Woodstock Open Former Champions and Notes

WOODSTOCK OPEN – FORMER CHAMPIONS (SINCE 1969) 2018 SCOTT BERLINER (64) 2017 JOHN STOLTZ (67) 2016 (67) 2009 (63) 2015 TOM JOYCE (65, AT AGE 65) 2014 CHRIS SANGER (67) 2O13 SCOTT BERLINER (63) 2007 (64) 2012 ETHAN DEFOREST (60) [ A] (TOURNAMENT RECORD) 2011TREVER JAYCOX (66) 2010 (70) 2005 (64) 2008 JASON BARRETT (66) 2006 CHARLIE MEOLA (67) 2004 CHRIS DEFOREST (65) [A] 2003, 1996, 1989 (65) MEL BAUM 2002 FRAN MARELLO (66?) 2001 DAL DAILY (65) 2000 CARL PEDERSON (68) 1999 ROBERT DERUNTZ (68) 1997 FRAN OUINN (63) [ 4 WINS ON DOT COM TOUR, CHAMPIONS TOUR 2017] 1993 PAUL JAYCOX (67) 1992 LARRY RENTZ (65) 1991 JOHN DEFOREST (63) 1990 RON MCDOUGAL (65) [NOW AT & BODY NYC WITH 1982 WINNER DARRELL KESTNER] 1988 RICH BRISKY (64) 1987 TIM STAFFORD (65) 1986 TIM STAFFORD (67) 1985 JEFF GRYGIEL (65) 1984 JEFF FOX (66) 1983 BOBBY HEINS (66) [see 1970 below) 1982 DARRELL KESTNER (67) 1981 RANDY CAVANAUGH (67) 1980 DAVID RIHM (65) 1979 JOE BOSTIC (66) 1978 JAY GOLDEN (66) 1977 JOHN PARSONS A (66) 1976 STEVE DROPKIN A (66) 1975 BILL VAN AKEN A (66) 1974 TOBY LYONS (64) 1973 HOWIE PIERSON A (66) 1972 JERRY IMPELLETIERE A (67) 1971 JOHN PARSONS A (66) 1970 BOBBY HEINS A (68) 1969 LEON RANDALL A (96- THE LAST YEAR THE TOURNAMENT WAS 27 HOLES) ************ THE ONLY 4 TIME OPEN WINNER THUS FAR IS ARMAND FARINA, VAN PATTEN , WHO TOPPED THE FIELD IN 1951-52 -53 AND 57. THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR 3 TIME CHAMPIONS: TOBY LYONS OF BURNING TREE COUNTRY CLUB, GREENWICH WHO PREVAILED IN 1966, 1968 AND 1974; MEL BAUM, LIVERPOOL, (NY) GOLF CLUB, 1989,1996 AND 2003; TREVOR JAYCOX, COBLESKILL GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, 2005, 2010 AND 2011; AND PERENNIAL CONTENDER JOHN STOLTZ, CONCORD GOLF CLUB, 2009, 2016 AND 2017. STOLTZ WON THE MET OPEN IN 2005. OTHER WOODSTOCK OPEN CHAMPIONS WHO HAVE ALSO WON THAT PRESTIGIOUS EVENT ARE BOBBY HEINS, DARRELL KESTNER AND LARRY RENTZ, ALL OF WHOM SERVED AS ASSISTANTS AT WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB. THREE WOODSTOCK GOLF CLUB HOST PROFESSIONALS HAVE MADE THE OPEN’S MONEY LIST: JIM HUTCHINS IN 1952; DARRELL JACK, 2007,2008; JUDD NOTO 2011(7TH); 2012 (2ND -TIED FOR LOW PROFESSIONAL);2013 (TIE 3RD);2014 (2ND; LOST PLAY OFF);2015 (TIE 3RD);2016(2ND);2017 (2ND; LOST ), A REMARKABLE RECORD. FORMER WOODSTOCK MEMBER BILL VAN AKEN WON THE 1975 OPEN AS AN AMATEUR, SHOOTING A 66. TWO WOODSTOCK MEMBERS HAVE WON LOW AMATEUR HONORS; CHRIS GRADY (2009) AND JUSTIN LANE (2016;2014;2013). INTERESTINGLY, THERE HAS BEEN ONLY ONE HOLE IN ONE IN THE 82 YEAR HISTORY OF THE TOURNAMENT. IN THE 2002 EVENT, PROFESSIONAL ROBERT RUDOFF ACED THE 176 YARD 13TH HOLE WITH A 6 .IRONICALLY, HE HAD JUST RECORDED A 9 ON THE 12TH, AND THEN CARDED A 7 ON THE FIVE 14TH. HE FINISHED THE ROUND WITH 37-41- 78. THE WOODSTOCK OPEN IS THE LONGEST RUNNING OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE MASTERS.TWO FORMER MASTERS CHAMPIONS HAVE COMPETED IN THE OPEN, GENE SARAZEN AND DOUG FORD, AS HAS ALL TIME GREAT BOB TOSKI.