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Illinois State Senior Amateur Championship

The Illinois State Senior Amateur Championship, conducted annually by the Chicago District Golf Association, was first held in 1987. The Championship is open to Illinois residents age 55 and older. It is a 54-hole event, with the entire field playing 36 holes over the course of two days and the low 35 and ties playing the final 18 on the third day.The winner of the Championship is the recipient of the Earl R. Liff Trophy.

Year	Champion	Tournament Site (City)
1987	Fritz Franz	Pine Meadow GC (Mundelein)
1988	Kenny Pinns	Lick Creek GC (Pekin)
1989	Jim Swanson	Balmoral Woods CC (Crete)
1990	Lester Sutcliff	Crystal Lake CC (Crystal Lake)
1991	Lester Sutcliff	Midlane CC (Wadsworth)
1992	John Gleason	Green Acres CC (Northbrook)
1993	Jim Swanson	Soangetaha CC (Galesburg)
1994	Mills Rendell	North Shore CC (Glenview)
1995	Richard Korzen	Balmoral Woods CC (Crete)
1996	Joel Hirsch	Glen Flora CC (Waukegan)
1997	Gus Kozina	Danville CC (Danville)
1998	Bud Brownberger	Nettle Creek CC (Morris)
1999	Gus Kozina	Danville CC (Danville)
2000	Dave Hiner	Glen Flora CC (Waukegan)
2001	Rick Smith	Schaumburg GC (Schaumburg)
2002	Van Salmans	Crestwicke CC (Bloomington)
2003	Steve Rubin	Mauh-Nah-Tee-See CC (Rockford)
2004	Rick Ten Broeck	Eagle Ridge Resort (Galena)
2005	Bob Schmid	Pekin CC (Pekin)
2006	Rick Ten Broeck	Crystal Lake CC (Crystal Lake)
2007	Tom Studer	Glen Flora CC (Waukegan)
2008	Tom Studer	Aldeen GC (Rockford)
2009	Dave Ryan	Coyote Creek GC (Bartonville)
2010	Greg Wohlford	Rockford CC (Rockford)
2011	Tom Miler	Effingham CC (Effingham)
2012	Tom Miler	Prestwick CC (Frankfort)
2013	Dave Ryan	Blackstone GC (Marengo)
2014	Ed Whitaker	Royal CC of Long Grove (Long Grove)
2015	Dave Ryan	Ravisloe CC (Homewood)
2016	Dave Ryan	Bloomington CC (Bloomington)
2017	Tom Kearfott	Senica's Oak Ridge (LaSalle)
2018	Tim Sheppard	Riverside GC (North Riverside)
2019	Jeff Ott	Westmoreland CC (Wilmette)
2020	Tim Sheppard	Mt. Hawley CC (Peoria)
2021	David Feder	The Preserve at Oak Meadows (Addison)
2022	Scot Frankenreider	Riverside GC (North Riverside)
2023	Scot Frankenreider	Rockford CC (Rockford)
2024		Itasca CC (Itasca)

*-event rain-shortened to 36 holes

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