The Minnesota Amateur Golf Championship is an annual golf tournament in the American state of Minnesota.
Year | Champion | Score | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
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2023 | Caleb VanArragon | 193 | Bryce Hanstad | Minneapolis Golf Club | |
2022 | Ben Greve | 218 | Jack Ebner | Olympic Hills Golf Club | |
2021 | Derek Hitchner | 201 | Caleb VanArragon | Rush Creek Golf Club | [1] |
2020 | Frankie Capan | 204 | Andrew Israelson | Edina Country Club | [1] |
2019 | Clay Kucera | 209 | Van Holmgren, Andrew Israelson | Somerby Golf Club | [1] |
2018 | Van Holmgren | 211 | Jesse Bull, Jacques Wilson | Hazeltine National Golf Club | [1] |
2017 | Dave Carothers | 214 | Grady Meyer | Interlachen Country Club | [1] |
2016 | Alex Uloth | 206 | Riley Johnson | North Oaks GC | [1] |
2015 | Jon DuToit | 214 | Ben Welle | Northland CC | [1] |
2014 | Jesse Bull | 212 | Erik Christopherson | Golden Valley G&CC | [1] |
2013 | Sam Matthew | 212 | Ben Welle | Medina G&CC | [1] |
2012 | Erik van Rooyen | 213 | David Christensen, Sammy Schmitz, Matt Schneider | Hastings CC | [1] |
2011 | Donald Constable | 206 | Adam Riddering, Dillon Schultz | White Bear YC | [1] |
2010 | Tom Hoge | 205 | Dacotah Ridge GC | ||
2009 | Tom Hoge | 213 | Mendakota CC | ||
2008 | Trent Peterson | 211 | Windsong Farm | ||
2007 | Bryce Hanstad | 217 | Hazeltine National Golf Club | ||
2006 | Andrew Paulson | 208 | Midland Hills CC | ||
2005 | Joe Stansberry | 215 | Minikahda Club | ||
2004 | Eric Deutsch | 207 | Northland CC | ||
2003 | Kane Hanson | 216 | Minneapolis GC | ||
2002 | Bowen Osborn | 219 | Olympic Hills GC | ||
2001 | Ben Meyers | 213 | Winona CC | ||
2000 | John Harris | 211 | Bearpath G&CC | ||
1999 | Adam Dooley | 204 | North Oaks GC | ||
1998 | James McLean | 203 | Rochester G&CC | ||
1997 | David Christensen | 1371 | Wayzata CC | ||
1996 | Joe Stansberry | 211 | Interlachen Country Club | ||
1995 | Mike Christensen | 206 | Alexandria GC | ||
1994 | Aaron Barber | 211 | Midland Hills CC | ||
1993 | Mike Sauer | 209 | Brackett's Crossing CC | ||
1992 | Tim Herron | 209 | Golden Valley CC | ||
1991 | James Scheller | 213 | John Harris, Tim Herron | Minnesota Valley CC | |
1990 | Dan Croonquist | 219 | Reed Kolquist | Minikahda Club | |
1989 | John Harris2 | 207 | Jon Christian | Rochester G&CC | |
1988 | Jon Christian | 214 | Jerry Dolan | Minneapolis GC | |
1987 | John Harris 2 | 224 | Jeff Teal | Hazeltine National Golf Club | |
1986 | Dave Nordeen | 218 | Rick Copeland | Edina CC | |
1985 | Dave Nordeen | 214 | Rogers Donnelly | North Oaks GC | |
1984 | David Tentis | 212 | Pat Herzog, Ray Pontinen, Tom Waitrovich | White Bear YC | |
1983 | Chris Perry | 208 | John Harris | Detroit CC | |
1982 | Chris Perry | 209 | Tom Lehman, David Tentis | Town & Country Club | |
1981 | Tom Lehman | 215 | David Tentis | Wayzata CC | |
