62 nd MGA Ike Stroke Play Championship Presented by Callaway CENTURY COUNTRY CLUB Purchase, N.Y. June 26 & 27, 2017 History of the Ike C hampionship The Ike Championship Presented by Callaway was founded in 1953 by Daily News sportswriter Dana Mozley and nurtured through the years by Mozley and former MGA President George Sands. Although always immensely popular, the event suffered during the late 1970s and early 1980s after the Daily News dropped its sponsorship. In 1986, the MGA purchased the rights to the Ike. With the MGA’s involvement, the event regained its stature and became the area’s premier stroke-play amateur event. The Ike today attracts more entries than any other MGA championship for individuals. Despite a long list of outstanding champions — The Ike Championship including Thomas Goodwin, Robert Gardner, Willie boasts one of the MGA’s Turnesa, George Burns III, George Zahringer III, and most coveted trophies. Jeff Thomas — the Ike always will be synonymous with the name Courville. The late Jerry Courville Sr. dominated the event in the 1960s, winning a record six titles between 1961 and 1970, while son Jerry Jr. grabbed the baton with back-to-back victories in 1990 and 1991, and again in 1997. The duo also combined to win three Ike Team championships for Shorehaven Golf Club. Zahringer III holds five Ike titles. Gardner and Jonas Saxton are tied with Courville Jr. with three titles. This season will be the first time Century Country Club has hosted the Ike Championship. In 1995, it hosted the Met Amateur Championship, won by Jerry Courville, Jr. About the Ike Eligibility The competition is open to amateur golfers who are members of an MGA Member Club. A person who does not reside in the MGA territory and who is not a full-time student or employed in the MGA territory cannot join an MGA Member Club for the purpose of entering the Ike Championship. All entrants must have a current USGA Handicap Index not to exceed 5.0 under the USGA Handicap System and are subject to the MGA Rules and Regulations. Format of Play 54-hole, stroke-play championship. Field cut to low 40 & ties after 18 holes. In the event of a tie after 54 holes, the champion will be determined by a three-hole aggregate playoff, followed by sudden death if necessary. Team Championship A. The 2017 Ike Team Champions will be the two individuals representing the same club who have the lowest 54-hole combined total score. B. In the event that no club has two or more individuals who survive the 18-hole cut, the team champions will be the two individuals from the same club who have the lowest combined 18-hole total. C. MGA member clubs do not need to designate a team and are not limited to the number of individuals who may enter the championship. Note: MGA eClubs are not eligible for the Ike Team Championship. Exempt Categories (If otherwise eligible) 1. Individual Ike, Met Amateur and Met Open Champions from the last 5 years. 2. USGA Champions and members of the Walker Cup team from the last 10 years. 3. Individual Ike and Met Amateur Champions prior to 1986. 4. Top 10 individual finishers in the 2016 Ike Championship. 5. 2016 Met Amateur Quarterfinalists. 6. 2016 Ike Team Champions. 7. Current Champion of the NJSGA, WGA, NYC, CSGA and LIGA Amateur Championships by June 25th. 8. 2016 MGA Public Links, Mid-Amateur, Junior, and Carter Cup Champions. 9. 2017 MGA Senior Amateur Champion. 10. Low Amateur in the 2016 Met Open Championship and 2016 NYSGA Amateur Champion. 11. The 2016 MGA Player of the Year Honor Roll. 12. Five Leaders (minimum of 75 points) on the 2017 MGA Player of the Year list by May 21st, 2017. 13. A representative team (two players) from the Championship Host Club – Century Country Club. About Century County Country Club Century Country Club was formed in 1898 by a group of prominent bankers and industrialists, including Benjamin Guggenheim, who died aboard the Titanic in 1912. The club’s name was chosen because the club was created near the turn of a new century, or perhaps because membership originally was limited to 100. The Club had a nine-hole golf course in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, fronting Long Island Sound. In 1904, Century moved to Greenburgh in Westchester County, where a clubhouse was built along with an 18-hole golf course and several tennis courts. Some members became dissatisfied with the design and Founded: size of the golf course around 1920 and so, after some dis - 1898 cussion, the Club purchased 175 acres of the George W. Course Opened: Fairchild property on Anderson Hill Road in Purchase. The 1924 Greenburgh site was sold to the Metropolis Country Club. Architects: Their new course at Century was designed by the famous H.S. Colt British architect C. H. Alison of the firm Colt & Alison, and