The 111th Met Amateur Championship

The Stanwich Club Greenwich, Conn, August 1 - 4, 2013 MET AMATEUR

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The MGA’s oldest and most coveted amateur championship returns on August 1-4 when 60 of the Met Area’s strongest players will compete in the 111th Met Amateur at The Stanwich Club in Green- wich, Conn.

The Met Am is one of the most respected and his- toric regional amateur championships in the coun- try, rivaling only the U.S. Amateur and in terms of number of competitions. First played in 1899, the championship boasts past win- ners like , Dick Siderowf, Jerry Cour- Sam Bernstein ville Sr. (for which the MGA Player of the Year Award is named), George Zahringer III and Johnson Wagner.

The event returns to Stanwich for the third time and first since 2004 (won by PGA Tour player Andrew Svoboda). The impeccably conditioned course will play to a par- 72 of 7,133 yards and dons arguably the fastest and most challenging greens in the Met Area. Players must survive 36-hole stroke play qualifying and a 16-man bracket in order to claim the trophy.

Last year’s winner Ryan McCormick of Suburban will attempt to defend his title, something that hasn’t been done since PGA Tour pro Johnson Wagner accomplished the feat in 2001 and 2002.

“There was a point in every match last year where I felt the tide turned in my di- rection,” McCormick recalls. “Every match was a tough one and I had to play my best to win it. I am honored to be on the same trophy as guys like Johnson Wagner, Andrew Svoboda, Jim McGovern, and with local legends Jerry Courville and George Zahringer.”

McCormick’s brilliant performance at Hollywood was nearly duplicated two weeks later, as he came close to winning the Met Open (finished T2) at Plainfield. While maintaining a strong national competitive schedule this summer, McCormick said he’s ready to get back to the Met Area.

“It’s been fun traveling this summer but I am definitely excited to be playing from home this week,” he added. www.mgagolf.org

After finishing as a runner-up in 2011 to Mike Miller, Sam Bernstein of Century is seeking a place in MGA lore. The Yale junior tied for third at the Ike and fin- ished alone in third at the CSGA Palmer Cup. Defeating Bernstein in match play during last year’s Met Am was back-to-back Ike runner-up Max Buckley of Westches- ter. The 23-year-old is playing some of his best as of late, already amassing four wins, his most recent coming at the Arocla Cup.

Winged Foot’s Colin McDade has to be on everyone’s radar as well. The Richmond University golfer became the first player since 1962 to win the Westchester Ama- teur and Open in the same year. Other regional amateur champions in the field include Matt Lowe of Colonial Springs, who captured the Long Island Am, and Mi- Max Buckley chael Stamberger of Spring Lake, who won the NJSGA Amateur (he also won the Met Amateur in 2003).

Columbia University sophomore Harrison Shih of Alpine is hoping to make more noise at Stanwich this year, following his stellar semifinal finish in 2012. And don’t count out last year’s runner-up Matt Mattare of Bethpage. Mattare set the record for the lowest 18-hole round under par with his second round 7-under 64.

Other players to watch for are 2012 NJSGA Mid-Amateur Champion Brian Komline of Black Oak, who was last year’s 36-hole stroke play medalist; Pat Wilson of Pan- ther Valley, who finished T7 at the Ike and was runner-up at the NYC Am; Dylan Crowley of Glen Cove, who finished second at the Long Island Open; 2012 MGA Mid-Am winner Mark Henderson of Saint Andrew’s; and 2012 Met Junior champion Scott Kim of MGA eClub – N.J. The field will also include 5-time Met Am winner George Zahringer III of Deepdale (’82, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87). Zahringer is looking for his first win since his 2007 Ike Championship victory.

With past champions and rising stars in the field, the 111th Met Amateur will bring exciting competition to Stanwich. Quick Facts Final Field: 60 Total Entries:682 2012 Champion: Ryan McCormick, Suburban Exempts: 21 Qualifiers: 44 Format: 36-holes of on site qualifying to determine the 16 players who advance to match play. FINAL FIELD

