The California Amateur Championship or California Amateur is a
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
championship held in
California
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for the state's top
amateur
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golfers. The tournament is run by the California Golf Association. The first event was held in 1912 at the Del Monte Golf Club. It was played at
Pebble Beach Golf Links
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Regarded by ''Travel and Leisure'' blog as one of the most beautiful courses in the world, it hugs the rugged coastlin ...
from 1919 to 2006. The tournament rotates between Northern California and Southern California, and involves two rounds of stroke play followed by match play.
Winners
*2021
Noah Woolsey
*2020
Joey Vrzich
*2019
William Mouw
*2018
Bobby Bucey
*2017
P. J. Samiere
*2016
Shintaro Ban
*2015
Shotaro Ban
*2014
Xander Schauffele
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*2013
Cory McElyea
*2012
Kevin Marsh
*2011
Bhavik Patel
*2010
Scott Travers
*2009
Geoff Gonzalez
*2008
Nick Delio
*2007
Josh Anderson
*2006
Jordan Nasser
*2005
Don DuBois
*2004
Spencer Levin
*2003
Patrick Nagle
*2002
Eddie Heinen
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*2001
Darryl Donovan
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*2000
Nick Jones
*1999
Tim Hogarth
*1998
Ed Cuff Jr.
*1997
Jason Gore
Jason William Gore (born May 17, 1974) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Gore was born in Van Nuys, California. He grew up playing junior golf with Tiger Woods.
Gore attended the University of Arizona, then transferred to Pepp ...
*1996
Mark Johnson
*1995
Jeff Sanday
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*1994
Steve Woods
*1993
Casey Boyns
*1992
Todd Demsey
Todd Demsey (born May 27, 1972) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and 1993 NCAA champion.
College career
Demsey was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He graduated from Arizona State University in 1995 with a degree in Psychology a ...
*1991
Harry Rudolph III
*1990
Charlie Wi
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*1989
Casey Boyns
*1988
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*1987
Mike Springer
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Springer was born in San Francisco, California. He attended the University of Arizona. He turned pro in 1988 a ...
*1986
Terrence Miskell
*1985
Sam Randolph
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Born in Santa Barbara, California, Randolph learned the game of golf from his father, Sam Randolph Sr., who ...
*1984
Duffy Waldorf
*1983
Kris Moe
*1982
Gary Vanier
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Places
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*1981
Joe Tamburino
*1980
Bobby Clampett
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*1979
Mark O'Meara
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*1978
Bobby Clampett
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*1977
Lee Mikles
*1976
Mike Brannan
*1975
John Cook
*1974
Curtis Worley
*1973
Mike Brannan
*1972
Mac Hunter, Jr.
*1971
Doug Nelson
*1970
Bob Risch
*1969
Forrest Fezler
*1968
Johnny Miller
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*1967
Bob E. Smith
*1966
Bob Eastwood
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Eastwood was born in Providence, Rhode Island, but spent most of his youth in north-central California. He ...
*1965
Vern Callison
*1964
Steve Oppermann
*1963
Paul Travis
*1962
Dick Lotz
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Richard Lotz (born October 15, 1942) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
Lotz was born in Oakland, California. Along with his older brother John, he developed his game under the tutelage o ...
*1961
John Richardson
*1960
Larry Bouchey
*1959
Vern Callison
*1958
Eli Bariteau
*1957
Tal Smith
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*1956
Ken Venturi
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*1955
Bud Taylor
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*1954
Bud Taylor
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*1953
Gene Littler
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*1952
Bob Silvestri
*1951
Ken Venturi
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*1950
Bob Gardner
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*1949
Mac Hunter
*1948
Eli Bariteau
*1947
Bob Gardner
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*1946
Bruce McCormick
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*1945
Bruce McCormick
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*1944
Ernie Pieper, Jr.
*1943
Elmer Cites
*1942
Johnny Dawson
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*1941
Ernie Pieper, Jr.
*1940
Ed Monaghan
*1939
Jack Gage
*1938
Roger Kelly
*1937
Roger Kelly
*1936
Mat Palacio, Jr.
*1935
Jack Gaines
*1934
Stuart Hawley
*1933
Charles Seaver
*1932
Neil White
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Cricket
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*1931
David Martin
*1930
Francis H.I. Brown
*1929
Jack F. Neville
*1928
J.J. McHugh
*1927
J.J. McHugh
*1926
Chandler Egan
Henry Chandler Egan (August 21, 1884 – April 5, 1936) was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect of the early 20th century.
Early life and college
Egan was born in Chicago, Illinois, which at the end of the 19th century was th ...
*1925
George Von Elm
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*1924
Capt. A. Bullock-Webster
*1923
J.J. McHugh
*1922
Jack F. Neville
*1921
Paul Hunter
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*1920
Paul Hunter
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*1919
Jack F. Neville
*1918
Douglas Grant
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*1917
Chas H. Walter
*1916
Larry Cowing
*1915
E.S. Armstrong
*1914
H.K.B. Davis
*1913
Jack F. Neville
*1912
Jack F. Neville
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References
External links
*{{Official site, https://www.scga.org/
Amateur golf tournaments in the United States
Golf in California
Recurring sporting events established in 1912
1912 establishments in California