The tournament's founding in 1899 actually pre-dated the start of the Tour, which is generally dated from 1916, the year the PGA of America was founded. The Western Open, organized by the Western Golf Association, was first played in September 1899 at the Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois the week preceding the U.S. Open. At the time of its final edition in 2006, it was the third-oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after The Open (1860) and U.S. Open (1895). The tournament was held a total of 103 times over the course of 108 years. The event was not held in 1900, nor in 1918 because of World War I, and not from 1943-1945 because of World War II. Golfers from the United States won the tournament 77 times, and players from Scotland won it 15 times. Walter Hagen had the most victories with five wins, and 17 other players won the event at least twice. Two amateurs also won the tournament: Chick Evans in 1910 and Scott Verplank in 1985.
Beginning in 2007, the Western Open was renamed the BMW Championship, part of the FedEx Cup playoff series, and played with the PGA Tour's point system as the sole qualification standard. It is no longer open to amateurs.
The Western Open, founded and run by the Western Golf Association, was first played in 1899 in Illinois at the Glen View Club in Golf, a northern suburb of Chicago[2] Like the U.S. Open, in its early days it was almost exclusively won by immigrant golf professionals from the British Isles, most of whom gained full citizenship to the United States. In its early decades it was widely regarded as one of the premier golf tournaments in the USA, along with other notables of the day like the North and South Open, the PGA Championship and the Shawnee Open.
The Western Golf Association was, in some ways, and for some years, something of a rival to the United States Golf Association, especially in the midwestern and western sections of the country.[3]
Beginning in 1962, the Western Open settled within the Chicago metropolitan area and was held at a variety of courses through 1973. In 1974, it found an annual home at the Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook, a western suburb. It was played here through 1990, when the PGA Tour adopted a policy of holding events only at clubs which allowed minorities and women to be members.[4][5] It moved in 1991 to Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, southwest of Chicago.[4][6] A 72-hole public complex, its Dubsdread Course hosted the Western Open for sixteen editions, through 2006.[2]
In 1899, the prize fund was $150, and Willie Smith's winner's share was fifty dollars. The purse in 2006 was $5 million, with $900,000 to the final winner, Trevor Immelman.
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For the former LPGA major see Women s Western Open Not to be confused with Western amp Southern Open This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Western Open was a professional golf tournament in the United States for most of its history an event on the PGA Tour Western OpenTournament informationLocationLemont IllinoisEstablished1899Course s Cog Hill Golf amp Country Club Dubsdread Course Par71Length7 309 yards 6 683 m 1 Organized byWestern Golf AssociationTour s PGA TourFormatStroke playPrize fundUS 5 000 000Month playedJulyFinal year2006Tournament record scoreAggregate267 Scott Hoch 2001 267 Tiger Woods 2003 To par 21 as aboveFinal championTrevor ImmelmanLocation MapCog Hill G amp CCLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesCog Hill G amp CCLocation in IllinoisShow map of IllinoisThe tournament s founding in 1899 actually pre dated the start of the Tour which is generally dated from 1916 the year the PGA of America was founded The Western Open organized by the Western Golf Association was first played in September 1899 at the Glen View Club in Golf Illinois the week preceding the U S Open At the time of its final edition in 2006 it was the third oldest active PGA Tour tournament after The Open 1860 and U S Open 1895 The tournament was held a total of 103 times over the course of 108 years The event was not held in 1900 nor in 1918 because of World War I and not from 1943 1945 because of World War II Golfers from the United States won the tournament 77 times and players from Scotland won it 15 times Walter Hagen had the most victories with five wins and 17 other players