Florida Open History
Championship History
The Florida Open has a rich history that dates back to 1942 with Lou Broward winning the first championship. The Florida Open Championship has produced past champions that include Willie Turnesa, Bob Murphy, Gary Koch, Bruce Fleisher, John Huston, Dudley Hart, and Bart Bryant. The Florida State Golf Association started conducting this prestigious event in 2009. Click on the years below for tournament results and more information.
| Year |
Champion | Site | Score |
| 2018 | Gabriel Lench (a) | Innisbrook Resort & Club | 68-71-69--208 |
| J C Deacon | Black Diamond Ranch | 66-69-68--203 | |
| 2016 |
Caleb Johnson |
Interlachen Country Club |
68-70-69--207 |
| 2015 |
John Jonas (a) |
Timuquana Country Club |
63-68-71--202 |
| 2014 |
Caleb Johnson |
Bonita Bay Club |
68-71-65--204 |
| 2013 | Tyler McCumber |
Quail Valley Golf Club |
69-68-67--204 |
| 2012 | Chase Seiffert (a) |
Ritz Carlton Members Club |
66-64-63--193 |
| 2011 | Rod Perry |
Black Diamond Ranch |
68-69-69--206 |
| 2010 | Ben Vertz (a) |
Innisbrook Resort & Club |
75-66-69--210 |
| 2009 | Tommy Murray (a) |
Quail Valley Golf Club |
68-65-73--206 |
| 2008 | (was not held) | ||
| 2007 | Travis Hampshire |
Loblolly | 68-72-73-72--285 |
| 2006 | Camilo Benedetti |
Eagle Creek Golf Club |
64-66-64-71--265 |
| 2005 | Colby Beckstrom |
Loblolly |
67-67-68--202 |
| 2004 |
No event: Hurricane |
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| 2003 | Joe Alfieri |
70-63-73-67--273 | |
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| 2000 | Duke Donahue |
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| 1998 |
Jimmy Stobs |
Palm Aire Country Club |
70-65-67-69--271 |
| 1997 | Jay Townsend |
Palm Aire Country Club |
65-68-70-68--271 |
| 1996 | Eric Brito |
Palm Aire Country Club |
67-74-71-76--279 |
| 1995 | Rodney Butcher |
Palm Aire Country Club |
69-70-73-67--279 |
| 1994 | Bart Bryant |
Jacaranda Country Club |
67-69-71-68--275 |
| 1993 |
Jim Chancey |
70-68-68-68-- 274 |
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| 1992 |
Ron McCann |
Grenelefe Resort |
69-73-70-70--282 |
| 1991 | Joey Rassett |
Palm Beach Polo & CC |
71-67-69-67--274 |
| 1990 | Dudley Hart |
Palm Beach Polo & CC |
69-70-70-67--276 |
| 1989 | Jim Ragland |
Palm Beach Polo & CC |
69-70-70-67--276 |
| 1988 | Bart Bryant |
Innisbrook Resort |
70-69-68-67--274 |
| 1987 | Bruce Fleisher |
Innisbrook Resort |
70-71-70-66--277 |
| 1986 | Mitch Adcock |
Innisbrook Resort |
65-67-70-76--278 |
| 1985 | John Huston |
Innisbrook Resort |
72-67-72-68--279 |
| 1984 | Ron Terry |
Sandpiper Bay Resort |
68-69-69-68--274 |
| 1983 | Larry Mowry |
Sandpiper Bay Resort |
64-72-68-67--271 |
| 1982 | Donnie Hammond |
Sandpiper Bay Resort |
68-69-72-67--276 |
| 1981 |
Richard Blake |
Sandpiper Bay Resort |
277 |
| 1980 | Bruce Fleisher |
Sandpiper Bay Resort |
272 |
| 1979 | Larry Mowry |
Sandpiper Bay Resort |
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| 1978 | Tony Valentine |
Sandpiper Bay Resort |
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| 1977 | Richard Bassett |
Sandpiper Bay Resort |
276 |
| 1976 | Jim King |
Palm Aire |
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| 1975 | Lee Wykle |
Walt Disney World |
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| 1974 | Charles Owens |
Walt Disney World |
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| 1973 | Billy Maxwell |
Bardmoor Country Club |
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| 1972 | Ted Kroll |
Marco Island Country Club |
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| 1971 |
Jim King |
President Country Club |
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| 1970 | Eddie Pearce (a) |
Lehigh Country Club |
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| 1969 | Gary Koch (a) |
Lehigh Country Club |
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| 1968 | Joe Lopez, Sr. |
Lehigh Country Club |
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| 1967 | Bob Murphy (a) |
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| 1966 | Pete Cooper |
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| 1965 | Tom Malone |
Palm Aire |
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| 1964 | Howell Fraser (a) |
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| 1963 | J.C. Goosie |
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| 1962 | Don Bisplinghoff (a) |
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| 1961 | Don Bisplinghoff (a) |
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| 1960 | Dub Pagan |
Tequesta Country Club |
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| 1959 | Howell Fraser (a) |
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| 1958 | Pete Cooper |
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| 1957 | Pete Cooper |
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| 1956 | Dave Ragan (a) |
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| 1955 | Don Bisplinghoff (a) |
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| 1954 | Jim McCoy (a) |
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| 1953 | Burl Bolesta |
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| 1952 | Gardner Dickinson |
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| 1951 | Lloyd Wadkins |
Miami Shores Golf Course |
74-72-72-77--295 |
| 1950 | Pete Cooper |
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| 1949 | Pete Cooper |
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| 1948 | Pete Cooper |
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| 1947 | Charles Harper |
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| 1946 | Pete Cooper |
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| 1945 | Burl Bolesta |
Palma Ceia Golf Course |
294 |
| 1944 | Pete Cooper | ||
| 1943 | Willie Turnesa |
279 |
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| 1942 | Lou Broward (a) |
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| 1931 | Wiffy Cox & Joe Turnesa (Tie) | ||
| 1929 | Horton Smith | ||
| 1928 | Henry Ciuci | ||
| 1927 | Billy Burke | ||
| 1926 | Johnny Farrell | ||
| 1925 | Leo Diegel | ||
| 1922 | George Kerrigan | ||
| 1921 | Jim Barnes | ||
| 1911 | Gilbert Nichols | ||
| 1906 | Walter Travis |
