The Southern California PGA Championship 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 ...
tournament that is the championship of the
Southern California
Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most po ...
section of the
PGA of America
The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America) is an American organization of golf professionals that was founded in 1916. Consisting of nearly 29,000 men and women members, the PGA of America's undertaking is to establish ...
. The Southern California section was formed in 1924, and the tournament was first played that year. It has been held at various venues in Southern California on an annual basis since that time. The tournament has been won more than 25 times by players who also have victories on the PGA Tour.
Winners
* 2022
Michael Block
* 2021
Kyle Mendoza
* 2020
Kyle Mendoza
* 2019
Jeff Hart
* 2018
Michael Block
* 2017
Michael Block
* 2016
Kenny Pigman
* 2015
Chad Sorensen
* 2014
Ryan Kennedy
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* 2013
Alan Scheer
* 2012
Chris Starkjohann
* 2011
Mike Miles
* 2010
Chris Starkjohann
* 2009
Ron Skayhan
* 2008
Mike Miles
* 2007
Erik Wolf
* 2006
Ross Marcano
* 2005
Scott Miller
* 2004
Chris Starkjohann
* 2003
Geoffrey Dean
* 2002
Paul Dietsche
* 2001
Monty Leong
* 2000
Jeff Cranford
* 1999
Jeff Freeman
Jeff Freeman (born 10 May 1950) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in one List A and five first-class matches for Northern Districts from 1972 to 1976.
See also
* List of Northern Districts representative cricketers
This is a list of al ...
* 1998
Jeff Freeman
Jeff Freeman (born 10 May 1950) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in one List A and five first-class matches for Northern Districts from 1972 to 1976.
See also
* List of Northern Districts representative cricketers
This is a list of al ...
* 1997
Ken Conant
* 1996
Kelly Manos
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* 1995
Dan Bateman
* 1994
Brad Sherfy
* 1993
Jerry Wisz
* 1992
Jeff Fairfield
* 1991
Chris Starkjohann
* 1990
Scott Mahlberg
* 1989
Scott Bentley
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* 1988
Shawn McEntee
* 1987
Scott Chaffin
* 1986
Dave Barber
* 1985
Jim Woodward
* 1984
Paul Wise
* 1983
Paul Wise
* 1982
Curtis Sifford
* 1981
R. H. Sikes
Richard Horace Sikes (born March 6, 1940) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.
A native of Paris, Arkansas, Sikes had a stellar amateur and college career as a member of the golf team at the Unive ...
* 1980
Curtis Sifford
* 1979
Chuck Montalbano
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Arts and entertainment
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* C ...
* 1978
Dave Barber
* 1977
Dennie Meyer
* 1976
Tommy Jacobs
Keith Thomas Jacobs Jr. (February 13, 1935 – July 9, 2022) was an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He was the older brother of John Jacobs who has also played on t ...
* 1975
Jimmy Powell
* 1974
Paul McGuire
* 1973
Rafe Botts
* 1972
Tommy Jacobs
Keith Thomas Jacobs Jr. (February 13, 1935 – July 9, 2022) was an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He was the older brother of John Jacobs who has also played on t ...
* 1971
Tommy Jacobs
Keith Thomas Jacobs Jr. (February 13, 1935 – July 9, 2022) was an American professional golfer and golf course owner/operator who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. He was the older brother of John Jacobs who has also played on t ...
* 1970
Jimmy Powell
* 1969
Jerry Steelsmith
Jerry Steelsmith (born November 26, 1935) is an American professional golfer.
Steelsmith was born in Peoria, Illinois. A native of Glendale, California, Steelsmith played on the PGA Tour from 1961 to 1968. He finished second five times on the ...
* 1968
Jimmy Powell
* 1967
Mac Hunter
* 1966
Bob McCallister
Donald Robert McCallister (May 3, 1934 – January 26, 2021) was an American professional golfer. He won two events on the PGA Tour and three other major tournaments in the 1960s. He later worked as the head pro at golf clubs in California an ...
* 1965
Ronnie Reif
* 1964
Wayne Sleepy
* 1963
Eric Monti
* 1962
Emil Scodeller
* 1961 ''No tournament''
* 1960
Bud Holscher
Frank Soldan "Bud" Holscher (born December 27, 1930) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He won the 1954 Labatt Open.
Early life and amateur career
Holscher was born on December 27, 1930, in Santa Monica, California. He ...
* 1959
Jerry Barber
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Born in Woodson, Illinois, Barber was o ...
* 1958
Johnny Bulla
John Guthrie Bulla (June 2, 1914 – December 7, 2003) was an American professional golfer.
Born in Newell, West Virginia, Bulla played on the PGA Tour, winning the 1941 Los Angeles Open, and finished runner-up three times in the majors, inclu ...
* 1957
Eric Monti
* 1956
Eric Monti
* 1955
Jim Ferrier
James Bennett Elliott Ferrier (24 February 1915 – 13 June 1986) was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. After compiling a fine record as an amateur golfer in Australia during the 1930s, he moved to the United States ...
* 1954
Ralph Evans
* 1953
Eric Monti
* 1952
Eric Monti
* 1951
Ellsworth Vines
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* 1950
Fay Coleman
* 1949
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Germany
* Zell im Fichtelgebi ...
* 1948
Harry Bassler
* 1947
Paul Runyan
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* 1946
Fay Coleman
* 1945
Dale Andreason
* 1944
Clayton Alridge
* 1943
Marvin Stahl
* 1942
Willie Hunter
* 1941
Bud Oakley
* 1940
Olin Dutra
Olin A. Dutra (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He won two major titles, the PGA Championship in 1932 and the U.S. Open in 1934, and was the first major c ...
* 1939
Willie Hunter
* 1938
Olin Dutra
Olin A. Dutra (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He won two major titles, the PGA Championship in 1932 and the U.S. Open in 1934, and was the first major c ...
* 1937
Stanley Kertes
* 1936
Stanley Kertes
* 1935
Eric Seaval
* 1934
Lew Scott
* 1933
Olin Dutra
Olin A. Dutra (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He won two major titles, the PGA Championship in 1932 and the U.S. Open in 1934, and was the first major c ...
* 1932
Olin Dutra
Olin A. Dutra (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He won two major titles, the PGA Championship in 1932 and the U.S. Open in 1934, and was the first major c ...
* 1931
Olin Dutra
Olin A. Dutra (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He won two major titles, the PGA Championship in 1932 and the U.S. Open in 1934, and was the first major c ...
* 1930
Olin Dutra
Olin A. Dutra (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He won two major titles, the PGA Championship in 1932 and the U.S. Open in 1934, and was the first major c ...
* 1929
Charlie Guest
* 1928
Ed Dudley
Edward Bishop Dudley (February 19, 1901 – October 25, 1963) was an American professional golfer active in the late 1920s and 1930s. He was given the nickname of "Big Ed" in acknowledgment of his frame.
Biography
Born in Brunswick, Georgia, ...
* 1927
Charlie Guest
* 1926
Charlie Guest
* 1925
George Kerrigan
* 1924
Dick Linares
References
External links
PGA of America – Southern California section
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Golf in California
PGA of America sectional tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 1924