Annual
Year
Winner
Location
Score
The Palm Beach Kennel Club County Amateur is not your average local golf tournament. Especially, not when you consider past winners include a major champion (Mark Calcavecchia), two PGA Tour members (Steve Hart and Gary Nicklaus) and an Irishman who once halved a match with Phil Mickelson to help Great Britain-Ireland win the Walker Cup (Eoghan O’Connell, of Palm City).
Daniel Berger, 4x PGA TOUR Champion, didn’t win the County Am, but he finished second to Nicklaus in 2008…as a 15-year-old.
Brooks Koepka, former World Number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for 47 weeks, winner of the U.S. Open in 2017 and 2018, and winner of the PGA Championship in 2018, 2019 and 2023, also played in the County Amateur, which was first held in 1976.
Past Champions
49th
2024
Jordan Elsen
The Park West Palm
200 (-13)
48th
2023
Jordan Elsen
PGA National - Fazio
206 (-10)
47th
2022
Andrew Riley
Mayacoo Lakes CC / Banyan Cay
208 (-6)
46th
2021
Brandon Smith
Ballen Isles CC - South/Ibis - Tradition
206 (-10)
45th
2020
Scott Turner
Dye Preserve / Jonathan's Landing
206 (-10)
44th
2019
Scott Turner
Lost Tree Club
206 (-10)
43rd
2018
Cameron Starr
Turtle Creek Club
206 (-10)
42nd
2017
Ryan Crowley
Sailfish Point Golf Club
206 (-10)
41st
2016
Christopher Carlin
OT-Fazio/Ibis-Legend
210 (-6)
40th
2015
Robbie Wight
Banyan GC/Mayacoo Lakes CC
207 (-8)
39th
2014
Eddie Kenny
CC of Florida/Quail Ridge-N
207 (-9)
38th
2013
Mike Weeks
Quail Ridge, S-N-N
202 (-14)
37th
2012
Austin Powell
BallenIsles-East/OT-Fazio
207 (-9)
36th
2011
Daniel Eggertsson
Pine Tree/The Falls
215 (+1)
35th
2010
Erik Downs
Falls CC/Old Trail-Fazio
203 (-13)
34th
2009
Danny Germaine
The Bear’s Club/Lox Club
210 (-6)
33rd
2008
Gary Nicklaus
Lost Tree/Ibis-Heritage
205 (-11)
32nd
2007
Chappell Brown
Abacoa GC
138* (-6)
31st
2006
Eoghan O’Connell
Old Trail-Fazio
213 (-3)
30th
2005
David Abell
Mayacoo Lakes CC
213 (E)
29th
2004
R.J. Nakashian
Bear Lakes CC-Lakes
213 (-3)
28th
2003
Tim Powell
Mayacoo Lakes CC
222 (-3) P-1
27th
2002
Kyle Henderson
Old Trail-Fazio
212 (-4)
26th
2001
Lee Stroever
Emerald Dunes GC
215 (-1) P-2
25th
2000
Anders Johncke
Ibis-Legend
216 (E)
24th
1999
Steve Genchi
PGA National-Champion
219 (+3)
23rd
1998
Eric Schreiber (won by 10)
Old Trail-Fazio
210 (-6)
22nd
1997
Vince Cherrix
Bear Lakes CC-Lakes
211 (-5) P-3
21st
1996
Vinny Graffeo
Cypress Links
145* (+1)
20th
1995
Pleasant Hughes
Emerald Dunes GC
215 (-1) P-1
19th
1994
Mike Lefebre
Ibis-Heritage
214 (-2)
18th
1993
Jim Kilduff
Old Trail-Fazio
216 (E)
17th
1992
Mike Nealy
Bear Lakes CC-Lakes
209 (-7)
16th
1991
Tom Knapp
Bear Lakes CC-Lakes
142* (-2)
15th
1990
Bill Harvey
Bear Lakes CC-Lakes
217 (+1)
14th
1989
Larry Holland
Bear Lakes CC-Lakes
213 (-3)
13th
1988
Jim Sowerwine
JDM CC-East
140* (-4)
12th
1987
Tom Knapp
JDM CC-East
214 (-2)
11th
1986
Bill McDonough
JDM CC-East
211 (-5)
10th
1985
Bill McDonough
JDM CC-East
219 (+3)
9th
1984
Tom Knapp
JDM CC-East
216 (E)
8th
1983
Adam Armagost
Palm Beach National
143* (-1)
7th
1982
Tom Knapp
President CC-South
215 (-1)
6th
1981
Steve Hart
PB Polo & CC
213 (-3)
5th
1980
Dave Pesacov
Boca West GC No. 1
216 (E)
4th
1979
Mark Calcavecchia
President CC-South
219 (+3)
3rd
1978
Alan Menne
President CC-South
140* (-4)
2nd
1977
Kevin Butler
Palm Beach National
217 (+1)
1st
1976
Mickey Van Gerbig
Palm Beach National
217 (+1)
* Rain Shortened P = Playoff
Cut-Line History
Year
Par
Score
Ties
2024
+7
149
Low 60 + ties
2023
+12
156
Low 60 + ties
2022
+12
155
Low 60 + ties
2021
+9
153
Low 60 + ties
2020
+8
152
Low 60 + ties
2019
+13
157
Low 60 + ties
2018
+10
154
Low 60 + ties
2017
+20
164
Low 70 + ties
2016
+11
155
Low 60 + ties
Low Senior Honors
Annual
Year
Winner
Location
Score
49th
2024
Stephen Anderson
The Park West Palm
214
48th
2023
Ryan Howison
PGA National - Fazio
206
47th
2022
Pete Williams
Mayacoo Lakes CC / Banyan Cay
217
46th
2021
Brad Stewart
Ballen Isles CC - South/Ibis - Tradition
215
45th
2020
Ryan Howison
Dye Preserve / Jonathan's Landing
219
44th
2019
Ryan Howison
Lost Tree Club
215
43rd
2018
Pete Williams
Turtle Creek Club
212
42nd
2017
Ryan Howison
Sailfish Point Golf Club
216
41st
2016
Pete Williams
Jonathan's Landing/Ibis-Legend
213
40th
2015
Pete Williams
Banyan GC/Mayacoo Lakes CC
216
39th
2014
Darryl Osler
CC of Florida/Quail Ridge-N
217
38th
2013
Pete Williams
Quail Ridge, S-N-N
214
Repeat Winners
Times Won
Name
Years
4
Tom Knapp
1982 , 1984 , 1987 , 1991
2
Bill McDonough
1985 , 1986
2
Jordan Elsen
2023 , 2024
2
Scott Turner
2019 , 2020
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