The Massachusetts Open is the Massachusetts state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by Mass Golf, a non-profit organization based in Norton, Massachusetts.. [1]
History
It has been played annually since 1905 (except for war years and 2020) at a variety of courses around the state. It was considered a PGA Tour event from 1916 to 1937. Past winners include World Golf Hall of Fame players Donald Ross, Walter Hagen, Leo Diegel, Francis Ouimet, Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Horton Smith, and Julius Boros.
In 2008 and 2009, two future PGA Tour players won the event. Jim Renner won the event in 2008 at Stockbridge Golf Club and Rob Oppenheim won the event in 2009 at Belmont Country Club.
Winners
| Year | Champion | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBD | Willowbend | [2] | ||||
| 2023 | David Pastore | TPC Boston | |||||
| 2022 | Michael Kartrude | Longmeadow Country Club | |||||
| 2021 | Rob Labritz | Oak Hill Country Club | |||||
| 2020 | No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic [3] | ||||||
| 2019 | Mike Martel | Vesper Country Club | |||||
| 2018 | Jason Thresher | GreatHorse Golf Club | |||||
| 2017 | Jason Thresher | TGC at Sacconnessett | |||||
| 2016 | Jason Thresher | Worcester Country Club | |||||
| 2015 | Joe Harney | Black Rock Country Club | |||||
| 2014 | Evan Hammeling | Weston Golf Club | |||||
| 2013 | Evan Harmeling | 211 | -5 | Playoff | Chris Fitzpatrick | Woodland Golf Club | [4] |
| 2012 | Michael Welch | Walpole Country Club | |||||
| 2011 | Kyle Gallo | 1 stroke | Michael Ballo
Ty Capps |
Oak Hill Country Club | [5] | ||
| 2010 | Jimmy Hazen | Wellesley Country Club | |||||
| 2009 | Rob Oppenheim | Belmont Country Club | |||||
| 2008 | Jim Renner | Stockbridge Golf Club | |||||
| 2007 | Geoffrey Sisk | 200 | −10 | 4 strokes | Frank Dully II | Kernwood Country Club | [6] |
| 2006 | Geoffrey Sisk | 207 | −3 | 3 strokes | Michael Harris | Charles River Country Club | [7] |
| 2005 | Eric Egloff | Vesper Country Club | |||||
| 2004 | Geoffrey Sisk | 206 | −7 | 2 strokes | Eli Zachheim | Pleasant Valley Country Club | [8] |
| 2003 | Brian Quinn | Tedesco Country Club | |||||
| 2002 | Geoffrey Sisk | 202 | −8 | 4 strokes | Rich Parker | Longmeadow Country Club | [9] |
| 2001 | Rich Parker | Mount Pleasant Country Club | |||||
| 2000 | James Gilleon1 | Country Club of Pittsfield | |||||
| 1999 | Kevin Quinn (a)1 | Wellesley Country Club | |||||
| 1998 | Rodney Butcher | Oak Hill Country Club | |||||
| 1997 | Geoffrey Sisk | 208 | −8 | 1 stroke | John Elliot | Crumpin-Fox Club | [10] |
| 1996 | Jeff Leonard | 205 | −9 | 7 strokes | Fran Quinn | Winchester Country Club | [11] |
| 1995 | Geoffrey Sisk | 212 | −4 | 2 strokes | Brett Quigley | Wollaston Golf Club | [12] |
| 1994 | Peter Morgan1 | Woodland Golf Club | |||||
| 1993 | Pat Bates | Tedesco Country Club | |||||
| 1992 | Andy Morse | Taconic Golf Club | |||||
| 1991 | John Elliot | Salem Country Club | |||||
| 1990 | Fran Quinn | 210 | -6 | 1 stroke | Jeff Lewis | Vesper Country Club | [13] |
| 1989 | Andy Morse | Oak Hill Country Club | |||||
| 1988 | Jeff Lewis | Spring Valley Country Club | |||||
| 1987 | Steve Jurgenson | Weston Golf Club | |||||
| 1986 | Kevin Johnson (a) | Country Club of New Seabury | |||||
| 1985 | Jim Hallet | Wellesley Country Club | |||||
| 1984 | Dana Quigley | Wollaston Golf Club | |||||
| 1983 | Dana Quigley1 | Charles River Country Club | |||||
| 1982 | Dana Quigley | Longmeadow Country Club | |||||
| 1981 | Bob Menne | Nashawtuc Country Club | |||||
| 1980 | Paul Moran | Essex Country Club | |||||
| 1979 | Jay Dolan | Brae Burn Country Club | |||||
| 1978 | Curt Madson | Spring Valley Country Club | |||||
| 1977 | Paul Harney1 | Country Club of New Seabury | |||||
