The Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft is a professional golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour, played annually in mid-September at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise, Idaho. In 2010, the 21st Boise Open is scheduled for September 16-19. 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. The company was headquartered in Boise until 2006, when it was acquired by Supervalu of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The company has committed to sponsorship of the tournament through 2013. The Boise Open 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. 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 Nationwide Tour. The 2008 purse was $725,000, with $130,500 going to the winner, Chris Tidland, who shot 264 (20 under par) to win by four strokes. The 2009 purse was identical; winner Fran Quinn shot 270 (-14) with a birdie on the final hole to edge third round leader Blake Adams by a single stroke.
Past Winners Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft * 2009 Fran Quinn * 2008 Chris Tidland Albertsons Boise Open presented by First Health * 2007 Jon Mills * 2006 Kevin Stadler * 2005 Greg Chalmers Albertsons Boise Open * 2004 Scott Gump * 2003 Roger Tambellini * 2002 Jason Gore BUY.COM Boise Open * 2001 Michael Long * 2000 Tim Clark NIKE Boise Open * 1999 Carl Paulson * 1998 Mike Sposa * 1997 Iain Steel * 1996 Matt Gogel * 1995 Frank Lickliter * 1994 Keith Fergus * 1993 Tommy Moore Ben Hogan Boise Open * 1992 Jaime Gomez * 1991 Russell Beiersdorf * 1990 Rick Smallridge
