The Arizona Open Championship is the annual open state championship of golf in Arizona. The competition is 54-holes of stroke play (3 rounds on an 18-hole course), with the winner being the player with the lowest total number of strokes. Following 36-holes of play the field is cut to the top 50 players and ties for the final round. In the event of a tie following 54-holes, a hole-by-hole, sudden death playoff will determine the winner. The Championship is administered by the Southwest PGA (Professional Golfers' Association of America). The Arizona Open has roots dating back to the inaugural event held in 1937. This historical championship has been held annually since 1953 and boasts an impressive list of past champions including Johnny Bulla, Dale Douglas and Curt Byrum.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Phoenix, Arizona in 2024 |
| Established | 1937 |
| Course(s) | Papago Golf Course in 2024 |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7295 Yards |
| Organized by | Southwest PGA |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Current champion | |
| Michael Feagles | |
Qualification
editThe Arizona Open Championship is open to any professional golfer or to any amateur golfer with a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 10.0. Players (male or female) may obtain a place in the Championship proper by being fully exempt or by competing successfully in qualifying. Approximately 1/3 of the field is made up of players who are fully exempt from qualifying. Competitors who are not fully exempt must register and compete in a qualifier. Place-winners from qualifying events, conducted historically throughout the month of July, along with those players exempt from qualifying, finalize the Championship field of 156 competitors.
Champions
edit| Year | Champion | Venue | Location | Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up | Low amateur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michael Feagles | Papago Golf Course | Phoenix, Arizona | 196 (−14) | 1 stroke | Mark Baldwin | Asher Nelson |
| 2023 | Grant Booth | Mesa Country Club | Mesa, Arizona | 191 (−19) | 7 strokes | Jake Younan | Nicky Kling |
| 2022 | Nicolo Gallatti | Mesa Country Club | Mesa, Arizona | 198 (−12) | 1 stroke | Charlie Beljan Grant Booth |
Gavin Aurilia |
| 2021 | Jhared Hack | Superstition Mountain Golf & C.C. (Prospector) | Gold Canyon, Arizona | 195 (−15) | 3 strokes | Inigo Izuzquiza (a) Patrick Stolpe |
Inigo Izuzquiza |
| 2020 | Yannik Paul | Superstition Mountain Golf & C.C. (Prospector) | Gold Canyon, Arizona | 198 (−18) | 2 strokes | Blake Cannon Caleb Ramirez |
Branden Meyer |
| 2019 | Charlie Beljan | Superstition Mountain Golf & C.C. (Prospector) | Gold Canyon, Arizona | 200 (−16) | 1 stroke | Zach Smith | Michael Feagles |
| 2018 | Jake Younan | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 198 (−12) | 5 strokes | Charlie Beljan Jesse Mueller |
Brandon Smith |
| 2017 | Calum Hill | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 200 (−10) | 4 strokes | Brian Cooper | Matt McClung |
| 2016 | Brian Cooper | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 202 (−8) PO | Playoff | Craig Hocknull | Ken Tanigawa |
| 2015 | R.J. Wood | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 206 (−4) PO | Playoff | Matt Bryant Chris Satterlee |
Sam Triplett |
| 2014 | Chris Satterlee | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 203 (−7) | 2 strokes | Andrew Yun | Ken Tanigawa |
| 2013 | Craig Hocknull | Superstition Mountain Golf & C.C. (Prospector) | Gold Canyon, Arizona | 200 (−16) | 3 strokes | Austyn Karle | Matt Record |
| 2012 | Max Scodro | Superstition Mountain Golf & C.C. (Prospector) | Gold Canyon, Arizona | 201 (−15) | 3 strokes | Brandon Smith | Michael Wog II |
| 2011 | Braxton Marquez | Superstition Mountain Golf & C.C. (Prospector) | Gold Canyon, Arizona | 203 (−13) | 3 strokes | Todd Demsey | Jeremy DeFalco |
