The Ohio Open is the
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
state open
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Northern Ohio section of the
PGA of America
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. It was first played in 1924 and has been played annually (with minor disruptions) at a variety of courses around the state. It was considered a
PGA Tour
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event in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Winners
*2022
Jordan Gilkison (amateur)
*2021
Jake McBride
*2020
Alex Weiss
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People
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*Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple peo ...
*2019
Stephen Gangluff
*2018
Stephen Gangluff
*2017
Chase Wilson
*2016
Tim Crouch
Tim Crouch (born 18 March 1964) is a British experimental theatre maker, actor, writer and director. His plays include ''My Arm'', ''An Oak Tree'', ''ENGLAND'', and ''The Author''. These take various forms, but all reject theatrical conventions ...
*2015
Justin Lower
Justin Lower (born April 4, 1989) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Lower competed for Malone University in college. He was the 2010 NAIA champion.
Professional career
Lower began playing on the Web.com Tour (now Korn Ferry Tou ...
*2014
Tim Ailes
*2013
Colin Biles
*2012
Justin Lower
Justin Lower (born April 4, 1989) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Lower competed for Malone University in college. He was the 2010 NAIA champion.
Professional career
Lower began playing on the Web.com Tour (now Korn Ferry Tou ...
*2011
Mike Emery
*2010
Bob Sowards
*2009
Vaughn Snyder
Vaughn may refer to:
Places in the United States
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* Vaughn, Montana
*Vaughn, New Mexico
* Vaughn, Oregon
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*Vaughn, Washington
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*Vaughn (surname), ...
*2008
Tyler Riley
*2007
Eric Frishette
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*2006
Danny Sahl
*2005
Rob Moss
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* Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia
* Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia
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* Ro ...
*2004
Bob Sowards
*2003
Ryan Dennis
*2002
Bob Sowards
*2001
Rob Moss
Rob or ROB may refer to:
Places
* Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia
* Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia
People
* Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn
* Ro ...
*2000
Ken Tanigawa
Ken Tanigawa (born December 26, 1967) is an American professional golfer.
Tanigawa was born in Kobe, Japan. He played college golf at UCLA and turned professional after graduating in 1990.
Tanigawa played on the Ben Hogan Tour (now Korn Ferry T ...
*1999
Rob Moss
Rob or ROB may refer to:
Places
* Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia
* Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia
People
* Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn
* Ro ...
*1998
Chris Black
*1997
Nevin Sutcliffe Nevin may refer to:
Surname
* Nevin (surname)
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Popular Turkish feminine name (from "nev" in Persian, meaning "new").
* Nevin Çokay (1930–2012), Turkish painter
*Nevin Yanıt (born 1986), Turkish sprinter
Nevin is a common surname of ...
*1996
Dennis Miller
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He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a stri ...
*1995
Ivan Smith
*1994
Chris Smith
*1993
Mitch Camp
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People
* Mitch Altman (born 1956), hacker and inventor
* Mitch Apau (born 1990), Du ...
*1992
Chris Smith
*1991
Jack Ferenz
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* Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community
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* Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA
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* Jack (given name), a male given name, ...
*1990
Bruce Soulsby
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*1989
Tony Mollica
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* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leag ...
*1988
Don Padgett II
*1987
Joe Kruczek
*1986
Gary Robison
*1985
Mitch Camp
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People
* Mitch Altman (born 1956), hacker and inventor
* Mitch Apau (born 1990), Du ...
*1984
Roy Hobson
*1983
Gene Boni
*1982
Walter Cerrato
*1981
Kim Boehlke
*1980
Jim Logue
*1979
Gary Trivisonno
*1978
Bob Lewis (amateur)
*1977
Gene Ferrell
*1976
Martin Roesink
*1975
Todd Crandall
*1974
Deon Good
*1973
Dick Plummer
*1972
Bob Wynn
*1971
Bob Wynn
*1970
Bob Wynn
*1969
Cliff Cook
Raymond Clifford Cook (born August 20, 1936) is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in 163 games played over parts of five Major League Baseball seasons. Primarily a third baseman, though he played some games as an outfi ...
*1968
Frank Wharton
*1967
Frank Boynton
*1966
Frank Boynton
*1965
Tom Weiskopf
Thomas Daniel Weiskopf (November 9, 1942 – August 20, 2022) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. His most successful decade was the 1970s. He won 16 PGA Tour titles between 1968 and 1982, inclu ...
