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Past Champions

Past Champions 1922 - 2007
1922 (July) Edmund R. Held d. Richard J. Walsh, 6 & 5; Ottawa Park, Toledo, Ohio; Medalist - 139, George F. Aulbach; Entries: 140
1923 (June) Richard J. Walsh d. J. Stewart Whitham, 6 & 5; E. Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.; Medalist - 153, Raymond J. McAuliffe; Entries: 142
1924 (June) Joseph Coble d. Henry Decker, 2 & 1; Community C.C., Dayton, Ohio; Medalist - 150, Earl McAleer; Entries: 140
1925 (Aug.) Raymond J. McAuliffe d. William F. Serrick, 6 & 5; Salisbury C.C., Garden City, N.Y.; Medalist - 147, Nelson Davis; Entries: 103
1926 (Aug.) Lester Bolstad d. Carl F. Kauffmann, 3 & 2; Grover Cleveland Park, Buffalo, N.Y.; Medalist - 146, Richard J. Walsh; Entries: 117
1927 (Aug.) Carl F. Kauffmann d. William F. Serrick 1 up; Ridgewood G.L., Cleveland, Ohio; 37 holes Medalist - 149, Clarke Morse; Entries: 126
1928 (July - Aug.) Carl F. Kauffmann d. Phil Ogden, 8 & 7; Cobb's Creek, Philadephia, Pa.; Medalist - 152, Samuel Graham; Entries: 134
1929 (Aug.) Carl F. Kauffmann d. Milton Soncrant, 4 & 3; Forest Park, St. Louis, Mo.; Medalist - 151, C. F. Kauffmann; Entries: 147
1930 (Aug.) Robert E. Wingate d. Joseph E. Greene, 1 up; Municipal Links, Jacksonville, Fla.; Medalist - 145, Al Quigley; Entries: 122
1931 (Aug.) Charles Ferrera d. Joe Nichols, 5 & 4; Keller G.C., St. Paul, Minn.; Medalist - 148, David A. Mitchell; Entries: 182
1932 (July) R. L. Miller d. Pete Miller, 4 & 2; Shawnee G.C., Louisville, Ky.; Medalist - 145, Entries: 213
1933 (Aug.) Charles Ferrera d. R. L. Miller, 3 & 2; Eastmoreland G.C., Portland, Ore.; Medalist - 144-145, Tab Boyer; Runner-Up - 144-157, Leslie Leal; Entries: 164
1934 (July-Aug.) David A. Mitchell d. Arthur Armstrong, 5 & 3; S. Park Allegheny C.L., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Medalist - 144, Albert E. Campbell; Entries: 184
1935 (July-Aug.) Frank Strafaci d. Joe Coria, 1 up; Coffin Course, Indianapolis, Ind.; 37 holes Medalist - 145, Lloyd Nordstrom; Entries: 198
1936 (July) B. Patrick Abbott d. Claude B. Rippy, 4 & 3; Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, N.Y; Medalists - 145, James J. Molinari, Claude B. Rippy; Entries: 223
1937 (Aug.) Bruce N. McCormick d. Don Erickson, 1 up; Harding Park, San Francisco, Calif.; Medalist - 139, Don Erickson; Entries: 190
1938 (Aug.) Al Leach d. Louis C. Cyr, 1 up; Highland Park G.C., Cleveland, Ohio; Medalist - 141, Walter Burkemo; Entries: 248
1939 (July) Andrew Szwedko d. Phillip Gordon, 1 up; Mt. Pleasant Park G.C., Baltimore, Md.; Medalists - 144, Luke Barnes, Jack Taulman, Gerry Bert, Jr., Arthur Armstrong; Entries: 2,401
1940 (July) Robert C. Clark d. Michael Dietz, 8 & 6; Rackham G.C., Detroit, Mich.; Medalists - 138, Edward J. Furgol, Worth Stimits, Jr.; Entries: 2,601
1941 (July) William M. Welch Jr. d. Jack Kerns, 6 & 5; Indian Canyon G.C., Spokane, Wash.; Medalist - 135, James C. Clark Jr.; Entries: 2,816
1942-45 - No Championships, World War II
1946 (July) Smiley L. Quick d. Louis Stafford, 3 & 2; Wellshire G.C., Denver, Colo.; Medalist - 134, James C. Clark Jr.; Entries: 3,586
1947 (July) Wilfred Crossley d. Avery Beck, 6 & 5; Meadowbrook G.C., Minneapolis, Minn.; Medalist - 139, Wilfred Crossley; Entries: 2,633
1948 (July) Michael R. Ferentz d. Ben G. Hughes, 2 & 1; North Fulton Park G.C., Atlanta, Ga.; Entries: 2,728
1949 (July) Kenneth J. Towns d. William E. Betger, 5 & 4; Rancho G.C., Los Angeles, Calif.; Entries: 2,483
1950 (July) Stanley Bielat d. John Dobro, 7 & 5; Seneca G.C., Louisville, Ky.; Entries: 2,389
1951 (July) Dave Stanley d. Ralph Vranesic, 1 up; Brown Deer Park G.C., Milwaukee, Wis.; Entries: 2,281
1952 (July) Omer L. Bogan d. Robert J. Scherer, 4 & 3; Miami C.C., Miami, Fla.; Entries: 2,267
