Pennsylvania Open Championship
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The Pennsylvania Open Championship is the Pennsylvania
state open golf
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Pennsylvania Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1912 (except for war years) at a variety of courses around the state. It was considered a PGA Tour
event in the 1920s and 1930s.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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 Pennsylvania Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1912 (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 in the 1920s and 1930s.
Winners
- 2011 Mark Sheftic
- 2010 Robert Rohanna
- 2009 Justin Smith
- 2008 Mike Van Sickle (amateur)
- 2007 Mike Van Sickle (amateur)
- 2006 Kyle Davis
- 2005 Sean Farren
- 2004 Ryan Sikora
- 2003 Steve WheatcroftSteve WheatcroftSteve Wheatcroft is an American professional golfer.Wheatcroft was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania and attended Indiana University earning a degree in Sports Marketing and Management. He turned professional in 2001 and has played in several tours over the years. His first victory came at the...
- 2002 Terry Hertzog
- 2001 Jeff Daniels
- 2000 Terry Hertzog
- 1999 Terry Hatch
- 1998 Stuart Ingraham
- 1997 Gene Fieger
- 1996 John Mazza
- 1995 Gene Fieger
- 1994 Paul Oglesby
- 1993 Bob Ford
- 1992 Mike Moses
- 1991 Frank Dobbs
- 1990 Jay SigelJay SigelRobert Jay Sigel is an American professional golfer. He enjoyed one of the more illustrious careers in the history of U.S...
(amateur) - 1989 Joseph J. Boros
- 1988 Gene Fieger
- 1987 Brian Kelly
- 1986 Frank Fuhrer, III
- 1985 Don De Angelis
- 1984 Roy Vucinich
- 1983 Jay SigelJay SigelRobert Jay Sigel is an American professional golfer. He enjoyed one of the more illustrious careers in the history of U.S...
(amateur) - 1982 Lee Raymond (amateur)
- 1981 Bob Ford
- 1980 Bob Huber
- 1979 Ron Milanovich
- 1978 Jay SigelJay SigelRobert Jay Sigel is an American professional golfer. He enjoyed one of the more illustrious careers in the history of U.S...
(amateur) - 1977 Bob Ford
- 1976 Jeff Steinberg
- 1975 Steve Brewton (amateur)
- 1974 Jay SigelJay SigelRobert Jay Sigel is an American professional golfer. He enjoyed one of the more illustrious careers in the history of U.S...
(amateur) - 1973 Tony Perla
- 1972 Andy Thompson
- 1971 Jack KieferJack KieferLeo C. "Jack" Kiefer was an American professional golfer who won two Senior PGA Tour events in the 1990s....
- 1970 James Masserio (amateur)
- 1969 Tony Perla
- 1968 Ronald Stafford
- 1967 Robert Ross
- 1966 Richard Bassett
- 1965 Robert Shave
- 1964 Jerry Pisano
- 1963 Bert YanceyBert YanceyAlbert Winsborough Yancey was an American professional golfer, who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour....
- 1962 Henry Williams, Jr.Henry Williams, Jr.Henry E. Williams, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s....
- 1961 Al BesselinkAl BesselinkAlbert Cornelius Besselink is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.Besselink grew up in Merchantville, New Jersey. He attended the University of Miami and was the first UM golfer to win a national tournament. He won the Southern Invitational...
- 1960 John Guenther, Jr. (amateur)
- 1959 Skee RiegelSkee RiegelRobert Henry "Skee" Riegel was an American professional golfer.Riegel attended West Point, Hobart College, and Lafayette College where he played football and baseball but not golf. He took up golf at the age of 23....
- 1958 Dick Sleichter
- 1957 Skee RiegelSkee RiegelRobert Henry "Skee" Riegel was an American professional golfer.Riegel attended West Point, Hobart College, and Lafayette College where he played football and baseball but not golf. He took up golf at the age of 23....
- 1956 John Weitzel
- 1955 John Weitzel
- 1954 Henry Williams, Jr.Henry Williams, Jr.Henry E. Williams, Jr. was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s....
- 1953 Bo WiningerBo WiningerFrancis G. "Bo" Wininger was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s....
- 1952 George Griffin, Jr.
- 1951 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...
- 1950 Jerry BarberJerry BarberCarl Jerome "Jerry" Barber was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.Barber was born in Woodson, Illinois, and was one of nine children raised on a Jacksonville, Illinois farm. He turned professional in 1942. Among his seven tour victories, was the 1961 PGA Championship at...
- 1949 Andy Gasper
- 1948 Terl Johnson
- 1947 Steve Kovach
- 1946 Steve Kovach
- 1943-45 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 Sam Byrd
- 1941 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...
- 1940 Sam Parks, Jr.Sam Parks, Jr.Samuel McLaughlin Parks, Jr. was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1935 U.S. Open....
- 1939 Ray MangrumRay MangrumRay B. Mangrum was an American professional golfer and the older brother of a more famous golfer, Lloyd Mangrum....
- 1938 Lloyd MangrumLloyd MangrumLloyd Eugene Mangrum was an American professional golfer. He was known for his smooth swing and his relaxed demeanour on the course, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Icicle".Mangrum was born in Trenton, Texas...
- 1937 Toney PennaToney PennaToney G. Penna was an Italian-American professional golfer and designer of golf clubs and gear. He won four events on the PGA Tour between 1937 and 1947. He introduced new lines of golf clubs and was the holder of four patents for golf clubs. Many of these clubs are considered collectors' items:...
- 1936 Felix SerafinFelix SerafinFelix Serafin was an American professional golfer.Serafin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He made his living as a club professional while occasionally playing on the early PGA Tour...
- 1935 Ray MangrumRay MangrumRay B. Mangrum was an American professional golfer and the older brother of a more famous golfer, Lloyd Mangrum....
- 1934 Willie MacfarlaneWillie MacfarlaneWilliam "Willie" Macfarlane was a Scottish professional golfer....
- 1933 Dick MetzDick MetzRichard C. Metz was an American professional golfer.Metz won 10 times on the PGA Tour in the 1930s and 1940s. He had continued success as a senior golfer winning the Senior PGA Championship and World Seniors Championship in 1960.Metz married actress Jean Chatburn on November 2, 1939. He was also a...
- 1932 Vincent Eldred
- 1931 Felix SerafinFelix SerafinFelix Serafin was an American professional golfer.Serafin was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He made his living as a club professional while occasionally playing on the early PGA Tour...
- 1930 Ed Dudley
- 1929 Ed Dudley
- 1928 Tommy ArmourTommy ArmourThomas Dickson Armour was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot.Armour was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at Fettes College and the University of Edinburgh....
- 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 John Rogers
- 1925 Joe Turnesa
- 1924 Emmet FrenchEmmet FrenchJohn Emmet French was an American professional golfer, who is notable for losing to Gene Sarazen in the 1922 PGA Championship.French was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.French won three PGA events.-PGA Tour wins:...
- 1923 James Edmundson
- 1922 Emil Loeffler
- 1921 Cyril WalkerCyril WalkerCyril Walker was an English golfer born in Manchester who emigrated to the United States in 1914....
- 1920 Emil Loeffler
- 1919 Charles Hoffner
- 1917-18 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 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...
- 1915 Tom Anderson
- 1914 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....
- 1913 James Thompson
- 1912 Tom Anderson