State Champions
Photo from the 2002 NM Senior Open (taken by Susan Koenig) shows two four-time NM State Champions
Warren Miller and Jack Shaw. Jack is third from the left on the front row and Warren is directly behind Jack.
| YEAR | CHAMPION |
|---|---|
| 1948 | John S. Candelario |
| 1949 | Edmund Czapski |
| 1950 | Edmund Czapski |
| 1951 | Jimmy Phillips |
| 1952 | Jimmy Phillips |
| 1953 | Jimmy Phillips |
| 1954 | Eugene Shapiro |
| 1955 | Eugene Shapiro |
| 1956 | Carl Freeman |
| 1957 | Jack F. Shaw |
| 1958 | Jack F. Shaw |
| 1959 | Max B. Wilkerson |
| 1960 | Max Burkett |
| 1961 | Max Burkett |
| 1962 | Warren B. Miller |
| 1963 | Max Burkett |
| 1964 | Jack F. Shaw |
| 1965 | Troy Armstrong |
| 1966 | Warren B. Miller |
| 1967 | Peter Cook |
| 1967 | Warren B. Miller |
| 1968 | Mark Wells |
| 1969 | Robert Barry |
| 1970 | Jack F. Shaw |
| 1971 | David Brookreson |
| 1972 | Stephen Sandager |
| 1973 | Spencer G. Lucas |
| 1974 | Spencer G. Lucas |
| 1975 | Eric Slud |
| 1976 | Stephen Sandager |
| 1977 | Robert Johnson |
| 1977 | Stephen Sandager |
| 1978 | Stephen Sandager |
| 1979 | Stephen Sandager |
| 1980 | Daniel Harger |
| 1981 | Warren B. Miller |
| 1982 | Ruben M. Shocron |
| 1983 | Chris A. Candelario |
| 1984 | Stephen Sandager |
| 1985 | Dennis Dyer |
| 1986 | Stephen Sandager |
| 1987 | Thomas J. Keffer |
| 1988 | Stephen C. Diebold |
| 1989 | Jesse Kraai |
| 1990 | Stephen Sandager |
| 1991 | Martin D. Cooper |
| 1992 | Tim D. Pointon |
| 1993 | Ronald P. Kensek |
| 1994 | Matthew D. Healy |
| 1995 | Tim D. Pointon |
| 1996 | Stephen Sandager |
| 1997 | John D. Cline |
| 1998 | Stephen Sandager |
| 1999 | Jesse Kraai |
| 2000 | Stephen Sandager |
| 2001 | Stephen Sandager |
| 2002 | Scott Kerns |
| 2003 | Jesse Kraai |
| 2004 | Jesse Kraai |
| 2005 | Jesse Kraai |
| 2006 | Jesse Kraai |
| 2007 | Jesse Kraai |
| 2008 | James Wilson |
| 2008 | Lior Lapid |
| 2009 | Chad Schneider |
| 2009 | Douglas Thigpen |
| 2009 | Lior Lapid |
| 2009 | Silas Perry |
| 2010 | Stephen Sandager |
| 2011 | Lior Lapid |
| 2012 | Douglas Thigpen |
| 2013 | Douglas Thigpen |
| 2013 | Jason Kammerdiner |
| 2014 | Zach Stuart |
| 2015 | Andrew Flores |
| 2016 | Andrew Flores |
| 2016 | Mark Schwarman |
| 2017 | Josh Bloomer |
| 2018 | Corbin Gustafson |
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