Name Club SQR/Exemption Max Adler Sterling Farms 74 (W/CT) Hans Albertsson Winged Foot 69 (LI #1) Colby Anderson North Shore 72 (LI #2) Peter Ballo Woodway 72 (W/CT) Hal Berman Woodmere 73 (HudV) Sam Bernstein Century Exempt (6/10) Kurt Brey Bethpage State Park 71 (LI #2) Max Buckley Westchester Exempt (2a/3/6/7/10/11) Max Christiana Westchester 72 (HudV) Michael Cochrane MGA eClub - West./Fairfield 72 (LI #2) Chris Connolly Scarsdale 71 (W/CT) Dylan Crowley Glen Cove Exempt (11) John Crowley Round Hill 74 (W/CT) Brandon Dalinka MGA eClub - New Jersey Exempt (10) Ethan DeForest Rondout 74 (W/CT) Matthew Demeo Nassau Players 70 (LI #1) Nick Desai Baltusrol 72 (NJ) Luke Edelman North Jersey 73 (HudV) Ray Floyd Innis Arden 74 (W/CT) Dean Franzese Bethpage State Park 69 (LI #1) Hartej Gill Royce Brook 71 (NJ) Phil Giovannetti Westchester 72 (W/CT) Dan Goldstein Wheatley Hills 70 (LI #2) Daniel Gordon North Hempstead 71 (LI #2) Jon Groveman The Connecticut Golf Club 69 (W/CT) Danny Guise Griff Harris Exempt (10) Mark Henderson Saint Andrew’s Exempt (3) Jacob Henny Oak Hills Exempt (7) Matthew Hirsh Woodmere 72 (LI #2) Ross Hoffman Lake Success 70 (LI #2) John Jackopsic MGA eClub - West/Fairfield 72 (W/CT) Stu Kaufman Westchester 73 (W/CT) Derrick Kim Rolling Green 71 (HudV) Scott Kim MGA eClub - New Jersey 72 (HudV) Brian Komline Black Oak Exempt (3/6) Cody Lee Patterson Club 72 (LI #2) Eric LeFante MGA e-Club - New Jersey Exempt Colby Lewis Mansion Ridge 70 (W/CT) Justin Lomenzo Bethpage State Park 71 (LI #1) Matthew Lowe Colonial Springs Exempt (5) Craig Manchuck Stanwich Exempt (8) Matt Mattare Bethpage State Park Exempt (3) Ryan McCormick Suburban Exempt (1/9/10) Colin McDade Winged Foot Exempt (5/11) www.mgagolf.org

Name Club SQR/Exemption Xander McDonald-Smith Marine Park 68 (LI #1) Peter Minikes Friar’s Head 70 (LI #1) Rodean Minto MGA eClub - West/Fairfield 72 (LI #2) Dylan Newman Bonnie Briar 73 (HudV) Dan O’Callaghan Bedford Exempt (10) Kevin O’Connell Spring Lake 71 (NJ) Chris O’Keefe Bethpage State Park 72 (NJ) Trevor Randolph Arcola 72 (HudV) Tim Rosenhouse Engingeers 69 (LI #1) Joseph Saladino Huntington Exempt (2a/6) Dominic Schiavone MGA eClub - New Jersey 71 (HudV) Harrison Shih Alpine Exempt (3/10) Allan Small Fairmount 71 (NJ) Benjamin Smith Neshanic Valley Exempt (6) Ryan Snouffer Panther Valley 71 (NJ) Mike Stamberger Spring Lake Exempt (6) Steven Tarulli Hempstead 70 (LI #2) Ethan Wall Manasquan River 72 (NJ) Cyrus Whitney III Hackensack 74 (W/CT) Pat Wilson Panther Valley Exempt (10/11) John Yu Bethpage State Park Exempt (10) Matthew Yun Douglaston 72 (LI #2) George J Zahringer III Deepdale Exempt (4) Exemption Categories: 1. Ike, Met Amateur, and Met Open champions from the last five years 2. USGA champions and members of the team from the last 10 years 2a. USGA champions of the 2012 USGA Men’s State Team and Low Individual Scorer in the championship 3. The 2012 Met Amateur quarterfinalists and MGA Mid-Amateur champion 4. Met Amateur champions prior to 1984 5. The 2013 Amateur champions of the LIGA, CSGA, NJSGA, WGA, and NYSGA 6. The 2012 MGA Player of the Year Honor Roll 7. The 2013 NYC Amateur & MGA/MetLife Public Links champions 8. The club champion at the championship host club 9. Low Amateur in the 2012 Met Open 10. Top 10 finishers in the 2013 Ike Championship 11. Five leaders (minimum 100 points) on the 2013 Polo Golf MGA Player of the Year points list as of June 30, 2013

