The Watson Challenge

July 24, 2013

History & Records

compiled by Jack Garvin

2007 - 2013

Blake Graham Wins First Watson ChallengeHallbrook Country Club1. Blake Graham **.................76-66-72-214

Sean Dougherty.................66-71-77-214

Tom Watson ........................75-71-68-214

4. Tyler Shelton .......................71-74-71-216

5. Bryan Norton ......................74-73-70-217

6. Chris Mabry .........................73-73-72-218

7. Tyler Docking ......................74-70-75-219

8. Dean Merrill ........................76-73-73-222

9. Brandon Marshall ..............70-79-75-224

John Richman ....................71-72-81-224

Kyle Smell ............................72-74-78-224

12. Ron Eilers ...........................77-78-70-225

Jake Istnick ........................71-74-80-225

14. Rob Wilkin .........................84-71-71-226

Todd McClure ...................73-74-79-226

16. Don Walsworth.................72-78-77-227

2007

17. Bryan Milberger ..............75-80-73-228

Steve Groom ....................75-77-76-228

19. Jeff Sheppard ...................74-76-79-229

20. Jimmy Gates .....................74-79-77-230

Jon Platz .............................76-75-79-230

22. Andy Smith .......................75-79-78-232

23. Mike Boring ......................83-73-78-234

24. Jay Kennedy .....................74-81-81-236

Todd Loechler ..................79-77-80-236

26. Larry Hadden ...................83-80-74-237

27. Mark Meacham ................84-75-79-238

28. Sam Allegri ........................79-80-80-239

Randy Apgar ....................75-84-80-239

Gary McClure ...................83-76-80-239

31. Kris Casburn .....................83-79-79-241

David Resch ......................84-78-79-241

JD Brake .............................81-79-81-241

34. George Plassmann ..........81-82-79-242

Andrew Emerson ............81-78-83-242

Don Kuehn ........................78-82-82-242

37. Aaron Stevens ..................82-77-84-243

Alan Rickert .......................80-79-84-243

39. Jeff King ..............................86-81-78-245

40. Curt Nelson .......................86-79-81-246

41. Joe Rotarius .......................92-73-82-247

Kevin Ward ........................82-81-84-247

43. Rick Reynolds ...................81-84-85-250

44. Mitch Bowen .....................81-86-85-252

45. Paul Hooser .......................91-80-83-254

***Denotes Won In Playoff

Photo Courtesy of Blake Graham

Watson Wins Namesake ChampionshipMilburn Country Club1. Tom Watson .........................71-74-70-215

2. Sean Dougherty ................76-75-69-220

Mike Tanner ........................73-69-78-220

Chris Mabry ........................72-74-74-220

5. Don Walsworth .................77-73-72-222

6. Todd Loechler .....................73-79-71-223

Kyle Smell ............................79-72-72-223

8. Blake Graham .....................73-76-75-224

9. Rob Wilkin ............................75-76-74-225

Tyler Shelton ......................77-73-75-225

11. Bryan Norton ...................78-76-72-226

12. Troy Halterman ................74-77-76-227

13. Jamie Schmitt ..................80-73-75-228

Andy Smith ......................77-75-76-228

15. John Richman ..................78-79-74-231

2008

16. Jay Hepler ..........................82-77-73-232

Jon Troutman ....................75-81-76-232

Gary McClure ....................77-76-79-232

19. Jimmy Gates .....................77-80-76-233

Jeff Sedorcek ...................80-77-76-233

21. Kris Casburn .....................80-78-76-234

Jon Platz .............................74-80-80-234

Bill Amundsen .................80-76-78-234

24. Tyler Docking ...................79-75-81-235

25. Mark Addington ..............82-81-74-237

Matt Murdoch ..................78-83-76-237

Jeff Sheppard ...................83-76-78-237

Dean Merrill ......................82-78-77-237

29. Larry Hadden ...................83-81-77-241

Steve Groom ....................76-84-81-241

Mark Meacham ...............77-79-85-241

32. David Resch .......................87-84-71-242

Randy Apgar ....................79-84-79-242

34. Brad Volker ........................83-81-79-243

Aaron Stevens ..................84-78-81-243

Ron Eilers ............................78-84-81-243

37. Andrew Emerson ............83-81-80-244

Mike Boring ......................77-84-83-244

39. Don Kuehn ........................87-83-75-245

40. Alan Rickert .......................84-80-82-246

41. Tom Bachelor ....................89-81-77-247

42.Jay Kennedy........................84-84-81-249

43. Gary Richter ......................83-83-84-250

44. Andrew Allen ....................87-86-79-252

45. Mark Hanrahan ................86-84-84-254

Photo Courtesy of Bruce Mathews Photography

Back-to-Back Championships for WatsonShadow Glen Golf Club1. Tom Watson .........................68-69-72-209

