Western Open

For the former LPGA major, see Women's Western Open.

Western Open
Tournament information
Location	Greater Chicago area (1962–2006)
Established	1899, 117 years ago
Course(s)	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Dubsdread Course (1991–2006)
Par	71 in 2006
Length	7,326 yards (6,699 m)^[1]
Organized by	Western Golf Association
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Prize fund	$5 million (2006)^[1] $150 (1899)
Final year	2006
Defunct	renamed BMW Championship in 2007
Final champion
Trevor Immelman

Cog Hill
G&CC

Location in the United States

Cog Hill
G&CC

Location in Illinois

The Western Open was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, first played in 1899 at the Glen View Club in Golf, Illinois. At the time of its final edition in 2006, the Western Open was the third oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after the British Open (1860) and U.S. Open (1895).

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 not open to amateurs.

Western Open title sponsors have included Beatrice, Centel, Sprint, Motorola, Advil, Golf Digest, and Cialis.

History

The Western Open, founded and run by the Western Golf Association, was first played in 1899. Like the U.S. Open, in its early days it was usually won by visiting professionals from the United Kingdom, or by immigrant pros from the British Isles. In its early decades it was widely regarded as a major championship, although this designation was unofficial and it is generally not included in tallies of golfers' major championship wins.

From the event's inception until 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, the Western Open was held at the Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee.

Beginning in 1962, the Western Open settled within the Chicago, Illinois area, being played at different courses in and around the city. In 1974, the Western Open found an annual home at the Butler National Golf Club in Oak Brook, Illinois. It stayed this way until shortly after the 1990 tournament, when the PGA Tour adopted a policy of holding events only at clubs which allowed minorities and women to be members. This resulted in Butler National being replaced by the Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, southwest of Chicago. Its Dubsdread Course hosted the Western Open from 1991 to 2006.

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. Also struck at other parts of the course were Bobby Nichols, Jim Ahern, and Tony Jacklin.^[2]^[3]

BMW Championship

In 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 played the weekend after Labor Day, and is the last FedEx Cup playoff event before The Tour Championship.

