Pro golf in Michigan: Here's a look at the 150-plus champions
Tony Paul
Ben Hogan. Arnold Palmer. Jack Nicklaus. Tiger Woods.
Michigan’s professional golf history is chock full of storied champions.
With the PGA Tour about to return to Michigan, with a tournament at Detroit Golf Club, now seems like a fine time to take a look back at the winners through the years.
Majors
PGA Tour
U.S. Open
1924: Cyril Walker, at Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township
1937: Ralph Guldahl, at Oakland Hills
1951: Ben Hogan, at Oakland Hills
1961: Gene Littler, at Oakland Hills
1985: Andy North, at Oakland Hills
1996: Steve Jones, at Oakland Hills
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PGA Championship
1947: Jim Ferrier, at Plum Hollow Country Club, Southfield
1953: Walter Burkemo, at Birmingham Country Club
1955: Doug Ford, at Meadowbrook Country Club, Northville
1972: Gary Player, at Oakland Hills
1979: David Graham, at Oakland Hills
2008: Padraig Harrington, at Oakland Hills
Ryder Cup
2004: Europe d. USA, at Oakland Hills
Champions Tour (50-older)
Senior Players
1990: Jack Nicklaus, at Dearborn Country Club
1991: Jim Albus, at TPC of Michigan, Dearborn
1992: Dave Stockton, at TPC of Michigan
1993: Jim Colbert, at TPC of Michigan
1994: Dave Stockton, at TPC of Michigan
1995: J.C. Snead, at TPC of Michigan
1996: Raymond Floyd, at TPC of Michigan
1997: Larry Gilbert, at TPC of Michigan
1998: Gil Morgan, at TPC of Michigan
1999: Hale Irwin, at TPC of Michigan
2000: Raymond Floyd, at TPC of Michigan
2001: Allen Doyle, at TPC of Michigan
2002: Stewart Ginn, at TPC of Michigan
2003: Craig Stadler, at TPC of Michigan
2004: Mark James, at TPC of Michigan
2005: Peter Jacobsen, at TPC of Michigan
2006: Bobby Wadkins, at TPC of Michigan
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Senior U.S. Open
1981: Arnold Palmer, at Oakland Hills
1991: Jack Nicklaus, at Oakland Hills
2012: Roger Chapman, at Indianwood Golf & Country Club, Lake Orion
Senior PGA
2012: Roger Chapman, at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores, Benton Harbor
2014: Colin Montgomerie, at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores
2016: Rocco Mediate, at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores
2018: Paul Broadhurst, at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores
2020: Tournament canceled because of COVID-19 pandemic
2022: Steven Alker, at The Golf Club at Harbor Shores
LPGA Tour
U.S. Women’s Open
1958: Mickey Wright, at Forest Lake Country Club, Bloomfield Hills
1989: Betsy King, at Indianwood Golf & Country Club
1994: Patty Sheehan, at Indianwood Golf & Country Club
Regular-season Tour events
PGA Tour
Rocket Mortgage Classic
2019:Nate Lashley, at Detroit Golf Club
2020:Bryson DeChambeau, at Detroit Golf Club
2021: Cam Davis, Detroit Golf Club
2022: Tony Finau, Detroit Golf Club
Buick Open
1958: Billy Casper, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc
1959: Art Wall Jr., at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1960: Mike Souchak, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1961: Jack Burke Jr., at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1962: Bill Collins, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1963: Julius Boros, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1964: Tony Lema, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1965: Tony Lema, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1966: Phil Rodgers, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1967: Julius Boros, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1968: Tom Weiskopf, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1969: Dave Hill, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1977: Bobby Cole, at Flint Elks Club
1978: Jack Newton, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1979: John Fought, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1980: Peter Jacobsen, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1981: Hale Irwin, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1982: Lanny Wadkins, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1983: Wayne Levi, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1984: Denis Watson, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1985: Ken Green, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1986: Ben Crenshaw, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1987: Robert Wrenn, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1988: Scott Verplank, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1989: Leonard Thompson, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1990: Chip Beck, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1991: Brad Faxon, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1992: Dan Forsman, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1993: Larry Mize, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1994: Fred Couples, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1995: Woody Austin, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1996: Justin Leonard, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1997: Vijay Singh, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1998: Billy Mayfair, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