2. Sean Dougherty..................68-72-74-214

3. Tyler Dunn ...........................72-71-73-216

4. Blake Graham.......................76-71-70-217

5. Rob Wilkin ............................74-69-77-220

6. Bill Amundsen.....................78-74-70-222

Jeffrey Sedorcek.................71-78-73-222

8. Bryan Norton.......................72-75-76-223

9. Doug Albers ........................73-77-75-225

10. Kris Casburn .....................76-77-73-226

11. Jimmy Gates......................76-80-71-227

Matt Ewald ........................76-74-77-227

JD Brake .............................75-75-77-227

14. John Richman ..................79-71-78-228

15. Kyle Yonke .........................78-77-74-229

Chris Mabry ......................75-75-79-229

2009

David Jenkins ...................75-74-80-229

18. Jon Troutman....................79-80-71-230

19. Todd Stice ..........................75-79-77-231

George Plassman ............73-78-80-231

21. Kyle Smell ..........................75-80-77-231

Todd Loechler .................72-83-77-231

23. Jay Hepler ..........................80-78-76-234

Ryan Fitzpatrick ...............75-82-77-234

Ron Eilers ...........................78-77-79-234

26. David Resch ......................78-76-81-235

27. Jon Platz .............................75-81-80-236

Brandon Marshall ...........78-77-81-236

Tom Leonard......................75-78-83-236

Rick Schultz ......................79-75-82-236

31. Mike Boring ......................79-77-81-237

32. Mark Addington ..............72-80-86-238

Steve Groom ....................77-76-85-238

Jamie Schmitt...................77-74-87-238

35. Gary McClure ...................77-80-82-239

Andy Smith ......................75-80-84-239

37. Matt Murdoch ..................77-80-84-241

Don Kuehn .......................81-76-84-241

39. Randy Apgar .....................78-88-76-242

40. Tom Bachelor ....................76-89-78-243

Mike Tanner .....................83-77-83-243

42. Tom Kmak ..........................80-80-84-244

43. Jason Schulte ....................81-80-85-246

44. Jay Kennedy ......................77-84-86-247

45. Tyler Alt ...............................79-83-86-248

46. Don Walsworth ................81-85-83-249

Barrett Martens ................84-80-85-249

Patrick Roth .......................81-77-91-249

Photo Courtesy of Bruce Mathews Photography

Tom Watson Triumphant in Shortened Watson Challenge

Kansas City Country Club1. Tom Watson ...............................65-69-134

2. Clay Devers ................................66-69-135

3. Sean Dougherty .......................68-71-139

4. Don Walsworth .........................65-75-140

5. Harry Higgs ................................67-75-142

6. Ryan Barauskas..........................74-70-144

Rob Wilkin...................................68-76-144

8. Zach Pederson ..........................75-70-145

Matt Murdoch ........................71-74-145

Bryan Norton...........................71-74-145

Jon Platz ...................................69-76-145

12. John Richman ........................75-71-146

Mark Addington ....................74-72-146

Blake Graham .........................72-74-146

Ryan Fitzpatrick .....................72-74-146

2010

16. Tyler Dunn ...............................75-72-147

Tyler Shelton ...........................75-72-147

Bill Amundsen ........................74-73-147

Curtis Yonke ............................73-74-147

16. Brett Iliff ....................................72-75-147

Kris Casburn ............................68-79-147

22. Chris Mabry..............................73-75-148

Andy Smith..............................71-77-148

24. Pete Krsnich ............................76-73-149

Ryan Luecke ............................74-75-149

Mike Boring .............................73-76-149

