Handicap Champions

Explore Montana’s published handicap championship records, 1930–2026.

Chris Anderson

2026 Champion

21.5 yd

Belgrade

97 published records

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Montana Handicap Champions
Year	Champion	Residence	Yardage	Broke
2026	Chris Anderson	Belgrade	21.5	—
2025	Doug Rentz	Butte	20.5	—
2024	Colby Harty	Billings	20	—
2023	Bill Camus	Sheridan	27	—
2022	Dylan Neese	Billings	20	—
2021	Ciaran O'Neill	Kalispell	27	97
2020	Hayden Sowa	Great Falls	19.5	97
2019	Greg Kneupel	Corvallis	24	98
2018	Marvin Regbein	Plains	24	98
2017	Joe Johnson	Medicine Lake	20	96
2016	Victoria Creager	Glendive	19	100
2015	David Paske	Plains	23	97
2014	Garrett Damm	Billings	22.5	98
2013	Rod Vetter	Billings	24	98
2012	Ed Goodian	Box Elder	27	97
2011	Jim Schwartz	Alberton	21	98
2010	Rick Dorr	Great Falls	27	99
2009	Ron Udal	Great Falls	23	96
2008	Paul Even	Billings	21.5	95
2007	Fred Tully	Missoula	23.5	99
2006	Cecil Marsh	Plentywood	27	99
2005	Timothy Cassidy	Butte	27	97
2004	Terry Barkell	Butte	27	97
2003	Tom Kuka	Bozeman	25.5	96
2002	Jamie Wood	Sheridan	22	99
2001	Josh Lensing	Coffee Creek	21	97
2000	Jamie Wood	Sheridan	20	97
1999	Gene Clawson Jr	Missoula	27	97
1998	Scott Levengood	Kalispell	27	96
1997	Timothy Cassidy	Butte	22	98
1996	Jim Leitzke	Helena	27	98
1995	George Costello	Butte	25	98
1994	Mark Karchgasler	Kalispell	27	96
1993	Keith (Brian) Sipe	Kalispell	27	96
1992	Michael Doty	Kalispell	21	98
1991	Scott Levengood	Kalispell	27	97
1990	Audie Anderson	Townsend	23.5	100
1989	Brian Lents	Great Falls	22.5	96
1988	Ed Goodian	Box Elder	23	99
1987	Bill Clawson	Missoula	26	97
1986	Terry Barkell	Butte	27	97
1985	David Lerum	Galata	20	97
1984	Dave Rahn	Billings	22.5	98
1983	Alfred Mues	Helena	19.5	96
1982	William Beyl	Bozeman	27	98
1981	Merrill Swenson	Scobey	20	96
1980	Tom Garrgus	Victor	27	95
1979	Dan Lineback	Billings	26	97
1978	Rodney Nick	Helena	22	98
1977	Calvin Augare	Cut Bank	22	98
1976	Ralph Fulbright	Coffee Creek	23.5	98
1975	John Reinhart	Glasgow	20	98
1974	Ray Thares	Glasgow	20	98
1973	Harry Powley	Butte	24	97
1972	Lewis Hill	Drummond	21	94
1971	Craig Drew	Somers	23.5	98
1970	Tom Alsaker	Missoula	25	99
1969	Dave Foss	Hamilton	22.5	99
1968	Larry Reddy	Great Falls	21.5	98
1967	J.W. Albrecht	Bridger	22.5	99
1966	R.B. Jones	Cut Bank	25	95
1965	Zip Eaton	Helena	27	97
1964	Mel Palmer	Butte	22	97
1963	Peter Simons	Missoula	22	97
1962	Joe Petroni	Butte	22	99
1961	Jim Johnson	Dillon	—	96
1960	Wm. Hoglund	Great Falls	21	98
1959	Nate Mane	Lewistown	23	98
1958	Hugh Adair Jr.	Helena	—	95
1957	E.H. Berg	Billings	23	96
1956	C.H. Birrer	Harn	—	94
1955	E.H. Berg	Billings	22	97
1954	Joe Murray	Missoula	22	97
1953	Dr. F.P. Duchesneau	Butte	21	99
1952	E.H. Berg	Billings	21	98
1951	Howard Byler	Hot Springs	18	98
1950	Karl Draft	Cut Bank	19	96
1949	Dr. Fred Lowe	Missoula	20	98
1948	Hugh Crossen	Gardiner	24	97
1947	Robert Poore	Butte	22	98
1946	Pete Westergard	Dillon	20	95
1945	No Shoot	—	—	—
1944	E.W. Renfro	Dell	24	98
1943	Barney Larson	Anaconda	—	94
1942	Lee Yealey	Shelby	22	94
1941	Robert Poore	Butte	23	97
1940	Robert Poore	Butte	23	98
1939	Herman R. Peterson	Dillon	24	98
1938	E.W. Renfro	Dell	24	96
1937	W.E. Tallent	Dillon	21	96
1936	E.W. Renfro	Dell	24	96
1935	L.R. Aldridge	Billings	?	97
1934	Herman R. Peterson	Dillon	?	98
1933	E.W. Renfro	Dell	24	99
1932	W.E. Tallent	Dillon	19	98
1931	Henry Snyde	Sheridan	19	98
1930	L.J. Yealy	Shelby	22	96

Records transcribed from MSTA. A dash marks an unrecorded value; original names and scores are retained. View Source (opens in a new tab)

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