Past Champions/Washington Open
The Washington Open was established in September 1922 at Yakima Country Club. When the championship was created, it was tied in with the Washington State Amateur so that professionals and amateurs would play with one another. The events remained together until the 1950’s. The Washington Open has accumulated an impressive list of repeat champions over the years. Chuck Congdon won five titles over four decades in 1939, 1947, 1950, 1952 and 1962. Al Mengert has won four times, including three consecutive wins from 1963-65. Long-remembered stand outs Bud Ward and Bob Duden have also had their fair share of the spotlight to name a few. Don Bies won three times, once as a club pro in 1959 and again in 1980 and 1987 after he retired from the PGA tour. Jeff Coston's victory in 2021 was his record-setting sixth, moving him out of a tie for most wins with Congdon. The current tournament record is 200 for the WA Open, set 5/18/2011 at Glendale CC by Tim Feenstra, tied by Jeff Gove on 5/23/2012 at Glendale CC, and tied again by Blake Snyder on 8/23/23 at Meridian Valley CC. The record previously was held by Chuck Milne, 202, set at Meridian Valley CC in 1976.
Most tournament wins: Jeff Coston (6): 1996, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2016, 2021
Most consecutive wins: Al Mengert (3): 1963, 1964, 1965
'*' denotes amateur
Year | Player | Course | Score | Link to Article |
2024 | Tyler Carlson | Meridian Valley CC | 136 (36-hole event) | Washington Open/2024 |
2023 | Blake Snyder | Meridian Valley CC | 200 | Washington Open/2023 |
2022 | Colin Inglis | Meridian Valley CC | 203 | Washington Open/2022 |
2021 | Jeff Coston | Meridian Valley CC | 206 | Washington Open/2021 |
2020 | Colin Inglis | Meridian Valley CC | 137 (36-hole event) | Washington Open/2020 |
2019 | Shane Prante | Meridian Valley CC | 202 | Washington Open/2019 |
2018 | Ryan Benzel | Meridian Valley CC | 213 | Washington Open/2018 |
2017 | Drew McCullough * | Meridian Valley CC | 210 | Washington Open/2017 |
2016 | Jeff Coston | Meridian Valley CC | 209 | article |
2015 | Darren Black | Meridian Valley CC | 206 | article |
2014 | John Cassidy | Meridian Valley CC | 208 | article |
2013 | Chris Griffin | Meridian Valley CC | 208 | article |
2012 | Jeff Gove | Glendale CC | 200 | article |
2011 | Tim Feenstra | Glendale CC | 200 | Washington Open/2011 |
2010 | Jeff Coston | Glendale CC | 203 | |
2009 | Brian Thornton | Meridian Valley CC | 210 | |
2008 | Brian Nosler | Glendale CC | 207 | |
2007 | Tim Feenstra | Glendale CC | 203 | |
2006 | Josh Immordino * | Canterwood G&CC | 217 | |
2005 | Michael Combs | Meridian Valley CC | 211 | |
2004 | Keith Coleman | Meridian Valley CC | 211 | |
2003 | Todd Erwin | Glendale CC | 207 | |
2002 | Bill Porter | Meridian Valley CC | 206 | |
2001 | Jeff Coston | Oakbrook G&CC | 209 | |
2000 | Todd Erwin | TPC Snoqualmie Ridge | 205 | |
1999 | Jeff Coston | Indian Summer G&CC | 208 | |
1998 | Keith Liedes | Tacoma C&GC | 208 | |
1997 | Keith Coleman * | Tacoma C&GC | 206 | |
1996 | Jeff Coston | Glendale CC | 206 | |
1995 | Jeff Gove | Glendale CC | 204 | |