27. Drew Carlson ..........................76-74-150

Brandon Marshall .................76-74-150

Jeffrey Sedorcek ....................73-77-150

30. Jeff Sheppard .........................76-75-151

Doug Albers ............................75-76-151

Steve Groom ...........................73-78-151

33. Kyle Smell ................................75-77-152

34. Jimmy Gates ...........................79-75-154

Tyler Alt .....................................78-76-154

Gary McClure ..........................76-78-154

Don Kuehn ..............................75-79-154

38. Barrett Martens ......................80-75-155

Joseph Winslow .....................79-76-155

38. Marshall Dean .........................79-76-155

Charlie Schorgl .......................73-82-155

42. Tom Leonard ...........................77-81-158

43. Brett Porter ..............................83-76-159

Tom Bachelor ..........................82-77-159

45. Jay Kennedy ............................77-83-160

46. Jon Helmker ............................65-65-163

47. Rick Schultz .............................65-65-165

48. David Resch .............................65-65-167

Photo Courtesy of Bruce Mathews Photography

Four in a Row for Tom Watson at Blue HillsBlue Hills Country Club1. Tom Watson .........................72-70-70-212

2. Sean Dougherty ................74-71-72-217

3. Ryan Zech ............................74-71-74-219

4. Drew Lethem....................74-73-73-220

Bryan Norton ...................77-69-74-220

Rob Wilkin .........................72-71-77-220

7. Todd Loechler .....................71-72-78-221

8. Tyler Shelton .......................71-77-75-223

9. Clay Devers ..........................75-75-74-224

Joseph Winslow .................74-75-75-224

11. Chris Happ ........................80-74-71-225

Dean Merrill ......................75-76-74-225

13. Steve Groom ....................74-74-78-226

Doug Albers .....................76-72-78-226

15. Matt Murdoch ..................79-77-71-227

Curtis Yonke ......................74-76-77-227

John Hess ..........................78-71-78-227

2011

18. Chris Mabry ......................75-74-79-228

Blake Graham ..................75-74-79-228

20. John Richman ..................76-78-75-229

Scott Willman ...................77-77-75-229

Mike Tanner ......................74-78-77-229

23. Tyler Dunn .........................74-81-76-231

Bill Amundsen .................76-72-83-231

25. Mark Terranova ................78-81-73-232

Jeff Sedorcek ....................79-77-76-232

Charlie Schorgl ................74-78-80-232

Brett Iliff .............................73-79-80-232

29. Tom Leonard ....................79*80-74-233

Kyle Smell ..........................78-75-80-233

Zac Gavlak .........................77-76-80-233

Don Walsworth ...............75-78-80-233

33. Mike Boring ......................80-76-79-235

34. Mark Addington ..............75-81-80-236

Jamie Schmitt ..................77-77-82-236

36. Jake Istnick ........................80-79-78-237

Mike Shelton ....................76-81-80-237

38. Michael Greene ...............82-78-78-238

Brett Porter .......................75-79-84-238 40. Andy Smith ........................80-85-76-241

41. Kevin Ward ........................82-81-79-242

Jeff Sheppard ...................79-83-80-242

Kevin Handlan...................80-80-82-242

Don Kuehn ........................77-83-82-242

45. Jon Platz .............................85-77-81-243

46. Todd Stice ..........................87-77-82-246

47. Gary Zancanelli ................77-89-82-248

48. Gary McClure ....................83-86-83-252

Photo Courtesy of Bruce Mathews Photography

Joe Ida Prevails at Watson ChallengeIndian Hills Country Club1. Joe Ida....................................70-64-70-204

