AGE
Oldest Winner
56 years, 9 months – Jack Patroni, 1964
Youngest Winner
17 years, 3 months – Luke Sample (a), 2020
21 years, 5 months – Johnson Wagner (a), 2001
21 years, 6 months – John Stoltz (a) , 2005
SCORING
Lowest Score, 18 Holes
62 – Timothy Hegarty, 2008, CC of Fairfield
63 – Pete Cooper, 1951, Forest Hill
63 – Rick Hartmann, 1998, Creek
63 – Joe Horowitz, 2011, Sleepy Hollow
63 – Ben Polland, 2019, Piping Rock
63 – Mike Miller, 2019, Piping Rock
63 – Ryan Siegler, 2022, Bethpage Black
64 – Craig Wood, 1940, Forest Hill
64 – Jack Burke, 1949, Metropolis
64 – Bob Watson, 1958, Metropolis
64 – Larry Rentz, 1990, Westchester
64 – Mike Diffley, 1991, Hollywood
64 – Brian Lamberti, 2004, Hudson National
64 – John Stoltz, 2005, Old Westbury
64 – Paul Pastore, 2019, Piping Rock
64 – Dylan Newman, 2022, Bethpage Black
Lowest First Round
62 – Timothy Hegarty, 2008, CC of Fairfield
63 – Pete Cooper, 1951, Forest Hill
63 – Ben Polland, 2019, Piping Rock
63 – Mike Miller, 2019, Piping Rock
64 – Paul Pastore, 2019, Piping Rock
64 – Craig Wood 1940, Forest Hill
Lowest Second Round
63 – Joe Horowitz, 2011, Sleepy Hollow
63 – Ryan Siegler, 2022, Bethpage Black
64 – Jack Burke Jr., 1949, Metropolis
64 – Bob Watson, 1958, Metropolis
64 – Larry Rentz, 1990, Westchester
64 – Mike Diffley, 1991, Hollywood
64 – John Stoltz, 2005, Old Westbury
64 – Dylan Newman, 2022, Bethpage Black
Lowest Final Round (54-Hole Tournament)
63 – Rick Hartmann, 1998, Creek
64 – Brian Lamberti, 2004, Hudson National
65 – Mark Brown, 1999, Tuxedo
65 – Robert Gage, 2011, Sleepy Hollow
65 – Tyler Hall, 2017, Hollywood
65 – John Stoltz, 2011, Sleepy Hollow
66 – Matt Dobyns, 2019, Piping Rock
66 – Ryan McCormick, 2019, Piping Rock
66 – Tyler Hall, 2019, Piping Rock
Lowest Third Round (72-Hole Tournament)
65 – Jerry Pittman, 1968, Inwood
66 – Macdonald Smith, 1931, Crestmont
Lowest Final Round (72-Hole Tournament)
65 – Olin Dutra, 1932, Lido
65 – Jimmy Wright, 1965, Woodmere
Lowest 36-Hole Score
130 – Craig Wood, 1940, Forest Hill
130 – Ben Polland, 2019, Piping Rock
132 – Larry Rentz, 1990, Westchester
133 – Mike Diffley, 1991, Hollywood
133 – Ryan McCormick, 2012, Plainfield
Lowest 54-Hole Score (54-Hole Tournament)
200 – Matt Dobyns, 2019, Piping Rock
200 – Andrew Svoboda, 2021, Hudson National
201* – Brent Ito 2026, Essex County
202 – Michael Graboyes, 2019, Piping Rock
203 – Ben Polland, 2019, Piping Rock
203 – Ryan McCormick, 2019, Piping Rock
203 – Rick Hartmann, 1998, Creek
204 – Larry Rentz, 1990, Westchester
204 – Bruce Zabriski, 1993, Quaker Ridge
205 – Andrew Svoboda, 2018, Wykagyl
Lowest 54-Hole Score (72-Hole Tournament)
198 – Craig Wood, 1940, Forest Hill
204 – Wes Ellis, 1960, Ridgewood (N.J.)
