The Albertsons Boise Open is a professional golf tournament in Idaho on the Korn Ferry Tour, played annually at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise. Held in mid-September for its first 23 years, the new September playoff schedule of the Web.com Tour in 2013 moved the Boise event up to late July. The event returned to mid-September in 2016, and became part of the Web.com Tour Finals as the penultimate event. The schedule was revised for 2019 and it moved to late August.
History The tournament 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. Future notable names in the top 20 that first year were Tom Lehman, John Daly, Jeff Maggert, and Stephen Ames; David Toms made the cut.
Golf has been played on the site since the 1920s, originally named Idaho Country Club. 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 Korn Ferry Tour; it was $1.5 million in 2023, with a winner's share of $270,000. The first purse in 1990 was $100,000, with a winner's share of $20,000; the first six-figure winner's share went to Tim Clark in 2000.
The 2003 event featured 13-year-old Michelle Wie, the youngest ever to play on the tour; she carded 78-76 and missed the cut by twelve strokes.
Chris Tidland shot 264 (−20) to win by four strokes in 2008; Fran Quinn shot 270 (−14) in 2009 with a birdie on the final hole to edge third round leader Blake Adams by a single stroke. Hunter Haas shot 263 (−21) in 2010 to win by one stroke over Daniel Summerhays.
At the 2015 edition, retired Army Corporal Chad Pfeifer became the first veteran amputee to play on the Web.com Tour, but missed the cut. He lost his left leg in a 2007 explosion and earned entry through a sponsor exemption.
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, and the company was headquartered in the city until 2006, when it was acquired by Supervalu of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The company has committed to sponsorship of the tournament through 2016.
Course layout Course in 2014 Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotalYards4095235611824184143921764073,4823594624082164382935351343993,2446,726Par455344434364443445343571 The nines are switched for the members, who play the original nine holes (north) first. The elevation at the clubhouse is approximately above sea level.
Winners Korn Ferry Tour (Current Finals system) 2023–2024 Korn Ferry Tour (Old Finals system) 2016–2019, 2021–2022 Korn Ferry Tour (Championship Series) 2020 Korn Ferry Tour (Regular) 1990–2015, 2025– #YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upAlbertsons Boise Open37th 2026 Ross Steelman 257 −27 3 strokes Robby Shelton Davis Shore36th 2025 Emilio González 262 −22 1 stroke Jeffrey Kang35th 2024 Matt McCarty 263 −21 2 strokes William Mouw Kevin Roy34th 2023 Chan Kim 256 −28 2 strokes David Kocher33rd 2022 Will Gordon 263 −21 Playoff M. J. Daffue Philip Knowles32nd 2021 Greyson Sigg 265 −19 1 stroke Aaron Rai J. J. Spaun31st 2020 Stephan Jäger 262 −22 2 strokes Dan McCarthy Brandon Wu30th 2019 Matthew NeSmith 265 −19 1 stroke Brandon Hagy Viktor Hovland29th 2018 Bae Sang-moon 265 −19 1 stroke Anders Albertson Adam Schenk Roger Sloan28th 2017 Chesson Hadley 268 −16 1 stroke Ted Potter Jr. Jonathan Randolph27th 2016 Michael Thompson 261 −23 3 strokes Miguel Ángel Carballo26th 2015 Martin Piller 256 −28 6 strokes Jorge Fernández-Valdés25th 2014 Steve Wheatcroft 260 −24 Playoff Steven Alker24th 2013 Kevin Tway 261 −23 Playoff Spencer Levin23rd 2012 Luke Guthrie 262 −22 4 strokes Scott Gardiner Richard H. Lee Michael Putnam Steve Wheatcroft22nd 2011 Jason Kokrak 266 −18 2 strokes John Mallinger21st 2010 Hunter Haas 263 −21 1 stroke Daniel Summerhays20th 2009 Fran Quinn 270 −14 1 stroke Blake Adams19th 2008 Chris Tidland 264 −20 4 strokes Scott Piercy18th 2007 Jon Mills 263 −21 1 stroke D. A. Points17th 2006 Kevin Stadler 264 −20 1 stroke Glen Day16th 2005 Greg Chalmers 269 −15 Playoff Danny Ellis15th 2004 Scott Gump 270 −14 2 strokes Michael Long Jimmy Walker14th 2003 Roger Tambellini 267 −17 6 strokes Tripp Isenhour Charles Warren13th 2002 Jason Gore 273 −11 2 strokes Emlyn Aubrey Barry CheesmanBuy.com Boise Open12th 2001 Michael Long 270 −14 1 stroke Tjaart van der Walt11th 2000 Tim Clark 269 −15 6 strokes Patrick Burke Steve HaskinsNike Boise Open10th 1999 Carl Paulson 266 −18 4 strokes Joel Edwards Michael Muehr9th 1998 Mike Sposa 265 −19 2 strokes Notah Begay III Dennis Paulson8th 1997 Iain Steel 267 −17 3 strokes Carl Paulson7th 1996 Matt Gogel 270 −14 1 stroke David Berganio Jr. Stewart Cink Brett Quigley6th 1995 Frank Lickliter 200 −13 1 stroke Kevin Burton Craig Kanada5th 1994 Keith Fergus 198 −15 Playoff Bill Murchison4th 1993 Tommy Moore 199 −14 3 strokes Olin BrowneBen Hogan Boise Open3rd 1992 Jaime Gomez 202 −11 1 stroke Sean Murphy2nd 1991 Russell Beiersdorf 202 −11 Playoff Rich Parker1st 1990 Ricky Smallridge 199 −14 3 strokes David Hobby Robert Thompson Greg Whisman Source:
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Korn Ferry Tour regular-season money list, in years that the event was not part of the old Korn Ferry Tour Finals system. In years that the event was part of that system, all winners and runners-up earned PGA Tour cards.
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External links
Coverage on the Korn Ferry Tour's official site