Follow the action at www.mgagolf.org, like the MGA on Facebook, follow @MGA1897 on Twitter or download the mobile app My MGA. FINAL FIELD Sectional Qualifying Results

Hudson Valley Monday, July 1 Paramount Country Club, New City, N.Y. Par: 70 Yardage: 6,655 Field: 146 Places: 6 + ties Medalists (71): Dominic Schiavone and Bongjun Derrick Kim Range of qualifying scores: 71-73

New Jersey Monday, July 8 Echo Lake Country Club, Westfield, N.J. Par: 72 Yardage: 6,824 Field: 156 Places: 7 + ties Medalists (71): Kevin O’Connell, Hartej Gill, Ryan Snouffer and Allan Small Range of qualifying scores: 71-72

Westchester/Connecticut Monday, July 8 Aspetuck Valley Country Club, Weston, Conn. Par: 71 Yardage: 6,601 Field: 156 Places: 7 + ties Medalist (69): Jon Groveman Range of qualifying scores: 69-74

Long Island Monday, July 8 Island Hills Golf and Country Club, Sayville, N.Y. Par: 71 Yardage: 6,471 Field: 126 Places: 5 + ties Medalist (68): Xander McDonald-Smith Range of qualifying scores: 68-70

Long Island Tuesday, July 9 Sands Point Golf Club, Port Washington, N.Y. Par: 70 Yardage: 6,837 Field: 156 Places: 7 + ties Medalists (70): Dan Goldstein, Ross Hoffman and Steven Tarulli Range of qualifying scores: 70-72 www.mgagolf.org About The Stanwich Club

n February of 1962 the Round Hill and Greenwich groups formed Ithe Northwich Development Company. Their specific intent was to purchase and develop Semloh Farm, with a country club and golf course as the centerpiece. The property was purchased in October, 1962, and Northwich sold 196 acres to The Stanwich Club, which had been organized that summer. William Gordon and his son David designed the Stanwich course, which opened for play on July 11, 1964. Stanwich was recognized almost from the start as the finest course in Connecticut, gaining national attention in 2002 as the site for the U.S. Mid-Amateur. George Zahringer III, a Stanwich member, edged Jerry Courville, Jr. to win the national title on a chilly day. For Zahringer there was no course more fitting on which to achieve his ultimate career success. Many believe Stanwich to be the toughest course in the Met Area, a fact made very plauisble by a course rating of 76.0 and a slope of 144 from the back tees. Long, tight, and relatively flat, with trees lining all 18 fairways, the Stanwich course Founded: is truly an imposing test of golf. Perhaps its most 1963 memorable features are the Tillinghast-style greens, Course Opened: canted severly from back to front and bunkered 1964 Architect: tenaciously at their front corners, and the lakes and William Gordon streams which come into play on eight holes. The combination of the three - the trees, the water, and Championship Tees: the sloping greens - is fearsome, indeed. Stanwich, Par: 72 also the host of two Met Opens ,is hosting the Met Yardage: 7,133 Course Rating: 76.0 Amateur for the second time, the first was in 2004 Slope: 144 and won by Andrew Svoboda who would go on to win the Met Open. MET AMATEUR 110th Met Amateur Championship Hollywood Golf Club, Deal, N.J. August 2-5, 2012

Ryan McCormick of Suburban fired an impressive 6-under 65 in the first round of stroke play qualifying, setting the pace for how he would continue to play during the match play portion of the championship. During the round of 16, he came back from a 3-down deficit to defeat his St. John’s University teammate, Pat Wilson of Panther Valley, winning five consecutive holes to wrap up a 2 & 1 victory. After defeating Greg Etimos of Island Hills in the quarterfinals, 5 & 4, he battled the defending Met Ama- teur champion and reigning MGA Player of the Year, Mike Miller of Knollwood, and defeated him 1-up. That pivotal victory, in one of the most talked-about matches of the championship, sent McCormick into the 36-hole final against Met Area newcomer Matt Mattare of Bethpage. McCormick and Mattare both got off to blazing starts in the steamy conditions and battled all the way through the morning round, with McCormick taking his first lead of the day at the 18th hole. Following the lunch break, McCormick started to pull away, jump- ing out to a 4-up lead as the match progressed through the fantastic front nine at Hollywood. While Mattare made a run to cut the deficit to 1-down, McCormick kept things together with his impressive short game and a pivotal birdie on the par-4 13th hole. The 2012 New Jersey State Amateur and New York City Ama- teur champion was able to hold on for a 3 & 2 win and add an MGA major title to his resume. 2012 champion Ryan McCormick

