open Contestant...
- 1974 Dick HanscomDick HanscomDick Hanscom holds a lifetime membership in the PGA of America.* PGA Member since 1967* NEPGA Hall of Fame 2003* NEPGA Teacher of the Year 1987* 2 Time Massachusetts Open Champion * Former PGA Tour Member and U.S. Open Contestant...
- 1973 Bob Crowley
- 1972 Charles Volpone
- 1971 Charles Volpone
- 1970 Paul HarneyPaul HarneyPaul Harney was an American professional golfer and golf course owner who spent part of his career as a full-time PGA Tour player, but mostly was a club professional, part-time Tour player, and owner-operator of his own course....
- 1969 Paul HarneyPaul HarneyPaul Harney was an American professional golfer and golf course owner who spent part of his career as a full-time PGA Tour player, but mostly was a club professional, part-time Tour player, and owner-operator of his own course....
- 1968 Paul HarneyPaul HarneyPaul Harney was an American professional golfer and golf course owner who spent part of his career as a full-time PGA Tour player, but mostly was a club professional, part-time Tour player, and owner-operator of his own course....
- 1967 Paul HarneyPaul HarneyPaul Harney was an American professional golfer and golf course owner who spent part of his career as a full-time PGA Tour player, but mostly was a club professional, part-time Tour player, and owner-operator of his own course....
- 1966 Bob Crowley
- 1965 Jim Browning
- 1964 Bill EzinickiBill EzinickiWilliam "Wild Bill" Ezinicki is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs , the Boston Bruins , and the New York Rangers of the NHL....
- 1963 Bill Flynn
- 1962 Bob Crowley
- 1961 Don Hoenig
- 1960 Bill EzinickiBill EzinickiWilliam "Wild Bill" Ezinicki is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs , the Boston Bruins , and the New York Rangers of the NHL....
- 1959 George Kinsman
- 1958 Bob ToskiBob ToskiRobert John Toski, born Algustoski , is an American golfer and teacher.He was born in Haydenville, Massachusetts of Polish descent. He learned to play at Northampton Country Club, where he caddied and two of his elder brothers were assistant professionals...
- 1957 Bob Crowley
- 1956 Ed Oliver
- 1955 John Thoren
- 1954 Don Hoenig
- 1953 Jim Browning
- 1952 Everett Stuart
- 1951 Julius BorosJulius BorosJulius Nicholas Boros was a Hungarian-American professional golfer.-Early years:Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut...
- 1950 John Thoren
- 1949 Edward Burke
- 1948 Jerry Gianferante
- 1947 Gene KunesGene KunesEugene Laverne Kunes was an American professional golfer.Kunes was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He made his living as a club professional while occasionally playing on the early PGA Tour...
- 1946 Ellsworth VinesEllsworth VinesHenry Ellsworth Vines, Jr. was an American tennis champion of the 1930s, the World No. 1 player or the co-No. 1 for four years in 1932, 1935, 1936 and 1937.-Biography:...
- 1943-5 No tournament due to World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- 1942 Ben Loving
- 1941 Harold "Jug" McSpaden
- 1940 Horton SmithHorton SmithHorton Smith was an American professional golfer, who is best known as the first man to win the Masters Tournament.- Tournament career :...
- 1939 Byron NelsonByron NelsonJohn Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912...
- 1938 Harold "Jug" McSpaden
- 1937 Harold "Jug" McSpaden
- 1936 Harold "Jug" McSpaden
- 1935 Gene SarazenGene SarazenGene Sarazen was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s. He is one of five golfers to win all the current major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam:U.S...
- 1934 Roy Bronsdon
- 1933 Ted Turner
- 1932 Francis OuimetFrancis OuimetFrancis DeSales Ouimet was an American golfer, who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the 1913 U.S. Open, and was the first American elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews...
(amateur) - 1931 Wiffy CoxWiffy CoxWilfred Hiram "Wiffy" Cox was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1930s....
- 1930 Joe Turnesa
- 1929 Jesse P. GuilfordJesse P. GuilfordJesse Poore Guilford was an American amateur golfer. He is most notable for winning the United States Amateur Championship in 1921....
(amateur) - 1928 Leo Diegel
- 1927 Johnny FarrellJohnny FarrellJohn Joseph Farrell was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1928 U.S. Open.Farrell was born in White Plains, New York. He turned professional in 1922.In 1928, Farrell won the U.S. Open...
- 1926 Donald Vinton
- 1925 Tom Lally
- 1924 Willie Ogg
- 1923 Mike BradyMike Brady (golfer)Michael Joseph Brady was an American professional golfer. He was born in Brighton, Massachusetts. He lost in a three-way playoff to John McDermott in the 1911 U.S. Open. He lost to Walter Hagen in a celebrated playoff in the 1919 U.S. Open at the Brae Burn Country Club...
- 1922 George Kerrigan
- 1921 Louis TellierLouis Tellier (golfer)Louis Emile Auguste Tellier was a French professional golfer.Tellier came to the United States to play in the 1913 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. He finished tied for fourth....
- 1920 George L. Bowden
- 1919 Jesse P. GuilfordJesse P. GuilfordJesse Poore Guilford was an American amateur golfer. He is most notable for winning the United States Amateur Championship in 1921....
(amateur) - 1917-8 No tournament due to World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
- 1916 Mike BradyMike Brady (golfer)Michael Joseph Brady was an American professional golfer. He was born in Brighton, Massachusetts. He lost in a three-way playoff to John McDermott in the 1911 U.S. Open. He lost to Walter Hagen in a celebrated playoff in the 1919 U.S. Open at the Brae Burn Country Club...
- 1915 Walter HagenWalter HagenWalter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods . He won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on...
- 1914 Mike BradyMike Brady (golfer)Michael Joseph Brady was an American professional golfer. He was born in Brighton, Massachusetts. He lost in a three-way playoff to John McDermott in the 1911 U.S. Open. He lost to Walter Hagen in a celebrated playoff in the 1919 U.S. Open at the Brae Burn Country Club...
- 1913 Tom McNamaraTom McNamara (golfer)Tom McNamara was an American professional golfer. McNamara was born in Brookline, Massachusetts to an immigrant Irish family....
- 1912 Alec RossAlec RossAlexander Ross , generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex or Aleck, was a Scottish golfer. He was a native of Dornoch and learned his golf in his home country, but like many British professional golfers of his era he spent many years working as a club professional in the United States...
- 1911 Donald Ross
- 1910 Alec RossAlec RossAlexander Ross , generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex or Aleck, was a Scottish golfer. He was a native of Dornoch and learned his golf in his home country, but like many British professional golfers of his era he spent many years working as a club professional in the United States...
- 1909 Alec RossAlec RossAlexander Ross , generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex or Aleck, was a Scottish golfer. He was a native of Dornoch and learned his golf in his home country, but like many British professional golfers of his era he spent many years working as a club professional in the United States...
- 1908 Alec RossAlec RossAlexander Ross , generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex or Aleck, was a Scottish golfer. He was a native of Dornoch and learned his golf in his home country, but like many British professional golfers of his era he spent many years working as a club professional in the United States...
- 1907 Alec RossAlec RossAlexander Ross , generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex or Aleck, was a Scottish golfer. He was a native of Dornoch and learned his golf in his home country, but like many British professional golfers of his era he spent many years working as a club professional in the United States...
- 1906 Alec RossAlec RossAlexander Ross , generally known as Alec Ross and sometimes as Alex or Aleck, was a Scottish golfer. He was a native of Dornoch and learned his golf in his home country, but like many British professional golfers of his era he spent many years working as a club professional in the United States...
- 1905 Donald Ross