1953 (July) Ted Richards Jr. d. Irving A. Cooper, 1 up; West Seattle G.C., Seattle, Wash.; Entries: 1,868
1954 (July) Gene Andrews d. Jack E. Zimmerman, 1 up; Cedar Crest G.C., Dallas, Texas; Entries: 1,854
1955 (July) Sam D. Kocsis d. Lewis T. Bean, 2 up; Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind.; Entries: 2,007
1956 (July) James H. Buxbaum d. W. C. Scarbrough Jr., 3 & 2; Harding Park G.C., San Francisco, Calif.; Medalist - 141, D. M. McBeath; Entries: 1,921
1957 (July-Aug.) Don Essig III d. Gene Towry, 6 & 5; Hershey Park G.C., Hershey, Pa.; Medalist - 141, Bud Kivett; Entries: 1,923
1958 (July) Daniel D. Sikes Jr. d. Bob Ludlow, 3 & 2; Silver Lake G.C., Orland Park, Ill.; Medalist - 144, Don Essig III; Entries: 2,000
1959 (July) William A. Wright d. Frank W. Campbell, 3 & 2; Wellshire G.C., Denver, Colo.; Medalist - 137, Daniel D. Sikes Jr.; Entries: 2,435
1960 (July) Verne Callison d. Tyler Caplin, 7 & 6; Ala Wai G.C., Honolulu, Hawaii; Medalists - 146, O. T. Douglass Jr., Richard Hopwood, Harlan Stevenson; Entries: 2,718
1961 (July) Richard H. Sikes d. John A. Molenda, 4 & 3; Rackham G.C., Detroit, Mich.; Medalist - 135, Richard H. Sikes; Entries: 2,409
1962 (July) Richard H. Sikes d. Hun Soo Ahn, 2 & 1; Sheridan Park G.C., Tonawanda, N.Y.; Medalist - 145, George Archer; Entries: 2,241
1963 (July) Robert Lunn d. Stephen Oppermann, 1 up; Haggin Oaks Mcpl. G.C., Sacramento, Calif.; Medalist - 141, John Joseph; Entries: 2,358
1964 (July) William McDonald d. Dean Wilson Jr., 5 & 3; Francis A. Gross G.C., Minneapolis, Minn.; Medalist - 135, Stephen Oppermann; Entries: 2,692
1965 (July) Arne Dokka d. Leo Zampedro, 10 & 9; North Park G.C., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Medalist - 144, Stan Poploski; Entries: 2,683
1966 (July) Lamont Kaser d. Dave Ojala, 6 & 5; Brown Deer Park G.C., Milkwaukee, Wis.; Medalist - 137, Arne Dokka; Entries: 2,912
1967 (July) Verne Callison, 287; runner-up Ronald Stokley, 288; Jefferson Park G.C., Seattle, Wash.; Entries: 2,849
1968 (July) Gene Towry, 292; runner-up Robert R. Unger, 294; Tenison Mem. Mcpl. G.C., Dallas, Texas; Entries: 3,316
1969 (July) John M. Jackson Jr., 292; runners-up Arthur S. Fujita, 294; Fred Lufkin, 294, Steven F. Cook, 294; Joseph Andron Jr., 294; Downing Golf Course, Erie, Pa.; Entries: 3,754
1970 (July) Robert Risch, 293; runner-up Mike Zimmerman, 296; Cog Hill No. 4 G.C., Lemont, Ill.; Entries: 4,015
1971 (July) Fred Haney, 290; runner-up Bob Blomberg, 295; Papago G.C., Phoenix, Ariz.; Entries: 4,174
1972 (July) Bob Allard, 285-71; runner-up Rick Schultz, 285-74; Coffin Municipal G.C., Indianapolis, Ind.; Entries: 3,743
1973 (July) Stan Stopa, 294; runner-up Gary Hitch, 295; Philip Reichel, 295; Flanders Valley G.C., Flanders, N.J.; Entries: 3,653
1974 (July) Charles Barenaba Jr., 290; runner-up Frank Mazion, 292; Brookside G.C., Pasadena, Calif.; Entries: 3,948
1975 (July) Randy Barenaba d. Alan Yamamoto, 1 up; Wailua G.C., Kauai, Hawaii; 37 holes Medalists - 144, Alan Yamamoto, David Ishii; Entries: 4,601
1976 (July) Eddie Mudd d. Archie Dadian, 1 up; Bunker Hills G.C., Coon Rapids, Minn.; 37 holes Medalist - 140, Jeffrey Thomas; Entries: 4,105
1977 (July) Jerry Vidovic d. Jeff Kern, 4 & 2 Brown Deer Park G.C., Milwaukee, Wis.; Medalists - 142, Jerry Vidovic, Peter Jacobi; Entries: 3,703
1978 (July) Dean Prince d. Tony Figueredo, 5 & 3; Bangor Municipal G.C., Bangor, Maine; Medalist - 138, Mike Campbell; Entries: 3,929
1979 (July) Dennis Walsh d. Eric Mork, 4 & 3; West Delta G.C., Portland, Ore.; Medalists - 140, Dennis Walsh, Vic Wilk; Entries: 4,170
1980 (July) Jodie Mudd d. Rick Gordon, 9 & 8; Edgewood Tahoe G.C., Stateline, Nev.; Medalists - 144, David Ogrin, Billy Tuten; Entries: 4,416