Final Summary: ~Final~ Ryan McCormick, Suburban def. Matt Mattare, Bethpage, 3 & 2 Starters: 68 ~Semifinals~ Qualifiers: 16 McCormick def. Mike Miller, Knollwood, 1 up Mattare def. Harrison Shih, Alpine, 5 & 4 ~Quarterfinals~ Qualifying Score: 142 Miller def. Brian Komline, Black Oak, 3 & 2 McCormick def. Greg Etimos, Island Hills, 5 & 4 Qualifying Medalist: Mattare def. Cameron Young, Sleepy Hollow, 2 and 1 Brian Komline, 134 Shih def. Max Buckley, Westchester, 3 & 2 ~Round of 16~ Komline def. Niall Handley, Essex Fells, 19 holes Miller def. Doug Kleeschulte, Wiltwyck, 3 & 2 McCormick def. Pat Wilson, Panther Valley, 2 & 1 Etimos def. Dylan Crowley, Glen Cove, 3 & 2 Mattare def. David Weisfield, Fenway, 23 holes Young def. Anthony Aloi, MGA eClub - New Jersey, 5 & 4 Buckley def. Sam Bernstein, Century, 2 & 1 Shih def. Ken Bakst, Friar’s Head, 3 and 2 www.mgagolf.org

History of the Met Amateur The Met Amateur, the MGA’s oldest championship, was played for the first time in 1899 at and quickly became the country’s most distinguished regional amateur championship. The “Met Am” is rivaled for longevity in this country only by the U.S. Amateur and Western Amateur. The original championship plate was donated by H.B. Hollins, with the condition that it be retired after three victories by representatives of the same club, a feat accomplished for Nassau Country Club by Findlay Douglas (two wins) and Jerry Travers. The subsequent trophy was a gift of then-MGA president Daniel Chauncey. The Met Amateur immediately set a lofty precedent for quality. Its first two winners, Herbert Harriman (1899) and Walter Travis (1900), also were that year’s U.S. Amateur champions. Two early rivalries — first between Travis and Douglas, then Travis and Travers — gave the tournament national attention. In subsequent years the Met Amateur has been won by the likes of , , Ray Billows, , Dick Siderowf, Frank Strafaci, George Zahringer III, Johnson Wagner, and Jerry Courville Sr. and Jr. — all top names in the history of amateur golf. Three Met Amateur champions, Zahringer III, Courville Jr. and Ken Bakst, have also won the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. The Met Amateur has always been played at match play, with only slight format changes over the years. It remains the Met Area’s most important amateur event — a demanding, sometimes grueling test of championship golf with the victor surviving multiple days of 36-hole competition.