1980 | Mike Fermoyle2 | 224 | Steve Johnson | Olympic Hills GC | |
1979 | John McMorrow | 205 | Bruce Anderson | Hillcrest CC | |
1978 | Bill Israelson | 215 | Chris Perry | Northland CC | [2] |
1977 | Bill Israelson | 216 | Bill Steinfeldt, Rick Benshoof3 | Interlachen Country Club | [3] |
1976 | Bill Israelson | 210 | Norb Anderson4 | Oak Ridge CC | [4] |
1975 | Steve Johnson | 218 | Jon Chaffee5 | Woodhill CC | [5] |
1974 | John Harris | 219 | Jim Ihnot | Dellwood Hills GC | |
1973 | Mike Fermoyle | 214 | Gary Jacobson | St. Cloud CC | |
1972 | Rick Ehrmanntraut | 215 | Gary Jacobson | Golden Valley CC | |
1971 | Dave Haberle | 215 | Dick Blooston | Edina CC | |
1970 | Mike Fermoyle | 292 | Steve Johnson | Rochester G&CC | [5] |
1969 | Gary Burton | 292 | Ron Benson | Minikahda Club | |
1968 | Gary Burton2 | 287 | Bill Brask, Warren Butler | Mendakota CC | |
1967 | Bob Magie III | 290 | Bill Brask | Golden Valley CC | |
Format change from match play to stroke play | |||||
1966 | Norb Anderson | 3 & 1 | Tom Cook Jr. | Midland Hills CC | |
1965 | Jim Archer | 3 & 2 | Jim Hiniker | Hazeltine National Golf Club | |
1964 | Bob Barbarossa | 37 holes | Bob Finseth | Somerset CC | |
1963 | Rolf Deming | 4 & 3 | Bud Chapman | Stillwater CC | |
1962 | Gene Hansen | 9 & 8 | Neil Croonquist | Hillcrest CC | |
1961 | Gene Hansen | 6 & 5 | Neil Croonquist | Wayzata CC | |
1960 | Neil Croonquist | 6 & 5 | Joel Goldstrand | Town & Country Club | |
1959 | Ted Vickerman | 2 & 1 | Bill Waryan | Mankato GC | |
1958 | Bob Henrikson | 3 & 2 | Gene Hansen | Edina Country Club | |
1957 | Clayton Johnson | 5 & 3 | Tom Hadley | North Oaks Country Club | |
1956 | William Waryan | 8 & 7 | Tom Hadley | Rochester G&CC | |
1955 | Tom Hadley | 1 up | Neil Croonquist | Minnesota Valley Country Club | |
1954 | Spero Daltas | 2 & 1 | Dick Copeland | White Bear YC | |
1953 | Henry Ernst | 3 & 2 | Don Holick | Minneapolis GC | |
1952 | William Zieske | 3 & 2 | William Waryan | Ridgeview Country Club | |
1951 | Ade Simonson | 4 & 3 | Kenny Young | Oak Ridge CC | [6] |
1950 | Ade Simonson | 10 & 8 | Al Clasen | Golden Valley CC | [6] |
1949 | Larry Karkhoff | 39 holes | Oliver Williamson | Midland Hills Country Club | |
1948 | Charles Sawyer | 5 & 4 | Kenny Young | Interlachen Country Club | |
1947 | Lawrence Karkhoff | 4 & 2 | James Nordine | Bemidji Town & Country Club | |
1946 | Charles Sawyer | 5 & 4 | Neil Croonquist | Minikahda Club | |
1945 | Al Clasen | 2126 | William Zieske | Edina Country Club | |
1942-1944: No tournament from due to World War II | |||||
1941 | Neil Croonquist | 5 & 3 | Gene Christensen | Town and Country Club | |
1940 | Tom Hamper | 3 & 1 | Virgil Roby | White Bear YC | |
1939 | George Wright | 2 up | Dick Sawyer | Golden Valley CC | |
1938 | Kenneth Young | 4 & 3 | Harry Robinson Jr. | Midland Hills CC | |
