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Golf tournament

Golf tournament
Metropolitan Open
Tournament information
Established1905
Organized byMetropolitan Golf Association
FormatStroke play
Month playedAugust
Current champion
Peter Ballo

The Metropolitan Open is a golf tournament organized by the Metropolitan Golf Association. In the early 20th century it was one of the top events in the country and was retroactively given PGA Tour-level status.

History

The tournament has been played annually since 1905. It is the third oldest "open" golf tournament in the United States, after the U.S. Open and Western Open. It was staged for the first time in 1905 at Fox Hills Golf Club on Staten Island, which played the dual role of host and sponsor. In 1908, the Metropolitan Golf Association hosted the tournament for the first time. In 1914, Macdonald Smith shot recorded a 278 aggregate, the lowest score ever for a 72 hole tournament.

In the 1920s, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the event was "weakening" due to alleged neglect from the Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA). In addition, the event was often held in the middle of the summer in the interior of New Jersey or New York. The weather tended to be very hot which discouraged players from attending the tournament and sponsors for supporting the event. In addition, all three local sections in the tri-state regions "didn't want it." However, in 1932 the MGA began scheduling the event immediately before the U.S. Open which was normally held in nearby northeast states. Most of the top golfers therefore played The Met Open as a warm-up for the national championship and the event's "prestige" increased. Some newspapers referred to it as one of the top five events in the world at the time, along with the U.S. Open, British Open, Western Open, and PGA Championship. In 1936, "most of the nation's outstanding stars" played in the event, including Gene Sarazen, Craig Wood, Paul Runyan, and leading amateur Jess Sweetser. A young Byron Nelson won the event, one of his first big wins. In 1939, it was regarded as "richer in tradition than any tournament except the National Open" by The Daily Times. In 1940, there was one of the most notable performances. Craig Wood scored at 264 (−16) total and won the event by 11 strokes over Ben Hogan. In addition, according to The Associated Press his 264 total was considered the second lowest 72-hole total any tournament ever, only behind Percy Alliss' 262 total at the 1935 Italian Open. He also broke the tournament record by 14 strokes, which had stood for 26 years.

