114th Met Amateur Championship Country Club of Fairfield Fairfield, Conn. August 4-7, 2016 MET AMATEUR 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. 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, August 4 . .36-hole stroke play qualifying to determine 16 match play qualifiers Friday, August 5 . .Round of 16 and quarterfinals Saturday, August 6 . .Semifinals Sunday, August 7 . .36-hole final MET AMATEUR Final Field Past Champions are denoted in bold. Name Club Sam Bernstein Century Country Club Kyle Brey Bethpage State Park Golf Club Christian Cavaliere Mahopac Golf and Beach Club Michael Christifulli MGA eClub - Long Island Stephen Colodny MGA eClub - Westchester/Fairfield Brett Cooper Seawane Golf & Country Club Connor Daly Siwanoy Country Club Ethan DeForest Rondout Country Club Nick Desai Baltusrol Golf Club Bobby Diforio Jr. Westchester Hills Golf Club Zach Egermayer White Beeches Golf & Country Club John Felitto Echo Lake Country Club Owen Foote Country Club of Fairfield Eric Ganshaw Tamarack Country Club Joshua Goldenberg Fenway Golf Club Sam Goldenring Brooklake Country Club Darin Goldstein Noyac Golf Club Luke Graboyes MGA eClub - New Jersey Michael Graboyes MGA eClub - New Jersey Evan Grenus Sterling Farms Golf Club Max Greyserman Crestmont Country Club Stewart Hagestad Deepdale Golf Club Chet Hrostek MGA eClub - Westchester/Fairfield Brent Ito Mosholu Golf Club Matthew Jackson Golf Performance Center Martin Jensen Siwanoy Country Club Jonathan Jeter Nassau Players Club Hyun Woong Jin Edgewood Country Club Dawson Jones MGA eClub - New Jersey Scott Kim Darlington Golf Course Johnson Ko Bethpage State Park Golf Club Brian Komline Black Oak Golf Club Chris Kopack Ramsey Golf & Country Club Chris Lambrou Lido Golf Course Dennis Lynch Nassau Players Club Jared Mactas Paramount Country Club Joey Martinez Maidstone Club Tommy McDonagh - 2006, 2008 Shorehaven Golf Club Michael Miranda Pine Ridge Golf Club Corey Mitchener Ballyowen Golf Club MET AMATEUR Final Field Name Club Ethan Ng Fiddler's Elbow Country Club James Nicholas Winged Foot Golf Club Connor O'Rourke MGA eClub - Long Island Paul Pastore MGA eClub - Westchester/Fairfield Carter Prince Huntington Crescent Club Kieran Purcell Essex County Country Club Ross Rabin Edgewood Country Club Vinay Ramesh MGA eClub - Westchester/Fairfield William Rand East Hampton Golf Club Trevor Randolph Arcola Country Club Joseph Saladino Huntington Country Club Scott Sessions Knollwood Country Club Ryan Siegler MGA eClub - New Jersey Ryan Snouffer Essex County Country Club Mike Stamberger Manasquan River Golf Club CJ Swift MGA eClub - Westchester/Fairfield Peter Van Ingen - 1981 Deepdale Golf Club Clancy Waugh Deepdale Golf Club Henry Wesson Ridgewood Country Club Christopher White Garden City Golf Club Quick Facts Total Field: 60 Total Entries: 592 Qualifiers: 39 Exempt: 21 Par: 70 Yardage: 6,442 MET AMATEUR Sectional Qualifying Results New Jersey Raritan Valley Country Club Date: July 5 Field: 155 Qualifiers: 9 Medalist (69): Ethan Ng Qualifying Score Range: 69 - 71 Edgewood Country Club Date: July 11 Field: 155 Qualifiers: 12 Medalists (69):Henry Wesson Chris Kopack Qualifying Score Range: 69 - 72 Long Island Nissequogue Golf Club Date: July 5 Field: 70 Qualifiers: 4 Medalist (69): Dennis Lynch Qualifying Range: 69 - 71 Westchester/ Fairfield Pelham Country Club Date: July 18 Field: 125 Qualifiers: 7 Medalist (67): CJ Swift Qualifying Score Range: 67 - 71 Hudson Valley West Hills Country Club Date: July 12 Field: 66 Qualifiers: 