Utah Open
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The Utah Open is the Utah
state open golf
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Utah section of the PGA of America. It was first played in 1926 and has been played at a variety of courses around the state. It was sporadically considered a PGA Tour
event in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
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 Utah section of the PGA of America. It was first played in 1926 and has been played at a variety of courses around the state. It was sporadically 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 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Winners
- 2011 Clay Ogden
- 2010 Nicholas Mason
- 2009 Nathan Lashley
- 2008 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:...
- 2007 Clay Ogden
- 2006 Pete Stone
- 2005 Nick McKinlay
- 2004 Greg Buckway (amateur)
- 2003 Steve FriesenSteve FriesenSteve Friesen is an American professional golfer who plays on the Nationwide Tour.Friesen attended the University of Nebraska where in 1999 he won the Ben Hogan Award for the nations top scholar-athlete and was also named All-America honorable mention...
- 2002 Boyd Summerhays
- 2001 Kim Thompson
- 2000 Todd Fischer
- 1999 Dean WilsonDean WilsonDean Hiroshi Wilson is an American professional golfer.Wilson was born in Kaneohe, Hawaii. He turned professional in 1992 after graduating from Brigham Young University and has won six times on the Japan Golf Tour and once on the PGA Tour. After a poor 2009 season Wilson lost his PGA Tour playing...
- 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 Steve Runge
- 1996 Patrick Boyd
- 1995 J. B. Sneve
- 1994 Warren Schutte
- 1993 Dennis PaulsonDennis PaulsonDennis Jay Paulson is an American professional golfer.Paulson was born in San Gabriel, California. He had a PGA Tour victory in 2000...
- 1992 Grant WaiteGrant WaiteGrant Osten Waite is a New Zealand professional golfer.Waite was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand and is now a U.S. citizen. He has one PGA Tour victory, the Kemper Open in 1993, and finished second to Tiger Woods at the 2000 Bell Canadian Open.Waite won the New Zealand Open and the Trafalgar...
- 1991 Eric Hogg
- 1990 Mark Carnavale
- 1989 Neal LancasterNeal LancasterGrady Neal Lancaster is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Lancaster was born, raised and makes his home in Smithfield, North Carolina. He turned pro in 1985 as a completely self-taught player. He did not take his first golf lesson until 1992....
- 1988 Jay Don BlakeJay Don BlakeJay Don Blake is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour; he currently plays on the Champions Tour....
- 1987 Perry Arthur
- 1986 Clark Burroughs
- 1985 Mike ReidMike Reid (golfer)Michael Daniel Reid is an American professional golfer.Reid was born in Bainbridge, Maryland. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1976 and turned professional the same year. During his collegiate golf career, Reid was selected for All-American honors from 1973-1976...
- 1984 Richard ZokolRichard ZokolRichard Francis "Dick" Zokol is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, winning at least one event in each venue....
- 1983 Mike ReidMike Reid (golfer)Michael Daniel Reid is an American professional golfer.Reid was born in Bainbridge, Maryland. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1976 and turned professional the same year. During his collegiate golf career, Reid was selected for All-American honors from 1973-1976...
- 1982 Larry Webb
- 1981 Jimmy Blair
- 1980 Ray Arinno
- 1979 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...
- 1978 Terry Mauney
- 1977 Larry Webb
- 1976 Gary Vanier
- 1975 Michael Brannan
- 1974 Mike Malaska
- 1973 Paul Allen
- 1972 Victor RegaladoVictor RegaladoVictor Regalado is a Mexican professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.Regalado was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. As an amateur, he played in tournaments in the San Diego, California area just across the border from his home. He turned professional in 1971.Regalado has just over 30...
- 1971 Ernie Perez
- 1970 Buddy Allin
- 1969 Tommy Williams
- 1968 Dick Payne
- 1967 Richard Potzner
- 1966 Ernie Schneiter, Jr.
- 1965 Randy GloverRandy GloverRandy Glover is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.Glover was born in Sanford, North Carolina. He attended the University of Tennessee. He turned professional and joined the PGA Tour in 1962....
- 1964 No tournament
- 1963 Tommy JacobsTommy JacobsKeith Thomas Jacobs, Jr. is an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour...
- 1962 Zell Eaton
- 1961 Al GeibergerAl GeibergerAllen Lee Geiberger, Sr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California...
- 1960 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...
- 1959 Bob RosburgBob RosburgRobert Reginald "Rossie" Rosburg was an American professional golfer who later became a sports color analyst for ABC television.-Early years, college:Rosburg was born in San Francisco, California...
- 1958 Dow FinsterwaldDow FinsterwaldDow Henry Finsterwald, Sr. is an American professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship. He won 11 Tour titles between 1955 and 1963, played on four Ryder Cup teams, and served as non-playing captain for the 1977 U.S. Ryder Cup team.Finsterwald was born and raised in...
- 1957 Zell Eaton
- 1956 Dick Lundahl
- 1955 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:...
- 1954 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...
- 1953 Zell Eaton
- 1952 Bud WardBud WardMarvin Harvey "Bud" Ward was an American golfer best known for twice winning the U.S. Amateur, in 1939 and 1941....
- 1951 Smiley QuickSmiley QuickLyman Loren "Smiley" Quick was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s....
- 1950 Harold West
- 1949 Joe Bernolfo
- 1948 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...
- 1947 Johnny PalmerJohnny PalmerJohn C. Palmer was an American professional golfer.Palmer was born in Eldorado, North Carolina. A seven time winner on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s, he represented the United States on the 1949 Ryder Cup team....
- 1946 Emery Zimmerman
- 1945 Emery Zimmerman
- 1944 Harold "Jug" McSpaden
- 1943 George Schneiter
- 1942 Ed Dudley
- 1941 George Schneiter
- 1940 Emery Zimmerman
- 1939 Emery Zimmerman
- 1938 Al Zimmerman
- 1937 Al Zimmerman
- 1936 George Schneiter
- 1935 Fred Morrison
- 1934 Ed Kingsley
- 1933 Ky LaffoonKy LaffoonKy Laffoon was an American golfer. He won 10 times on the PGA Tour, with four of the victories coming in 1934. He played on the 1935 Ryder Cup team. In 1939 his wife Irene Laffoon threatened to leave him if he could not control his temper on golf course...
- 1932 C. E. Foley
- 1931 Owen Covey
- 1930 Babe McHugh
- 1929 Babe McHugh
- 1928 Tom McHugh
- 1927 C. E. Foley
- 1926 Eddie Morrison