Dan DeLuca
•2/28/2025
The 63rd edition of the Yuengling Open returns to the Fort Myers Country Club this Saturday and Sunday, featuring 40 professional golfers vying for the title.
The tournament is free and open to the public. There will be two sets of tee times starting with the final group starting at about 1 p.m. each day.
Defending champion Alex Weiss will return as will last year's runner-up Beau Titsworth. Last year, Weiss shot a 3-under 67 to earn a one-shot victory over Titsworth and claim the $13,000 first prize.
A handful of former winners will also compete including Justin McCarraher (2007) and Randy Leen (2009). Two-time champions George McNeill and Rick Lamb will not be participating because they are competing at other events.
On Tuesday, Connor Jones won the tournament qualifier at Fort Myers Country Club by one stroke over Austin Vokovits, Evan Long and Maximilian Hermann, shooting a 6-under 64. Carson Holmes won a playoff to claim the fifth and final qualifying spot.
Ongoing renovations to the restaurant and cart barn at the Fort Myers Country Club necessitated a somewhat altered spectator experience for this tournament.
"The restaurant is going to have some grills going and there will be a food truck but it's all outdoor seating," Fort Myers Country Club pro Kari Phenix said. "It's a bit of a unique situation with some growing pains. That's why we didn't want to add a bunch of new things for the tournament because we weren't sure what we'd be dealing with."
The winner of this year's Yuengling Open will once again receive a check for $13,000 and the total purse for the vent will be $41,000.
1963: Bob Jewett
1964: Bob Jewett
1965: Art Stuhler
1966: Marion Heck
1967: Marion Heck
1968: Steve Bull
1969: Marion Heck
1970: Jim King
1971: Dennis Rouse
1972: Del Starks
1973: Tommy Bolt
1974: Dan Keefe, John Parsons
1975: Marion Heck
1976: Doug Dalziel
1977: Tommy Bolt
1978: Jim Albus
1979: David Thore
1980: Bobby Nichols
1981: Jim Albus
1982: Mick Soli
1983: Lynn Janson
1984: Bill Murchison
1985: Steve Benson
1986: Larry Ziegler
1987: Ed Dougherty
1988: Lee Janzen
1989: Jeff Coston
1990: Roy Biancalana
1991: Nolan Henke
1992: Tommy Valentine
1993: Eric Booker
1994: Dana Quigley
1995: Marion Heck
1996: Eric Booker
1997: Tommy Tolles
1998: Lonnie Nielsen
1999: Nolan Henke
2000: Steve Scott
2001: Tommy Tolles
2002: George McNeill
2003: Mike Harris
2004: Steve Benson
2005: Dana Quigley
2006: Shawn Matthews
2007: Justin McCarraher
2008: George McNeill
2009: Randy Leen
2010: Brennan Webb
2011: Dustin Cone
2012: Akio Sadakata
2013: Donald Constable
2014: Brandon Lee
2015: Derek Lamely
2016: Derek Gillespie
2017: Derek Lamely
2018: Eric Steger
2019: Derek Lamely
2020: Connor Arendell
2021: Rick Lamb
2022: MJ Maguire
2023: Rick Lamb
2024: Alex Weiss