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Minnesota State Amateur

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The Minnesota Amateur Golf Championship is an annual golf tournament in the American state of Minnesota.

Winners

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Year Champion Score Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
2023 Caleb VanArragon 193 Bryce Hanstad Minneapolis Golf Club [1]
2022 Ben Greve 218 Jack Ebner Olympic Hills Golf Club [2]
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 Harris2 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

Source:[10][11]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "MGA Amateur Championship". Minnesota Golf Association. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Israelson gets hat trick in state amateur tournament". The Minneapolis Star. July 20, 1978. p. 5D. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Brothers, Bruce (July 21, 1977). "Israelson wins State Amateur". Star Tribune. p. 33. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Roe, Jon (July 22, 1976). "Israelson is golf champion". Star Tribune. p. 34. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Thornton, Ralph (July 17, 1975). "Steve Johnson solves Amateur win formula". The Minneapolis Star. p. 43. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "'Used a Duffer's Swing' – Simonsen". Star Tribune. August 19, 1951. p. 37. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "96-Pound Golfer Is Minnesota Champion". The Des Moines Register. Associated Press. July 18, 1937. p. 18. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clasen Defeats Griggs in Minnesota Golf Final". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. July 14, 1935. p. 22. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Youthful Star Wins Minnesota Tourney". The Knoxville Journal. Associated Press. July 27, 1930. p. 11. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "2017 Yearbook & Media Guide – MGA Amateur Championship" (PDF). Minnesota Golf Association. pp. 143–148. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 14, 2022.
  11. ^ Kelley, James E. (1991). "Minnesota Golf: 90 Years of Tournament History" (PDF). Minnesota Golf. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 3, 2014.