Metropolitan PGA Championship

The Metropolitan PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is the section championship of the Metropolitan section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1926 at a variety of courses around the New York City metropolitan area. It was considered a PGA Tour event in the 1920s and 1930s. It is also known as simply the Metropolitan PGA or Met PGA.

History

In 1924, the Metropolitan PGA hosted its first championship. It was a one-round tournament held at Rockaway Hunting Club which was won by Walter Hagen. Though sometimes referred to as the Metropolitan PGA Championship it is different from this event.[1] The "first annual" Metropolitan PGA Championship was held in 1926 at Salisbury Country Club in Salisbury, New York on Long Island. In the finals, playing against "strong winds," Joe Turnesa "played wonderful golf" to defeat Joe Sylvester 6 & 5.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
2024 Dylan Newman 216 E 1 stroke Frank Bensel Noyac Golf Club
2023 Dylan Newman 202 −8 Playoff Matt Dobyns
Peter Ballo 		Nassau Country Club
2022 Alex Beach
2021 Peter Ballo
2020 Jason Caron
2019 Peter Ballo 205 −5 6 strokes Matt Dobyns Sleepy Hollow Country Club [3]
2018 Jason Caron
2017 Frank Bensel 210 E 5 strokes Josh Rackely Metropolis Country Club [4]
2016 Matt Dobyns 197 −16 10 strokes Frank Bensel Siwanoy Country Club [5][6]
2015 Matt Dobyns
2014 Anthony Casalino 214 −2 2 strokes Frank Bensel Glen Oaks Club [7]
2013 Danny Balin Frank Bensel
2012 Danny Balin Frank Bensel
2011 Danny Balin 208 −2 2 strokes Frank Bensel
Nick Bova 		Old Oaks [8]
2010 Mark Brown 207 −6 2 strokes Danny Balin Piping Rock Club [9]
2009 Frank Bensel 1 stroke Sean Farren Quaker Ridge Golf Club [10]
2008 Colin Amaral 209 −7 6 strokes David Young Glen Oaks Club [11]
2007 Tony DeMaria 215 −1 1 stroke Rick Hartmann The Stanwich Club [12]
2006 Ron Philo, Jr. 216 E 1 stroke Bob Rittberger
Mark Mielke 		Wee Burn Country Club [13]
2005 Mark Brown 207 −6 1 stroke Darrell Kestner Metropolis Country Club [14]
2004 Darrell Kestner 201 −9 8 strokes Mark Mielke Inwood Country Club [15]
2003 Darrell Kestner 215 −1 2 strokes Rick Hartmann
Mike Gilmore 		Atlantic Golf Club [16]
2002 Charlie Bolling 209 −1 2 strokes John Reeves Country Club of Fairfield [17]
2001 Mark Mielke 204 −9 3 strokes Carl Alexander Sunningdale Country Club [18]
2000 Rick Hartmann 212 +2 Playoff1 Carl Alexander
Heath Wassem 		Hudson National Golf Club [19]
1999 Jay McWilliams 211 −2 2 strokes Mike Melton Pine Hollow Country Club [20]
1998 Carl Alexander 208 Playoff2 Heath Wassem Century Country Club [21]
1997 Darrell Kestner 205 −5 4 strokes Dave Gosiewski Fresh Meadow Country Club [22]
1996 Bruce Zabriski 202 −11 1 stroke Rick Hartmann Piping Rock Club [23]
1995 Darrell Kestner 212 Playoff John DeForest Quaker Ridge Golf Club [24]
1994 Darrell Kestner 217 +1 4 strokes John DeForest Stanwich Club [25]
1993 Rick Vershure
1992 Mark Mielke 216 +3 Playoff Larry Rentz
Mel Baum 		Bethpage Black Course [26]
1991 Ron McDougal 200 −10 7 strokes Larry Rentz Country Club of Fairfield [27]
1990 Mel Baum
1989 Mel Baum
1988 Rick Meskell 214 −2 4 strokes Jim Albus Inwood Country Club [28]
1987 Rick Vershure
1986 Don Reese
1985 Don Reese 210 E 1 stroke Kevin Morris
Roger Ginsberg 		Country Club of Fairfield [29]
1984 Kevin Morris 215 +1 2 strokes Rick Whitfield [30]
1983 Ed Sabo 212 +2 6 strokes John Gentile Quaker Ridge Golf Club [31][32]
1982 Jim Albus 209 −4 4 strokes Kevin Morris Century Country Club [33]
1981 Jim Albus 206 −4 5 strokes Don Massengale Fresh Meadow Country Club [34]
1980 Jimmy Wright Playoff3 David Glenz Metropolis Country Club [35]
1979 Jeff Steinberg 214 +4 1 stroke Pete Davison Nassau Country Club [36]
1978 Austin Straub 215 1 stroke Marty Bohen [37]
1977 Gene Borek 1444 +4 2 strokes Austin Straub Winged Foot Golf Club [38]
1976 Jimmy Wright 211 −5 9 strokes Rex Baxter Glen Oaks [39]
1975 Bill Collins 218 +2 Jimmy Wright Meadow Brook Golf Club [40]
1974 Jimmy Wright 207 −9 10 strokes Tom Joyce
Bob Bruno 		Meadow Brook Golf Club [41]
1973 Gene Borek 284 E 3 strokes Bob Bruno
Roger Ginsburg 		[42]
1972 Jimmy Wright 292 +4 1 stroke Ron Letellier Inwood [43]
1971 Tom Nieporte 283 −1 1 stroke Don Massengale [44]
1970 Gene Borek 276 5 strokes [45]
1969 Craig Shankland
1968 Mike Krak 284 E 4 strokes Wes Ellis Pine Hollow Country Club [46]
1967 Terry Wilcox 277 −3 2 strokes Doug Ford Nassau Country Club [47]
1966 Mike Krak 287 3 strokes Bill Collins Century Country Club [48]
1965 Jerry Pittman 294 4 strokes Doug Ford
Tom Nieporte 		Middle Bay [49]
1964 Billy Farrell 287 −1 2 strokes Mickey Homa Fairview Country Club [50]
1963 Doug Ford 287 +3 7 strokes Buck Adams
Steve Doctor
Tom Nieporte 		Lido [51]
1962 Dave Marr 285 Playoff5 Doug Ford Westchester Country Club [52][53]
1961 Ed Merrins 286 Playoff6 Shelley Mayfield Meadowbrook Golf Club [54]
1960 Doug Ford Al Brosch Winged Foot Golf Club [55]
1959 Doug Ford 280 E 1 stroke Al Brosch Rockaway Hunting Club [56]
1958 Doug Ford 278 2 strokes Mickey Homa Briar Hall Country Club [57]
1957 Doug Ford 210 1 stroke Al Feminelli

