113th Met Amateur Championship Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, N.J. July 30 - August 2, 2015 MET AMATEUR 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 Met Amateur Championship. All entrants must have a current USGA Handicap Index not to exceed 5.0 under the Men’s USGA Handicap System and are subject to the MGA Rules and Regulations. Format of Play 18-hole sectional qualifying. Qualifiers then play 36 holes of on-site qualifying to determine the 16 players who advance to match play. Championship Schedule Thursday, July 30 . .36-hole stroke play qualifying to determine 16 match play qualifiers Friday, July 31 . .Round of 16 and quarterfinals Saturday, August 1 . .Semifinals Sunday, August 2 . .36-hole final History of the Met Amateur The Met Amateur, the MGA’s oldest championship, was played for the first time in 1899 at Garden City Golf Club and quickly became the country’s most distinguished regional amateur championship. The longevity of the “Met Am” is rivaled 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 — garnered national attention. In subsequent years the Met Amateur has been won by the likes of Jess Sweetser, Willie Turnesa, Ray Billows, Robert Gardner, 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. Final Field Player Club Alonso, Erick White Beeches Golf and Country Club Anderson, Colby North Shore Country Club Angelillo, Gregg Baltusrol Golf Club Ayton, Obediah Rockaway Hunting Club Berman, Hal Nassau Players Club Bernstein, Sam Century Country Club Bernstein, Will Century Country Club Blumenfeld, Jay Mountain Ridge Country Club Boylan, Michael Centennial Golf Club Brey, Kurt Bethpage State Park Golf Club Brey, Kyle Bethpage State Park Golf Club Carlson, Bear Bedford Golf & Tennis Club Cha, David MGA eClub - New York City Chae, Justin Fiddler's Elbow Chin, Ryan Arcola Country Club Clark, Nate Quaker Ridge Golf Club Cooper, Brett Seawane Golf & Country Club Desai, Nick Baltusrol Golf Club Emmerman, Jonny Fenway Golf Club Feehan, Luke Mahopac Golf Club Franklin, Bruce Centennial Golf Club Gabel, Daniel Dutchess Golf Club Gabriele, Christopher Mill River Club Goldstein, Darin Noyac Golf Club Graboyes, Luke Twin Brooks Country Club Graboyes, Michael Twin Brooks Country Club Grenus, Evan M Sterling Farms Golf Club Greyserman, Max Crestmont Country Club Hagestad, Stewart Golf & Body NYC Handley, Niall Essex Fells Country Club Hartong, Pieter The Stanwich Club Ito, Brent Met PGA Junior Golf Club Kelapire, Nicholas MGA eClub - Long Island Kern, Max Bethpage State Park Golf Club Kleeschulte Jr., Doug Wiltwyck Golf Club Komline, Brian Black Oak Golf Course Kozubal, Peter MGA eClub - New Jersey Lemp, Brendan MGA eClub - New Jersey Lowe, Matthew Colonial Springs Golf Club Macaluso, Michael MGA eClub - New Jersey MET AMATEUR Player Club Mactas, Jared Paramount Country Club McCarthy, Thomas Century Country Club McDonagh, Tommy Shorehaven Golf Club Olivieri, Armando III Griff Harris Men’s Golf Club Pastore, Stephen Griff Harris Men’s Golf Club Pierson, Patrick Minisceongo Golf Club Purcell, Kieran Essex County Country Club Randolph, Trevor Arcola Country Club Reilly, Greg Country Club of Darien Saladino, Joseph Huntington Country Club Savitt, Michael Century Country Club Segot, Dave Nassau Players Club Shepperly, Spencer Morris County Golf Club Shih, Harrison Paramount Country Club A Snouffer, Ryan Panther Valley Golf and Country Club Specht, Alan Wheatley Hills Golf Club Sporton, Michael MGA eClub - Long Island Stark, Zach Cedar Hill Golf and Country Club Swift, CJ MGA eClub - Westchester/Fairfield Thompson III, J.B. Westhampton Country Club Urciuoli, Thomas Baltusrol Golf Club Voetsch, John Baltusrol Golf Club Wall, Jeremy Manasquan River Golf Club Warren, Colin Rockville Links Club Wesson, Henry The Ridgewood Country Club Zychowski, Steven Mendham Golf & Tennis Club Quick Facts Total Field: 66 Total Entries: 628 Qualifiers: 45 Exempt: 19 Par: 72 (Both Upper and Lower) Upper Yardage: 6,921 Lower Yardage: 7,016 Sectional Qualifying Results New Jersey Knickerbocker Country Club Date: July 1 Field: 159 Qualifiers: 12 Medalist (66): Brent Ito Qualifying Score Range: 66 - 72 Long Island Colonial Springs Golf Club Date: July 6 Field: 143 Qualifiers: 12 Medalists (72): Kurt Brey Colin Warren Colby Anderson J.B. Thompson, III Qualifying Range: 72 - 74 The Woodmere Club Date: July 6 Field: 143 Qualifiers: 8 Medalist (69): Thomas McCarthy Luke Graboyes Will Bernstein Hal Berman Qualifying Score Range: 69 – 71 Westchester/ Fairfield Ardsley Country Club Date: July 15 Field: 163 Qualifiers: 8 Medalists (69): Obediah Ayton Pieter Hartong Greg Reilly Qualifying Score Range: 69 – 72 Hudson Valley The Links at Union Vale Date: July 14 Field: 81 Qualifiers: 5 Medalist (68): Michael Graboyes Qualifying Score Range: 68 – 74 MET AMATEUR About Baltusrol Golf Club Baltusrol’s founder, Louis Keller, who created the New York Social Register, did not play golf, but had many friends who did. In 1890, Keller bought 477 acres at the foot of New Jersey’s Baltusrol Mountain, and in May of 1895 hired George Hunter to lay out a short nine-hole course there. Subsequently, a meeting was held in Manhattan at which the Baltusrol Golf Club was organized. Baltusrol’s original course was expanded to 18 holes prior to the 1898 season, then revised in 1905 to form Founded: what the club refers to as the “Old Course.” It hosted the 1895 1903 and 1915 U.S. Opens and 1904 U.S. Amateur. Course Opened: By 1917 the Old Course had become antiquated and 1922 overcrowded, so the club purchased the 146 acres over Architect: A.W. Tillinghast which the Old Course was laid out from Keller, and an Upper Course: additional 172 acres to the west. The following year, A.W. Par: 71 Tillinghast was hired to design two new courses on the Yardage: 6,839 property. He would finish four years later, in June 1922, a Course Rating: 74.7 few months after Keller’s death. Slope: 147 Those two courses have since hosted numerous national championships, including the 1936, 1954, 1967, 1980, and 1993 U.S. Opens, the 1926 and 2000 U.S. Amateurs, and the 2005 PGA Championship. The Upper Course was the site of the 1936 U.S. Open. In 2016, the Upper Course will host the PGA Championship. 112th Met Amateur Championship The Creek, Locust Valley, N.Y. Thursday-Sunday, July 31-August 3 Unpredictable weather brought on new challenges each day and stroke play result - ed in some of the toughest match ups en route to the finals. In the end, the battle came down to David Pastore of Griff Harris Men’s Club and Matthew Lowe of Colonial Springs. Pastore was 2-up at the 35th hole, where Lowe’s tee-shot, landing just a few feet from the hole, seemed like it would force a showdown on the final hole. In an unexpected twist, Pastore’s tee- shot rolled delicately into the hole, giving Pastore an unprecedented hole-in-one walk off victory to claim the Met Amateur title and end the Championship in dramatic fashion. ~Final~ David Pastore def. Matthew Lowe, 3 & 1 ~Semifinals~ David Pastore def. Sam Bernstein, 1 up Matthew Lowe def. Joe Saladino, 2 up ~Quarterfinals~ David Pastore def. Dylan Newman, def. 19 holes Sam Bernstein def. Ryan Snouffer, def. 19 holes Matthew Lowe def. Harrison Shih, 5 and 4 Joe Saladino def. Steven Zychowski, def. 19 holes ~Round of 16~ Dylan Newman, Hollow Brook def. Josh Goldenberg, Altantic, 4 and 3 David Pastore, Griff Harris Men's Club def. Max Greyserman, Crestmont, 4 and 2 Ryan Snouffer, Panther Valley def. Nick Desai, Baltusrol, 4 and 3 Sam Bernstein, Century def. Tyler Cline, Tuxedo, 4 and 3 Matthew Lowe, Colonial Springs def. Joe Blando, Harbor Links, 6 and 5 Harrison Shih, Alpine def. Pieter Hartong, Stanwich, 3 and 2 Joe Saladino, Huntington def. Erick Alonso, Darlington, 4 and 3 Steven Zychowski, Mendham def. Darin Goldstein, Noyac, 2 up MET AMATEUR Stroke Play Results Player Club Name To Par Total 1 Dylan Newman Hollow Brook Golf Club +1 141 2 Matthew Lowe Colonial Springs Golf Club +4 144 3 Erick Alonso Darlington Golf Course +5 145 T4 Darin Goldstein Noyac Golf Club +6 146 Tyler Cline The Tuxedo Club +6 146 Nick Desai Baltusrol Golf Club +6 146 T7 David Pastore Griff Harris Men's Club +7 147 Max Greyserman Crestmont Country Club +7 147 Harrison Shih Alpine Country Club +7 147 Pieter Hartong The Stanwich Club +7 147 T11 Sam Bernstein Century Country Club +8 148 Ryan Snouffer Panther Valley Country Club +8 148 Steven Zychowski Mendham Golf & Tennis Club +8 148 14 Joseph Saladino Huntington Country Club +9 149 T15 Joe Blando Jr * Harbor Links Golf Course +10 150 Josh Goldenberg * Atlantic Golf Club +10 150 *qualified for Round of 16 in playoff Pastore celebrates after his record-breaking hole-in-one to clinch the Met Amateur title.