California State Open
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The California State Open is the California
state open golf
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Southern California section of the PGA of America. It was first played in 1900 and has been played at a variety of courses around the state. It was considered a PGA Tour
event in the 1920s and 1930s.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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 Southern California section of the PGA of America. It was first played in 1900 and has been played 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 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...
- 2010 Michael McCabe
- 2009 Mark Warman
- 2008 Kyle Thurston
- 2007 Drew Scott
- 2006 Ji Hwan Park (amateur)
- 2005 Eric Meichtry
- 2004 Jason GoreJason GoreJason William Gore is an American professional golfer.Gore was born in Van Nuys, California. He first attended the University of Arizona before transferring to Pepperdine University. While at Pepperdine, he was part of their NCAA Division I Championship team in 1997. He also played on the...
- 2003 John Wilson
- 2002 No tournament
- 2001 Michael Block
- 2000 Rich BarceloRich BarceloRich Barcelo is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Barcelo played on the Nationwide Tour in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2008-09. He was a member of the PGA Tour in 2004 and 2007. He qualified for the PGA Tour through qualifying school both times...
- 1999 Todd Fischer
- 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 Jason GoreJason GoreJason William Gore is an American professional golfer.Gore was born in Van Nuys, California. He first attended the University of Arizona before transferring to Pepperdine University. While at Pepperdine, he was part of their NCAA Division I Championship team in 1997. He also played on the...
(amateur) - 1996 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...
- 1995 Kevin Burton
- 1994 Jeff Bari
- 1993 Clinton WhitelawClinton WhitelawClinton John Whitelaw is a South African professional golfer.Whitelaw was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1990 and has competed predominantly on the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour since then, where he has won three tournaments, including the Philips South African Open in 1993...
- 1992 Mark Wurtz
- 1991 Kirk TriplettKirk TriplettKirk Alan Triplett is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Triplett was born in Moses Lake, Washington, and grew up in Pullman. He graduated from Pullman High School in 1980 and accepted a golf scholarship to the University of Nevada in Reno,...
- 1990 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...
- 1989 Brad Bell
- 1988 Jim Woodward
- 1987 John FlanneryJohn Flannery (golfer)John Flannery is an American professional golfer.Flannery was born in Salinas, California. He attended the University of Southern California and turned pro in 1985....
- 1986 Jim Woodward
- 1985 Brad Greer
- 1984 Greg TwiggsGreg TwiggsGregory Wofford Twiggs is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Twiggs was born in Los Angeles and grew up in southern California. He attended San Diego State University where he was a member of the golf team, a first team All American his senior year...
- 1983 Brett Upper
- 1982 John McComish
- 1981 Jeff Sanders
- 1980 Tim NorrisTim NorrisTim Norris is a current college head golf coach and a former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s....
- 1979 Jim Petralia
- 1978 Rex CaldwellRex CaldwellRex Allen Caldwell is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.Caldwell was born in Everett, Washington. He attended San Fernando Valley State College. He turned professional in 1972....
- 1977 Ron Hoyt
- 1976 Bill Brask
- 1975 Jimmy Powell
- 1974 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...
- 1973 Mike Brannan
- 1972 Steve Opperman
- 1971 Greg Trompas
- 1970 Terry Small
- 1969 Terry Small
- 1968 Ron Reif
- 1967 Chuck Green
- 1966 Pinky Stevenson
- 1965 Bud HolscherBud HolscherFrank "Bud" Holscher is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s.Holscher attended Santa Monica Junior College, where he was a member of the golf team. He won the 1950 California State Junior College Championship....
- 1964 Lee Raymond
- 1963 Jack O'Keefe
- 1962 Ron Lettelier
- 1961 Duff Lawrence
- 1960 Bud HolscherBud HolscherFrank "Bud" Holscher is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s.Holscher attended Santa Monica Junior College, where he was a member of the golf team. He won the 1950 California State Junior College Championship....
- 1959 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...
- 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 Eric Mooli
- 1956 Art Bell
- 1955 Ralph Blomquist
- 1954 Gene LittlerGene LittlerGene Alec Littler is an American professional golfer. Known for a solid temperament and nicknamed "Gene the Machine" for his smooth rhythmical swing, he once said that, "Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the best misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes."-Early years...
- 1953 No tournament
- 1952 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...
- 1951 Zell Eaton
- 1950 E.J. "Dutch" Harrison
- 1949 Smiley QuickSmiley QuickLyman Loren "Smiley" Quick was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s....
- 1948 Smiley QuickSmiley QuickLyman Loren "Smiley" Quick was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s....
- 1947 Art Bell
- 1946 Tal Smith
- 1945 George FazioGeorge FazioGeorge Fazio was an American professional golfer and a golf course architect.Fazio, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a respected player in the mid-twentieth century and competed in seven Masters Tournaments from 1947 to 1954...
- 1944 Ernie Piper
- 1943 Grant Leonard
- 1942 Johnny DawsonJohnny DawsonJohn W. Dawson was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect.Dawson was born in Chicago, Illinois. Although he was a life-long amateur golfer, his amateur status was rescinded by the United States Golf Association for a time due to his employment with the Spalding sporting goods company...
- 1941 Mark Fry
- 1940 Olin Dutra
- 1939 Art Bell
- 1938 George Von Elm
- 1937 Fred Morrison
- 1936 Fred Morrison
- 1935 Cam Poget
- 1934 Horton SmithHorton SmithHorton Smith was an American professional golfer, who is best known as the first man to win the Masters Tournament.- Tournament career :...
- 1933 Leo Diegel
- 1932 Fred Morrison
- 1931 Leo Diegel
- 1930 Jack Terron
- 1928-29 No tournament
- 1927 Willie Hunter
- 1926 Willie Hunter
- 1925 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....
- 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 Joe Kirkwood, Sr.Joe Kirkwood, Sr.Joseph Henry Kirkwood, Sr. was a professional golfer who is acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map....
- 1922 Jim Barnes
- 1921 Jim Barnes
- 1920 John Black
- 1919 John Black
- 1916-18 No tournament
- 1915 Walter HagenWalter HagenWalter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods . He won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on...
- 1901-14 No tournament
- 1900 Willie SmithWillie Smith (golfer)Willie Smith , a native of Carnoustie, was a Scottish golfer. His brothers Alex and Macdonald were also famous golfers....