Past Champions/Northwest Open

The Northwest Open Invitational began in 1901 as the Pacific Coast Championship. The champion of the first event was Robert Johnstone, who was employed at Presidio GC and was one of only a few golf professionals on the west coast. From 1901 to 1904 the championship was held at Pebble Beach - Del Monte Golf Course. In 1905, the event moved to Waverley CC and was named the Pacific Northwest Open Championship. 5 professionals participated, with Bob Johnstone finishing second to George Smith. This tournament started the influx of golf professionals to the Pacific Northwest, including Johnstone, who became the golf professional at Seattle Golf Club in 1905.

The early years of the Northwest Open Invitational were dominated by Johnstone (who won 6 of the first 10 events) and "Long Jim" Barnes. Spokane's Marvin "Bud" Ward captured six championships over a 22 year span, five as an amateur and his last as a professional. The 54-hole tournament record of 193 was set by amateur Max Sekulic at Wine Valley GC in 2021.

2024	Collin Hodgkinson *	The Home Course	198	Northwest Open/2024
2023	Daniel Campbell	The Home Course	208	Northwest Open/2023
2022	Graham Moody *	The Home Course	205	Northwest Open/2022
2021	Max Sekulic *	Wine Valley GC	193	Northwest Open/2021
2020	Nathan Cogswell *	Wine Valley GC	134 (36-hole event)	Northwest Open/2020
2019	Derek Berg	Wine Valley GC	206	Northwest Open/2019
2018	Shane Prante	Wine Valley GC	200	Northwest Open/2018
2017	Shane Prante	Wine Valley GC	200	Northwest Open/2017
2016	Brian Thornton	Wine Valley GC	199	article
2015	Derek Barron	Wine Valley GC	199	article
2014	Carl Jonson *	Wine Valley GC	207	article
2013	Shane Prante	Wine Valley GC	202	article
2012	Brandon Kearney	Wine Valley GC	204	article
2011	Corey Prugh	Wine Valley GC	206	article
2010	Brian Thornton	Wine Valley GC	204	Northwest Open/2010
2009	Mike Schoner	Meadow Springs CC	208	Northwest Open/2009
2008	Rob Clark	Meadow Springs CC	206	Northwest Open/2008
2007	Jeff Coston	Running Y Ranch Resort	200	Northwest Open/2007
2006	Derek Berg *	Running Y Ranch Resort	86	Northwest Open/2006
2005	Derek Berg *	Homestead Farms GC	79
2004	Erik Hanson *	Homestead Farms GC	207
2003	Bob Conrad	Desert Canyon GC	206
2002	Michael Combs	Eagle Ridge GC	203
2001	Jeff Coston	Running Y Ranch Resort	204
2000	Bill Porter	Awbrey Glen GC	206
1999	Brent Murray	Eagle Ridge GC	204
1998	Bill Porter	Running Y Ranch Resort	203
1997	Bill Porter	Awbrey Glen GC	208
1996	Doug Hixson	Awbrey Glen GC	207
1995	John McComish	Awbrey Glen GC	205
1994	Rick Fehr	Desert Canyon GC	202
1993	Rick Acton	Desert Canyon GC	209
1992	David DeLong	Heron Lakes GC	203
1991	Steve Rintoul	Heron Lakes GC	209
1990	Fred Couples	Heron Lakes GC	210
1989	Brian Mogg	Heron Lakes GC	210
1988	Fred Couples	Heron Lakes GC	206
1987	Bob Gilder	Royal Oaks CC	214
1986	John DeLong *	Tualatin CC	276
1985	Mike Gove	Tacoma C&GC	274
1984	Don Bies	Riverside G&CC	282
1983	Randy Jensen	Royal Oaks CC	211
1982	Jeff Sanders	Illahe Hills CC	276
1981	Pat Fitzsimons	Spokane CC	283
1980	Craig Griswold	Bend G&CC	282
1979	Dave Crowe	Tacoma G & CC	278
1978	Rick Acton	Illahe Hills CC	286
1977	Pat Fitzsimons	Sahalee CC	287
1976	John Fought *	Columbia Edgewater CC	280
