Western Junior
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The Western Junior is the oldest national junior golf
tournament in the United States
. It was founded in 1914 and is organized by the Western Golf Association
. It is played at a different course each year, primarily in the midwest
. From 1914 to 1998, it was played with stroke play
qualifying followed by a match play
championship. Since 1999, it has been a 72-hole stroke play tournament.
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Junior golf
Junior golf refers to the game of golf being played by boys and girls who have not finished secondary school or reached the age of 19, whichever comes first....
tournament in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was founded in 1914 and is organized by the Western Golf Association
Western Golf Association
The Western Golf Association is one of the United States' oldest golf organizations, and its headquarters are located in Golf, Illinois. The WGA sponsors three prestigious golf tournaments: the Western Junior, the Western Amateur and the BMW Championship, a FedEx Cup playoff event...
. It is played at a different course each year, primarily in the midwest
Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest....
. From 1914 to 1998, it was played with stroke play
Stroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
qualifying followed by a match play
Match play
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes...
championship. Since 1999, it has been a 72-hole stroke play tournament.
Winners
- 2010 Patrick Rodgers
- 2009 Zack Fischer
- 2008 Cory Whitsett
- 2007 Cody Gribble
- 2006 Jhared Hack
- 2005 Rickie FowlerRickie FowlerRick Yutaka Fowler is an American professional golfer. He was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world for 36 weeks in 2007 and 2008.-Amateur career:...
- 2004 Jamie LovemarkJamie LovemarkJamie Lovemark is an American professional golfer.-Amateur career:Lovemark was born in Rancho Santa Fe, California and attended Torrey Pines High School. He won the 2005 Western Amateur and therefore received a special exemption into the Cialis Western Open, where he finished T54. He also played...
- 2003 Brady Schnell
- 2002 Brett Lange
- 2001 Jonathan Moore
- 2000 Buck Williams
- 1999 Hunter MahanHunter MahanHunter Myles Mahan is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Mahan was born in Orange, California. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1999 5A Texas State High School Golf Championship while attending McKinney High School and the 1999 U.S. Junior...
- 1998 David Wagenseller
- 1997 Nick Cassini
- 1996 Andy Rapp
- 1995 James DriscollJames DriscollJames Driscoll is an American professional golfer and current player on the PGA Tour.Driscoll was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of seven children. He grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts outside of Boston. He started golf at a young age and won the Club Championship at his home club...
- 1994 Brad ElderBrad ElderBradley Ryan Elder is an American professional golfer, who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.Elder was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He got his start in golf from his father. Elder attended the University of Texas and was a member of the golf team...
- 1993 Michael Jones
- 1992 John Curley
- 1991 Trip KuehneTrip KuehneErnest W. "Trip" Kuehne III is an American amateur golfer. He is most remembered for his life-changing defeat at the hands of Tiger Woods in the 1994 U.S. Amateur, and his subsequent steadfast refusal to turn professional in favor of a successful amateur career.-Early achievements:Kuehne was born...
- 1990 Kelly Mitchum
- 1989 Craig Darling
- 1988 Chris SmithChris Smith (golfer)Christopher McClain Smith is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Smith was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He attended Ohio State University, where he was a four-time All-Conference selection in the Big Ten from 1988 to 1991, and an All-America selection as a...
- 1987 Jim FurykJim FurykJames Michael Furyk is an American professional golfer, 2010 FedEx Cup champion, and 2010 PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has won one major championship, the 2003 U.S. Open. Furyk is known for consistently playing at the top level and for a visibly unconventional, looping golf swing...
- 1986 Jon Worrell
- 1985 Don Edwards
- 1984 Steve LaMontagne
- 1983 Brad Meek
- 1982 Jim BenepeJim BenepeJames L. Benepe III is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Benepe was born, raised and lived most of his life in Sheridan, Wyoming. He attended Northwestern University and was a first-team All-American in 1986 as well as the 1986 Big Ten Champion...
- 1981 Gregg VonThaden
- 1980 Eugene Elliott
- 1979 Willie WoodWillie Wood (golfer)Willie West Wood is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour....
- 1978 Bobby ClampettBobby ClampettRobert Daniel Clampett, Jr. is a television golf analyst, golf course architect, writer, and professional golfer, who played on the PGA Tour from 1980 to 1995. Clampett began playing on the Champions Tour in April 2010....
- 1977 Gary Wilks
- 1976 Gary HallbergGary HallbergGary George Hallberg is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, and Champions Tour....
- 1975 Britt Harrison
- 1974 Edwin Fisher, Jr.
- 1973 Tommy Jones
- 1972 Dennis Sullivan
- 1971 Richard Brooke
- 1970 Jeff Reaume
- 1969 Jim SimonsJim Simons (golfer)James Bradley Simons was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s....
- 1968 Don Hawken
- 1967 Mike Goodart
- 1966 Ross Elder
- 1965 John Richart
- 1964 Jim WiechersJim WiechersJames L. Wiechers is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Wiechers was born in Oakland, California. He won the 1962 U.S. Junior Amateur while in high school. He then attended Santa Clara University and was a member of the golf team, winning first-team...
- 1963 George Boutell
- 1962 George Shortridge
- 1961 Phil Marston
- 1960 Labron Harris, Jr.Labron Harris, Jr.Labron E. Harris, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Harris was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma and grew up playing the Oklahoma State University practice facility, Lakeside Golf Course...
- 1959 Steve SpraySteve SpraySteven Spray is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Spray was born in Des Moines, Iowa and reared in Indianola, Iowa. His first big win as an amateur came in the 1958 Iowa Junior Amateur; the next year he gained national fame by winning the Western...
- 1958 Jack Rule, Jr.Jack Rule, Jr.Jack D. Rule, Jr. is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s.Rule was born in Mason City, Iowa and grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. He defeated Jack Nicklaus in the 1956 U.S. Junior Amateur semi-finals but lost to Harlan Stevenson in the finals...
- 1957 Don Essig III
- 1956 Dick Foote
- 1955 Gerald McFerren
- 1954 Herbert Klontz
- 1953 Henry Loeb
- 1952 Don Nichols
- 1951 Hillman Robbins
- 1950 Dean Lind
- 1949 Dean Lind
- 1948 Gene Coulter
- 1947 Tom Veech
- 1946 Mac Hunter
- 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 William Witzleb
- 1941 Ben Downing
- 1940 Ben Downing
- 1939 Sam Kocsis
- 1938 Charles Betcher
- 1937 John Holmstrom
- 1936 Sid Richardson
- 1935 Fred HaasFred HaasFrederick T. "Freddie" Haas, Jr. was an American professional golfer.Hass was born in Portland, Arkansas...
- 1934 Fred HaasFred HaasFrederick T. "Freddie" Haas, Jr. was an American professional golfer.Hass was born in Portland, Arkansas...
- 1933 Frank Bredall
- 1932 John Banks
- 1931 Robert Cochran
- 1930 C. K. Collins
- 1929 Fred Lyon
- 1928 Dick Mullin
- 1927 Albert Hakes
- 1926 Sam Alpert
- 1925 Emerson Carey, Jr.
- 1924 Eldridge Robinson
- 1923 Ira Couch
- 1922 Kenneth Hisert
- 1921 Burton Mudge, Jr.
- 1920 Harold Martin
- 1919 Howard Sassman
- 1918 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...
- 1917 Frederick Wright
- 1916 John Simpson
- 1915 DeWitt Balch
- 1914 Charles Grimes
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