| 1976 | Paul Barkhouse1 | Worcester Country Club | |||||
| 1975 | Dick Hanscom | Charles River Country Club | |||||
| 1974 | Dick Hanscom1 | Woodland Golf Club | |||||
| 1973 | Bob Crowley1 | Kernwood Country Club | |||||
| 1972 | Charles Volpone | Tedesco Country Club | |||||
| 1971 | Charles Volpone | Vesper Country Club | |||||
| 1970 | Paul Harney1 | Salem Country Club | |||||
| 1969 | Paul Harney | Spring Valley Country Club | |||||
| 1968 | Paul Harney | The International Golf Club | |||||
| 1967 | Paul Harney | Country Club of New Seabury | |||||
| 1966 | Bob Crowley | Weston Golf Club | |||||
| 1965 | Jim Browning | Winchester Country Club | |||||
| 1964 | Bill Ezinicki | Pleasant Valley Country Club | |||||
| 1963 | Bill Flynn | Kernwood Country Club | |||||
| 1962 | Bob Crowley | Belmont Country Club | |||||
| 1961 | Don Hoenig1 | Tedesco Country Club | |||||
| 1960 | Bill Ezinicki | Country Club of Pittsfield | |||||
| 1959 | George Kinsman1 | Hyannisport Club | |||||
| 1958 | Bob Toski | Hyannisport Club | |||||
| 1957 | Bob Crowley | Coonamesset Club2 | |||||
| 1956 | Ed Oliver | Coonamesset Club2 | |||||
| 1955 | John Thoren | Coonamesset Club2 | |||||
| 1954 | Don Hoenig | Wachusett Country Club | |||||
| 1953 | Jim Browning | Worcester Country Club | |||||
| 1952 | Everett Stuart1 | Charles River Country Club | |||||
| 1951 | Julius Boros | Salem Country Club | |||||
| 1950 | John Thoren1 | South Shore Country Club | |||||
| 1949 | Edward Burke | Wachusett Country Club | |||||
| 1948 | Jerry Gianferante | Oak Hill Country Club | |||||
| 1947 | Gene Kunes1 | Belmont Country Club | |||||
| 1946 | Ellsworth Vines | Longmeadow Country Club | |||||
| 1943–1945 No tournament due to World War II | |||||||
| 1942 | Ben Loving1 | Oysters Harbor Club | |||||
| 1941 | Jug McSpaden | Oysters Harbor Club | |||||
| 1940 | Horton Smith | Oysters Harbor Club | |||||
| 1939 | Byron Nelson | Worcester Country Club | |||||
| 1938 | Jug McSpaden | Oysters Harbor Club | |||||
| 1937 | Jug McSpaden | Oysters Harbor Club | |||||
| 1936 | Jug McSpaden | Oak Hill Country Club | |||||
| 1935 | Gene Sarazen | Oak Hill Country Club | |||||
| 1934 | Roy Bronsdon | Oysters Harbor Club | |||||
| 1933 | Ted Turner | Belmont Spring Country Club | |||||
| 1932 | Francis Ouimet (a) | Oysters Harbor Club | |||||
| 1931 | Wiffy Cox | Worcester Country Club | |||||
| 1930 | Joe Turnesa | Brae Burn Country Club | |||||
| 1929 | Jesse P. Guilford (a) | Vesper Country Club | |||||
| 1928 | Leo Diegel | Wollaston Country Club | |||||
| 1927 | Johnny Farrell | Sandy Burr Country Club | |||||
| 1926 | Donald Vinton | Worcester Country Club | |||||
| 1925 | Tom Lally | Charles River Country Club | |||||
| 1924 | Willie Ogg | Kernwood Country Club | |||||
| 1923 | Mike Brady | Tedesco Country Club | |||||
| 1922 | George Kerrigan | Country Club of Springfield | |||||
| 1921 | Louis Tellier | Essex Country Club | |||||
| 1920 | George L. Bowden | Commonwealth Country Club | |||||
| 1919 | Jesse P. Guilford (a) | Worcester Country Club | |||||
| 1917–1918 No tournament due to World War I | |||||||
| 1916 | Mike Brady | Brae Burn Country Club | |||||
| 1915 | Walter Hagen | The Country Club | |||||
| 1914 | Mike Brady | Belmont Spring Country Club | |||||
| 1913 | Tom McNamara | Brae Burn Country Club | |||||
| 1912 | Alex Ross | Oakley Country Club | |||||
| 1911 | Donald Ross | The Country Club | |||||
| 1910 | Alex Ross | Essex Country Club | |||||
| 1909 | Alex Ross | Woodland Country Club | |||||
| 1908 | Alex Ross | The Country Club | |||||
| 1907 | Alex Ross | Brae Burn Country Club | |||||
| 1906 | Alex Ross | Wollaston Country Club | |||||
| 1905 | Donald Ross | Vesper Country Club | |||||
Source: [14]
1 Denotes playoff win
2 Now called Cape Cod Country Club
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