Northern California Open
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The Northern California Open is a golf
tournament played in the Northern California
, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is run by the Northern California section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1920 at a variety of courses around the state. It was considered a PGA Tour
event in the 1920s.
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 played in the Northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is run by the Northern California section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1920 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 in the 1920s.
Winners
- 2011 Jeff Rangel
- 2010 Ryan Thornberry
- 2009 Todd Fischer
- 2008 Boyd Summerhays
- 2007 Matt BettencourtMatt BettencourtMatt Bettencourt is an American professional golfer.Born in Alammeda, California, he turned professional in 2001 after attending Modesto Junior College....
- 2006 Gundy Jones
- 2005 Robert Hamilton
- 2004 John EllisJohn Ellis (golfer)John Ellis is an American professional golfer.Ellis was born in San Jose, California. He played college golf at the University of Oregon where he was a First-Team All Pac-10 member as a senior. He turned professional in 2003. Ellis won the Canadian Tour's Order of Merit in 2008...
- 2003 Matt BettencourtMatt BettencourtMatt Bettencourt is an American professional golfer.Born in Alammeda, California, he turned professional in 2001 after attending Modesto Junior College....
- 2002 Matt BettencourtMatt BettencourtMatt Bettencourt is an American professional golfer.Born in Alammeda, California, he turned professional in 2001 after attending Modesto Junior College....
- 2001 Brad Martin
- 2000 Shawn Kelly
- 1999 Casey Boyns
- 1998 Jon Chaffee
- 1997 Jon Chaffee
- 1996 Patrick Boyd
- 1995 Shawn Kelly
- 1994 Eric Buckelew
- 1993 Todd Spain
- 1992 Ron Parsons
- 1991 Chris Holzgang
- 1990 David SutherlandDavid Sutherland (golfer)David Sutherland was an American professional golfer.Following in his older brother Kevin's footsteps, Sutherland attended Fresno State and was an All-American golfer there. He turned pro in 1989....
- 1989 Jeff Wilson
- 1988 Dale Riley
- 1987 Joey Rassett
- 1986 Mark Blakely
- 1985 Joey Rassett
- 1984 Bill Glasson
- 1983 Jim Kane
- 1982 Bob Boldt
- 1981 Mike Brannon
- 1980 Pat McGowanPat McGowanPatrick Ray McGowan is a professional golf instructor and former PGA Tour player.McGowan was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He attended Brigham Young University...
- 1979 Brent Bonino
- 1978 Ray Arinno
- 1977 Rick Rhoads
- 1976 Peter JacobsenPeter JacobsenPeter Erling Jacobsen is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He has won seven events on the PGA Tour and two events on the Champions Tour, both majors.-Early years:...
- 1975 Ray Arinno
- 1974 Bruce SummerhaysBruce SummerhaysBruce Patton Summerhays is an American professional golfer. He is currently a mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tampa, Florida.-Career:...
- 1973 Roger MaltbieRoger MaltbieRoger Lin Maltbie is an American professional golfer and on-course analyst for NBC Sports and ESPN.Maltbie was born in Modesto, California and grew up in San Jose. He attended James Lick High School where he was a teammate of former PGA Tour player Forrest Fezler...
- 1972 Ken Towns
- 1971 Vic Loustalot
- 1970 Sandy Galbraith
- 1969 David Barber
- 1968 Jerry HeardJerry HeardJerry M. Heard is an American professional golfer who won several PGA Tour events in the 1970s.Heard was born in Visalia, California. He became a professional golfer in 1968 and joined the PGA Tour in 1969. His first professional win came in the American Golf Classic at the Firestone Country Club...
- 1967 George ArcherGeorge ArcherGeorge William Archer was an American golfer who won twelve events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship.Archer was born in San Francisco, California and was raised just south in the city of San Mateo...
- 1966 Dick LotzDick LotzRichard "Dick" Lotz is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.Lotz was born in Oakland, California...
- 1965 John McMullinJohn McMullin (golfer)John McMullin is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.McMullin was born in Richmond, California. He was a pupil of noted black golf instructor Lucius Bateman whose other students included future PGA Tour winners Don Whitt, Dick Lotz and Tony Lema...
- 1964 George ArcherGeorge ArcherGeorge William Archer was an American golfer who won twelve events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship.Archer was born in San Francisco, California and was raised just south in the city of San Mateo...
- 1963 George ArcherGeorge ArcherGeorge William Archer was an American golfer who won twelve events on the PGA Tour, including one major championship.Archer was born in San Francisco, California and was raised just south in the city of San Mateo...
- 1962 Tony LemaTony LemaAnthony David "Tony" Lema was an American professional golfer, who rose to fame in the beginning of golf's modern era, but had his young life and career cut short in an aircraft accident. His most prestigious victory was the 1964 British Open.-Biography:Lema was born in Oakland, California, to...
- 1961 Alex Sutton
- 1960 Tal Smith
- 1959 No tournament
- 1958 Dick KnightDick Knight (golfer)John Richard "Dick" Knight was an American professional golfer.Knight was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He played college golf at Oklahoma A&M....
- 1957 Joe Greer
- 1956 Bud WardBud WardMarvin Harvey "Bud" Ward was an American golfer best known for twice winning the U.S. Amateur, in 1939 and 1941....
- 1955 Smiley QuickSmiley QuickLyman Loren "Smiley" Quick was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s....
- 1954 George Schneiter
- 1953 Eric MontiEric MontiEric Monti was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s....
- 1952 E.J. "Dutch" Harrison
- 1951 Bud WardBud WardMarvin Harvey "Bud" Ward was an American golfer best known for twice winning the U.S. Amateur, in 1939 and 1941....
- 1950 Charles Seaver
- 1949 Art Bell
- 1948 Bill Nary
- 1947 Tal Smith
- 1946 Charles R. Sheppard
- 1945 Jim FerrierJim FerrierJames B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He became an American citizen in 1944.-Early years:...
- 1944 Jim FerrierJim FerrierJames B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He became an American citizen in 1944.-Early years:...
- 1943 Art Bell
- 1942 Harry Bassler
- 1941 Mark Fry
- 1940 Mark Fry
- 1939 Charles R. Sheppard
- 1938 No tournament
- 1937 Harry Bassler
- 1936 Willie GogginWillie GogginWillie Goggin was an American professional golfer, who is notable for losing the 1933 PGA Championship to Gene Sarazen.-Tournament wins:this list is incomplete*1935 Northern California Open*1936 Northern California Open...
- 1935 Willie GogginWillie GogginWillie Goggin was an American professional golfer, who is notable for losing the 1933 PGA Championship to Gene Sarazen.-Tournament wins:this list is incomplete*1935 Northern California Open*1936 Northern California Open...
- 1934 Lawson LittleLawson LittleWilliam Lawson Little, Jr. was an American professional golfer who also had a distinguished amateur career....
- 1933 Ben F. Coltrin
- 1932 Charles R. Sheppard
- 1931 Charles R. Sheppard
- 1927-30 No tournament
- 1926 Frank Minch
- 1925 No tournament
- 1924 Macdonald SmithMacdonald SmithMacdonald "Mac" Smith was one of the top golfers in the world from about 1910 to the mid 1930s. He was a member of a famous Scottish golfing family....
- 1923 Harold Sampson
- 1922 Jock HutchisonJock HutchisonJack Fowler "Jock" Hutchison was a Scottish-American professional golfer.Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1920. He won two major championships, the 1920 PGA Championship and the 1921 Open Championship at the St Andrews...
- 1921 No tournament
- 1920 John Black