The Arizona Open Championship Records & Statistics Guide
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The Arizona Open Championship Records & Statistics Guide for the 78th playing at Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club August 2-4, 2021 Fifth Edition Compiled by Tim Cronin The Arizona Open –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Year No. Winner Affiliation Score To Par Runner-up Score MoV Dates 1937 1st Del Urich Tucson Mun. 143 + 1 Vernon “Red” Allen 145 2 3/29 1938 2nd Del Urich Tucson Mun. 290 + 6 a-Fred Dold, 291 1 3/ 6- 7 Bob Hunsick 1939 3rd Del Urich Tucson 143 + 3 a-Charlie Brown 145 2 3/26 1940 4th Del Urich Tucson 224 + 8 Herb Bowers 226 2 4/ 6- 7 1941 5th Bob Hunsick Ariz. Biltmore CC 211 - 5 Jack Harden, 217 6 11/15-16 Herb Bowers –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1947 6th Johnny Bulla unattached 140 - 2 Vernon “Red” Allen 143 3 6/ 1 1949 7th Jimmy Hines Tucson CC 199 - 11 Johnny Revolta 203 4 11/26-27 1950 8th Johnny Bulla unattached 210 - 6 a-Bob Goldwater 215 5 11/25-26 1951 9th Johnny Bulla unattached 212 - 1 Joe Monez 212 PO 11/26-27 12/2 playoff: Bulla 67, Monez 74 1953 10th Don Byrd Randolph CC 221 + 8 a-Lee Griffith 223 2 5/ 2- 3 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1954 11th Errie Ball Tucson CC 137 - 3 George Keyes 142 5 3/22-23 1955 12th George Keyes Sundown Ranch 143 + 1 Willie Wansa, 144 1 3/29 Errie Ball 1956 13th Dick Knight Omaha, Neb. 278 - 10 Billy Casper 280 2 11/ -12/2 1957 14th Tom Lambie Century CC 209 - 7 Johnny Bulla 210 1 12/13-15 1958 15th Johnny Bulla Phoenix 204 - 12 Jim Hiskey 209 5 10/31-11/2 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1959 16th Johnny Bulla Phoenix 209 - 4 George Keyes 212 3 12/ 9-12 1960 17th Al Mengert Moon Valley CC 201 - 15 Dick Metz 216 15 11/30-12/2 1961 18th Bill Johnston Arizona CC 281 - 7 Al Chandler, 286 5 11/15/18 Bob Harris, a-Sonny Methvin 1962 19th a-R.H. “Dick” Sikes Springdale, Ark. 282 - 2 Bob Harris, 282 PO 11/14-17 Sudden death: a-Sikes birdie-eagle, a-Wayne Breck Harris birdie-birdie, a-Breck par 1963 20th Larry Mancour Martinez, Calif. 273 - 15 Bob Harris 278 5 11/15-18 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1964 21st Kermit Zarley Houston, Tex. 275 - 11 Bill Johnston 278 3 11/11-14 1965 22nd Dale Douglass Denver 268 - 20 Johnny Bulla, 275 7 11/ 3- 6 Al Chandler, Bill Garrett 1966 23rd Dick Turner Mesa CC 275 - 13 a-Joe Porter III 279 4 11/ 9-12 1967 24th Bill Johnston Coconino CC 215 - 1 Johnny Bulla, 217 2 8/18-20 Darrell Hickok 1968 25th Dick Turner Mesa CC 137 - 3 Bill Johnston, 138 1 11/18-19 shortened to 36 holes after two-day rain delay Ed Moehling –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1969 26th a-Bob Augustine Chicago 207 - 6 Dick Turner 207 PO 10/11-13 Playoff (par 5): Augustine 4, Turner 5 Originally scheduled for June 26-28, run by Bill Johnston at Canyon CC, canceled due to lack of entries; AGA then launched its own Arizona