won the event at least twice Two amateurs also won the tournament Chick Evans in 1910 and Scott Verplank in 1985 Beginning in 2007 the Western Open was renamed the BMW Championship part of the FedEx Cup playoff series and played with the PGA Tour s point system as the sole qualification standard It is no longer open to amateurs Title sponsorship was introduced in 1987 and included Beatrice Centel Sprint Motorola Advil Golf Digest and Cialis Contents 1 History 2 BMW Championship 3 Winners 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Western Open founded and run by the Western Golf Association was first played in 1899 in Illinois at the Glen View Club in Golf a northern suburb of Chicago 2 Like the U S Open in its early days it was almost exclusively won by immigrant golf professionals from the British Isles most of whom gained full citizenship to the United States In its early decades it was widely regarded as one of the premier golf tournaments in the USA along with other notables of the day like the North and South Open the PGA Championship and the Shawnee Open The Western Golf Association was in some ways and for some years something of a rival to the United States Golf Association especially in the midwestern and western sections of the country 3 From the event s inception through 1961 it was played at a variety of midwestern locations as well as places such as Arizona Phoenix Utah Salt Lake City and California San Francisco Los Angeles In 1923 it was held in Tennessee at the Colonial Country Club in Memphis 2 Beginning in 1962 the Western Open settled within the Chicago metropolitan area and was held at a variety of courses through 1973 In 1974 it found an annual home at the Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook a western suburb It was played here through 1990 when the PGA Tour adopted a policy of holding events only at clubs which allowed minorities and women to be members 4 5 It moved in 1991 to Cog Hill Golf amp Country Club in Lemont southwest of Chicago 4 6 A 72 hole public complex its Dubsdread Course hosted the Western Open for sixteen editions through 2006 2 In 1899 the prize fund was 150 and Willie Smith s winner s share was fifty dollars The purse in 2006 was 5 million with 900 000 to the final winner Trevor Immelman During the second round of the 1975 tournament Lee Trevino and Jerry Heard were struck by lightning on the 13th green of Butler National while waiting out a rain delay 7 8 9 Also struck at other parts of the course were Bobby Nichols Jim Ahern and Tony Jacklin 10 11 12 BMW Championship EditIn 2007 the Western Open was renamed and changed in terms of invitational criteria to the BMW Championship part of the four event FedEx Cup Playoff Series The Western Golf Association continues to run the tournament The BMW Championship is the last FedEx Cup playoff event before The Tour ChampionshipWinners EditYear Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner s up Venue LocationCialis Western Open2006 Trevor Immelman 271 13 2 strokes Mathew Goggin Tiger Woods Cog Hill Lemont Illinois2005 Jim Furyk 270 14 2 strokes Tiger Woods Cog Hill Lemont Illinois2004 Stephen Ames 274 10 2 strokes Steve Lowery Cog Hill Lemont Illinois100th Western Open2003 Tiger Woods 3 267 21 5 strokes Rich Beem Cog Hill Lemont IllinoisAdvil Western Open2002 Jerry Kelly 269 19 2 strokes Davis Love III Cog Hill Lemont Illinois2001 Scott Hoch 267 21 1 stroke Davis Love III Cog Hill Lemont Illinois2000 Robert Allenby 274 14 Playoff Nick Price Cog Hill Lemont IllinoisMotorola Western Open1999 Tiger Woods 2 273 15 3 strokes Mike Weir Cog Hill Lemont Illinois1998 Joe Durant 271 17 2 strokes Vijay Singh Cog Hill Lemont Illinois1997 Tiger Woods 275 13 3 strokes Frank Nobilo Cog Hill Lemont Illinois1996 Steve Stricker 270 18 8 strokes Billy Andrade Jay Don Blake Cog Hill Lemont Illinois1995 Billy Mayfair 279 9 1 stroke Jay Haas Justin Leonard Jeff Maggert Scott Simpson Cog Hill Lemont Illinois1994 Nick Price 2 277 11 1 stroke Greg Kraft Cog Hill Lemont IllinoisSprint Western Open1993 Nick Price 269 19 5 strokes Greg Norman Cog Hill Lemont IllinoisCentel Western Open1992 Ben Crenshaw 276 12 1 stroke Greg Norman Cog Hill Lemont Illinois1991 Russ Cochran 275 13 2 strokes Greg Norman Cog Hill Lemont Illinois1990 Wayne Levi 275 13 4 strokes Payne Stewart Butler National Oak Brook IllinoisBeatrice Western Open1989 Mark McCumber 2 275 