# Minnesota State Amateur

The Minnesota Amateur Golf Championship is an annual golf tournament in the American state of Minnesota.

## Winners

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner(s)-up | Venue |
| 2023 | Caleb VanArragon | 193 | Bryce Hanstad | Minneapolis Golf Club |
| 2022 | Ben Greve | 218 | Jack Ebner | Olympic Hills Golf Club |
| 2021 | Derek Hitchner | 201 | Caleb VanArragon | Rush Creek Golf Club |
| 2020 | Frankie Capan | 204 | Andrew Israelson | Edina Country Club |
| 2019 | Clay Kucera | 209 | Van Holmgren, Andrew Israelson | Somerby Golf Club |
| 2018 | Van Holmgren | 211 | Jesse Bull, Jacques Wilson | Hazeltine National Golf Club |
| 2017 | Dave Carothers | 214 | Grady Meyer | Interlachen Country Club |
| 2016 | Alex Uloth | 206 | Riley Johnson | North Oaks GC |
| 2015 | Jon DuToit | 214 | Ben Welle | Northland CC |
| 2014 | Jesse Bull | 212 | Erik Christopherson | Golden Valley G&CC |
| 2013 | Sam Matthew | 212 | Ben Welle | Medina G&CC |
| 2012 | Erik van Rooyen | 213 | David Christensen, Sammy Schmitz, Matt Schneider | Hastings CC |
| 2011 | Donald Constable | 206 | Adam Riddering, Dillon Schultz | White Bear YC |
| 2010 | Tom Hoge | 205 | | Dacotah Ridge GC |
| 2009 | Tom Hoge | 213 | | Mendakota CC |
| 2008 | Trent Peterson | 211 | | Windsong Farm |
| 2007 | Bryce Hanstad | 217 | | Hazeltine National Golf Club |
| 2006 | Andrew Paulson | 208 | | Midland Hills CC |
| 2005 | Joe Stansberry | 215 | | Minikahda Club |
| 2004 | Eric Deutsch | 207 | | Northland CC |
| 2003 | Kane Hanson | 216 | | Minneapolis GC |
| 2002 | Bowen Osborn | 219 | | Olympic Hills GC |
| 2001 | Ben Meyers | 213 | | Winona CC |
| 2000 | John Harris | 211 | | Bearpath G&CC |
| 1999 | Adam Dooley | 204 | | North Oaks GC |
| 1998 | James McLean | 203 | | Rochester G&CC |
| 1997 | David Christensen | 137$^1$ | | Wayzata CC |
| 1996 | Joe Stansberry | 211 | | Interlachen Country Club |
| 1995 | Mike Christensen | 206 | | Alexandria GC |
| 1994 | Aaron Barber | 211 | | Midland Hills CC |
| 1993 | Mike Sauer | 209 | | Brackett's Crossing CC |
| 1992 | Tim Herron | 209 | | Golden Valley CC |
| 1991 | James Scheller | 213 | John Harris, Tim Herron | Minnesota Valley CC |
| 1990 | Dan Croonquist | 219 | Reed Kolquist | Minikahda Club |
| 1989 | John Harris$^2$ | 207 | Jon Christian | Rochester G&CC |
| 1988 | Jon Christian | 214 | Jerry Dolan | Minneapolis GC |
| 1987 | John Harris$^2$ | 224 | Jeff Teal | Hazeltine National Golf Club |
| 1986 | Dave Nordeen | 218 | Rick Copeland | Edina CC |
| 1985 | Dave Nordeen | 214 | Rogers Donnelly | North Oaks GC |
| 1984 | David Tentis | 212 | Pat Herzog, Ray Pontinen, Tom Waitrovich | White Bear YC |
| 1983 | Chris Perry | 208 | John Harris | Detroit CC |
| 1982 | Chris Perry | 209 | Tom Lehman, David Tentis | Town & Country Club |
| 1981 | Tom Lehman | 215 | David Tentis | Wayzata CC |