Past Champions Year Champion Runner-up Score Site 1899 H.M. Harriman R. Brooks 2 & 1 Garden City GC 1900 Walter Travis H.M. Harriman 3 & 2 Nassau 1901 Findlay Douglas Charles Seely 11 & 10 Apawamis 1902 Walter Travis F.A. Marsellus 11 & 10 Tuxedo 1903 Findlay Douglas John Moller Jr. 10 & 9 Deal 1904 H. Wilcox P.R. Pyne II 6 & 4 Garden City GC 1905 Charles Seely A. Graham 1-up Fox Hills 1906 Jerry Travers E.M. Byers 3 & 1 Saint Andrew’s 1907 Jerry Travers Findlay Douglas 8 & 7 Nassau 1908 Charles Seely Jerry Travers 1-up (38) Baltusrol 1909 Walter Travis F. Herreshoff 3 & 2 Apawamis 1910 F. Herreshoff Jerry Travers 4 & 3 Morris County 1911 Jerry Travers Oswald Kirkby 4 & 3 Garden City GC 1912 Jerry Travers Oswald Kirkby 9 & 8 Baltusrol 1913 Jerry Travers A.F. Kammer 8 & 7 Fox Hills 1914 Oswald Kirkby Walter Travis 4 & 2 Englewood 1915 Walter Travis John Anderson 2 up Apawamis PAST CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Runner-up Score Site 1916 Oswald Kirkby F. Herreshoff 3 & 1 Nassau 1917-18 No Competitions 1919 Oswald Kirkby A.L. Walker Jr. 2 & 1 Brooklawn 1920 D.E. Sawyer G.W. White 1-up (37) Apawamis 1921 G.W. White G.A. Peacock 1-up Garden City GC 1922 Jess Sweetser J.E. Hale 10 & 8 Lakewood 1923 F.W. Dyer H.C. Tippet 6 & 5 Siwanoy 1924 W.M. Reekie E.H. Driggs Jr. 2 & 1 Lido 1925 Jess Sweetser L.M. Lloyd 6 & 5 Hollywood 1926 W.M. Reekie John Anderson 1-up (38) Winged Foot 1927 E.H. Driggs Jr. Lauren Upson 2 up Nassau 1928 Eugene Homans M.J. McCarthy Jr. 4 & 3 Fenimore 1929 M.J. McCarthy Jr. P. Haviland 7 & 6 Montclair 1930 M.J. McCarthy Jr. P. Miller-Jones 9 & 7 St. Albans 1931 Leonard Martin C.F. Shelden 5 & 4 Quaker Ridge 1932 T.S. Tailer Jr. J.E. Parker Jr. 4 & 3 Plainfield 1933 Mark Stuart Walter Rothenberg 4 & 3 Pomonok 1934 T.S. Tailer Jr. Mark Stuart 5 & 4 Wykagyl 1935 John Parker Jr. E.V. Homans 5 & 4 Canoe Brook 1936 Jr. Ray Billows 1-up Lido 1937 Willie Turnesa John Parker Jr. 6 & 5 Metropolis 1938 Frank Strafaci Willie Turnesa 3 & 1 Ridgewood 1939 Frank Strafaci Richard Chapman 2 & 1 Nassau 1940 John Burke Thomas Strafaci 2 & 1 Century 1941 Michael Cestone Martin Issler 9 & 8 Montclair 1942-43 No Competitions 1944 E.H. Driggs Jr. John Dolan 9 & 7 Sleepy Hollow 1945 Frank Strafaci Dom Morano 6 & 5 Garden City GC 1946 Frank Strafaci Douglas Ford 9 & 7 Essex County 1947 Frank Strafaci Jack Smith 7 & 6 Meadow Brook 1948 Ray Billows Robert Sweeney 8 & 6 Winged Foot 1949 Joseph McBride Joseph Gagliardi 1-up (37) Canoe Brook 1950 Frank Strafaci Robert Jacobson 7 & 6 Apawamis 1951 Joseph Gagliardi James McHale Jr. 4 & 3 Hempstead 1952 Joseph Marra Don Cherry 1-up Ridgewood 1953 Wilson Barnes Jr. Joseph Gagliardi 2 & 1 Fenway 1954 Frank Strafaci Joseph Gagliardi 6 & 4 Garden City CC 1955 Robert Kuntz John Boyet 7 & 6 Plainfield 1956 Thomas Goodwin Willie Turnesa 4 & 3 Century 1957 Paul Kelly Robert Sweeny 3 & 2 Nassau 1958 Robert Gardner Gordon Stott 1-up Knoll 1959 Paul Kelly Robert Gardner 5 & 4 Fairview 1960 Robert Gardner Howell Van Gerbig 9 & 8 Meadow Brook 1961 Robert Gardner Roger Ginsberg 1-up Canoe Brook 1962 Robert Gardner Mark Stuart Jr. 7 & 6 Sunningdale 1963 Robert Gardner John Humm 1-up (39) Nassau 1964 Robert Gardner Ralph Johnston 1-up (38) Hackensack www.mgagolf.org