In 1941, however, the Metropolitan Golf Association "discontinued" the event citing that it was a "financial burden." At the end of the decade, however, the organization renewed the event and it has evolved one the premier local events in the tri-state area. In 1976, the Met Open became one of the first tournaments to use a 3-hole aggregate playoff, a style now adopted by most of the major championships. The 2009 winner was Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Met Open Championship
2024 Peter Ballo 215 −1 Playoff Ethan Ng Wee Burn
2023 Dylan Newman 209 −4 2 strokes Mark Costanza (a)
Arcola
2022 Ryan Siegler 209 −4 3 strokes Michael Graboyes
Max Greyserman
Tom Lovelady
David Pastore		 Bethpage Black
2021 Andrew Svoboda 200 −10 2 strokes Tom Lovelady Hudson National
2020 Luke Sample (a) 205 −8 3 strokes Paul Pastore
Ben Polland		 Mountain Ridge
2019 Matt Dobyns 200 −13 2 strokes Michael Graboyes Piping Rock
2018 Andrew Svoboda 205 −11 1 stroke Jack Wall (a) Wykagyl
2017 Joshua Rackley 207 −6 2 strokes Danny Balin
Matt Dobyns
David Schuster		 Hollywood
2016 Mark Brown 206 −4 4 strokes Cameron Young (a) Glen Oaks
2015 Ben Polland 210 E Playoff Tyler Hall Winged Foot (East)
2014 Grant Sturgeon 209 −7 3 strokes Frank Bensel
Timothy Puetz		 Trump Bedminster (Old)
2013 Mark Brown 209 −4 Playoff Cameron Wilson (a) Old Westbury
2012 Danny Balin 206 −9 1 stroke Mike Ballo Jr.
Bobby Gage
Morgan Hoffmann
Ryan McCormick (a)		 Plainfield
2011 Tyler Hall 206 −4 1 stroke Bobby Gage Sleepy Hollow
2010 Bob Rittberger 213 E Playoff Danny Balin Bethpage Black
2009 Andrew Giuliani 210 −3 1 stroke Jerry Courville, Jr. Ridgewood (N.J.)
2008 Mark Mielke 205 −5 3 strokes Heath Wassem Fairfield
2007 Frank Bensel 207 −6 1 stroke Rick Hartmann
Jim Herman
Bob Rittberger
Andrew Svoboda		 Meadow Brook
2006 John Guyton 210 −6 Playoff Rick Hartmann Canoe Brook
2005 John Stoltz (a) 211 Playoff Craig Thomas Old Westbury
2004 Rick Hartmann 209 −1 1 stroke Brian Lamberti Hudson National
2003 Andrew Svoboda (a) 209 5 strokes Richard Massey Metedeconk National
2002 Johnson Wagner 207 5 strokes Rob Labritz Winged Foot (West)
2001 Johnson Wagner (a) 206 −4 3 strokes Rick Hartmann Bethpage Black
2000 Michael Gilmore 207 1 stroke Jerry Courville, Jr. (a) Mountain Ridge
1999 Mark Brown 210 2 strokes Charlie Bolling
Mat Cannon		 Tuxedo
1998 Rick Hartmann 203 −7 1 stroke Darrell Kestner The Creek
1997 Mike Burke Jr. 214 3 strokes Rick Hartmann Plainfield
1996 Bruce Zabriski 208 12 strokes Charlie Bolling
Mike Burke Jr.
Chris Dachisen
George Zahringer (a)		 Stanwich
1995 Darrell Kestner 208 Playoff Bruce Zabriski Atlantic
1994 Charlie Cowell 208 −5 2 strokes Rick Hartmann
Bill King		 Ridgewood
1993 Bruce Zabriski 204 4 strokes Larry Rentz Quaker Ridge
1992 Mark Mielke 207 1 stroke Rick Vershure Nassau
1991 Mike Dillfey 205 3 strokes Jim Albus
Mel Baum		 Hollywood
1990 Larry Rentz 204 6 strokes Mel Baum
Rick Hughes
Tom McGinnis
Bruce Zabriski		 Westchester
1989 Bobby Heins 210 Playoff George Zahringer (a) Bethpage Black
1988 Bobby Heins 210 1 stroke Tom Joyce Baltusrol
1987 Jim McGovern (a) 212 1 stroke David Glenz Winged Foot
1986 David Glenz 208 1 stroke Tom Joyce Nassau
1985 George Zahringer (a) 210 2 strokes Bruce Douglass Mountain Ridge
1984 Jim Albus 210 2 strokes Rick Meskell Old Oaks
1983 Darrell Kestner 212 4 strokes Jeff Foxx
Don Reese		 Old Westbury
1982 Darrell Kestner 207 4 strokes Jim Albus Montclair
1981 Kelley Moser 211 2 strokes David Glenz Knollwood
1980 George Bullock 209 Playoff Dick Siderowf (a) Woodmere
1979 Bill Britton 216 Playoff George Bullock Plainfield
1978 David Glenz 214 Playoff Nick Manolios Quaker Ridge
1977 Marty Bohen 214 −2 2 strokes Austin Straub Meadow Brook
1976 Marty Bohen 215 −1 Playoff Lloyd Monroe
Jimmy Wright		 Upper Montclair
1975 Carlton White 211 3 strokes Carl Lohren Metropolis
1974 Bob Bruno 209 2 strokes Dave Smith Middle Bay
1973 Peter Davison 286 1 stroke Tom Joyce Hackensack
1972 Don Massengale 288 Playoff Ron Letellier Stanwich
1971 Ron Letellier 279 1 stroke Jimmy Wright Fresh Meadow
1970 Jim Albus 288 Playoff Jimmy Wright Ridgewood
1969 Jimmy Wright 284 2 stroke Mike Fetchick Fenway
1968 Jerry Pittman 274 8 strokes Jimmy Wright Inwood
1967 Jerry Courville Sr. (a) 292 4 strokes Billy Farrell
Ron Letellier
Stan Mosel
Rick Rhoads
Terry Wilcox		 Winged Foot
1966 Tom Nieporte 277 3 strokes Stan Mosel Mountain Ridge
1965 Jerry Pittman 275 3 strokes Wes Ellis
Jimmy Wright		 Woodmere
1964 Jack Patroni 284 2 strokes Wes Ellis
Al Feminelli		 Briar Hall
1963 Wes Ellis 283 5 strokes Doug Ford Plainfield
1962 Miller Barber 282 Playoff Tom Nieporte Nassau
1961 Wes Ellis 289 2 strokes Claude Harmon Winged Foot
1960 Al Mengert 272 12 strokes Wes Ellis Ridgewood
1959 Jim Turnesa 286 1 stroke Shelley Mayfield Woodmere
1958 Bob Watson 279 3 strokes Claude Harmon Metropolis
1957 Wes Ellis 296 3 strokes Shelley Mayfield Plainfield
1956 Doug Ford 288 3 strokes Mike Turnesa Inwood
1955 Art Doering 285 Playoff Al Brosch Fenway
1954 Otto Greiner 290 1 stroke Jay Hebert The Knoll
1953 Pete Cooper 284 4 strokes Pat Cici Rockville Links
1952 Chet Sanok (a) 289 2 strokes Dick Mayer
Jim Turnesa		 Winged Foot
1951 Claude Harmon 275 2 strokes Pete Cooper Forest Hill
1950 George Stuhler 280 1 stroke Claude Harmon Garden City CC
1949 Jack Burke Jr. 274 6 strokes Gene Sarazen Metropolis
1941–1948: Not played due to financial issues
1940 Craig Wood 264 −16 11 strokes Ben Hogan Forest Hill
1939 Henry Picard 283 −1 Playoff Paul Runyan (2nd)