1999: Tom Pernice Jr., at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2000: Rocco Mediate, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2001: Kenny Perry, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2002: Tiger Woods, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2003: Jim Furyk, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2004: Vijay Singh, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2005: Vijay Singh, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2006: Tiger Woods, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2007: Brian Bateman, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2008: Kenny Perry, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2009: Tiger Woods, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
Michigan Golf Classic
1969: Larry Ziegler, at Shenandoah Golf & Country Club, Walled Lake
Western Open
1904: Willie Anderson, at Kent Country Club, Grand Rapids
1911: Robert Simpson, at Kent Country Club
1922: Mike Brady, at Oakland Hills Country Club
1930: Gene Sarazen, at Indianwood Golf & Country Club
1957: Doug Ford, at Plum Hollow Country Club
1958: Doug Sanders, at Red Run Golf Club, Royal Oak
1960: Stan Leonard, at Western Golf & Country Club, Redford
1961: Arnold Palmer at Blythefield Country Club, Belmont
Motor City Open
1948: Ben Hogan, at Meadowbrook Country Club, Northville
1949: Cary Middlecoff and Lloyd Mangrum (co-winners), at Meadowbrook Country Club
1950: Lloyd Mangrum, at Red Run Golf Club
1952: Cary Middlecoff, at Red Run Golf Club
1954: Cary Middlecoff, at Meadowbrook Country Club
1956: Bob Rosburg, at Western Golf & Country Club, Redford
1959: Mike Souchak, at Meadowbrook Country Club
1962: Bruce Crampton, at Knollwood Country Club, West Bloomfield
Champions Tour
Farmers Charity Classic
1986: Jim Ferree, at Elks Country Club, Grand Rapids
1987: Billy Capser, at Elks Country Club
1988: Orville Moody, at Elks Country Club
1989: John Paul Cain, at Elks Country Club
1990: Don Massengale, at The Highlands Golf Club, Grand Rapids
1991: Harold Henning, at The Highlands Golf Club
1992: Gibby Gilbert, at The Highlands Golf Club
1993: George Archer, at The Highlands Golf Club
1994: Tony Jacklin, at Egypt Valley Country Club, Ada
1995: Jimmy Powell, at Egypt Valley Country Club
1996: Dave Stockton, at Egypt Valley Country Club
1997: Gil Morgan, at Egypt Valley Country Club
1998: George Archer, at Egypt Valley Country Club
1999: Christy O’Connor Jr., at Egypt Valley Country Club
2000: Larry Nelson, at Egypt Valley Country Club
2001: Larry Nelson, at Egypt Valley Country Club
2002: Jay Sigel, at Egypt Valley Country Club
2003: Doug Tewell, at Egypt Valley Country Club
2004: Jim Thorpe, at Egypt Valley Country Club
The Ally Challenge
2018: Paul Broadhurst, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2019: Jerry Kelly, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2020: Jim Furyk, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
2021: Joe Durant, at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club
LPGA Tour
Meijer LPGA Classic
2014: Mirim Lee, at Blythefield Country Club
2015: Lexi Thompson, at Blythefield Country Club
2016: Kim Sei-young, at Blythefield Country Club
2017: Brooke Henderson, at Blythefield Country Club
2018: So Yeon Ryu, at Blythefield Country Club
2019: Brooke Henderson, at Blythefield Country Club
2020: Tournament canceled because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Nelly Korda, at Blythefield Country Club
2022: Jennifer Kupcho, at Blythefield Country Club
Great Lakes Bay Invitational
2019: Cydney Clanton and Thidapa Suwannapura, at Midland Country Clu
2020: Tournament canceled because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021: Ariya Jutanugarn and Moriya Jutanugarn, at Midland Country Club
2022: Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas, at Midland Country Club
LPGA Volvik Championship
2016: Ariya Jutanugarn, at Travis Pointe Country Club, Ann Arbor
2017: Shanshan Feng, at Travis Pointe Country Club
2018: Minjee Lee, at Travis Pointe Country Club
Oldsmobile Classic
1992: Barb Mucha, at Walnut Hills Country Club, East Lansing
1993: Jane Geddes, at Walnut Hills Country Club
1994: Beth Daniel, at Walnut Hills Country Club
1995: Dale Eggeling, at Walnut Hills Country Club
1996: Michelle McGann, at Walnut Hills Country Club
1997: Pat Hurst, at Walnut Hills Country Club
1998: Lisa Walters, at Walnut Hills Country Club
1999: Dottie Pepper, at Walnut Hills Country Club
2000: Karrie Webb, at Walnut Hills Country Club
Yankee Women’s Open
1964: Ruth Jessen, at Atlas Valley Country Club, Grand Blanc
1965: Kathy Whitworth, at Atlas Valley Country Club
1966: Gloria Ehret and Judy Kimball (team event), at Atlas Valley Country Club
1967: Clifford Ann Creed and Margie Masters (team event), at Willowood Country Club, Grand Blanc
Wolverine Open
1955: Fay Crocker, at Forest Lake Country Club, Bloomfield Hills
1957: Mickey Wright, at Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe Woods
1960: Joyce Ziske, at Hillcrest Golf & Country Club, Mount Clemens
1963: Kathy Whitworth, at Hillcrest Golf & Country Club
Lady Stroh’s Open
1978: Sandra Post, at Dearborn Country Club
1979: Vicki Fergon, at Dearborn Country Club
Battle Creek Open
1955: Beverly Hanson, at Battle Creek Country Club
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