Age

Oldest Champion (years / months / days)
48/4/5 - John "Spider" Miller, 1998

Youngest Champion (years / months / days)
29/10/29 - Greg Puga, 2000
30/2/0 - Bill Loeffler, 1986
30/4/12 - Michael Podolak, 1984

Champions

Most Victories
3 - Jay Sigel (1983, 1985, 1987)

Most Times in Final Match
3 - Jay Sigel (1983, 1985, 1987)

Course

Longest Course
7,103 yards-Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, Colo., 1983

Shortest Course
6,539 yards-Hartford G.C., W. Hartford, Conn., 1996

Entries

Largest
5,271 (1997)

Smallest
1,638 (1981)

Match Play

Largest Margin of Victory

9 and 7-Tom O'Loughlin d Scott Dalesio, second round, Hartford G.C., W. Hartford, Conn., 1996

8 and 7-Rick DeWitt d. O. Gordon Brewer, first round, Troon G. & C.C., Scottsdale, Ariz., 1990

8 and 6 - Rick Stimmel d. Thomas Fallon, third round, Dallas Athletic Club (Blue Course), Mesquite, Texas, 1997

8 and 6-J. Franklin Rose d. Donald Sayet, first round, Knollwood Club, Lake Forest, Ill., 1982

8 and 6-George Zahringer d. Trey Treadwell, first round, San Joaquin, C.C., Fresno, Calif., 2001

Largest Margin of Victory, Final

5 and 4-Michael Podolak d. Bob Lewis Jr., Knollwood Club, Lake Forest, Ill., 1982

4 and 3-Bill Loeffler d. Charles Pinkard, Annandale, Madison, Miss., 1986

4 and 3-James Taylor d. Bill Hadden, Crooked Stick G.C., Carmel, Ind., 1989

Longest Match

27 holes-Jerry Courville d. Philip Ebner, first round, NCR Country Club (South Course), Dayton, Ohio, 1998

26 holes-Roy Schultheiss d. Worth Banner, first round, Troon G. & C.C., Scottsdale, Ariz., 1990

26 holes-Thomas Fallon d. Michael McCarthy, first round, Dallas Athletic Club (Blue Course), Mesquite, Texas, 1997

25 holes-Bill Hadden d. Mark Infalt, first round, Annandale, Madison, Miss., 1986

24 holes-James Stahl d. Bill Malley, first round, Knollwood Club, Lake Forest, Ill., 1982

24 holes-Jay Sigel d. Bob Lewis Jr., fourth round, Cherry Hills C.C., Englewood, Colo., 1983

Longest Final Match

20 holes-Jay Sigel d. David Lind, Brook Hollow G.C., Dallas, Texas, 1987

Most Extra-Hole Matches by One Player, Championship

3-Michael Podolak, Atlanta A.C. (Highlands Course), Duluth, Ga., 1984

3-Bert Atkinson, Long Cove Club, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 1991

3-David Strawn, Eugene (Ore.) Country Club, 1993

3-Jerry Courville Jr., Caves Valley G,C, (Md.), 1995

Most Match-Play Victories

31-Danny Yates
29-Jay Sigel
28-Jerry Courville Jr.
21-Jim Holtgrieve
19-Jim Stuart
19-Tim Jackson
17-Randy Sonnier
16-Bob Young
15-Bob Lewis Jr.
15-Spider Miller
14-James Taylor

Most Consecutive Match Play Victories

12 -Jim Stuart (1990-91)
9 -Jim Holtgrieve (1981-82)
9 -David Eger (1988-89)
9 -Tim Jackson (1994-95)

Stroke Play

Lowest Score, 9 Holes

29-Mark Boyajian, first nine, first round, Annandale, Madison, Miss., 1986

29-Bert Atkinson, first nine, second round, Dallas Athletic Club (Blue Course), Mesquite, Texas, 1997

Lowest Score, 18 Holes

63-Jim Wilson, first round, The Homestead (Lower Course), Hot Springs, Va. 2000

64-Tom Kroll, first round, Wayzata (Minn.) C.C., 1994

64-Bert Atkinson, second round, Dallas Athletic Club (Blue Course), Mesquite, Texas, 1997

65-Jerry Courville Jr., second round, Hartford G.C., W. Hartford, Conn., 1996

66-Jay Sigel, second round, Knollwood Club, Lake Forest, Ill., 1982

66-Sean Knapp, first round, Bellerive CC, St. Louis, Mo., 1999

66-Jeff Wilson, first round, Fort Washington G & C.C., Fresno, Calif., 2001

66-Tony McBroom, first round, Fort Washington G & C.C., Fresno, Calif., 2001

66-Scott McGihon, first round, Fort Washington G & C.C., Fresno, Calif., 2001

66-Jeff Wilson, second round, San Joaquin C.C., Fresno, Calif., 2001

Lowest Score, 36 Holes

132-Bert Atkinson, (68-64), Dallas Athletic Club (Blue and Gold Courses), Mesquite, Texas, 1997

132-Jeff Wilson (66-66), San Joaquin C.C. and Fort Washington G & C.C., Fresno, Calif.

135-Sean Knapp (68-67), Crooked Stick G.C., Carmel, Ind., 1989

135-Scott McGihon, (66-66), San Joaquin C.C. and Fort Washington G & C.C., Fresno, Calif., 2001

136-Tom Kroll (64-72), Wayzata C.C., Wayzata, Minn., and Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, Minn., 1994

Miscellaneous

Holes-In-One

Richard Blooston, second round of stroke play qualifying, 17th hole, Knollwood Club, Lake Forest, Ill., 1982

Donald Bliss, first round of stroke play qualifying, 10th hole (his first hole played), Brook Hollow G.C., Dallas, Texas, 1987

Donald Bliss, first round of stroke play qualifying, 8th hole (his 17th hole played), Brook Hollow G.C., Dallas, Texas, 1987

Tommy Bell, second round of stroke play qualifying, Troon G. & C.C., Scottsdale, Ariz., 1991

Buddy Trumpf, first round of stroke play qualifying, 13th hole, Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, Minn., 1994

Casey Alexander, first round, second hole, at Tumble Brook C.C., Bloomfield, Conn., 1996

Win Bruning, first round of stroke play qualifying, 3rd hole, Bellerive CC, St. Louis, Mo., 1999

Nick Desai, second round of stroke play qualifying, 8th hole, Lower Cascades Course, Hot Springs, Va., 2000

Tony DeLuca, second round of match play, 15th hole, Cascades Course, Hot Springs, Va., 2000

David Rathjen, second round of stroke play qualifying 7th hole, San Joaquin C.C., Fresno, Calif., 2001

Double Eagle

Rick Leal, second round of stroke play qualifying, 12th hole (with 4-iron), NCR Country Club (North Course), Dayton, Ohio, 1998

 

Historical Notes

Past Champions