| 2010 | Kendall Critchfield | Desert Mountain (Apache) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 197 (−19) | 3 strokes | Curt Byrum | David McDaniel |
| 2009 | Curt Byrum | Desert Mountain (Apache) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 203 (−13) | 2 strokes | Greg Avant | Michael Wog II |
| 2008 | Mike Ferris | Desert Mountain (Apache) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 198 (−18) PO | Playoff | Greg Bruckner | Chris Kessler |
| 2007 | Julien Trudeau | The Golf Club Scottsdale | Scottsdale, Arizona | 204 (−12) | 2 strokes | Steve Schneiter | Chan Kim |
| 2006 | Bret Guetz | Desert Mountain (Outlaw) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 202 (−14) | 1 stroke | Scott Frisch | Philip Francis |
| 2005 | Tom Stankowski | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 200 (−16) | 5 strokes | Todd Rakotz | Philip Francis |
| 2004 | Steve Schneiter | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 205 (−11) | 6 strokes | Todd Rakotz Dean Vomacka |
Ken Kellaney |
| 2003 | Greg Bruckner | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 197 (−19) | 1 stroke | John Bizik | Philip Francis PO beat David Brown |
| 2002 | Greg Casagranda | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 205 (−11) | 1 stroke | Jin Park | Aaron Watkins |
| 2001 | Rob Rashell | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 210 (−6) | 3 strokes | Jeremy Champoux Mike Cunning Brian Kontak |
Rob Mangini John Davis |
| 2000 | Jay Synkelma | Troon Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 209 (−7) | 3 strokes | Tim Parun | Jin Park |
| 1999 | Mike Nicolette | Legend Trail Golf Club (R1) Troon North Golf Club (R2,R3) |
Scottsdale, Arizona | 207 (−9) PO | Playoff | Gerry Norquist Scott Watkins |
unknown |
| 1998 | Todd Demsey | Legend Trail Golf Club (R1) Troon North Golf Club (R2,R3) |
Scottsdale, Arizona | 213 (−3) | 1 stroke | Wade Dunegan Gerry Norquist |
Allen French |
| 1997 | Danny Briggs | Legend Trail Golf Club (R1,R2) Troon North Golf Club (R3) |
Scottsdale, Arizona | 212 (−1) | 1 stroke | Jay Overton | Allen French |
| 1996 | Jim Carter | Desert Mountain (Renegade) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 207 (−9) PO | Playoff | Larry Mackin | Jeff Kern |
| 1995 | Danny Briggs | Desert Mountain (Renegade) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 203 (−13) | 3 strokes | R.W. Eaks | Ken Kellaney |
| 1994 | Van Batchelder | Desert Mountain (Renegade) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 208 (−8) PO | Playoff | Jim Carter | Richie Andrews |
| 1993 | Danny Briggs | Desert Mountain (Renegade) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 204 (−12) | 4 strokes | Jim Carter | Ed Smith |
| 1992 | Scott Watkins | Desert Mountain (Renegade) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 207 (−9) PO | Playoff | Trev Anderson | Mike Tompkins Dave Russell |
| 1991 | Rick Cramer | McCormick Ranch Golf Club (Pine) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 202 (−14) | 7 strokes | Jim Ahern | Dan Meyers Mike Tompkins |
| 1990 | R.W. Eaks | McCormick Ranch Golf Club (Pine Front, Palm Back) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 210 (−6) PO | Playoff | Danny Briggs Larry Mackin |
Scott Frisch |
| 1989 | Jim Carter | McCormick Ranch Golf Club (Pine R1,R2, Palm R3) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 202 (−14) | 8 strokes | John Adams Ronnie Black |
Mark Sollenberger |
| 1988 | Larry Silveira | McCormick Ranch Golf Club (Palm) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 206 (-10) | 2 strokes | Andrew Magee | Terry Beels |
| 1987 | Ronnie Black | Alta Mesa Country Club | Mesa, Arizona | 200 (−16) | 4 strokes | Jim Blair | Hub Goyen III |
| 1986 | Mike Morley | Alta Mesa Country Club | Mesa, Arizona | 208 (−8) | 3 strokes | Jim Carter | Dennis Saunders |