2. Ryan Zech ............................67-70-68-205

3. Joseph Winslow .................72-64-71-207

4. Bryan Norton ......................74-68-70-212

Tom Watson ........................72-69-71-212

Kyle Smell ............................71-67-74-212

7. Blake Graham .....................65-75-73-213

8. Sean Dougherty ................72-72-70-214

Rob Wilkin ...........................72-70-72-214

10. Tyler Shelton .....................69-69-77-215

11. Chris Mabry ......................72-74-70-216

Wes Nichols ......................74-70-72-216

Steve Groom ....................76-68-72-216

14. Jon Troutman ...................72-75-70-217

John Richman ..................71-75-71-217

Don Walsworth ...............69-76-72-217

Clay Devers .......................68-76-73-217

2012Photo Courtesy of Bruce Mathews Photography

18. Korbin Kuehn ...................75-72-71-218

Luke Varner ......................72-72-74-218

20. Tyler Dunn .........................75-74-70-219

21. Michael Tanner ................73-76-71-220

Rod Wray ...........................74-72-74-220

Kris Casburn .....................72-72-76-220

24. Jeff Sheppard ...................76-72-73-221

Clay Ederer ........................78-70-73-221

Brent Mertz .......................72-75-74-221

Doug Albers .....................73-71-77-221

28. Michael Greene ...............73-75-74-222

Chris Happ ........................75-72-75-222

Zac Gavlak .........................75-71-76-222

Ross Thornton ..................70-74-78-222

32. JC DeLeon .........................78-75-72-225

33. Andy Smith .......................74-78-74-226

Tom Leonard ....................73-77-76-226

35. Jeff Sedorcek ....................77-71-79-227

36. Ryan Fitzpatrick ...............79-75-74-228

Zac Dittmer .......................73-80-75-228

Mark Terranova ................73-79-76-228

39. Kyle Capps .........................77-78-76-231

40. Gary McClure ....................77-78-77-232

Mike Boring .......................75-79-78-232

42. Jim Powell ..........................78-74-81-233

43. Kevin Handlan ..................77-77-81-235

44. Todd Stice ..........................79-82-77-238

Mike Ricket ........................84-77-77-238

Ed Walsworth ...................75-80-83-238

47. Charlie Schorgl ................73-73-DQ-DQ

Watson Wins Five at The NationalIndian Hills Country Club1. Tom Watson .........................69-71-70-210

2. Sean Dougherty ................72-71-72-215

3. Clay Devers ..........................75-71-74-220

Bryan Norton (a) ...............71-73-76-220

4. Joe Ida ...................................76-75-70-221

Jeff Sedorcek ......................73-74-74-221

7. Steve Shrawder ..................74-73-75-222

Curtis Yonke (a) .................72-73-77-222

9. Ryan Zech (a) ......................70-75-78-223

10. Clay Ederer ........................71-78-75-224

11. Doug Albers (a) ...............77-74-74-225

12. Wes Nichols ......................73-75-78-226

13. Zac Gavlak .........................73-80-74-227

14. Jackson Foth (a) ..............84-71-73-228

Tyler Dunn .........................74-80-74-228

Rob Wilkin ........................74-79-75-228

Joseph Winslow (a) .......78-75-75-228

2013Photo Courtesy of Bruce Mathews Photography

Austin Conroy (a) ...........75-76-77-228

19. Blake Graham ...................80-73-76-229

20. Nic Rebne (a) ....................80-76-74-230

Chris Happ ........................78-77-75-230

Ben Perry ...........................77-76-77-230

Brett Illiff (a) ......................74-72-84-230

24. Tyler Shelton (a) ..............78-77-76-231

Matt Murdoch ..................80-75-76-231

Chris Mabry ......................78-74-79-231

27. Jon Troutman (a) .............77-78-77-232

28. Zac Dittmer (a) .................80-80-73-233

Michael Greene (a) .........75-79-79-233

30. Connor Knabe (a) ............75-84-75-234

Jeff Sheppard....................78-75-81-234

32. Charlie Schorgl (a) ..........78-79-79-236

Kyle Capps ........................74-79-83-236

34. Conner Schrock (a) .........77-81-79-237

JP Derksen (a) ..................76-78-83-237

36. Michael Tanner ................80-76-82-238

37. Jim Powell .........................80-82-77-239

Kevin Handlan (a) ...........82-79-78-239

Kris Casburn (a) ................81-78-80-239

Steve Groom (a) ...............79-80-80-239

Matt Barry (a) ....................77-82-80-239

42. Gary McClure ....................81-79-81-241

43. Rod Wray ............................83-84-77-244

Ryan Fitzpatrick ...............89-76-79-244

Ben Kimminau (a) ...........79-78-87-244

46. Tom Leonard (a) ...............78-92-76-246

47. Ed Walsworth (a) ..............83-79-86-248

48. Frank Booth (a) .................87-79-85-251

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Photo Courtesy of Bruce Mathews Photography