Year Champion Runner-up Score Site 1965 Mark Stuart Jr. James Wilcoxen 1-up Sleepy Hollow 1966 James E. Fisher Ray Billows 5 & 3 Inwood 1967 John Baldwin Bill Harmon 3 & 2 Plainfield 1968 Dick Siderowf Dick Harmon 5 & 4 Metropolis 1969 Dick Siderowf Jerry Courville Sr. 2 & 1 Garden City CC 1970 Dick Siderowf Richard Spears 2 up Upper Montclair 1971 Richard Spears Jerry Courville Sr. 3 & 2 Winged Foot 1972 George Burns III Jerry Courville Sr. 4 & 3 Deepdale 1973 Jerry Courville Sr. George Burns III 2 & 1 Canoe Brook 1974 Dick Siderowf Doug Stein 5 & 4 Sunningdale 1975 Bill Britton Jack Dalrymple 7 & 5 Wheatley Hills 1976 Bill Britton David Muraskin 3 & 2 Plainfield 1977 Dave Ferrell Jerry Courville Sr. 1-up Century 1978 Mike Burke Jr. Clement Miner 3 & 1 Garden City GC 1979 Jerry Courville Sr. George Zahringer III 2 & 1 Mountain Ridge 1980 Howard Pierson George Zahringer III 3 & 1 Stanwich 1981 Peter Van Ingen Jeff Thomas 5 & 4 Cherry Valley 1982 George Zahringer III Mike Diffley 3 & 2 Somerset Hills 1983 Mark Diamond Jeff Thomas 2 & 1 Sleepy Hollow 1984 George Zahringer III John Baldwin 6 & 5 Deepdale 1985 George Zahringer III Clement Miner Jr. 2 & 1 Ridgewood (N.J.) 1986 George Zahringer III Robert Housen 1-up Quaker Ridge 1987 George Zahringer III Stuart Titus 2 up Meadow Brook 1988 James McGovern Jeff Thomas 6 & 4 Plainfield 1989 Dick Siderowf George Zahringer III 1-up (37) Metropolis 1990 John Baldwin R.J. Nakashian 3 & 2 Piping Rock 1991 Dennis Slezak Larry Tedesco 4 & 3 Mountain Ridge 1992 Michael Muehr Jeff Thomas 1-up Wee Burn 1993 Jeff Putman Michael Doud 4 & 2 Sands Point 1994 Dennis Hillman J.J. Henry 5 & 4 Hackensack 1995 Jerry Courville Jr. Harry Goett 7 & 6 Century 1996 Ken Bakst Jerry Courville Jr. 2 & 1 Nassau 1997 Jerry Courville Jr. John Lewis Jr. 5 & 4 Baltusrol 1998 Jerry Courville Jr. Jeff Putman 1-up Quaker Ridge 1999 Greg Rohlf Ed Gibstein 3 & 2 Deepdale 2000 David Kwon Ken Macdonald 2 & 1 Ridgewood (N.J.) 2001 Johnson Wagner Jack Skirkanich 6 & 5 Hudson National 2002 Johnson Wagner Andrew Svoboda 3 & 2 Piping Rock 2003 Michael Stamberger Michael Quagliano 1-up (37) Somerset Hills 2004 Andrew Svoboda Tyler Randol 4 & 3 Stanwich 2005 Ron Vannelli Patrick Pierson 1-up (38) Creek 2006 Tommy McDonagh Kevin Foley 1-up Baltusrol 2007 Greg Rohlf Marc Issler 5 & 4 Wykagyl 2008 Tommy McDonagh Joe Saladino 6 & 5 Friar’s Head 2009 Cameron Wilson John Ervasti 4 & 3 Hackensack 2010 Evan Beirne Cameron Wilson 7 & 6 Quaker Ridge 2011 Michael Miller Sam Bernstein 3 & 1 Piping Rock 2012 Ryan McCormick Matt Mattare 3 & 2 Hollywood MET AMATEUR Qualifying Medalists 1899 Findlay Douglas, 1946 Billy Dear H.M. Harriman 1947 Reinert Torgerson 1900 Findlay Douglas 1948 Joseph Gagliardi 1901 C.M. Hamilton 1949 Tommy Goodwin 1902 Walter Travis 1950 Mal Galletta 1903 D.L. Culver 1951 Mal Galletta 1904 Findlay Douglas 1952 Joe McBride, Willie Turnesa 1905 1953-72 No on-site qualifying 1906 Jerry Travers 1973 Jerry Courville Sr. 1907 Jerry Travers 1974 Doug Stein 1908 Walter Travis 1975 Jack Ruhs 1909 Walter Travis 1976 Jay Blumenfeld 1910 G.P. Tiffany 1977 David Van Muraskin 1911 John Montgomery Ward 1978 Jerry Courville Sr. 1912 Oswald Kirkby 1979 George Haines 1913 Jerry Travers 1980 Steve Sieg 1914 Walter Travis 1981 George Zahringer III 1915 Roy Webb 1982 George Zahringer III 1916 Philip Carter 1983 Mark Diamond, Jeff Thomas 1917-18 No competitions 1984 George Zahringer III 1919 A.L. Walker 1985 Tom Richardson 1920 D.E. Sawyer 1986 John Baldwin 1921 John Anderson 1987 George Zahringer III 1922 Jess Sweetser 1988 Robert Byrnes, Jeff Kiley 1923 Roy Webb 1989 Jim Kilduff 1924 Gardiner