| 1985 | Bill Garrett | Dobson Ranch Golf Course | Mesa, Arizona | 204 (−12) PO | Playoff | John Jackson Mike Wright |
Joe Bendetti |
| 1984 | Paul Nolen (a) | Dobson Ranch Golf Course | Mesa, Arizona | 198 (−18) | 4 strokes | Don DuBois Craig McClellan Paul Purtzer |
Paul Nolen |
| 1983 | Mike Morley | Dobson Ranch Golf Course | Mesa, Arizona | 197 (−16) | 3 strokes | Mike Franko Bobby Phillips Jeff Thomsen Larry Webb |
Paul Nolen PO beat Jim Carter |
| 1982 | Paul Purtzer | Dobson Ranch Golf Course | Mesa, Arizona | 205 (−8) PO | Playoff | John Jackson | Mark Sollenberger |
| 1981 | Fred Marti | Tucson Country Club | Tucson, Arizona | 209 (−7) | 3 strokes | Ray Arinno | Mark Sollenberger |
| 1980 | Larry Webb | Desert Hills Desert Hills Golf Course (R1,R2) Yuma Golf and Country Club (R3) |
Yuma, Arizona | 203 (−13) | 4 strokes | Steve Willis | Tony Grimes |
| 1979 | Roy McMillan (a) | Oro Valley Country Club | Oro Valley, Arizona | 211 (−5) | 3 strokes | Don Pooley Art Wall |
Roy McMillan |
| 1978 | Bob Betley | Pinnacle Peak Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 215 (−1) PO | Playoff | Phil Ferranti | Don DuBois |
| 1977 | Jeff Thomsen | Antelope Hills Golf Course | Prescott, Arizona | 207 (−6) | 2 strokes | Bob Gaona Bill Garrett |
Tom Gray |
| 1976 | Bob Betley | McCormick Ranch Golf Club (Pine R1,R2, Palm R3) | Scottsdale, Arizona | 208 (-8) | 5 strokes | Terry Dear Bill Garrett |
Kirk Padgett |
| 1975 | Bill Garrett | Desert Forest Golf Club | Carefree, Arizona | 216 (E) | 5 strokes | Ron Ault Mark Sollenberger (a) |
Mark Sollenberger |
| 1974 | Jim Marshall | Rio Verde Country Club | Rio Verde, Arizona | 206 (−7) | 1 stroke | Joe Porter III | Charles Gibson |
| 1973 | Steve Spray | Lake Montezuma Golf Course (R1,R2) Oakcreek Country Club (R3) |
Sedona, Arizona | 209 (−6) | 3 strokes | Bill Johnston | Charles Gibson |
| 1972 | Bill Johnston | Oakcreek Country Club (R1,R2) Lake Montezuma Golf Course (R3) |
Sedona, Arizona | 203 (−11) | 5 strokes | Rich Bland Glenn McMinn |
Steve Stull PO beat Dick Hopwood |
| 1971 | Paul Purtzer (a) | Lake Montezuma Golf Course | Sedona, Arizona | 202 (-11) | 1 stroke | Phil Gibbs Ron Reif |
Paul Purtzer |
| 1970 | Jim Marshall | Lake Havasu Golf Club | Lake Havasu City, Arizona | 215 (−1) PO | Playoff | Dick Turner | Bill Viele |
| 1969 | Bob Augustine (a) | Sierra Estrella Golf Course | Goodyear, Arizona | 207 (-6) PO | Playoff | Dick Turner | Bob Augustine |
| 1968 | Dick Turner | Scottsdale Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 137 (-3)*** | 1 stroke | Bill Johnston Ed Moehling |
Paul Purtzer |
| 1967 | Bill Johnston | Coconino Country Club | Flagstaff, Arizona | 215 (-1) | 2 strokes | Johnny Bulla Darrell Hickok |
Joe Riordan |
| 1966 | Dick Turner | Arizona Country Club Papago Golf Club Century Country Club (R4) |
Phoenix, Arizona | 275 (-13)** | 4 strokes | Joe Porter III (a) | Joe Porter III |
| 1965 | Dale Douglass | Mesa Country Club Century Country Club San Marcos Country Club (R4) |
Mesa, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Chandler, Arizona |
268 (−20)** | 7 strokes | Johnny Bulla Al Chandler Bill Garrett |
Dick Hopwood |
| 1964 | Kermit Zarley | Century Country Club San Marcos Country Club Mesa Country Club (R4) |
Phoenix, Arizona Chandler, Arizona Mesa, Arizona |
275 (-11)** | 3 strokes | Bill Johnston | Dick Hopwood |
| 1963 | Larry Mancour | Mesa Country Club Moon Valley Country Club Century Country Club (R4) |
Mesa, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona |
273 (−15) | 5 strokes | Bob Harris | George Boutell |
| 1962 | R. H. Sikes (a) | Arizona Country Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 282 (−2)** PO | Playoff | Wayne Breck (a) Bob Harris |
R. H. Sikes |
| 1961 | Bill Johnston | Arizona Country Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 281 (-7)** | 5 strokes | Al Chandler Bob Harris Sonny Methvin (a) |