Winners

Year	Player	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Location
Cialis Western Open
2006	Trevor Immelman	South Africa	271	−13	2 strokes	Mathew Goggin Tiger Woods	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
2005	Jim Furyk	United States	270	−14	2 strokes	Tiger Woods	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
2004	Stephen Ames	Trinidad and Tobago Canada	274	−10	2 strokes	Steve Lowery	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
100th Western Open presented by Golf Digest
2003	Tiger Woods (3)	United States	267	−21	5 strokes	Rich Beem	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
Advil Western Open
2002	Jerry Kelly	United States	269	−19	2 strokes	Davis Love III	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
2001	Scott Hoch	United States	267	−21	1 stroke	Davis Love III	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
2000	Robert Allenby	Australia	274	−14	Playoff	Nick Price	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
Motorola Western Open
1999	Tiger Woods (2)	United States	273	−15	3 strokes	Mike Weir	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
1998	Joe Durant	United States	271	−17	2 strokes	Vijay Singh	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
1997	Tiger Woods	United States	275	−13	3 strokes	Frank Nobilo	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
1996	Steve Stricker	United States	270	−18	8 strokes	Billy Andrade Jay Don Blake	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
1995	Billy Mayfair	United States	279	−9	1 stroke	Jay Haas Justin Leonard Jeff Maggert Scott Simpson	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
1994	Nick Price (2)	Zimbabwe	277	−11	1 stroke	Greg Kraft	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
Sprint Western Open
1993	Nick Price	Zimbabwe	269	−19	5 strokes	Greg Norman	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
Centel Western Open
1992	Ben Crenshaw	United States	276	−12	1 stroke	Greg Norman	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
1991	Russ Cochran	United States	275	−13	2 strokes	Greg Norman	Cog Hill Golf & Country Club	Lemont, Illinois
1990	Wayne Levi	United States	275	−13	4 strokes	Payne Stewart	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
Beatrice Western Open
1989	Mark McCumber (2)	United States	275	−13	Playoff	Peter Jacobsen	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1988	Jim Benepe	United States	278	−10	1 stroke	Peter Jacobsen	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1987	D. A. Weibring	United States	207	−9	1 stroke	Larry Nelson Greg Norman	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
Western Open
1986	Tom Kite	United States	286	−2	Playoff	Fred Couples David Frost Nick Price	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1985	Scott Verplank (a)	United States	279	−9	Playoff	Jim Thorpe	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1984	Tom Watson (3)	United States	280	−8	Playoff	Greg Norman	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1983	Mark McCumber	United States	284	−4	1 stroke	Tom Watson	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1982	Tom Weiskopf	United States	276	−12	1 stroke	Larry Nelson	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1981	Ed Fiori	United States	277	−11	4 strokes	Jim Colbert Greg Powers Jim Simons	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1980	Scott Simpson	United States	281	−7	5 strokes	Andy Bean	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1979	Larry Nelson	United States	286	−2	Playoff	Ben Crenshaw	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1978	Andy Bean	United States	282	−6	Playoff	Bill Rogers	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1977	Tom Watson (2)	United States	283	−5	1 stroke	Wally Armstrong Johnny Miller	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1976	Al Geiberger	United States	288	+4	1 stroke	Joe Porter	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1975	Hale Irwin	United States	283	−1	1 stroke	Bobby Cole	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1974	Tom Watson	United States	287	+3	2 strokes	J. C. Snead Tom Weiskopf	Butler National Golf Club	Oak Brook, Illinois