White, Eddie Driggs 1990 D.J. Morris 1925 Jess Sweetser 1991 Malcolm Smith 1926 Eddie Driggs 1992 Paul Antenucci 1927 Paul Havilland 1994 Jeff Thomas 1928 Maurice McCarthy 1995 Jeff Thomas 1929 Eddie Held 1996 Jerry Courville Jr. 1930 John Riddell 1997 J.J. Henry 1931 Sidney Noyes 1998 Greg Rohlf 1932 George Dunlap 1999 Joe Saladino, Ken Bakst 1933 George Voigt, Eddie Driggs, 2000 Andrew Biggadike, Eddie Held Pat Fogarty, Andrew Svoboda 1934 William Meany 2001 Johnson Wagner 1935 Tommy Tailer 2002 Andrew Svoboda 1936 George Dunlap 2003 John Stoltz 1937 Charlie Whitehead, 2004 Tyler Hall Joe Thompson, 2005 Tom Yellin 1938 Frank Strafaci 2006 Mark Farrell 1939 2007 Marc Issler 1940 Willie Turnesa 2008 Tommy McDonagh 1941 Ray Billows 2009 Michael Stamberger, 1942-43 No Competitions Eric LeFante 1944 Dom Morano 2010 Cameron Wilson 1945 Tom Robbins 2011 Alex Edfort 2012 Brian Komline www.mgagolf.org Met Amateur Records AGE Winners of Met Amateur and Met Open in Oldest Winner: the Same Year 57 years, 4 months – Ron Vannelli, 2005 George Zahringer III – 1985 Oldest Finalist (Non-Winner): Johnson Wagner – 2001 & 2002 (won Met 54 years, 4 months – John Ervasti, 2009 Open as a professional in ’02) Youngest Winner: Winners of Met Amateur and Ike in the 16 years, 10 months – Cameron Wilson, Same Year 2009 Robert Kuntz – 1955 Youngest Finalist (Non-Winner) Thomas Goodwin – 1956 16 years, 11 months – Bill Harmon, 1967 Paul Kelly – 1959 Robert Gardner – 1960, ’62 & ’63 CHAMPIONS James E. Fisher – 1966 Most Championships Michael Muehr – 1992 7 – Frank Strafaci (1938, 1939, 1945, 1946, Jerry Courville Jr. – 1997 1947, 1950, 1954) Johnson Wagner – 2002 6 – Robert Gardner (1958, 1960, 1961, Winners of Met Amateur and U.S. Open 1962, 1963, 1964) 5 – Jerry Travers (1906, 1907, 1911, 1912, Winners of Met Amateur and U.S. Am- 1913) Findlay Douglas, George Dunlap Jr., H.M. 5 – Dick Siderowf (1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, Harriman, Jess Sweetser, Jerome Travers, 1989) Walter Travis, Willie Turnesa 5 – George Zahringer III (1982, 1984, 1985, Winners of Met Amateur and U.S. 1986, 1987) Mid-Amateur Most Consecutive Championships 5 – Robert Gardner (1960-64) Ken Bakst, Jerry Courville Jr., George 4 – George Zahringer III (1984-87) Zahringer III 3 – Jerry Travers (1911-13) MATCH PLAY 3 – Frank Strafaci (1945-47) 3 – Dick Siderowf (1968-70) Largest Margin of Victory, 36-Hole Final Most Times in Final 11 & 10 – Findlay Douglas d. C.H. Seely, 8 – George Zahringer III 1901 7 – Jerry Travers 11 & 10 – Walter Travis d. F.A. Marsellus, 7 – Frank Strafaci 1902 7 – Robert Gardner Largest Margin of Victory, 18-Hole Match Most Times Runner-up 9 & 8 – Willie Turnesa d. Ken Smith, Round 4 – Jerry Courville Sr. (1969, 1971, 1972, 1, 1948 1977) Largest Margin of Victory, 36-Hole Match 4 – Jeff Thomas (1981, 1983, 1988, 1992) 15 & 14 – George Burns III d. Jerry Sachs, 3 – Joseph Gagliardi (1949, 1953, 1954) semifinals, 1972 3 – George Zahringer III (1979-80, 1989) Longest Match, 36 Holes Longest Span Between Wins 39 holes – Robert Gardner d. John Humm, 23 years – John Baldwin (1967 to 1990) 1963 Home Course Winners 38 holes – Charles Seely d. Jerry Travers, 1907 – Jerry Travers, Nassau Country Club 1908 1914 – Oswald Kirkby, Englewood GC 38 holes – Willie Reekie d. John Anderson, 1944 – Eddie Driggs, Sleepy Hollow Country 1926 Club 38 holes – Robert Gardner d. Ralph John- 1945 – Frank Strafaci, Garden City GC ston, 1964 1954 – Frank Strafaci, Garden City GC 38 holes – Ron Vannelli d. Patrick Pierson, 1958 – Robert Gardner, Knoll Golf Club 2005 1984 – George Zahringer III, Deepdale GC MET AMATEUR

