WPGA - Open Championship

The Open Championship is one of the two oldest Association championships with the Amateur. First contested in 1899, it has been played continuously except during World War I (1917-18) and World War II (1943-45). The championship is now 36 holes of stroke play.

Roy Vucinich at Oakmont Country Club in 2005
winning his fifth Open Championship.

Previous champions include, Fred Brand, Sr., Eben Byers, W.C. Fownes, Emil Loeffler, Ted Luther, Sam Parks, Johnny Bulla, Lew Worsham and Arnold Palmer. Amateurs have won the championship thirteen times, most recently by Marshall Marraccini in 2001 and John Jones in 1994.

Roy Vucinich's victory this year is significant in that it tied Jock Hutchison and Perry DelVecchio for most career victories in the event and also for winning in four separate decades.

Results Archive

2007 Championship @ Nemacolin Woodlands Resort

2006 Championship @ Totteridge Golf Club

2005 Championship @ Oakmont Country Club

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Past Champions

2007-Dan Thompson
2006-Bob Friend
2005-Roy Vucinich
2004-Steve Wheatcroft
2003-Sean Farren
2002-Rick Stimmel
2001-Marshall Marraccini
2000-Brent Johnson
1999-John Aber
1998-Joe Klinchock
1997-Billy Anderson
1996-John Aubrey
1995-Jim Cichra
1994-John Jones
1993-Roy Vucinich
1992-Kent Stauffer
1991-John Baker
1990-Arnold Cutrell
1989-Max Messing
1988-Chuck Scally, Jr.
1987-Phil Newcamp
1986-Frank Fuhrer, III
1985-Roy Vucinich
1984-Jim Watterson
1983-John Baker
1982-Ron Milanovich
1981-Marshall Marraccini
1980-Bob Meyer

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