Open. Arizona Open Record Book – Page !2 Championship at a Glance 1937-1969 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Year Low Amateur Score Course Par Yards Field Purse First 1937 Dave Peter 148 Phoenix Muni (R1), 71 16 Phoenix CC (PM) 71 1938 Fred Dold 291 Phoenix CC 71 34 $ 285.50 $ 100 1939 Charlie Brown 145 El Rio G&CC 70 1940 Barge Pease 227 Bisbee CC 72 26+ 1941 Kim Bannister Jr. 227 Naco CC 72 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1947 Bob Goldwater 145 Phoenix CC 71 28 1949 Johnny Rudolph 207 El Rio G&CC 70 $ 460 $ 150 1950 Bob Goldwater 215 Tucson CC 72 30+ $ 750 $ 150 1951 Dick Hopwood 214 Wigwam CC 71 1953 Lee Griffith 223 Wigwam CC 71 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1954 Ray Cznowski 143 El Rio G&CC 70 $ 145 1955 Gray Madison 149 Phoenix CC 71 $ 600 $ 150 1956 Marvin Walker, 295 Yuma CC 72 90+ $ 3,000 $ 700 Duff Lawrence, Ralph “Weepa” Quiroz 1957 Ralph “Weepa” Quiroz 214 Yuma CC 72 50 $ 300 1958 Duff Lawrence 212 Antelope Hills CC 71 6,467 103 $ 1,000 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1959 Dick Hopwood 218 Scottsdale CC 72 6,960 $ 1,750 $ 400 1960 Wayne Breck 223 Moon Valley CC 72 6,919 55 $ 2,000 $ 320 1961 Sonny Methvin 286 Arizona CC 72 168 $ 7,500 $ 750 1962 R.H. “Dick” Sikes 282 Arizona CC 72 $10,000 $ 1,000 1963 George Boutell 285 Century CC (R4), 72 215 $10,000 $ 1,000 Mesa CC, Moon Valley CC –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1964 Dick Hopwood 285 Mesa CC (R4), $20,000 $ 1,500 Century CC, San Marcos CC 1965 Dick Hopwood 288 San Marcos CC (R4), 180 $12,500 $ 1,000 Mesa CC, Century CC 1966 Joe Porter III 279 Century CC (R4), $ 750 Arizona CC, Papago CC 1967 Joe Riordan 227 Coconino CC 72 6,400 $ 6,000 $ 1,000 1968 Paul Purtzer 142 Scottsdale CC $ 5,000 $ 600 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1969 Bob Augustine 207 Sierra Estrella GC 70 $ 4,000 $ 700 Purses for 1988, 2013-2016 do not include amateur cash equivalents. Arizona Open Record Book – Page !3 1970-1991 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Year No. Winner Affiliation Score To Par Runner-up Score MoV Dates 1970 27th Jim Marshall Camelback CC 215 - 1 Dick Turner 215 PO 10/31-11/2 Playoff (par x-x-3): Marshall x-x-3, Turner x-x-4 1971 28th a-Paul Purtzer Arizona State 202 - 11 Phil Gibbs, 203 1 10/ 8-10 Ron Reif 1972 29th Bill Johnston Denver 203 - 11 Glenn McMinn, 208 5 10/ 6- 8 Rich Bland 1973 30th Steve Spray Albuquerque 209 - 6 Bill Johnston 212 3 10/ 5- 7 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1974 31st Jim Marshall Pima G Resort 206 - 7 Joe Porter III 207 1 10/ 4- 6 1975 32nd Bill Garrett Glendale 216 E Ron Ault, 221 5 9/ 5- 8 a-Mark Sollenberger 1976 33rd Bob Betley Salt Lake City 208 - 8 Terry Dear, 213 5 5/14-16 Bill Garrett 1977 34th Jeff Thomsen Twin Falls, Idaho 207 - 6 Bill Garrett, 209 2 5/20-22 Bob Gaona 1978 35th Bob Betley Salt Lake City 215 - 1 Phil Ferranti 215 PO 5/ 5- 7 Sudden-death playoff (No. 1, par 5): Betley 4, Ferranti 5. Defender Jeff Thomsen, not a PGA of America member, ruled ineligible for exemption under new SWPGA rules. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1979 36th a-Roy McMillan Arizona State 211 - 5 Art Wall, 214 3 5/11-13 Don Pooley Sudden death: Wall beat Pooley for first-place purse on third sudden-death hole. 1980 37th Larry Webb San Marcos GC 203 - 13 Steve Willis 207 4 5/16-18 1981 38th Fred Marti Silverbell GC 209 - 7 Ray Arinno 212 3 5/15-17 1982 39th Paul Purtzer Mummy 205 - 8 John Jackson 205 PO 9/15-17 Mountain GC Sudden-death (Nos. 1-2-3, par 4-4-4): Purtzer 5-4-4; Jackson 5-4-5 1983 40th Mike Morley Scottsdale 197 - 16 Jeff Thomsen, 200 3 9/16-18 Bobby Phillips, Mike Franko Larry Webb –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1984 41st a-Paul Nolen Tucson 198 - 18 Don DuBois, 202 4 9/14-16 Paul Purtzer, Craig McClellan Sudden death: DuBois won playoff for first-place purse. 1985 42nd Bill Garrett Moon Valley CC 204 - 12 John Jackson, 204 PO 9/27-29 Sudden-death (Nos. 1-4, par 5-4-4-3): Mike Wright Garrett x-4-4-2, Jackson x-4-4-3, Wright x-5 1986 43rd Mike Morley Scottsdale 208 - 8 Jim Carter 211 3 9/26-28 1987 44th Ronnie Black Scottsdale 200 - 16 Jim Blair 204 4 11/ 6- 8 1988 45th Larry Silveira Tucson 206 - 10 Andrew Magee 208 2 11/11-13 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 46th Jim Carter Mesa 202 - 14 Ronnie Black, 210 8 11/ 3- 5 John Adams 1990 47th R.W. Eaks Scottsdale 210 - 6 Danny Briggs, 210 PO 11/ 9-11 Sudden-death (Pine No. 1, par 4): Eaks 3, Briggs 4, Mackin 4 Larry Mackin 1991 48th Rick Cramer Scottsdale 202 - 14 Jim Ahern 209 7 11/ 1- 3 Arizona Open Record Book – Page !4 1970-1991 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Year Low Amateur Score Course Par Yards Field Purse First 1970 Bill Viele 220 Lake Havasu CC $ 1,000 1971 Paul Purtzer 202 Lake Montezuma GC 71 160 $ 13,000 $ 1,600 1972 Steve Stull 213 Lake Montezuma GC (R3), 71 240 $ 25,000 $ 4,000 Oakcreek CC (72) Sudden death: Stull birdied 2nd playoff hole, defeating Dick Hopwood for low amateur 1973 Charles Gibson 216 Oakcreek CC (R3), 72 230 $ 25,000 $ 4,000 Lake Montezuma GC –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1974 Charles Gibson 209 Rio Verde CC 71 6,457 170 $ 15,000 $ 2,450 1975 Mark Sollenberger 221 Desert Forest GC 72 6,831 162 $ 14,000 $ 1,710 1976 Kirk Padgett 218 McCormick Ranch 72 189 $ 20,000 $ 2,500 GC / Palm (R3), Pine 1977 Tom Gray 213 Antelope Hills GC 71 140 $ 15,000 $ 1,500 1978 Don DuBois 221 Pinnacle Peak GC 72 153 $ 20,000 $ 2,000 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1979 Roy McMillan 211 Oro Valley GC 72 7,026 150 $ 17,000 $ 1,450 1980 Tony Grimes 209 Yuma G&CC (R3) 72 119 $ 45,000 $ 2,000 Desert Hills GC 72 1981 Mark Sollenberger 214 Tucson CC 72 $ 42,000 $ 2,000 1982 Mark Sollenberger 215 Dobson Ranch GC 71 $ 21,000 $ 3,000 1983 Paul Nolen 208 Dobson Ranch GC 71 $ 26,000 $ 5,000 Sudden-death: Nolen birdied 2nd playoff hole, defeating Jim