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HISTORY OF
THE TEXAS STATE OPEN
The Texas State Open has a long and storied history. The Open
began in 1960 when the great amateur Homero Blancas captured
the title. No amateur has since been able to win the Texas State
Open.
The Texas State Open has crowned many past and future stars
over its 49-year history. Past Champions who have gone on to
compete on the PGA TOUR include Ben Crenshaw, Lee Trevino,
Jeff Maggert, Blaine McCallister, Brad Lardon, Kris Cox, Kelly
Grunewald, Cameron Beckman, Martin Piller and Shawn Stefani.
2005 Low Amateur Jhonattan Vegas has also gone on to compete
on the PGA TOUR and has won
several events since.
Three-time Texas State Open Champions include: Ben
Crenshaw (’75, ’79 and ’80), Jeff Maggert (’88, ’90 and ’94) and
Kelly Grunewald (‘02, ‘05 and ‘06). Lee Trevino leads the list of
those with two Texas State Open victories.
Over the past 49 years the tournament has seen many changes,
but one thing has stayed consistent and that is the level of
competition. The field remains as strong as ever, and
because of this, the purse has steadily grown over the years.