7 Medalist (69): Bobby Diforio Jr. Qualifying Score Range: 69 - 73 MET AMATEUR About Country Club of Fairfield Oliver Jennings, son of a founder of Standard Oil, and five others incorporated the Country Cub of Fairfield in early 1914, creating a simple family club, with a converted farmhouse as clubhouse.They chose a location with magnificent views of the Long Island Sound, with onion fields stretching along a tidal marsh adjacent to Southport Harbor. Seth Raynor was enlisted to build the golf course, and construction began in 1916. It took five years to complete the course due to the challenge of the site and the country’s involvement in World War I. A links-style course, Fairfield is sprinkled with wet- lands, ponds, and sea grass. There are five par 3s, three of Founded: which cross water hazards, while another is a sparkling 1914 Course Opened: Redan, situated between the clubhouse and the beach.The 1920 present clubhouse, situated on the highest point on the Architect: property, was built in 1960 after a fire leveled the previous Seth Raynor building. Course Rating:71 The Country Club of Fairfield has hosted the 2008 Met Slope: 132 Open, won by Mark Mielke, and the 2012 MGA Senior Masters Tournament, won by Bob Howe. MET AMATEUR 113th Met Amateur Championship Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, N.J. Thursday-Sunday, July 30-August 2 Peter Kim, a 20-year-old cadet at West Point, defeated Ryan Snouffer 1-up. After the morning round, Kim contin- ued his close battle with Snouffer despite the pain of tendonitis in his ankle. Walking from shot to shot with a noticeable limp, he still maintained his lead and Kim closed out the match on the 36th hole after a grueling four days to claim his second MGA win. ~Final~ Peter Kim, Royce Brook def. Ryan Snouffer, Essex County, 1 up ~Semifinals~ Peter Kim, Royce Brook def. Joseph Saladino, Huntington, 19 holes Ryan Snouffer, Essex County def. Stewart Hagestad, Deepdale, 1 up ~Quarterfinals~ Peter Kim, Royce Brook def. Kyle Brey, Bethpage , 6 & 5 Joseph Saladino, Huntington def. Kieran Purcell, Essex County, 2 up Stewart Hagestad, Deepdale def. Luke Graboyes,Twin Brooks, 4 & 3 Ryan Snouffer, Essex County def. Sam Bernstein, Century, 19 holes ~Round of 16~ Peter Kim, Royce Brook def. Luke Feehan, Mahopac, 6 & 5 Kyle Brey, Bethpage def. Gregg Angelillo, Baltusrol, 1 up Joseph Saladino, Huntington def. Jared Mactas, Paramount, 5 & 4 Kieran Purcell, Essex County def. Greg Reilly, Country Club of Darien, 2 & 1 Luke Graboyes, Twin Brooks def. Trevor Randolph, Arcola, 3 & 2 Stewart Hagestad, Deepdale def. Jeremy Wall, Manasquan, 2 & 1 Sam Bernstein, Century def. Matthew Lowe, Colonial Springs, 19 holes Ryan Snouffer, Essex County def. Darin Goldstein, Noyac, 2 & 1 MET AMATEUR Stroke Play Results Player Club Name To Par Total T1 Luke Feehan Mahopac -3 139 Luke Graboyes Twin Brooks -3 139 T3 Sam Bernstein Century -2 140 Jared Mactas Paramount -2 140 T5 Kieran Purcell Essex County -1 141 Ryan Snouffer Essex County -1 141 7 Stewart Hagestad Golf & Body NYC +1 143 T8 Gregg Angelillo Baltusrol +2 144 Kyle Brey Bethpage State Park +2 144 T10 Jeremy Wall Manasquan River +3 145 Darin Goldstein Noyac +3 145 Greg Reilly Country Club of Darien +3 145 Joseph Saladino Huntington Country +3 145 T14 Matthew Lowe* Colonial Springs +4 146 Trevor Randolph* Arcola +4 146 Peter Kim* Royce Brook +4 146 *Qualified in a playoff 2015 Met Amateur Runner-Up, Ryan Snouffer of Essex County Country Club. MET AMATEUR 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.