Past Champions

2025 Champions Angler Evan Carruthers and Capt. Greg Dini

Press Release: 51st Annual Don Hawley Tarpon Tournament June 2-6, 2025 Islamorada, FL The...

2024 Champions Angler Julian Robertson and Captain Rob Fordyce

2024 Don Hawley Tarpon Tournament Champions Angler Julian Robertson and Captain Rob...

2023 Champions Angler Evan Carruthers and Guide Greg Dini

Press Release: Angler Evan Carruthers and Guide Greg Dini win 49th Annual Don Hawley...

2022 Champions Angler L. Mark Weeks and Guide Andy Thompson

Press Release: Angler L. Mark Weeks and Guide Andy Thompson win 48th Annual Don Hawley...

2021 Champions: Angler Julian Robertson and Guide Rob Fordyce

Angler Julian Robertson and Guide Rob Fordyce with 15,000 points! Press release TBA

2020 Champions: Angler L. Mark Weeks & Guide Andy Thompson

Angler L. Mark Weeks & Captain Andy Thompson 9 Releases for a total of 9000 points

Grand Champions Since 1975

2025: Angler Evan Carruthers and Capt. Greg Dini
2024: Julian Robertson with Captain Rob Fordyce
2023: Evan Carruthers with Greg Dini
2022: Mark Weeks with Captain Andy Thompson
2021: Julian Robertson with Capt. Rob Fordyce
2020: L. Mark Weeks with Captain Andy Thompson
2019: Thane Morgan with Captain Dustin Huff
2018: Julian Robertson with Captain Rob Fordyce
2017: Bart Beasley with Captain Perry Coleman
2016: Thane Morgan with Captain Dustin Huff
2015: Thane Morgan with Captain Dustin Huff
2014: Greg Smith with Captain Scott Collins
2013: Rand Holstead with Captain Brian Helms
2012: Carlos Duncan with Captain Rob Fordyce
2011: Greg Smith with Captain Scott Collins
2010: Carlos Duncan with Captain Rob Fordyce

2009: Carlos Duncan with Captain Rob Fordyce
2008: David Dalu with Captain Scott Collins
2007: David Dalu with Captain Scott Collins
2006: Andy Mill with Captain Paul Tejera
2005: Wilson Langworthy with Captain Tony Traad
2004: Diana Rudolph with Captain Tad Burke
2003: Frank DeLucas with Captain Rick Murphy
2002: Tim Mahaffey with Captain Rick Murphy
2001: John Tebbetts with Captain Rob Fordyce
2000: Scott Deal with Captain Rick Murphy
1999: Eizo Maruhashi with Captain Randy Towe
1998: Eizo Maruhashi with Captain Randy Towe
1997: Eizo Maruhashi with Captain Randy Towe
1996: Eizo Maruhashi with Captain Randy Towe
1995: Bert Scherb, Jr. with Captain Tim Klein
1994: Eizo Maruhashi with Captain Randy Towe
1993: Bim Gill with Captain John Donnell
1992: James Eckhart with Captain Ralph Delph
1991: Fred Arbona with Captain Randy Towe

1990: Jimmy Nix with Captain Rob Fordyce
1989: Chuck Brodzki with Captain Mark Krowka
1988: Joe Robinson with Captain Doug Hill
1987: James Eckhart with Captain Ralph Delph
1986: Charles Causey with Captain Hank Brown
1985: Boyd Walker with Captain Roger Martin
1984: Lundine Coward with Captain John Kipp
1983: Pete Rubelman with Captain Ralph Delph
1982: Jimmy Bell with Captain Gary Register
1981: Chuck Helmly with Captain Roger Martin
1980: Michael Schamroth with Captain Cliff Ambrose
1979: Ken Bowman with Captain Gary Register
1978: Randy Moret with Captain Al Polofsky
1977: Billy Pate with Captain Hank Brown
1976: Leonard Berg with Captain Bill Knowles
1975: Weather Cancellation