| 1980 | Mike Fermoyle$^2$ | 224 | Steve Johnson | Olympic Hills GC |
| 1979 | John McMorrow | 205 | Bruce Anderson | Hillcrest CC |
| 1978 | Bill Israelson | 215 | Chris Perry | Northland CC |
| 1977 | Bill Israelson | 216 | Bill Steinfeldt, Rick Benshoof$^3$ | Interlachen Country Club |
| 1976 | Bill Israelson | 210 | Norb Anderson$^4$ | Oak Ridge CC |
| 1975 | Steve Johnson | 218 | Jon Chaffee$^5$ | Woodhill CC |
| 1974 | John Harris | 219 | Jim Ihnot | Dellwood Hills GC |
| 1973 | Mike Fermoyle | 214 | Gary Jacobson | St. Cloud CC |
| 1972 | Rick Ehrmanntraut | 215 | Gary Jacobson | Golden Valley CC |
| 1971 | Dave Haberle | 215 | Dick Blooston | Edina CC |
| 1970 | Mike Fermoyle | 292 | Steve Johnson | Rochester G&CC |
| 1969 | Gary Burton | 292 | Ron Benson | Minikahda Club |
| 1968 | Gary Burton$^2$ | 287 | Bill Brask, Warren Butler | Mendakota CC |
| 1967 | Bob Magie III | 290 | Bill Brask | Golden Valley CC |
| Format change from match play to stroke play ||||||
| 1966 | Norb Anderson | 3 & 1 | Tom Cook Jr. | Midland Hills CC |
| 1965 | Jim Archer | 3 & 2 | Jim Hiniker | Hazeltine National Golf Club |
| 1964 | Bob Barbarossa | 37 holes | Bob Finseth | Somerset CC |
| 1963 | Rolf Deming | 4 & 3 | Bud Chapman | Stillwater CC |
| 1962 | Gene Hansen | 9 & 8 | Neil Croonquist | Hillcrest CC |
| 1961 | Gene Hansen | 6 & 5 | Neil Croonquist | Wayzata CC |
| 1960 | Neil Croonquist | 6 & 5 | Joel Goldstrand | Town & Country Club |
| 1959 | Ted Vickerman | 2 & 1 | Bill Waryan | Mankato GC |
| 1958 | Bob Henrikson | 3 & 2 | Gene Hansen | Edina Country Club |
| 1957 | Clayton Johnson | 5 & 3 | Tom Hadley | North Oaks Country Club |
| 1956 | William Waryan | 8 & 7 | Tom Hadley | Rochester G&CC |
| 1955 | Tom Hadley | 1 up | Neil Croonquist | Minnesota Valley Country Club |
| 1954 | Spero Daltas | 2 & 1 | Dick Copeland | White Bear YC |
| 1953 | Henry Ernst | 3 & 2 | Don Holick | Minneapolis GC |
| 1952 | William Zieske | 3 & 2 | William Waryan | Ridgeview Country Club |
| 1951 | Ade Simonson | 4 & 3 | Kenny Young | Oak Ridge CC |
| 1950 | Ade Simonson | 10 & 8 | Al Clasen | Golden Valley CC |
| 1949 | Larry Karkhoff | 39 holes | Oliver Williamson | Midland Hills Country Club |
| 1948 | Charles Sawyer | 5 & 4 | Kenny Young | Interlachen Country Club |
| 1947 | Lawrence Karkhoff | 4 & 2 | James Nordine | Bemidji Town & Country Club |
| 1946 | Charles Sawyer | 5 & 4 | Neil Croonquist | Minikahda Club |
| 1945 | Al Clasen | 212$^6$ | William Zieske | Edina Country Club |
| 1942-1944: No tournament from due to World War II ||||||
| 1941 | Neil Croonquist | 5 & 3 | Gene Christensen | Town and Country Club |
| 1940 | Tom Hamper | 3 & 1 | Virgil Roby | White Bear YC |
| 1939 | George Wright | 2 up | Dick Sawyer | Golden Valley CC |
| 1938 | Kenneth Young | 4 & 3 | Harry Robinson Jr. | Midland Hills CC |