13 Playoff Peter Jacobsen Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1988 Jim Benepe 278 10 1 stroke Peter Jacobsen Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1987 D A Weibring 207 9 1 stroke Larry Nelson Greg Norman Butler National Oak Brook IllinoisWestern Open1986 Tom Kite 286 2 Playoff Fred Couples David Frost Nick Price Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1985 Scott Verplank a 279 9 Playoff Jim Thorpe Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1984 Tom Watson 3 280 8 Playoff Greg Norman Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1983 Mark McCumber 284 4 1 stroke Tom Watson Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1982 Tom Weiskopf 276 12 1 stroke Larry Nelson Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1981 Ed Fiori 277 11 4 strokes Jim Colbert Greg Powers Jim Simons Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1980 Scott Simpson 281 7 5 strokes Andy Bean Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1979 Larry Nelson 286 2 Playoff Ben Crenshaw Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1978 Andy Bean 282 6 Playoff Bill Rogers Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1977 Tom Watson 2 283 5 1 stroke Wally Armstrong Johnny Miller Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1976 Al Geiberger 288 4 1 stroke Joe Porter Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1975 Hale Irwin 283 1 1 stroke Bobby Cole Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1974 Tom Watson 287 3 2 strokes J C Snead Tom Weiskopf Butler National Oak Brook Illinois1973 Billy Casper 4 272 12 1 stroke Larry Hinson Hale Irwin Midlothian Midlothian Illinois1972 Jim Jamieson 271 13 6 strokes Labron Harris Jr Sunset Ridge Northfield Illinois1971 Bruce Crampton 279 5 2 strokes Bobby Nichols Olympia Fields Olympia Fields Illinois1970 Hugh Royer Jr 273 11 1 stroke Dale Douglass Beverly Chicago Illinois1969 Billy Casper 3 276 8 4 strokes Rocky Thompson Midlothian Midlothian Illinois1968 Jack Nicklaus 2 273 11 3 strokes Miller Barber Olympia Fields Olympia Fields Illinois1967 Jack Nicklaus 274 10 2 strokes Doug Sanders Beverly Chicago Illinois1966 Billy Casper 2 283 1 3 strokes Gay Brewer Medinah Medinah Illinois1965 Billy Casper 270 14 2 strokes Jack McGowan Chi Chi Rodriguez Tam O Shanter Niles Illinois1964 Chi Chi Rodriguez 268 16 1 stroke Arnold Palmer Tam O Shanter Niles Illinois1963 Arnold Palmer 2 280 4 Playoff Julius Boros Jack Nicklaus Beverly Chicago Illinois1962 Jacky Cupit 281 3 2 strokes Billy Casper Medinah Medinah Illinois1961 Arnold Palmer 271 13 2 strokes Sam Snead Blythefield Belmont Michigan1960 Stan Leonard 278 10 Playoff Art Wall Jr Western Redford Michigan1959 Mike Souchak 272 8 1 stroke Arnold Palmer Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania1958 Doug Sanders 275 13 1 stroke Dow Finsterwald Red Run Royal Oak Michigan1957 Doug Ford 279 5 Playoff George Bayer Gene Littler Billy Maxwell Plum Hollow Southfield Michigan1956 Mike Fetchick 284 4 Playoff Doug Ford Jay Hebert Don January Presidio San Francisco California1955 Cary Middlecoff 272 16 2 strokes Mike Souchak Portland Portland Oregon1954 Lloyd Mangrum 2 277 7 Playoff Ted Kroll Kenwood Cincinnati Ohio1953 Dutch Harrison 278 2 4 strokes Ed Furgol Fred Haas Lloyd Mangrum Bellerive Saint Louis Missouri1952 Lloyd Mangrum 274 6 8 strokes Bobby Locke Westwood Saint Louis Missouri1951 Marty Furgol 270 10 1 stroke Cary Middlecoff Davenport Pleasant Valley Iowa1950 Sam Snead 2 282 2 1 stroke Jim Ferrier Dutch Harrison Brentwood Los Angeles California1949 Sam Snead 268 20 4 strokes Cary Middlecoff Keller Saint Paul Minnesota1948 Ben Hogan 2 281 7 Playoff Ed Oliver Brookfield Clarence New York1947 Johnny Palmer 270 18 1 stroke Bobby Locke Ed Oliver Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Utah1946 Ben Hogan 271 17 4 strokes Lloyd Mangrum Sunset Saint Louis Missouri1943 1945 No tournament due to World War II1942 Herman Barron 276 8 2 strokes Henry Picard Phoenix Phoenix Arizona1941 Ed Oliver 275 9 3 strokes Ben Hogan Byron Nelson Phoenix Phoenix Arizona1940 Jimmy Demaret 293 9 Playoff Toney Penna River Oaks Houston Texas1939 Byron Nelson 281 2 1 stroke Lloyd Mangrum Medinah Medinah Illinois1938 Ralph Guldahl 3 279 5 7 strokes Sam Snead Westwood Saint Louis Missouri1937 Ralph Guldahl 2 288 E Playoff Horton Smith Canterbury Beachwood Ohio1936 Ralph Guldahl 274 10 3 strokes