*1964
Don Stickney
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*1963
Bob Shave
*1962
Bob Shave
*1961
Frank Stranahan
Frank Richard Stranahan (August 5, 1922 – June 23, 2013) was an American sportsman. He had significant success in both amateur and professional golf. He was ranked number one in his weight class in powerlifting, from 1945 to 1954, and he became ...
*1960
Frank Stranahan
Frank Richard Stranahan (August 5, 1922 – June 23, 2013) was an American sportsman. He had significant success in both amateur and professional golf. He was ranked number one in his weight class in powerlifting, from 1945 to 1954, and he became ...
*1959
Lee Raymond
Lee R. Raymond (born August 13, 1938) is an American businessman and was the chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of ExxonMobil from 1999 to 2005. He had previously been the CEO of Exxon since 1993. He joined the company in 1963 and served ...
*1958
Bob Shave (amateur)
*1957
Ed Griffiths
*1956
Jack Nicklaus
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(amateur)
*1955
Billy Burke
*1954
Dick Shoemaker
*1953
Dick Shoemaker
*1952
Frank Gelhot
*1951
Herman Keiser
Herman W. Keiser (October 7, 1914 – December 24, 2003) was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour, best known for winning the Masters Tournament in 1946, his only major title.
Keiser was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. Li ...
*1950
Denny Shute
Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.
Life and career
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Shute was the son of a golf pro from England; Hermon ...
*1949
Herman Keiser
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Keiser was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. Li ...
*1948
Frank Stranahan
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(amateur)
*1947
Al Marchi
*1946
John Krisko
*1945
Billy Burke
*1944
Maurice McCarthy (amateur)
*1943 ''No tournament''
*1942
Byron Nelson
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Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hoga ...
*1941
Byron Nelson
John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time.
Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hoga ...
*1940
Byron Nelson
John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time.
Nelson and two other legendary champions of the time, Ben Hoga ...
*1939
Billy Burke
*1938
Billy Burke
*1937
Philip Perkins
Thomas Philip Perkins (3 September 1904 – 26 December 1978) was an English professional golfer best known for winning the 1928 Amateur Championship (British Amateur).
Perkins won the Amateur Championship, 6 & 4, over Roger Wethered in May 1928 ...
*1936
Al Espinosa
Abel Ruben "Al" Espinosa (March 24, 1891 – January 4, 1957) was an American professional golfer.
Biography
Espinosa was born on March 24, 1891 in Monterey, California. He was of Mexican American descent, and served in the U.S. Army in W ...
*1935
Ted Luther
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* ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association
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** Transvaal Education Depart ...
*1934
Lloyd Gullickson
Lloyd F. Gullickson (March 23, 1899 – May 7, 1982) was an American professional golfer who played in the early-to-mid 20th century. As an amateur he won the 1917 and 1918 Chicago Amateur Championships, on both occasions using borrowed clubs. He ...
*1933
Al Espinosa
Abel Ruben "Al" Espinosa (March 24, 1891 – January 4, 1957) was an American professional golfer.
Biography
Espinosa was born on March 24, 1891 in Monterey, California. He was of Mexican American descent, and served in the U.S. Army in W ...
*1932
Al Espinosa
Abel Ruben "Al" Espinosa (March 24, 1891 – January 4, 1957) was an American professional golfer.
Biography
Espinosa was born on March 24, 1891 in Monterey, California. He was of Mexican American descent, and served in the U.S. Army in W ...
*1931
Denny Shute
Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.
Life and career
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Shute was the son of a golf pro from England; Hermon ...
*1930
Denny Shute
Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.
Life and career
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Shute was the son of a golf pro from England; Hermon ...
*1929
Denny Shute
Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.
Life and career
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Shute was the son of a golf pro from England; Hermon ...
*1928
Jack Thompson Jack Thompson may refer to:
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*1927
Albert Alcroft
*1926
Albert Alcroft
*1925
Larry Nabholtz
*1924
Emmet French
John Emmet French (November 22, 1886 – June 10, 1947) was an American professional golfer, who is notable for losing to Gene Sarazen in the 1922 PGA Championship.
French was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. French, being a tall man, was a good ...
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Notes and references
External links
PGA of America – Northern Ohio section
{{State Open Championships (golf)
Former PGA Tour events
Golf in Ohio
PGA of America sectional tournaments
State Open golf tournaments