204 – Jerry Pittman, 1965, Woodmere
Lowest 72-Hole Score (72-Hole Tournament)
264 – Craig Wood, 1940, Forest Hill
Lowest Last 36 Holes
132 – Pete Cooper, 1951, Forest Hill
132 – Larry Rentz, 1990, Westchester
133 – Olin Dutra, 1932, Lido
133 – Bruce Zabriski, 1993, Quaker Ridge
133 – Tyler Hall, 2017, Hollywood
Lowest 54 Holes by Amateur
204 – James Nicholas, 2019, Piping Rock
204* – Matthew Lowe, 2026, Essex County
206 – Johnson Wagner, 2001, Bethpage (Black)
209 – Cameron Wilson, 2013, Old Westbury
Lowest 72 Holes by Amateur
289 – Chet Sanok, 1952, Winged Foot (West)
Largest Margin of Victory (In 54-Hole Tournament)
12 strokes – Bruce Zabriski, 1996
5 strokes – Johnson Wagner, 2002
Largest Margin of Victory (In 72-Hole Tournament)
12 strokes – Al Mengert, 1960
11 strokes – Craig Wood, 1940
Largest Lead After 18 Holes
5 strokes – Macdonald Smith, 1925
4 strokes – Jim McGovern, 1987
Largest Lead After 36 Holes
7 strokes – Larry Rentz, 1990
6 strokes – Alex Smith, 1909
Largest Lead After 54 Holes (In 72-Hole Tournament)
9 strokes – Al Mengert, 1960
Largest Comeback By Winner Over Final 18 Holes
8 strokes – Don Massengale, 1972
7 strokes – Danny Balin, 2012
6 strokes – Jim Albus, 1970
6 strokes – Mike Burke Jr., 1997
6 strokes – Mark Brown, 1999
5 strokes – Olin Dutra, 1932
5 strokes – Rick Hartmann, 1998
Highest Last Round By Winner
83 – Marty O’Loughlin, 1922, Lido
Highest Winning Total (54-Hole Tournament)
216 – Bill Britton, 1979, Plainfield
Highest Winning Total (72-Hole Tournament)
309 – Marty O’Loughlin, 1922, Lido
CHAMPIONS
Most Wins
4 – Alex Smith (1905, 1909, 1910, 1913)
3 – Macdonald Smith (1914, 1926, 1931)
3 – Walter Hagen (1916, 1919, 1920)
3 – Mark Brown (1999, 2013, 2016)
3 – Wes Ellis (1957, 1961, 1963)
3 – Darrell Kestner (1982, 1983, 1995)
3 – Andrew Svoboda (2003, 2018, 2021)
Players to win in Consecutive Years
Walter Hagen (1916, 1919*, 1920) *no competitions 1917-1918
Alex Smith (1909-1910)
Jimmy Hines (1937-1938)
Martin Bohen (1976-1977)
Darrell Kestner (1982-1983)
Bobby Heins (1988-1989)
Johnson Wagner (2001-2002)
Wins by an Amateur
1952 – Chet Sanok, Winged Foot (West)
1967 – Jerry Courville Sr., Winged Foot (West)
1985 – George Zahringer III, Mountain Ridge
1987 – Jim McGovern, Winged Foot (West)
2001 – Johnson Wagner, Bethpage (Black)
2003 – Andrew Svoboda, Metedeconk
2005 – John Stoltz, Old Westbury
2020 – Luke Sample, Mountain Ridge
Home Club Pro Winners
Alex Smith – Wykagyl, 1909
Jack Burke – Metropolis, 1949
Second Place to First in Consecutive Years
Paul Runyan – 1933-1934
Claude Harmon Sr. – 1950-1951
Wes Ellis – 1960-1961
Jimmy Wright – 1968-1969
George Bullock – 1979-1980
Bruce Zabriski – 1995-1996
Mike Burke Jr. – 1996-1997
Rick Hartmann – 1997-1998
Winners of Met Open and PGA Championship
Tommy Armour, Jack Burke Jr., Olin Dutra, Doug Ford, Walter Hagen, Henry Picard, Paul Runyan, Gene Sarazen, Jim Turnesa
Winners of Met Open and Met Amateur in the Same Year
1985 – George Zahringer III
2001 – Johnson Wagner
2002 – Johnson Wagner
Winners of Met Open and Met Amateur
Bill Britton, Mike Burke Jr., Jerry Courville Sr.,
Jim McGovern, Andrew Svoboda, Johnson
Wagner, George Zahringer III
Winners of Met Open and Ike in the Same Year
1967 – Jerry Courville Sr.
2002 – Johnson Wagner
Winners of Met Open and Ike
Jerry Courville Sr., Mike Diffley, Andrew
Giuliani, Johnson Wagner, George Zahringer III,
Luke Sample
Winners of Met Open and U.S. Open
Tommy Armour, Olin Dutra, Johnny Farrell,
Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson, Gene
Sarazen, Alex Smith, Craig Wood
Winners of Met Open and New York State Open in the Same Year
1992 – Mark Mielke
1999 – Mark Brown
2012 – Danny Balin
2018 – Andrew Svoboda
Winners of the Met Open and Met Junior in the same Year
2020 – Luke Sample
MISCELLANEOUS
Most Top 5 Finishes
10 – Johnny Farrell
10 – Willie MacFarlane
9 – Jimmy Wright
9 – Jim Albus
Most Top 5 Finishes by an Amateur
4 – George Zahringer III
4 – Cameron Young
2 – Frank Strafaci
2 – Jerry Courville Jr.
2 – James Nicholas
Most Top 10 Finishes
14 – Johnny Farrell
13 – Willie MacFarlane
12 – Jim Albus
Most Top 10 Finishes by an Amateur
8 – George Zahringer III
6 – Cameron Young
Most Times as Low Amateur
9 – George Zahringer III
6 – Chet Sanok
Youngest Low Amateur
15 years, 9 months – Cameron Wilson, 2008
17 years, 7 months – Sam Bernstein, 2009
17 years, 8 months – Jack Wall, 2018
18 years, 3 months – Jess Sweetser, 1920
18 years, 3 months – Cameron Young, 2015
18 years, 4 months – Jerry Travers, 1905
Longest Time Between Wins
Mark Mielke – 16 years (1992 – 2008)
Andrew Svoboda – 15 years (2003 – 2018)
Mark Brown – 14 years (1999 – 2013)
Jim Albus – 14 years (1970 – 1984)
Most Times Host Club
7 – Winged Foot (1933, ’52, ’61, ’67, ’87, 2002, ’15)
5 – Plainfield (1957, ’63, ’79, ’97, 2012)