Bill Collins

Concord International Golf Club [58]
1956 Bill Collins 285 +1 3 strokes Jim Turnesa Dellwood Country Club [59]
1955 Harry Cooper 285 −3 2 strokes Claude Harmon
Mike Turnesa 		Fairview Country Club [60]
1954 Steve Doctor 289 2 strokes Claude Harmon Winged Foot Golf Club [61]
1953 Clarence Doser 37th hole Mickey Homa [62]
1952 Al Brosch 137 −5 2 strokes Dick DeMane
Claude Harmon 		Innis Arden Golf Club [63]
1951 Claude Harmon 283 Pete Cooper Cold Spring Country Club [64]
1950 Al Brosch 136 −4 6 strokes Willie Goggin Willows Country Club [65]
1949 Mike Turnesa 2 up Playoff7 Al Brosch Ardsley Country Club [66][67][68]
1948 Clarence Doser
1947 Al Brosch 279 −9 8 strokes Pat Cici Cold Spring Country Club [69][70]
1946 Claude Harmon
1945 Clarence Doser
1944 Willie Goggin 215 Playoff8 Herman Barron
Frank Strazza 		[71]
1943 No tournament due to World War II
1942 Craig Wood 210 9 strokes Al Brosch Fresh Meadow Country Club [72]
1941 Al Brosch
1940 Jimmy Hines
1939 Gene Sarazen 10 & 9 Jimmy Hines [73]
1938 Al Brosch
1937 Herman Barron 294 6 strokes Henry Ciuci
Leo Mallory 		Fenway Golf Club [74]
1936 Paul Runyan
1935 Paul Runyan
1934 Leo Mallory
1933 Walter Scheiber
1932 Willie Klein
1931 Paul Runyan Gene Sarazen [73]
1930 Joe Turnesa
1929 Walter Kozak 3 & 1 Jim Turnesa [75]
1928 Gene Sarazen Craig Wood [73]
1927 Gene Sarazen 292 3 strokes Leo Diegel [76]
1926 Joe Turnesa 6 & 5 Joe Sylvester Salisbury Country Club [2]

Source:[77]

1 Hartmann defeated Alexander and Wassem on first sudden-death playoff hole with a bogey.
2 Alexander defeated Wassem on the first sudden-death playoff hole with a par.
3 Wright defeated Glenz on the first sudden-death playoff hole.
4 Rain-shortened event. The second round was cancelled due to rain.
5 Marr (72) defeated Ford (75) in an 18-hole playoff.
6 Merrins (71) defeated Mayfield (75) in an 18-hole playoff.
7Turnesa tied Brosch after the first 35-hole playoff. Turnesa won the second playoff.
8 Goggin (67) defeated Barron (71) and Strazza (73) in an 18-hole playoff.

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