The 17th California Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship

History and Past Champions

The California Golf Association (CGA) Senior Amateur Championship was begun in the fall of 1992, with the first two tournaments being played over the George C. Thomas, Jr.-designed course at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. In 1994, the event was moved to Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach where it has been conducted ever since during “California Amateur Week.”

Jim McMurtrey of Danville dominated the first decade of the event, winning three of the first seven championships — no one has one more than once since McMurtrey won his third title in 1998.

The championship also has a Team Play event that runs concurrently with the first two rounds. The Northern California Golf Association and Southern California Golf Association each choose four players, with the best three of four scores counting each day for the team score.

Year	Champion	Team Winner	Finals Location
2007	Gary Vanier (73-75-73--221)	Southern California	Poppy Hills GC
2006	Steve Bogan (75-74-75--224)	Northern California	Poppy Hills GC
2005	Robert Olds (73-71-75--219)	Southern California	Poppy Hills GC
2004	Robert Thompson (74-73-71--218)	Northern California	Poppy Hills GC
2003	Joe Dudley (73-72-75--220)	Southern California	Poppy Hills GC
2002	Ted Lyford (72-67-72--211)	Southern California	Poppy Hills GC
2001	Roly LaMontagne (69-75-70)	Southern California	Poppy Hills GC
2000	Mike Riley (73-76-72--221)	Northern California	Poppy Hills GC
1999	Tom Eastlack (74-75-71--220)	Southern California	Poppy Hills GC
1998	Jim McMurtrey (71-74-74--219)	Northern California	Poppy Hills GC
1997	Cliff Davis (77-70-71--220)	Northern California	Poppy Hills GC
1996	Paul Spengler (74-75-75--224)	Northern California	Poppy Hills GC
1995	Jim McMurtrey (72-74-73--219)	Northern California	Poppy Hills GC
1994	Jim McMurtrey (71-75-72--218)	N/A	Poppy Hills GC
1993	Paul Ladin (73-69--142)	N/A	Ojai Valley Inn
1992	Chuck Weil (71-71--142)	N/A	Ojai Valley Inn