1937 | Bobby Campbell | 5 & 4 | Neil Croonquist | The Country Club (now Edina CC) | [7] |
1936 | Dick Sawyer | 3 & 1 | Oliver Williamson | Minneapolis GC | |
1935 | Al Clasen | 2 & 1 | Chauncey Griggs | Somerset Country Club | [8] |
1934 | Bobby Campbell | 4 & 3 | Carson Herron | Northland CC | |
1933 | Carson Herron | 10 & 8 | Bobby Campbell | Interlachen CC | |
1932 | Pat Sawyer | 2 & 1 | Lee Herron | Midland Hills CC | |
1931 | Les Bolstad | 4 & 3 | Art Tevraa | Minikahda Club | |
1930 | Pat Sawyer | 6 & 4 | Art Tevraa | Rochester Golf and Country Club | [9] |
1929 | Frank Brodl Jr. | 8 & 6 | Harry Robinson Jr. | Town and Country Club | |
1928 | Rudy Juran | 3 & 1 | Runice B. Martin | Bemidji Town and Country Club | |
1927 | Jimmy Johnston | 7 & 6 | Clive Jaffray | Somerset Country Club | |
1926 | Jimmy Johnston | 3 & 1 | John Wetherby | The Country Club (now Edina Country Club) | |
1925 | Jimmy Johnston | 9 & 8 | Lester Bolstad | Minnesota Golf Club | |
1924 | Jimmy Johnston | 13 & 12 | James K. Labatt | Interlachen Country Club | |
1923 | Jimmy Johnston | 11 & 10 | James Thompson | White Bear YC | |
1922 | Jimmy Johnston | 7 & 6 | John Wetherby | Golden Valley Country Club | |
1921 | Jimmy Johnston | 5 & 4 | Clive Jaffrey | White Bear YC | |
1920 | Harry Legg | 6 & 5 | Dudley Mudge Jr. | Northland CC | |
1919 | Harry Legg | 7 & 6 | Jimmy Johnston | Minikahda Club | |
1918 | Robert Hopwood | 2 up | Fred Mahler | Interlachen Country Club | |
1917 | Harry Legg | 4 & 3 | Fred Mahler | White Bear YC | |
1916 | Dudley Mudge Jr. | 2 & 1 | Harry Legg | Town and Country Club | |
1915 | Dudley Mudge Jr. | 9 & 8 | Howard McMillan | Minikahda Club | |
1914 | Richard Patrick | 5 & 4 | Harry Legg | Northland CC | |
1913 | Harry Legg | 9 & 8 | Dudley Mudge Jr. | Interlachen Country Club | |
1912 | Harry Legg | 4 & 3 | Lynn Johnson | Town and Country Club | |
1911 | Harry Legg | 2 & 1 | Richard Patrick | Minikahda Club | |
1910 | Harry Legg | 6 & 5 | Nathaniel Rogers | Town and Country Club | |
1909 | Harry Legg | 4 & 3 | Gerald Livingston | Northland CC | |
1908 | Harry Legg | 10 & 9 | Lynn Johnson | Minikahda Club | |
1907 | Lynn Johnson | 2 up | Harry Legg | Town and Country Club | |
1906 | Clive Jaffray | 3 & 1 | Harold Bend | Minikahda Club | |
1905 | Harry Legg | 4 & 2 | Lynn Johnson | Northland CC | |
1904 | Harold Bend | 37 holes | C. T. Jaffray | Meadow Brook | |
1903 | Mike Doran Jr. | 37 holes | Bill Finch | Town and Country Club | |
1902 | Harold Bend | 19 holes | Ben Shumeier | Minikahda Club | |
1901 | Theodore Thurston | 2 & 1 | William Bolcom | Meadow Brook |
1 Rain shortened the event to 36 holes
2 Won playoff
3 Defeated Steinfeldt at sudden-death playoff to win runner-up
4 Defeated Bill Anderson at a playoff to win runner-up
5 Defeated Paul Strande at the first sudden-death playoff hole to win runner-up
6 Clasen won 18-hole playoff, 69–78
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