Past Champions
Since 1925, the State Fair has been the premiere amateur championship in the region. Our past champions (and runners-up) appear below. Click on the year for results and the winner's name for the tournament recap.
1925 George Richie (D.E. Whitaker)
1926 M.E. Pendleton (George Richie)
1927 Eddie Lyon (K.B. McCarthy)
1928 to 1931 not held
1932 Irv Jenkins (M.E. Pendleton)
1933 Arthur Sato (K.B. McCarthy)
1934 Dennis Hession (Arthur Sato)
1935 Orv Suttles (H.J. Dufour)
1936 H.J. Dufour (Frank Toronto)
1937 H.J. Dufour (Eddie Lyons)
1938 Jack Colmar (Ralph Presby)
1939 Frank Toronto (Tom Dwyer)
1940 Ralph Presby (Frank Toronto)
1941 Ralph Presby (Bill Ogden Jr.)
1942 Bill Ogden Jr. (Phil Freer)
1943 Verne Callison (Roy Mack)
1944 Verne Callison (Joey Rey)
1945 Earl Stewart (Joey Rey)
1946 Larry Crockett (Elmer Clites)
1947 Verne Callison (Frank Toronto)
1948 Martin Stanovich (Roscoe Guidera)
1949 Bill Ogden Jr. (McDowell)
1950 Ken Venturi (Ed Kringle)
1951 Frank Toronto (Ben Stassi)
1952 Verne Callison (Frank Toronto)
1953 Verne Callison (Orv Suttles)
1954 Jim Tom Blair (John McMullin)
1955 Allen Geiberger (John McMullin)
1956 John McMullin (Verne Callison)
1957 Elmer Clites (George Bass)
1958 Verne Callison (Frank Toronto)
1959 Kent Winton (Bill Hazelwood)
1960 Verne Callison (Bass & Hutchins)
1961 Dick Lotz (John Lotz)
1962 Dick Lotz (Pete Gutierrez)
1963 George Archer (Dan James)
1964 Bob E. Smith (Ron Cerrudo)
1965 Barry Hansen (Ron Cerrudo)
1966 Roland Lamontagne (Bob Eastwood)
1967 Ray Arinno (Ross Randall)
1968 Rob Amerian (Eastwood & Gutierrez)
1969 Ray Arinno (King & Moser)
1970 Ray Arinno (Mike Sheely)
1971 Pete Gutierrez (Artie McNickle)
1972 Barry Hansen (Jack Koski)
1973 Jack Koski (Conrad Nilmeier)
1974 Phil Arinno (Koski & Powers)
1975 Roland Lamontagne (Mike Powers)
1976 Vic Calicchia (Lew Garbutt)
1977 Phil Arinno (Roly Lamontagne)
1978 Phil Arinno (Joe Arrendondo)
1979 Jerry Wilson (Mike Barnblatt)
1980 Jim Sanderson (Fred Solomon)
1981 Phil Arinno (Jim Sanderson)
1982 Robert Meyer (Paisal, Smith & Wilson)
1983 Clifford Smith (Meyer & Ferrari)
1984 Kevin Sutherland (Jeff Wilson)
1985 Joe Tamburino (Mike Foster)
1986 Lou Alvarez (David Sutherland)
1987 John Kennaday (Ken Webb)
1988 Steve Simpkin (Lou Alvarez)
1989 Lou Alvarez (Pat Lay)
1990 Joey Ferrari (Javier Sanchez)
1991 Mike Lane (Robert Warren)
1992 Joey Ferrari (Webb & Carr)
1993 Rob Martin III (Rod Souza)
1994 Joe Acosta Jr (Chris McKenna)
1995 Kris Isackson (Brian Tucker)
1996 Chris Candelario (Brian Ruiz)
1997 John Enright (Danny Paniccia)
1998 Gregg Wilkinson (Dong Yi)
1999 T.J. Moulton (Oscar Heath)
2000 Robert Hamilton (Spencer Levin)
2001 Robert Hamilton (Matt Bettencourt)
2002 JJ Jakovac (Bettencourt & Hurwitz)
2003 Eric Restrepo (Zack Miller)
2004 Peter Campbell (Flores/Heintz)
2005 Erik Flores (Choe/Peterson)
1990 Joey Ferrari (Javier Sanchez)
1991 Mike Lane (Robert Warren)2006 Bob Niger (Marc Peterson)
2007 Brandon Harkins (M. Hollinshead)
2008 Matt Grush (Stephen Hale & Chris Johnson)
2009 Ryan Hallisey (Brandon Hagy)
2010 Grant Rappleye (P. Bauer & P. Johnson)
2011 Matt Hansen (Jake Johnson)
2012 Brandon Hagy (Max Homa)
2013 Cody Paladino (Joel Stalter & Brandon Hagy)
2014 Corey Pereira (Jonathan De Los Reyes)
2015 Trevor Clayton (Jooho Lee)
2016 Ramiz Jamal (Bryan Wise)
2017 Blake Abercrombie (Isaiah Salinda)
2018 Devon Bling (Shawn Lu)
2019 Devon Bling (Michael Cliff)
2020 Finigan Tilly (Brett Viboch & Blake Hathcoat)
2022 Jaden Dumdumaya (Michael Cliff)
2023 Matthew Sutherland (Baron Szeto)
2024 Emil Nielsen (Charlie Berridge)
All Time Champions
7: Verne Callison in 1943, 1944, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1960
4: Phil Arrino in 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981
3: Ray Arrino in 1967, 1969, 1970
2: Devon Bling in 2018, 2019
2: Robert Hamilton in 2000, 2001
2: Joe Ferrari in 1990, 1992
2: Lou Alvarez in 1986, 1989
2: Roly Lamontagne in 1966, 1975
2: Barry Hansen in 1965, 1972
2: Dick Lotz in 1961, 1962
2: Frank Toronto in 1939, 1951
2: Bill Ogden in 1942, 1949
2: Ralph Presby in 1940, 1941
2: HJ Dufour in 1936, 1937
54-Hole Tournament Record
198: Matthew Sutherland in 2023
18-Hole Tournament Record
60: Jake Johnson, Round 1, 2011