Largest Margin of Victory, 36-Hole Match Largest Margin of Medalist 15 & 14 – George Burns III d. Jerry 9 strokes – G.P. Tiffany, 1910 Sachs, semifinals, 1972 9 strokes – George Dunlap, 1932 Longest Match, 36 Holes 8 strokes – Johnson Wagner, 2001 39 holes – Robert Gardner d. John Lowest 18-Hole Round in On-Site Humm, 1963 Qualifying 38 holes – Charles Seely d. Jerry Tra- 64 – Jerry Courville Jr., 1996 vers, 1908 64 – Hans Albertsson, 2010 38 holes – Willie Reekie d. John Ander- 64 - Matt Mattare, 2012 son, 1926 65 – Tom Yellin, 2005 38 holes – Robert Gardner d. Ralph 65 – Patrick Pierson, 2005 Johnston, 1964 65 – Tarik Can, 2005 65 – Kevin Foley, 2005 38 holes – Ron Vannelli d. Patrick Pier- 65 – Bernard D’Amato, 2010 son, 2005 65 - Ryan McCormick, 2012 Longest Match, 18 Holes 65 - Mike Miller, 2012 26 holes – Ted Vallo d. Andy Zazzali, Lowest 18-Hole Round Under Par Round 1, 1970 7 under, Matt Mattare, 2012 24 holes – Eddie Driggs d. Maurice Mc- 6 under, Jerry Courville Jr., 1996 Carthy, quarterfinals, 1926 6 under, Marc Issler, 2007 24 holes – Arthur Cohen d. Joe Mc- 6 under, Hans Albertsson, 2010 Bride, Round 2, 1952 6 under, Ryan McCormick, 2012 Most Matches Won 6 under, Mike Miller, 2012 53 – Ray Billows 5 under, Tom Yellin, 2005 50 – Frank Strafaci 5 under, Patrick Pierson, 2005 Best Match-Play Winning Percentage 5 under, Tarik Can, 2005 (minimum 10 matches) 5 under, Andrew Svoboda, 2002 .936 – Robert Gardner (44-3) 5 under, Bernard D’Amato, 2010 .848 – Jerry Travers (39-7) 5 under, Alex Edfort, 2011 .820 – Frank Strafaci (50-11) 5 under, David Pastore, 2011 Most Consecutive Match Victories Lowest 36-Hole Score Under Par 30 – Robert Gardner, 1960-1964 9 under, Marc Issler, 2007 16 – George Zahringer III, 1984-1987 8 under, Alex Edfort, 2011 8 under, Jerry Courville Jr., 1996 STROKE PLAY 8 under, Brian Komline, 2012 Most Times Medalist MISCELLANEOUS 4 – Walter Travis (1902, 1908-09, Most Times Host Club ‘14 8 – Nassau Country Club (1900, 1907, 4 – George Zahringer III (1981, 1982 1916, 1927, 1939, 1957, 1963, 1996) 1984, 1987) 6 – Garden City Golf Club (1899, 1904, Lowest Medalist Score, 36 Holes 1911, 1921, 1945, 1978) 132 – Jerry Courville Jr., 1996 133 – Tom Yellin, 2005 134 – Alex Edfort, 2011 134 - Brian Komline, 2012 Future Sites 2014 — The Creek, Locust Valley, N.Y. July 31-August 3 2015 — Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, N.J. 2016 — Country Club of Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn. Free “My MGA” App Download Now!

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