Westchester Open
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The Westchester Open is golf
tournament organized by the Westchester Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1920 at member clubs in New York
or Connecticut
. It was considered a PGA Tour
event in the 1920s and 1930s.
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 organized by the Westchester Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1920 at member clubs in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
or Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. 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
- 2008 John Stoltz
- 2007 Tony Demaria
- 2006 Ron Philo
- 2005 John Nieporte
- 2004 Frank Bensel
- 2003 Dave Fusco
- 2002 Tom Sutter
- 2001 Dave Fusco
- 2000 Carl Alexander
- 1999 Bill Van Orman
- 1998 Bruce ZabriskiBruce ZabriskiBruce Zabriski is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Zabriski joined the European Tour in 1985 and would play on the Tour until 1987. His best finish came at the Benson & Hedges International Open where he finished in a tie for 6th...
- 1997 Bruce ZabriskiBruce ZabriskiBruce Zabriski is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Zabriski joined the European Tour in 1985 and would play on the Tour until 1987. His best finish came at the Benson & Hedges International Open where he finished in a tie for 6th...
- 1996 Ron McDougal
- 1995 Bruce ZabriskiBruce ZabriskiBruce Zabriski is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Zabriski joined the European Tour in 1985 and would play on the Tour until 1987. His best finish came at the Benson & Hedges International Open where he finished in a tie for 6th...
- 1994 Delroy CambridgeDelroy CambridgeDelroy Cambridge is a Jamaican professional golfer.Cambridge turned professional in 1971. He has spent many years in the United States, where he worked as an assistant professional at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, New York and played in local and regional events in the New York region. He...
- 1993 Rick Vershure
- 1992 Bobby Heins
- 1991 Rick Vershure
- 1990 Bobby Heins
- 1989 Ron McDougal
- 1988 Bobby Heins
- 1987 Mike White
- 1986 Bill BrittonBill BrittonWilliam Timothy Britton is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for fifteen years during the 1980s and 1990s....
- 1985 Evan Schiller
- 1984 Bruce Douglass
- 1983 Bobby Heins
- 1982 Bobby Heins
- 1981 Bobby Heins
- 1980 Gene Borek
- 1979 John Gentile
- 1978 John Gentile
- 1977 Tom Joyce
- 1976 John Ruby
- 1975 John Gentile
- 1974 Kelley Moser
- 1973 John Gentile
- 1972 Don MassengaleDon MassengaleDonald Ray Massengale, Sr. was an American professional golfer who won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.-Career:...
- 1971 David Ragaini (amateur)
- 1970 John Buczek
- 1969 Mike Krak
- 1968 Denny Lyons (amateur)
- 1967 Roy Pace
- 1966 Frank Wharton
- 1965 Terry WilcoxTerry WilcoxTerry Wilcox is an American professional golfer.Wilcox grew up in Ada, Oklahoma. He played college golf at Oklahoma State University, graduating in 1962....
- 1964 Terry WilcoxTerry WilcoxTerry Wilcox is an American professional golfer.Wilcox grew up in Ada, Oklahoma. He played college golf at Oklahoma State University, graduating in 1962....
- 1963 Doug FordDoug Ford (golfer)Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. born Fortunato is an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion.Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut. He turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952 at the Jacksonville Open.The win in Jacksonville was an unusual one...
- 1962 Gil Cavanaugh and Roger Ginsberg (amateur)
- 1961 Doug FordDoug Ford (golfer)Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. born Fortunato is an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion.Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut. He turned professional in 1949 and won for the first time in 1952 at the Jacksonville Open.The win in Jacksonville was an unusual one...
- 1960 Claude HarmonClaude HarmonEugene Claude Harmon, Sr. was an American golfer.Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent much of his boyhood in the Orlando area. A youthful prodigy, Harmon qualified for the U.S. Amateur at age 15 in 1931...
- 1959 Robert Watson
- 1958 Fred Annon
- 1957 Mickey Homa
- 1956 Mickey Homa
- 1955 Mickey Homa
- 1954 Herman BarronHerman BarronHerman Barron was an American professional golfer best known for being the first Jewish golfer to win a PGA Tour event.-Biography:...
