Memories of Life in Downers Grove

The Pine Hollow Open

My favorite memories of Downers Grove through the years are of the Pine Hollow Open Golf Tournament. It started in 1977 and has run every year since on the last Saturday in April at the historic Downers Grove Golf Club. Golfers of all abilities are invited to participate. We have over one hundred golfers playing every year. The 2007 champion is Mike Troy, the golf pro at Zigfield Troy Golf Course in Woodridge.

Bruce Swanson

Pine Hollow Open Golf Champions

1977 Bruce Swanson
1978 Hal Purkey
1979 Craig Shoemaker
1980 Ken Vanderploeg
1981 Butch Thompson
1982 Ray Knippenberg
1983 Butch Thompson
1984 Jim Mueller
1985 Ken Vanderploeg
1986 Bill Mellin
1987 Ray Knippenberg
1988 Randy Yengrich
1989 George Starman
1990 Ed Hanson
1991 Chuck Andrews
1992 Tom Wagner
1993 Ken Vanderploeg
1994 Earl Smith
1995 Dave Eckdahl
1996 Roger Roy
1997 Dave Hendrix
1998 Jeff Magill
1999 Nils Anderson
2000 Scott Borowiak
2001 Edd Hogrefe
2002 Dave Kabella
2003 Mike Troy
2004 Lloyd Roth
2005 Bryan Luedke
2006 Uli Lohrman
2007 Mike Troy