1973	Billy Casper (4)	United States	272	−12	1 stroke	Larry Hinson Hale Irwin	Midlothian Country Club	Midlothian, Illinois
1972	Jim Jamieson	United States	271	−13	6 strokes	Labron Harris, Jr.	Sunset Ridge Country Club	Northfield, Illinois
1971	Bruce Crampton	Australia	279	−5	2 strokes	Bobby Nichols	Olympia Fields Country Club	Olympia Fields, Illinois
1970	Hugh Royer, Jr.	United States	273	−11	1 stroke	Dale Douglass	Beverly Country Club	Chicago, Illinois
1969	Billy Casper (3)	United States	276	−8	4 strokes	Rocky Thompson	Midlothian Country Club	Midlothian, Illinois
1968	Jack Nicklaus (2)	United States	273	−11	3 strokes	Miller Barber	Olympia Fields Country Club	Olympia Fields, Illinois
1967	Jack Nicklaus	United States	274	−10	2 strokes	Doug Sanders	Beverly Country Club	Chicago, Illinois
1966	Billy Casper (2)	United States	283	−1	3 strokes	Gay Brewer	Medinah Country Club	Medinah, Illinois
1965	Billy Casper	United States	270	−14	2 strokes	Jack McGowan Chi-Chi Rodríguez	Tam O'Shanter Country Club	Niles, Illinois
1964	Chi-Chi Rodríguez	United States	268	−16	1 stroke	Arnold Palmer	Tam O'Shanter Country Club	Niles, Illinois
1963	Arnold Palmer (2)	United States	280	−4	Playoff	Julius Boros Jack Nicklaus	Beverly Country Club	Chicago, Illinois
1962	Jacky Cupit	United States	281	−3	2 strokes	Billy Casper	Medinah Country Club	Medinah, Illinois
1961	Arnold Palmer	United States	271	−13	2 strokes	Sam Snead	Blythefield Country Club	Belmont, Michigan
1960	Stan Leonard	Canada	278	−10	Playoff	Art Wall, Jr.	Western Golf & Country Club	Redford, Michigan
1959	Mike Souchak	United States	272		1 stroke	Arnold Palmer	Pittsburgh Field Club	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1958	Doug Sanders	United States	275		1 stroke	Dow Finsterwald	Red Run Golf Club	Royal Oak, Michigan
1957	Doug Ford	United States	279		Playoff	George Bayer Gene Littler Billy Maxwell	Plum Hollow Country Club	Southfield, Michigan
1956	Mike Fetchick	United States	284		Playoff	Doug Ford Jay Hebert Don January	Presidio Golf Club	San Francisco, California
1955	Cary Middlecoff	United States	272		2 strokes	Mike Souchak	Portland Golf Club	Portland, Oregon
1954	Lloyd Mangrum (2)	United States	277		Playoff	Ted Kroll	Kenwood Country Club	Cincinnati, Ohio
1953	E. J. Harrison	United States	278		4 strokes	Ed Furgol Fred Haas Lloyd Mangrum	Bellerive Country Club	Saint Louis, Missouri
1952	Lloyd Mangrum	United States	274		8 strokes	Bobby Locke	Westwood Country Club	Saint Louis, Missouri
1951	Marty Furgol	United States	270		1 stroke	Cary Middlecoff	Davenport Country Club	Pleasant Valley, Iowa
1950	Sam Snead (2)	United States	282		1 stroke	Jim Ferrier E. J. Harrison	Brentwood Country Club	Los Angeles, California
1949	Sam Snead	United States	268		4 strokes	Cary Middlecoff	Keller Golf Course	Saint Paul, Minnesota
1948	Ben Hogan	United States	281		Playoff	Ed Oliver	Brookfield Country Club	Clarence, New York
1947	Johnny Palmer	United States	270		1 stroke	Bobby Locke Ed Oliver	Salt Lake City Country Club	Salt Lake City, Utah
1946	Ben Hogan	United States	271		4 strokes	Lloyd Mangrum	Sunset Country Club	Saint Louis, Missouri
1943-45: Cancelled due to World War II
1942	Herman Barron	United States	276		2 strokes	Henry Picard	Phoenix Golf Club	Phoenix, Arizona
1941	Ed Oliver	United States	275		3 strokes	Ben Hogan Byron Nelson	Phoenix Golf Club	Phoenix, Arizona
1940	Jimmy Demaret	United States	293		Playoff	Toney Penna	River Oaks Country Club	Houston, Texas
1939	Byron Nelson	United States	281		1 stroke	Lloyd Mangrum	Medinah Country Club	Medinah, Illinois
1938	Ralph Guldahl (3)	United States	279		7 strokes	Sam Snead	Westwood Country Club	Saint Louis, Missouri
1937	Ralph Guldahl (2)	United States	288		Playoff	Horton Smith	Canterbury Golf Club	Beachwood, Ohio
1936	Ralph Guldahl	United States	274		3 strokes	Ray Mangrum	Davenport Country Club	Pleasant Valley, Iowa
1935	Johnny Revolta	United States	290		4 strokes	Willie Goggin	South Bend Country Club	South Bend, Indiana