Ray Mangrum Davenport Pleasant Valley Iowa1935 Johnny Revolta 290 6 4 strokes Willie Goggin South Bend South Bend Indiana1934 Harry Cooper 274 14 Playoff Ky Laffoon Country Club of Peoria Peoria Heights Illinois1933 Macdonald Smith 3 282 E 6 strokes Tommy Armour Olympia Fields Olympia Fields Illinois1932 Walter Hagen 5 287 1 1 stroke Olin Dutra Canterbury Beachwood Ohio1931 Ed Dudley 280 4 4 strokes Walter Hagen Miami Valley Dayton Ohio1930 Gene Sarazen 278 10 7 strokes Al Espinosa Indianwood Lake Orion Michigan1929 Tommy Armour 273 7 8 strokes Horton Smith Ozaukee Mequon Wisconsin1928 Abe Espinosa 291 3 3 strokes Johnny Farrell North Shore Glenview Illinois1927 Walter Hagen 4 281 1 4 strokes Al Espinosa Bill Mehlhorn Olympia Fields Olympia Fields Illinois1926 Walter Hagen 3 279 1 9 strokes Harry Cooper Gene Sarazen Highland Indianapolis Indiana1925 Macdonald Smith 2 281 7 6 strokes Leo Diegel Johnny Farrell Emmet French Walter Hagen Bill Mehlhorn Youngstown Youngstown Ohio1924 Bill Mehlhorn 293 5 8 strokes Al Watrous Calumet Homewood Illinois1923 Jock Hutchison 2 281 3 6 strokes Bobby Cruickshank Leo Diegel Walter Hagen Joe Kirkwood Sr Colonial Cordova Tennessee1922 Mike Brady 291 3 10 strokes Laurie Ayton Snr Jock Hutchison Oakland Hills Bloomfield Hills Michigan1921 Walter Hagen 2 287 3 5 strokes Jock Hutchison Oakwood Cleveland Heights Ohio1920 Jock Hutchison 296 4 1 stroke Jim Barnes Clarence Hackney Harry Hampton Olympia Fields Olympia Fields Illinois1919 Jim Barnes 3 283 3 3 strokes Leo Diegel Mayfield Lyndhurst Ohio1918 No tournament due to World War I1917 Jim Barnes 2 283 5 2 strokes Walter Hagen Westmoreland Wilmette Illinois1916 Walter Hagen 286 2 1 stroke Jock Hutchison George Sargent Blue Mound Milwaukee Wisconsin1915 Tom McNamara 304 4 2 strokes Alex Cunningham Glen Oak Glen Ellyn Illinois1914 Jim Barnes 293 3 1 stroke Willie Kidd Interlachen Edina Minnesota1913 John McDermott 295 1 7 strokes Mike Brady Memphis Memphis Tennessee1912 Macdonald Smith 299 11 3 strokes Alex Robertson Idlewild Flossmoor Illinois1911 Bobby Simpson 2 2 and 1 Tom McNamara Kent Grand Rapids Michigan1910 Chick Evans a 6 and 5 George Simpson Beverly Chicago Illinois1909 Willie Anderson 4 288 9 strokes Stewart Gardner Skokie Glencoe Illinois1908 Willie Anderson 3 299 1 stroke Fred McLeod Normandie Saint Louis Missouri1907 Bobby Simpson 307 2 strokes Willie Anderson Fred McLeod Hinsdale Clarendon Hills Illinois1906 Alex Smith 2 306 3 strokes Jack Hobens Homewood Flossmoor Illinois1905 Arthur Smith 278 2 strokes James Maiden Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio1904 Willie Anderson 2 304 4 strokes Alex Smith Kent Grand Rapids Michigan1903 Alex Smith 318 2 strokes Laurie Auchterlonie David Brown Milwaukee River Hills Wisconsin1902 Willie Anderson 299 5 strokes Willie Smith Bert Way Euclid Cleveland Heights Ohio1901 Laurie Auchterlonie 160 2 strokes David Bell Midlthian Midlothian Illinois1900 No tournament1899 Willie Smith 156 Playoff Laurie Auchterlonie Glen View Golf IllinoisReferences Edit Scoreboard PGA Tour Eugene Register Guard July 10 2006 p D4 a b c Lis Walter September 6 2011 Western Open Golf Tournament ChicagoGolfReport com Retrieved June 11 2016 History of the PGA Tour by Al Barkow 1989 a b Hanley Reid September 12 1990 Western moves to Cog Hill Chicago Tribune p 3 sec 4 Western to move to Cog Hill Los Angeles Times Associated Press September 12 1990 Retrieved March 8 2017 Green Bob July 4 1991 Norman s entry helps Western The Item Sumter South Carolina Associated Press p 3B Husar John Jauss Bill June 28 1975 Lightning fells 3 at Western Open Chicago Tribune p 1 sec 1 Husar John June 29 1975 Heard may still play in Western Chicago Tribune p 6 sec 3 Trevino s survival a minor miracle Eugene Register Guard Oregon Associated Press June 29 1975 p 1B Trevino two others survive lightning bolts Eugene Register Guard Oregon Associated Press June 28 1975 p 1B Lightning hits Trevino 4 other golfers Milwaukee Journal press dispatches June 28 1975 p 11 Lightning is a big shocker for 3 golfers Miami News Chicago Daily News Service June 28 1975 p 3B External links EditOfficial site of the BMW Championship Coverage on the PGA Tour s official siteCoordinates 41 40 37 N 87 57 07 W 41 677 N 87 952 W 41 677 87 952 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western Open amp oldid 1120400786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