1981 (July) Jodie Mudd d. Billy Tuten, 3 & 2; Bear Creek Golf World (Masters Course), Houston, Texas; Medalist - 138, Roy Biancalana; Entries: 4,318
1982 (July) Billy Tuten d. Brad Heninger, 6 & 5; Eagle Creek G.C., Indianapolis, Ind.;Medalist - 140, Tony Grimes;Entries: 4,312
1983 (July) Billy Tuten d. David Hobby, 3 & 1; Hominy Hill G.C., Colts Neck, N.J.; Medalist - 142, Michael Miles; Entries: 4,533
1984 (July) Bill Malley d. Dirk Jones, 2 & 1; Indian Canyon G.C., Spokane, Wash.; Medalist - o132, Jim Carter; Entries: 4,814
1985 (July) Jim Sorenson d. Jay Cooper, 12 & 11; Wailua C.C., Lihue, Hawaii; Medalist - 142, Robin McCool; Entries: 5,519
1986 (July) Bill Mayfair d. Jim Sorenson, 3 & 2; Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, N.C.; Medalists - 139, Adrian Roberson, Bill Mayfair; Entries: 5,427
1987 (July) Kevin Johnson d. Jimmy England, 10 & 9; Glenview G.C., Cincinnati, Ohio; Medalists - 142, Eric Woods, Garth Johnston, Dennis Walsh; Entries: 5,501
1988 (July) Ralph Howe III d. Kevin Johnson, 1 up; Jackson Hole G. & T.C., Jackson, Wyo.; 37 holes Medalist - 136, Mike Foster; Entries: 5,283
1989 (July) Tim Hobby d. Henry Cagigal, 4 & 3; Cog Hill G. & C.C., Lemont, Ill.; Medalist - 137, Robert Gamez; Entries: 5,919
1990 (July) Michael Combs d. Terrence Miskell, 4 & 3; Eastmoreland G.C., Portland, Ore.; Medalist - 141, Michael Combs; Entries: 5,921
1991 (July) David Berganio Jr. d. Michael Combs, 3 & 2; Otter Creek G.C., Columbus, Ind.; Medalist-139, David Berganio Jr.; Entries: 6,100
1992 (July) Warren Schutte d. Richard Mayo Jr., 3 & 2; Edinburgh USA, Brooklyn Park, Minn.; Medalist - 140, David Berganio, Jr.; Entries: 6,257
1993 (July) David Berganio Jr. d. Brandon Knight, 2 & 1; Riverside Dunes G.C., Brighton, Colo.; Medalist - 136, David Berganio Jr.; Entries: 6,083
1994 (July) Guy Yamamoto d. Chris Riley, 1 up, Eagle Bend G.C., Bigfork, Mont.; 37 holes Medalist - 133, Edward Fryatt; Entries: 5,314
1995 (July) Chris Wollmann d. Bill Camping, 4 & 3; Stow Acres C.C., Stow, Mass.; Medalist - 135, Alan Baxter; Entries: 6,010
1996 (July) Tim Hogarth d. Jeff Thomas, 8 & 7; Wailua (Hawaii) Golf Course; Medalist - 136, Taggart Ridings; Entries: 6,200
1997 (July) Tim Clark d. Ryuji Imada, 7 & 6; Kearney Hill Golf Links, Lexington, Ky.; Medalist - 134, Trip Kuehne; Entries: 6,209
1998 (July) Trevor Immelman d. Jason Dutner, 3 & 2, Torrey Pines Golf Course, (South Course) LaJolla, Calif.; Medalist - 137, Todd Eckenrode; Entries: §6,300
1999 (July) Hunter Haas d. Michael Kirk, 4 & 3, Spencer T. Olin Community G.C., Alton, Ill.; Medalist - 132, Erik Labitzke; Entries: 5,714
2000 (July) D.J. Trahan d. Ben Dickerson, 37 holes, Heron Lakes (Great Blue), Portland, Ore.; Medalist - 142, D.J. Trahan;
Entries: 4,100
2001 (July) Chez Reavie d. Danny Green, 38 holes, Pecan Valley G.C., San Antonio, Texas; Medalist - 140, James Vargas, Nick Cassini;
Entries: 4,625
2002 (July) Ryan Moore d. Lee Williamson, 10 and 9, The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich.; Medalist - 135, Isacc Jimison; Entries: 5,350
2003 (July) Brandt Snedeker d. Dayton Rose, 10 and 9: Blue Heron Pines G.C. (East Course), Galloway, N.J.; Medalist - 132, Jeff Overton; Entries: 5,001
2004 (July) Ryan Moore d. Dayton Rose, 6 and 5: Rush Creek G.C., Maple Grove, Minn, Minn; Medalist - *131, Danny Green; Entries - 5,024
2005 (July) Clay Ogden d. Martin Ureta, 1 up, Shaker Run G.C., Lebanon, Ohio; Medalist - 136, Anthony Kim; Entries - 4,956
2006 (July) Casey Watabu d. Anthony Kim, 4 and 3; Gold Mountain G.C. (Olympic Course), Bremerton, Wash.; Medalists - 137; Mitch Cohlmia, Justin Metzger; Entries: 4,739
2007 (July) Colt Knost d. Cody Paladino, 6 and 4; Cantigny G.C., Wheaton, Ill.; Medalist – 139, Mark Harrell; Entries: 4,636