1934	Harry Cooper	England	274		Playoff	Ky Laffoon	Country Club of Peoria	Peoria Heights, Illinois
1933	Macdonald Smith (3)	Scotland	282		6 strokes	Tommy Armour	Olympia Fields Country Club	Olympia Fields, Illinois
1932	Walter Hagen (5)	United States	287		1 stroke	Olin Dutra	Canterbury Golf Club	Beachwood, Ohio
1931	Ed Dudley	United States	280		4 strokes	Walter Hagen	Miami Valley Golf Club	Dayton, Ohio
1930	Gene Sarazen	United States	278		7 strokes	Al Espinosa	Indianwood Golf & Country Club	Lake Orion, Michigan
1929	Tommy Armour	United States	273		8 strokes	Horton Smith	Ozaukee Country Club	Mequon, Wisconsin
1928	Abe Espinosa	United States	291		3 strokes	Johnny Farrell	North Shore Country Club	Glenview, Illinois
1927	Walter Hagen (4)	United States	281		4 strokes	Al Espinosa Bill Mehlhorn	Olympia Fields Country Club	Olympia Fields, Illinois
1926	Walter Hagen (3)	United States	279		9 strokes	Harry Cooper Gene Sarazen	Highland Golf & Country Club	Indianapolis, Indiana
1925	Macdonald Smith (2)	Scotland	281		6 strokes	Leo Diegel Johnny Farrell Emmet French Walter Hagen Bill Mehlhorn	Youngstown Country Club	Youngstown, Ohio
1924	Bill Mehlhorn	United States	293		8 strokes	Al Watrous	Calumet Country Club	Homewood, Illinois
1923	Jock Hutchison (2)	Scotland	281		6 strokes	Bobby Cruickshank Leo Diegel Walter Hagen Joe Kirkwood, Sr.	Colonial Country Club	Cordova, Tennessee
1922	Mike Brady	United States	291		10 strokes	Laurie Ayton, Snr Jock Hutchison	Oakland Hills Country Club	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
1921	Walter Hagen (2)	United States	287		5 strokes	Jock Hutchison	Oakwood Club	Cleveland Heights, Ohio
1920	Jock Hutchison	Scotland	296		1 stroke	Jim Barnes Clarence Hackney Harry Hampton	Olympia Fields Country Club	Olympia Fields, Illinois
1919	Jim Barnes (3)	England	283		3 strokes	Leo Diegel	Mayfield Country Club	Lyndhurst, Ohio
1918	Cancelled due to World War I
1917	Jim Barnes (2)	England	283		2 strokes	Walter Hagen	Westmoreland Country Club	Wilmette, Illinois
1916	Walter Hagen	United States	286		1 stroke	George Sargent	Blue Mound Golf & Country Club	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1915	Tom McNamara	United States	304		2 strokes	Alex Cunningham	Glen Oak Golf Club	Glen Ellyn, Illinois
1914	Jim Barnes	England	293		1 stroke	Willie Kidd	Interlachen Country Club	Minneapolis, Minnesota
1913	John McDermott	United States	295		7 strokes	Mike Brady	Memphis Country Club	Memphis, Tennessee
1912	Macdonald Smith	Scotland	299		3 strokes	Alex Robertson	Idlewild Country Club	Flossmoor, Illinois
1911	Robert Simpson (2)	Scotland					Kent Country Club	Grand Rapids, Michigan
1910	Chick Evans (a)	United States					Beverly Country Club	Chicago, Illinois
1909	Willie Anderson (4)	Scotland	288		9 strokes	Stewart Gardner	Skokie Country Club	Glencoe, Illinois
1908	Willie Anderson (3)	Scotland	299		1 stroke	Fred McLeod	Normandie Golf Club	Saint Louis, Missouri
1907	Robert Simpson	Scotland	307		2 strokes	Willie Anderson Fred McLeod	Hinsdale Golf Club	Clarendon Hills, Illinois
1906	Alex Smith (2)	Scotland	306		3 strokes	Jack Hobens	Homewood Country Club	Flossmoor, Illinois
1905	Arthur Smith	United States	278		2 strokes	James Maiden	Cincinnati Golf Club	Cincinnati, Ohio
1904	Willie Anderson (2)	Scotland	304		4 strokes	Alex Smith	Kent Country Club	Grand Rapids, Michigan
1903	Alex Smith	Scotland	318		2 strokes	Laurie Auchterlonie David Brown	Milwaukee Country Club	River Hills, Wisconsin
1902	Willie Anderson	Scotland	299		5 strokes	Willie Smith Bert Way	Euclid Club	Cleveland Heights, Ohio
1901	Laurie Auchterlonie	Scotland	160		2 strokes	David Bell	Midlothian Country Club	Midlothian, Illinois
1900	No tournament
1899	Willie Smith	Scotland	156		Playoff	Laurie Auchterlonie	Glen View Club	Golf, Illinois

References

1 2 "Scoreboard: PGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. July 10, 2006. p. D4.
↑ "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.

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Coordinates: 41°40′37″N 87°57′07″W / 41.677°N 87.952°W / 41.677; -87.952

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