- Albertsons Boise Open
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Albertsons Boise Open Tournament information Location Boise, Idaho Established 1990 Course(s) Hillcrest Country Club Par 71 Length 6,818 yards (6,234 m) Tour(s) Nationwide Tour Format Stroke play - 72 holes Prize fund $725,000 Month played September Tournament record score Aggregate 263 Jon Mills (2007)
263 Hunter Haas (2010)To par –21 Jon Mills (2007)
–21 Hunter Haas (2010)Current champion 
Jason KokrakThe Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft is a professional golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour, played annually in mid-September at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho. In 2011, the 22nd Boise Open was held September 15-18 and won by Jason Kokrak by two strokes.
Albertsons, a major supermarket retailer in the western U.S., has been the title sponsor since 2002. The grocery chain was founded by Joe Albertson in 1939 in Boise. The company was headquartered in Boise until 2006, when it was acquired by Supervalu of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The company has committed to sponsorship of the tournament through 2013.[1]
The Boise Open has been played every year since 1990, the first year of the tour, then known as the Ben Hogan Tour. It is one of four original tournaments on the current schedule.[2] Established in 1940, Hillcrest Country Club has been the only home of the tournament since its inception. The Boise Open was a 54-hole tournament for its first six years, a fourth round was added in 1996.
This stop in southwestern Idaho consistently offers one of the top purses on the Nationwide Tour. The 2008 purse was $725,000, with $130,500 going to the winner, Chris Tidland, who shot 264 (20 under par) to win by four strokes. The 2009 purse was identical; winner Fran Quinn shot 270 (-14) with a birdie on the final hole to edge third round leader Blake Adams by a single stroke.[3] With an identical purse in 2010, Hunter Haas shot 263 (-21) to win by one stroke over Daniel Summerhays.[4]
Contents
Course layout
(2008) [5]
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Yards 409 523 561 182 440 414 422 199 407 3,557 359 462 408 216 438 293 535 134 399 3,244 6,801 Par 4 5 5 3 4 4 4 3 4 36 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 35 71 Winners
Year Dates Winner Score To par Margin[6]
of victoryPurse ($) Winner's
share ($)Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft 2011 Sep 15-18 Jason Kokrak266 −18 2 strokes 725,000 130,500 2010 Sep 16-19 Hunter Haas263 −21 1 stroke 725,000 130,500 2009 Sep 17-20 Fran Quinn270 −14 1 stroke 725,000 130,500 2008 Sep 18-21 Chris Tidland264 −20 4 strokes 725,000 130,500 Albertsons Boise Open presented by First Health 2007 Sep 20-23 
Jon Mills263 −21 3 strokes 675,000 121,500 2006 Sep 14-17 Kevin Stadler264 −20 1 stroke 650,000 117,000 2005 Sep 22-25 
Greg Chalmers269 −15 Playoff 650,000 117,000 Albertsons Boise Open 2004 Sep 23-26 Scott Gump270 −14 2 strokes 600,000 108,000 2003 Sep 18-21 Roger Tambellini267 −17 6 strokes 600,000 108,000 2002 Sep 19-22 Jason Gore273 −11 2 strokes 575,000 103,500 BUY.COM Boise Open 2001 Sep 20-23 
Michael Long270 −14 1 stroke 560,000 100,800 2000 Sep 21-24 
Tim Clark269 −15 6 strokes 560,000 100,800 NIKE Boise Open 1999 Sep 16-19 Carl Paulson266 −18 4 strokes 325,000 58,500 1998 Sep 17-20 Mike Sposa265 −19 2 strokes 300,000 54,000 1997 Sep 18-21 Iain Steel267 −17 3 strokes 275,000 49,500 1996 Sep 19-22 Matt Gogel270 −14 1 stroke 250,000 45,000 1995 Sep 22-24 Frank Lickliter200 −13 1 stroke 250,000 45,000 1994 Sep 16-18 Keith Fergus198 −15 Playoff 200,000 36,000 1993 Sep 17-19 Tommy Moore199 −14 3 strokes 200,000 36,000 Ben Hogan Boise Open 1992 Sep 18-20 Jaime Gomez202 −11 1 stroke 150,000 30,000 1991 Sep 13-15 Russell Beiersdorf202 −11 Playoff 125,000 25,000 1990 Sep 21-23 Rick Smallridge199 −14 3 strokes 100,000 20,000 References
- ^ Idaho Statesman.com - Albertsons commits to Boise Open through 2013 - 2010-01-27
- ^ Tour celebrates 20th year, will play 29 official events
- ^ Idaho Statesman.com - New England golfer wins Boise Open by taking lead on final hole - 2009-09-21
- ^ Hunter Haas wins Boise Open
- ^ pgatour.com - Nationwide Tour - 2008 Boise Open - Inside the course: Hillcrest Country Club - 2008-09-09 - accessed 2011-08-30
- ^ PGA Tour.com - Nationwide Tour - Boise Open - winners & runners-up - accessed 2011-09-19
External links
- Albertsons Boise Open.com
- PGA Tour.com - Nationwide Tour - Albertsons Boise Open
- GCSAA.org - Superintendent's fact sheet for 2007 Boise Open
- Hillcrest Country Club - official site
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