§ Record Entry (1998)
* Record stroke play score (2004)

• - Record qualifying score (2004)
§ - Record entry (1986)

 

  
Championship Facts

Amateur Public Links

PAR AND YARDAGE – Murphy Creek Golf Course will play at 7,551 yards and a par of 36-35—71. It will be the longest course in APL history surpassing Rush Creek Golf Club in Maple Grove, Minn., which was 7,132 yards in 2004.

ARCHITECT – Murphy Creek Golf Course was designed by Ken Kavanaugh and opened in the summer of 2000. It is one of seven courses operated by the City of Aurora.

SCHEDULE OF PLAY:
Monday and Tuesday, July 14-15 – Stroke-play qualifying, 18 holes, (field reduced to the lowest 64 players, who advance to match play).

Wednesday, July 16 – First round, 18 holes, match play.

Thursday, July 17 – Second and third round, 18 holes, match play.

Friday, July 18 – Quarterfinals and semifinals, 18 holes, match play.

Saturday, July 19 – Final, 36 holes, match play. Awards ceremony following play.

ADMISSION – Admission is free. Tickets are not needed for this USGA championship and spectators are encouraged to attend.

COURSE SETUP – USGA Course Rating® for the APL Championship at Murphy Creek Golf Course is 76.3 and USGA Slope Rating® is 146.

Tees, approaches and collars, height of grass – just below .5 inch
Fairways, height of grass – 0.5 inch
Putting greens, height of grass – 0.120- inch with a speed of 11 feet on USGA stimpmeter
Primary Rough – 3 inches
Fescue Rough – 4 inches
Intermediate Rough – 1.5 inches (six feet width)

 

 
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