2026 Championship Recap
Funkhouser wins by seven
Jackson Funkhouser closed with a 5-under 67 to finish at 23-under 193 and win the 2026 New Mexico Open. The New Mexico State amateur followed an opening 65 with a course-record 61 in the second round.
Ryan Sullivan finished second at 16 under. Aidan Thomas, the 2025 champion, and Blake Tomlinson tied for third at 14 under.
2026 Final Results
(a) denotes amateur. View complete final results.
Winning Score
23 under par over 54 holes.
Winning Margin
Funkhouser finished seven clear of runner-up Ryan Sullivan.
Course Record
Funkhouser's 11-under second round at Turtleback Mountain.
Championship
The New Mexico Open dates to 1954.
2026 Champion
2026 New Mexico Open
Jackson Funkhouser
College Station, Texas · New Mexico State · Amateur
65 · 61 · 67 193 (23 under)
A year after missing the cut, Funkhouser returned to Turtleback Mountain and won by seven strokes. His second-round 61 gave him a seven-shot lead heading into the final round.
He made the turn Wednesday in 37, then came home in 30, closing with a birdie on the 18th to secure the title.
Names in the 2026 Field
The 2026 field included past New Mexico Open champions, PGA TOUR winners and leading amateurs. View the complete final results.
Aidan Thomas
The 2025 champion tied for third in 2026 at 14-under 202, closing with a 67.
Notah Begay III
1998 New Mexico Open champion and four-time PGA TOUR winner. NBC Sports and Golf Channel analyst, and the 2026 recipient of the PGA TOUR's Payne Stewart Award.
Sean O'Hair
The four-time PGA TOUR winner tied for 14th at 10-under 206, with rounds of 71, 67 and 68.
Matt Every
The two-time Arnold Palmer Invitational champion tied for 47th at 3-under 213.
Travis Vick
Won the 2022 NCAA team championship with the Longhorns, then took low amateur honors at the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline.
Maurice Allen
2018 World Long Drive champion, winning the final with a 393-yard drive on his last ball.
Evan Thompson
Thompson posted rounds of 74 and 72 in his 2026 New Mexico Open appearance.
Wil Collins
The 2012 New Mexico Open champion tied for eighth in 2026 at 12-under 204.
The Course
Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort
Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort hosted the New Mexico Open for the second consecutive year in 2026. The Dick Phelps design opened in 2007 above Elephant Butte Lake. The resort is the championship's title partner and host through 2027.
The 2026 championship was played on the par-72 layout. Funkhouser set the course record with an 11-under 61 in the second round, then closed with 67 to win the title.
| Championship tees | Black, 7,306 yards, par 72 |
| Rating and slope | 74.9 / 146 |
| Architect | Dick Phelps, opened 2007 |
| Head PGA Professional | Eli Eilers |
| Address | 101 Clubhouse Dr., Elephant Butte, NM 87935 |
| Golf shop | 575-744-7100 |
Past Champions
Jackson Funkhouser joined the New Mexico Open's list of champions in 2026. First played in 1954, the championship celebrated its 72nd edition at Turtleback Mountain. The event was not held in 2020.
Recent champions
| 2026 | Jackson Funkhouser (a) |
| 2025 | Aidan Thomas |
| 2024 | Franklin Huang |
| 2023 | David Meyers |
| 2022 | Mathis Lefevre (a) |
| 2021 | Sam Saunders |
| 2019 | Blake Cannon |
| 2018 | Sam Saunders |
| 2017 | Tyler Torano |
| 2016 | Nick Mason |
| 2015 | Nick Mason |
| 2014 | Nick Mason |
(a) denotes amateur.
Names on the trophy
| 1966 | Lee Trevino |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino |
| 1992 | Paul Stankowski |
| 1998 | Notah Begay III |
| 2012 | Wil Collins |
| 2013 | Charlie Beljan |
Mike Putnam won five times between 1985 and 1994. Nick Mason won three straight from 2014 to 2016. Billy Moya, an amateur, won the first championship in 1954.
Championship Partners
The 2026 Pro-Am supported the Sun Country Golf Foundation. View all partners.
Black Mesa Senior New Mexico Open
2026 Champion · August 5 and 6, 2026
Steve Schneiter
Sandy, Utah
65 · 72 137 (7 under)
Schneiter posted rounds of 65 and 72 at Black Mesa Golf Club to finish at 7-under 137, one stroke ahead of Santa Fe's Brad Lardon. The victory was his second Senior New Mexico Open title, following his win in 2016.
The 36-hole championship was played August 5–6 at Black Mesa Golf Club. Presenting partner: Santa Claran Hotel Casino.
More from the 2026 New Mexico Open
Browse the championship photo album and hear what's next for Jackson Funkhouser in his interview with Sun Country Golf.