1994 | Rick Acton | Glendale CC | 204 | |
1993 | Todd Erwin | Glendale CC | 211 | |
1992 | Todd Erwin | Glendale CC | 211 | |
1991 | Jim Strickland | Canterwood G&CC | ||
1990 | Jim Strickland | Meadow Springs CC | 209 | |
1989 | Brian Mogg | Meadow Springs CC | 217 | |
1988 | Rod Marcum | Meadow Springs CC | 215 | |
1987 | Don Bies | Fircrest GC | 206 | |
1986 | Jeff Bloom * | Fairwood G&CC | 208 | |
1985 | Mike Gove | Inglewood CC | 211 | |
1984 | Chris Mitchell | Wenatchee G&CC | 208 | |
1983 | Mike Davis | Wenatchee G&CC | 207 | |
1982 | Steve Stull | Oakbrook CC | 205 | |
1981 | Rick Acton | Sudden Valley G&CC | 214 | |
1980 | Don Bies | Inglewood CC | 209 | |
1979 | Rick Acton | Overlake G&CC | 211 | |
1978 | Fred Couples * | Glendale CC | 211 | |
1977 | Dave Barr | Tumwater Valley GC | 209 | |
1976 | Chuck Milne | Meridian Valley CC | 202 | |
1975 | Fred Haney | Oakbrook CC | 212 | |
1974 | Bill Wakeham | Glendale CC | 213 | |
1973 | Chuck Milne | Gold Mountain GC | 211 | |
1972 | Mike Davis | Meridian Valley CC | 203 | |
1971 | Al Mengert | Hangman Valley GC | 210 | |
1970 | Bob Duden | Oakbrook CC | 205 | |
1969 | Bob Duden | Rainier G&CC | 214 | |
1968 | Joe Colello * | Overlake G&CC | 209 | |
1967 | Al Feldman | Fircrest GC | 215 | |
1966 | Ken Still | Olympia C&GC | 206 | |
1965 | Al Mengert | Yakima CC | 274 | |
1964 | Al Mengert | Bellingham G&CC | 277 | |
1963 | Al Mengert | Downriver GC | 271 | |
1962 | Chuck Congdon | Kitsap G&CC | 279 | |
1961 | Jerry Fehr * | Sand Point CC | 281 | |
1960 | Bob Duden | Downriver GC | 271 | |
1959 | Don Bies | Overlake G&CC | 286 | |
1958 | Tom Everham | Walla Walla CC | 282 | |
1957 | Don Taylor * | Inglewood CC | 286 | |
1956 | Eddie Draper * | Rainier G&CC | 282 | |
1955 | Marvin "Bud" Ward | Spokane CC | 282 | |
1954 | Tom Boucher | Fircrest GC | 282 | |
1953 | Harold West | Longview CC | 279 | |
1952 | Chuck Congdon | Clarkston G&CC | 271 | |
1951 | Emery Zimmerman | Rainier G&CC | 281 | |
1950 | Chuck Congdon | Bellingham G&CC | 271 | |
1949 | Marvin "Bud" Ward * | Downriver GC | 278 | |
1948 | Al Zimmerman | Everett G&CC | 273 | |
1947 | Chuck Congdon | Inglewood CC | 214 | |
1942-46 | no tournamet | |||
1941 | Emery Zimmerman | Walla Walla CC | 281 | |
1940 | Emery Zimmerman | Fircrest GC | 280 | |
1939 | Chuck Congdon | Seattle GC | 285 | |
1938 | Marvin "Bud" Ward * | Wenatchee G&CC | 282 | |
1937 | Ted Longworth | Everett G&CC | 274 | |
1936 | Harry Givan * | Jefferson Park GC | 268 | |
1935 | Al Zimmerman | Bellingham G&CC | 283 | |
1934 | Emery Zimmerman | Inglewood CC | 290 | |
1933 | Ted Longworth | Spokane CC | 283 | |
1932 | Neil Christian | Tacoma C&GC | 290 | |
1931 | Frank Rodia | Broadmoor GC | 284 | |
1930 | Bert Wilde | Bellingham G&CC | 283 | |
1929 | Frank Rodia | Rainier G&CC | 283 | |
1928 | Walter Pursey | Grays Harbor CC | 272 | |
1927 | Neil Christian | Fircrest GC | 298 | |
1926 | Walter Pursey | Inglewood CC | 292 | |
1925 | Neil Christian | Earlington G&CC | 283 | |
1924 | David Black | Everett G&CC | 290 | |
1923 | Al Espinosa | Grays Harbor CC | 280 | |
1922 | Al Espinosa | Yakima CC | 282 |