1975	Tim Berg	Sahalee CC	283
1974	Bill Wakeham	Illahe Hills CC	285
1973	Rick Acton	Overlake G&CC	277
1972	Tim Berg	Shadow Hills CC	282
1971	Bob Ellsworth	Ocean Shores GC	279
1970	Jim McLean *	Columbia Edgewater CC	284
1969	Pat Fitzsimons *	Inglewood CC	289
1968	Bob Duden	Columbia Edgewater CC	277
1967	Otto Hofmeister	Manito G&CC	281
1966	Al Mengert	Tacoma G & CC	275
1965	Jim Peterson	Oswego Lake CC	276
1964	Rod Funseth	Spokane CC	278
1963	Bob Duden	Everett G&CC	275
1962	Don Bies	Riverside G&CC	283
1961	Marvin "Bud" Ward	Indian Canyon GC	272
1960	Stan Leonard	Rainier G&CC	276
1959	Bob Duden	Salem GC	275
1958	Don Taylor	Plantation GC	280
1957	Al Feldman	Fircrest GC	283
1956	Oscar "Ockie" Eliason	Eugene CC	277
1955	Oscar "Ockie" Eliason	Walla Walla CC	277
1954	Eddie Draper *	Ingelwood CC	285
1953	Bruce Cudd *	Royal Oaks CC	282
1952	Al Mengert *	Downriver GC	265
1951	Harold West	Fircrest GC	277
1950	Ray Honsberger	Astoria G&CC	288
1949	Ed "Porky" Oliver	Walla Walla CC	275
1948	Marvin "Bud" Ward *	Inglewood CC	276
1947	Marvin "Bud" Ward *	Alderbrook GC	280
1946	Marvin "Bud" Ward *	Indian Canyon GC	273
1943-45	no tournament
1942	Harry Givan *	Everett G&CC	280
1941	Zimmerman, Al	Portland GC	279
1940	Ward, Marvin "Bud" *	Sand Point GC	271
1939	Ward, Marvin "Bud" *	Indian Canyon GC	285
1938	Al Zimmerman	Earlington G&CC	277
1937	Stan Leonard *	Jericho CC	281
1936	Emery Zimmerman	Walla Walla CC	277
1935	James Johnson	Yakima CC	293
1934	Eddie Hogan	Waverley CC	287
1933	Al Zimmerman	Fircrest GC	291
1932	Neil Christian	Inglewood CC	284
1931	Al Zimmerman	Tacoma G&CC	296
1930	Bert Wilde	Shaughnessy Heights CC	290
1929	Neil Christian	Inglewood CC	290
1928	Dr. Oscar F. Willing *	Portland GC	293
1927	Walter Pursey	Royal Colwood CC	297
1926	John Junor	Spokane CC	290
1925	Jack Hueston	Tacoma G & CC	295
1924	Neil Christian	Shaughnessy Heights CC	289
1923	Phil Taylor	Seattle GC	295
1922	David Black	Royal Colwood CC	300
1921	no tournament
1920	David Black	Shaughnessy Heights CC	296
1919	Harold Samson	Spokane CC	296
1918	George Turnbull	Seattle GC	307
1917	Walter Fovargue	Waverley CC	290
1916	Rudie Wilhelm	Spokane CC	291
1915	William Leith	Tacoma G & CC	307
1914	George Turnbull	Seattle GC	300
1913	Jim Barnes	Butte CC	304	http://www.pnwpga.com/pdf/PNGAChampionship-SeattleTimes-5-25-1913.pdf
1912	Jim Barnes	Victoria GC - Victoria, B.C.	300
1911	Jim Barnes	Waverley CC	315	http://www.pnwpga.com/pdf/PNGAChampionship-SeattleTimes-6-6-1911.pdf
1910	Robert Johnstone	Tacoma C&GC
1909	Jim Barnes	Seattle GC	316	http://www.pnwpga.com/pdf/PNGAChampionship-SeattleTimes-6-13-1909.pdf
1908	Robert Johnstone	Victoria GC - Victoria, B.C.
1907	Robert Johnstone	Spokane CC
1906	Robert Johnstone	Seattle GC
1905	George Smith	Waverley CC		http://www.pnwpga.com/pdf/NWOpen-MorningOregonian-6-17-1905.pdf
1904	C. E. Maud	Pebble Beach - Del Monte	143
1903	Robert Johnstone	Pebble Beach - Del Monte	296	http://www.pnwpga.com/pdf/PacCoastChampionship-SanFranciscoCall-8-30-1903.pdf
1902	F.J. Reilly	Pebble Beach - Del Monte	139	http://www.pnwpga.com/pdf/PacCoastChampionship-SanFranciscoCall-8-23-1902.pdf
1901	Robert Johnstone	Pebble Beach - Del Monte	148	http://www.pnwpga.com/pdf/PacCoastChampionship-LosAngelesHerald-8-25-1901.pdf