Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco

Course Insight

The origins of Hillcrest Country Club go back to 1925 when Idaho Country Club was founded on the site; after that club failed during the Great Depression, Hillcrest was formed in 1940. The course, designed by Irishman A. Vernon Macan and redesigned by Robert Muir Graves in 1968, is laid out on relatively flat terrain in a parkland setting, water is in play on many holes. Hillcrest offers scoring opportunities down the stretch. No. 15 is a drivable par 4 of 293 yards, No. 16 a reachable par 5 of 535 yards, and No. 17 a short par 3 of 134 yards.

How Martin Piller Won 2015

Martin Piller opened with a 61 to take a three-stroke lead and extended his margin by one stroke in each of the three subsequent rounds to win by six with a tournament record 28-under 256 total. Jorge Fernandez-Valdes began the final round five strokes behind Piller and tried to apply pressure with a birdie-birdie-eagle start. But Piller started out birdie-eagle himself, holing his third shot from a greenside bunker on the par-5 second, and never let his lead slip to less than four strokes. Cody Gribble (62) and Jin Park (67) tied for third at 263. • Piller’s 124 total for the first 36 holes matched the Web.com Tour record set by Kevin Chappell at the 2010 Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. His 256 total for 72 holes was the second- best ever on the Web.com Tour, behind Steve Wheatcroft’s 255 at the 2011 Melwood Prince George’s County Open.