| 1937 | Bobby Campbell | 5 & 4 | Neil Croonquist | The Country Club (now Edina CC) |
| 1936 | Dick Sawyer | 3 & 1 | Oliver Williamson | Minneapolis GC |
| 1935 | Al Clasen | 2 & 1 | Chauncey Griggs | Somerset Country Club |
| 1934 | Bobby Campbell | 4 & 3 | Carson Herron | Northland CC |
| 1933 | Carson Herron | 10 & 8 | Bobby Campbell | Interlachen CC |
| 1932 | Pat Sawyer | 2 & 1 | Lee Herron | Midland Hills CC |
| 1931 | Les Bolstad | 4 & 3 | Art Tevraa | Minikahda Club |
| 1930 | Pat Sawyer | 6 & 4 | Art Tevraa | Rochester Golf and Country Club |
| 1929 | Frank Brodl Jr. | 8 & 6 | Harry Robinson Jr. | Town and Country Club |
| 1928 | Rudy Juran | 3 & 1 | Runice B. Martin | Bemidji Town and Country Club |
| 1927 | Jimmy Johnston | 7 & 6 | Clive Jaffray | Somerset Country Club |
| 1926 | Jimmy Johnston | 3 & 1 | John Wetherby | The Country Club (now Edina Country Club) |
| 1925 | Jimmy Johnston | 9 & 8 | Lester Bolstad | Minnesota Golf Club |
| 1924 | Jimmy Johnston | 13 & 12 | James K. Labatt | Interlachen Country Club |
| 1923 | Jimmy Johnston | 11 & 10 | James Thompson | White Bear YC |
| 1922 | Jimmy Johnston | 7 & 6 | John Wetherby | Golden Valley Country Club |
| 1921 | Jimmy Johnston | 5 & 4 | Clive Jaffrey | White Bear YC |
| 1920 | Harry Legg | 6 & 5 | Dudley Mudge Jr. | Northland CC |
| 1919 | Harry Legg | 7 & 6 | Jimmy Johnston | Minikahda Club |
| 1918 | Robert Hopwood | 2 up | Fred Mahler | Interlachen Country Club |
| 1917 | Harry Legg | 4 & 3 | Fred Mahler | White Bear YC |
| 1916 | Dudley Mudge Jr. | 2 & 1 | Harry Legg | Town and Country Club |
| 1915 | Dudley Mudge Jr. | 9 & 8 | Howard McMillan | Minikahda Club |
| 1914 | Richard Patrick | 5 & 4 | Harry Legg | Northland CC |
| 1913 | Harry Legg | 9 & 8 | Dudley Mudge Jr. | Interlachen Country Club |
| 1912 | Harry Legg | 4 & 3 | Lynn Johnson | Town and Country Club |
| 1911 | Harry Legg | 2 & 1 | Richard Patrick | Minikahda Club |
| 1910 | Harry Legg | 6 & 5 | Nathaniel Rogers | Town and Country Club |
| 1909 | Harry Legg | 4 & 3 | Gerald Livingston | Northland CC |
| 1908 | Harry Legg | 10 & 9 | Lynn Johnson | Minikahda Club |
| 1907 | Lynn Johnson | 2 up | Harry Legg | Town and Country Club |
| 1906 | Clive Jaffray | 3 & 1 | Harold Bend | Minikahda Club |
| 1905 | Harry Legg | 4 & 2 | Lynn Johnson | Northland CC |
| 1904 | Harold Bend | 37 holes | C. T. Jaffray | Meadow Brook |
| 1903 | Mike Doran Jr. | 37 holes | Bill Finch | Town and Country Club |
| 1902 | Harold Bend | 19 holes | Ben Shumeier | Minikahda Club |
| 1901 | Theodore Thurston | 2 & 1 | William Bolcom | Meadow Brook |
Source:
$^1$ Rain shortened the event to 36 holes $^2$ Won playoff $^3$ Defeated Steinfeldt at sudden-death playoff to win runner-up $^4$ Defeated Bill Anderson at a playoff to win runner-up $^5$ Defeated Paul Strande at the first sudden-death playoff hole to win runner-up $^6$ Clasen won 18-hole playoff, 69–78