Sonny Methvin |
| 1960 | Al Mengert | Moon Valley Country Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 201 (-15) | 15 strokes | Dick Metz | Wayne Breck |
| 1959 | Johnny Bulla | Scottsdale Country Club | Scottsdale, Arizona | 209 (-4) | 3 strokes | George Keyes | Dick Hopwood |
| 1958 | Johnny Bulla | Antelope Hills Golf Course | Prescott, Arizona | 204 (-12) | 5 strokes | Jim Hiskey | Duff Lawrence |
| 1957 | Tom Lambie | Yuma Golf & Country Club | Yuma, Arizona | 209 (-7) | 1 stroke | Johnny Bulla | Ralph Quiroz |
| 1956 | Dick Knight | Yuma Golf & Country Club | Yuma, Arizona | 278 (−10)** | 2 strokes | Billy Casper | Duff Lawrence Ralph Quiroz Marvin Walker |
| 1955 | George Keyes | Phoenix Country Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 143 (+1)* | 1 stroke | Errie Ball Willie Wansa |
Gray Madison |
| 1954 | Errie Ball | El Rio Golf Club | Mohave Valley, Arizona | 137 (-3)* | 5 strokes | George Keyes | Ray Cznowski |
| 1953 | Don Byrd | Wigwam Country Club | Litchfield Park, Arizona | 221 (+8) | 2 strokes | Lee Griffith (a) | Lee Griffith |
| 1952 | The Championship was not held | ||||||
| 1951 | Johnny Bulla | Wigwam Country Club | Litchfield Park, Arizona | 212 (−1) PO | Playoff | Joe Monez | Dick Hopwood |
| 1950 | Johnny Bulla | Tucson Country Club | Tucson, Arizona | 210 (−6) | 5 strokes | Bob Goldwater (a) | Bob Goldwater |
| 1949 | Jimmy Hines | El Rio Golf Club | Mohave Valley, Arizona | 199 (-11) | 4 strokes | Johnny Revolta | Johnny Rudolph |
| 1948 | The Championship was not held | ||||||
| 1947 | Johnny Bulla | Phoenix Country Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 140 (-2)* | 3 strokes | Vernon Allen | Bob Goldwater |
| 1946 | The Championship was not held due to World War II | ||||||
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| 1941 | Bob Hunsick | Naco Country Club | Naco, Arizona | 211 (-5) | 6 strokes | Herb Bowers Jack Harden |
Kim Bannister, Jr. |
| 1940 | Dell Urich | Bisbee Country Club | Bisbee, Arizona | 224 (+8) | 2 strokes | Herb Bowers | Barge Pease |
| 1939 | Dell Urich | El Rio Golf Club | Mohave Valley, Arizona | 143 (+3)* | 2 strokes | Charlie Brown (a) | Charlie Brown |
| 1938 | Dell Urich | Phoenix Country Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 290 (+6)** | 1 stroke | Fred Dold (a) Bob Hunsick |
Fred Dold |
| 1937 | Dell Urich | Phoenix Country Club | Phoenix, Arizona | 143 (+1)* | 2 strokes | Vernon Allen | Dave Peter |
- a = Amateur
- PO = Won in playoff
- * = Championship was 36-holes
- ** = Championship was 72-holes
- *** = Championship was shortened to 36-holes after two-day rain delay
Records
edit- Most titles: 5 by Johnny Bulla (1947, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959)
- Most consecutive titles: 4 by Dell Urich (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940)
- Most times runner-up (including ties): 3 by Johnny Bulla (1957, 1965, 1967), Bill Johnston (1964, 1968, 1973), Bill Garrett (1965, 1976, 1977)
- Most often first or second (including ties): 8 by Johnny Bulla (1st 1947, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959; 2nd 1957, 1965, 1967)
- Most top 5 finishes (including ties): 12 by Johnny Bulla (1947-1973)
- Most top 10 finishes (including ties): 17 by Johnny Bulla (1947-1975)
- Low 54-hole score: 197 (−19) by 3 players
- Low 36-hole score: 127 (−13) by Jake Younan (R1-2, 61-66), Troon Country Club, 2018
- Low 18-hole score: 61 (−9) by Jake Younan (R1), Troon Country Club, 2018
- Low first round score: 61 (−9) by Jake Younan (R1), Troon Country Club, 2018
- Low second round score: 63 (−9) by Ronnie Black, Alta Mesa Country Club, 1987
- Low third round score: 63 (−9) by amateur Michael Feagles, Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club, 2019
- Largest victory margin: 15 by Al Mengert (over Dick Metz), Moon Valley Country Club, 1960