Vic Ghezzi (3rd)

Metropolis
1938 Jimmy Hines 287 3 strokes Sam Snead Fresh Meadow
1937 Jimmy Hines 279 1 stroke Henry Picard Forest Hill
1936 Byron Nelson 283 2 strokes Craig Wood Quaker Ridge
1935 Henry Picard 284 4 strokes Sid Brews Lakeville
1934 Paul Runyan 287 1 stroke Wiffy Cox
Walter Hagen		 Echo Lake
1933 Willie Macfarlane 291 1 stroke Paul Runyan Winged Foot
1932 Olin Dutra 282 2 strokes Walter Kozak Lido
1931 Macdonald Smith 285 5 strokes Gene Sarazen Crestmont
1930 Willie Macfarlane 280 Playoff Johnny Farrell Fairview
1929 Bill Mehlhorn 288 3 strokes Wiffy Cox Lido
1928 Tommy Armour 278 −10 2 strokes Johnny Farrell Shackamaxon
1927 Johnny Farrell 296 1 stroke Bobby Cruickshank Wykagyl
1926 Macdonald Smith 286 Playoff Gene Sarazen Salisbury
1925 Gene Sarazen 295 1 stroke Joe Turnesa Grassy Sprain
1924 Mike Brady 292 2 strokes Willie Macfarlane Engineers
1923 Bob MacDonald 295 Playoff Jim Barnes Canoe Brook
1922 Marty O'Loughlin 309 3 strokes Johnny Farrell Lido
1921 Bob MacDonald 294 4 strokes Pat O'Hara Siwanoy
1920 Walter Hagen 292 Playoff Jim Barnes Greenwich
1919 Walter Hagen 294 3 strokes Emmet French North Shore
1917–1918: Not played due to World War I
1916 Walter Hagen 307 Playoff Jim Barnes
Charles Hoffner		 Garden City GC
1915 Gilbert Nicholls 292 Playoff Bob MacDonald Fox Hills
1914 Macdonald Smith 278 9 strokes Willie Macfarlane Scarsdale
1913 Alex Smith 291 1 stroke Tom McNamara Salisbury Links
1912 Tom McNamara 293 4 strokes Gilbert Nicholls Apawamis
1911 Gilbert Nicholls 281 8 strokes Jack Hobens Englewood
1910 Alex Smith 301 2 strokes John McDermott Deal
1909 Alex Smith 306 2 strokes Gilbert Nicholls Wykagyl
1908 Jack Hobens 305 1 stroke Alex Campbell Baltusrol
1907 Not held
1906 George Low 294 2 strokes Alex Smith Hollywood
1905 Alex Smith 300 Playoff Willie Anderson Fox Hills

Sources:

Picard and Runyan tied with a 70 at the end of the first 18-hole playoff while Ghezzi was eliminated with a 77. In the second playoff, Picard defeated Runyan 69 to 71.

  1. Ballo won a 3-hole playoff with a score of 1-under-par.
  2. Polland won a 3-hole playoff with a score of 2-over-par.
  3. Brown won a 3-hole playoff with a score of 2-under-par.
  4. Rittberger won a 3-hole playoff with a score of 1-over-par.
  5. Guyton won three-hole aggregate playoff. (Scores: Guyton 11, Hartmann 12)
  6. Bohen won three-hole aggregate playoff. (Scores: Bohen 10, Monroe 11, Wright 14)
  7. Macfarlane beat Farrell 142 to 144 in a 36-hole playoff.
  8. Smith beat Sarazen 66 to 70 in a third 18-hole playoff. They had tied the first two with scores of 70 and 72.
  9. MacDonald beat Barnes 70 to 79 in an 18-hole playoff.
  10. Hagen beat Barnes 70 to 74 in an 18-hole playoff.
  11. Hagen won an 18-hole playoff, scoring 74, with Barnes scoring 75 and Hoffner 77.
  12. Nicholls beat MacDonald 73 to 78 in an 18-hole playoff.
  13. Smith beat Anderson 74 to 76 in an 18-hole playoff.

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