Charles Alison opened in 1924. Course Rating:74.6 Ben Hogan came to Century in 1938. A member’s "letter Slope: 139 of recommendation" simply stated that "he made a nice appearance." Hogan became the head professional (for two years) in 1940. Final Field Past Champions are denoted in bold . Name Club Dan Abbondandolo Brookville Country Club Colby Anderson Nassau Country Club Russ Aue Nassau Players Club Michael Auerbach Nassau Players Club Gray Barnes Centennial Golf Club Jim Barry Spring Lake Golf Club Reid Bedell Manasquan River Golf Club Sam Bernstein Century Country Club Jay Blumenfeld Mountain Ridge Country Club Louis Bodine Copper Hill Country Club Kyle Brey Bethpage State Park Golf Club Edward Bugniazet Winged Foot Golf Club Kyle Burke West Sayville Mens Golf Club Matthew Camel Round Hill Club Jay Card Gardiners Bay Country Club Bear Carlson Bedford Golf & Tennis Club Tore Carlson Bedford Golf & Tennis Club Conor Casey Somerset Hills Country Club Christian Cavaliere Mahopac Golf and Beach Club Andrew Chambers Maidstone Club Tyler Cline The Tuxedo Club Michael Cochrane MGA eClub - Westchester/Fairfield Jacob Cohl Liberty National Golf Club Thomas Collins Essex County Country Club Brett Cyrgalis Plandome Country Club Connor Daly Siwanoy Country Club Brendan Davis Fiddler's Elbow Country Club Ryan Davis New Jersey National Golf Club Andrew DeMarco MGA eClub - Long Island Nick Desai Baltusrol Golf Club Blake Dipaola Black Oak Golf Club Tyler Duke Rumson Country Club Kevin Duncan McCann Golf Course Thomas Dunleavy Wee Burn Country Club John Ervasti Sleepy Hollow Country Club Chris Eskierski MGA eClub - Westchester/Fairfield Final Field Name Club Luke Feehan Mahopac Golf and Beach Club John Felitto Echo Lake Country Club Daniel Gabel McCann Golf Course Christopher Gabriele Huntington Country Club Paul Gabriele Huntington Country Club Eric Ganshaw Round Hill Club Sam Goldenring Brooklake Country Club Darin Goldstein Deepdale Golf Club Daniel Gordon North Hempstead Country Club Christopher Gotterup Rumson Country Club Luke Graboyes Watchung Valley Golf Club Michael Graboyes Watchung Valley Golf Club Evan Grenus Sterling Farms Golf Club Luke Haralampoudis Spring Brook Country Club Sean Haselton Met PGA Junior Golf Club Oliver Hudesman Muttontown Club Brett Inserra Manhattan Woods Golf Club Matthew Jackson Golf Performance Center Jonathan Jeter Nassau Players Club Dawson Jones Jumping Brook Country Club Jordan Kaplan Pine Hollow Country Club KJ Kim Darlington Golf Course Peter Kim Royce Brook Golf Club Scott Kim Darlington Golf Course Brian Komline Black Oak Golf Club Todd Kozlowsky St George's Golf & Country C lub Brian Krex Winged Foot Golf Club Thomas LaMorte Haworth Country Club Clifford Lindholm Montclair Golf Club Matthew Lowe Colonial Springs Golf Club Dennis Lynch Nassau Players Club Mark Lyszczasz Neshanic Valley Golf Course Daniel Macdonald Arcola Country Club Gerry Mackedon Port Jefferson Country Club at Harbor Hill Scott Mackesy Winged Foot Golf Club Matt Mattare Darlington Golf Course Final Field Name Club Brian McClure MGA eClub - Westchester/Fairfield Darren McCormack Great Rock Golf Club Rich Messina Sands Point Golf Club Philip Mintz Century Country Club Michael Miranda Bethpage State Park Golf Club Jason Monroe Fenway Golf Club John Morgan Canoe Brook Country Club Matthew Morgan Darlington Golf Course Gen Nagai Rolling Green Golf Club Ethan Ng Fiddler's Elbow Country Club James Nicholas Deepdale Golf Club Christopher O'Keefe Bethpage State Park Golf Club Armando Olivieri Griff Harris Mens Golf Club Kealan Oreilly Sands Point Golf Club Connor O'Rourke MGA eClub - Long Island Dan O'Rourke Oak Hill Golf Club Scott Osler North Fork Country Club William Parker The Creek Paul Pastore MGA eClub - Westchester/Fairfield Bryan Pendrick Mill River Club Ben Pirro MGA eClub - Long Island David Powers Swan Lake Golf & Country C lub Kieran Purcell Essex County Country Club Evan Quinn New Jersey National Golf Club Trevor Randolph Arcola Country Club Michael Reilly MGA eClub - New Jersey Matthew Rendell MGA eClub - New York City Bradley Rock Jr. Wheatley Hills Golf Club Ryan Rodriguez The Golf Club at Mansion Ridge Jim Romaniello Shorehaven Golf Club Enrico Sabatino Swan Lake Golf Course Logan Sabins Jumping Brook Country Club Joseph Saladino Huntington Country Club Wes Samons MGA eClub - New Jersey Michael Savitt Century Country Club Final Field Name Club Johnny Schob Huntington Crescent Club Dave Segot Nassau Players Club Hunter Semels North Hempstead Country Club Ryan Skae Rockland Country Club Michael Stamberger Spring Lake Golf Club Jake Sullivan Golf Performance Center Kevin Talty Smithtown Landing Golf Club Max Theodorakis Ridgewood Country Club (Conn.) Tom Trakoval Port Jefferson CC at Hrbr Hill Jake Trotta Wykagyl