- 1953 Claude HarmonClaude HarmonEugene Claude Harmon, Sr. was an American golfer.Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent much of his boyhood in the Orlando area. A youthful prodigy, Harmon qualified for the U.S. Amateur at age 15 in 1931...
- 1952 Fred Annon
- 1951 Claude HarmonClaude HarmonEugene Claude Harmon, Sr. was an American golfer.Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent much of his boyhood in the Orlando area. A youthful prodigy, Harmon qualified for the U.S. Amateur at age 15 in 1931...
- 1950 Claude HarmonClaude HarmonEugene Claude Harmon, Sr. was an American golfer.Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent much of his boyhood in the Orlando area. A youthful prodigy, Harmon qualified for the U.S. Amateur at age 15 in 1931...
- 1949 Jack Patroni
- 1948 Tony ManeroTony ManeroAnthony T. Manero was an American golfer. He won eight times on the PGA Tour including one major championship, the 1936 U.S. Open. He played on the 1937 Ryder Cup team. He was born in New York, New York and died in Greenwich, Connecticut. Manero was originally spelled Mainiero...
- 1947 Claude HarmonClaude HarmonEugene Claude Harmon, Sr. was an American golfer.Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent much of his boyhood in the Orlando area. A youthful prodigy, Harmon qualified for the U.S. Amateur at age 15 in 1931...
- 1946 Claude HarmonClaude HarmonEugene Claude Harmon, Sr. was an American golfer.Harmon was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent much of his boyhood in the Orlando area. A youthful prodigy, Harmon qualified for the U.S. Amateur at age 15 in 1931...
- 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 Paul RunyanPaul RunyanPaul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. He was among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor....
- 1941 Mike TurnesaMike TurnesaMichael C. Turnesa was one of seven famous golfing brothers: Phil , Frank , Joe , Mike , Doug , Jim , and Willie . All but Willie turned professional.Turnesa's first job in golf came in the pro shop at the Metropolis Country Club...
- 1940 Ben HoganBen HoganWilliam Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...
- 1939 Paul RunyanPaul RunyanPaul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. He was among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor....
- 1938 Frank Moore
- 1937 Frank Moore
- 1936 Paul RunyanPaul RunyanPaul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. He was among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor....
- 1935 Paul RunyanPaul RunyanPaul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. He was among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor....
- 1934 Paul RunyanPaul RunyanPaul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. He was among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor....
- 1933 Mike TurnesaMike TurnesaMichael C. Turnesa was one of seven famous golfing brothers: Phil , Frank , Joe , Mike , Doug , Jim , and Willie . All but Willie turned professional.Turnesa's first job in golf came in the pro shop at the Metropolis Country Club...
- 1932 Tony ManeroTony ManeroAnthony T. Manero was an American golfer. He won eight times on the PGA Tour including one major championship, the 1936 U.S. Open. He played on the 1937 Ryder Cup team. He was born in New York, New York and died in Greenwich, Connecticut. Manero was originally spelled Mainiero...
- 1931 Paul RunyanPaul RunyanPaul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. He was among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor....
- 1930 Willie MacfarlaneWillie MacfarlaneWilliam "Willie" Macfarlane was a Scottish professional golfer....
- 1929 Bobby CruickshankBobby CruickshankRobert Allan Cruickshank was a prominent Scottish professional golfer on the PGA of America circuit from the early 1920s to the mid-1930s. He was born in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland.-Career:...
- 1928 Bill MehlhornBill MehlhornWilliam Earl Mehlhorn was an American golfer who played on the PGA Tour in its early days, and was at his best in the 1920s....
- 1927 Bobby CruickshankBobby CruickshankRobert Allan Cruickshank was a prominent Scottish professional golfer on the PGA of America circuit from the early 1920s to the mid-1930s. He was born in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland.-Career:...
- 1926 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...
- 1925 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...
- 1924 Willie MacfarlaneWillie MacfarlaneWilliam "Willie" Macfarlane was a Scottish professional golfer....
- 1923 George McLean
- 1922 Willie MacfarlaneWillie MacfarlaneWilliam "Willie" Macfarlane was a Scottish professional golfer....
- 1921 Jack Dowling
- 1920 Tom Kerrigan