Long Island Open

The Long Island Open is a professional golf tournament played on Long Island, New York. It is sponsored by the Long Island Golf Association and was first held in 1922 at the Cherry Valley Club in Garden City, New York. Al Brosch won a record ten titles between 1939 and 1959, a record that stands today.[1] It was a PGA Tour event in the 1920s and 1930s.

Long Island Open

Tournament information
Location	Long Island, New York
Established	1922
Organized by	Long Island Golf Association
Format	54-hole stroke play
Current champion
Andrew Svoboda

Winners

Source:[2]

• 2020 Jason Caron
• 2019 Andrew Svoboda
• 2018 Andrew Svoboda
• 2017 John Daniel Guiney
• 2016 Jimmy Hazen
• 2015 Jim Farrell
• 2014 Jimmy Hazen
• 2013 Matt Dobyns
• 2012 Mike Meehan
• 2011 Matt Dobyns
• 2010 Mark Brown[3]
• 2009 Mike Meehan
• 2008 Mike Meehan[4]
• 2007 Abbie Valentine
• 2006 Darrell Kestner[5]
• 2005 Bob Rittberger[6]
• 2004 Keith Blythe[7]
• 2003 Ron Faria[8]
• 2002 Bob Rittberger[6]
• 2001 Rick Hartmann
• 2000 Mark Mielke
• 1999 Mark Mielke[9]
• 1998 Rick Hartmann[10]
• 1997 Rick Hartmann[11]
• 1996 Tom McGinnis
• 1995 Darrell Kestner
• 1994 Rick Hartmann
• 1993 Bruce Zabriski
• 1992 Rick Meskell[12]
• 1991 Bruce Zabriski[13]
• 1990 Tom Sutter[14]
• 1989 Bruce Zabriski[15]
• 1988 Jim Albus
• 1987 Jim Albus[16]
• 1986 Rick Vershure[17]
• 1985 Bruce Zabriski
• 1984 Tom Joyce
• 1983 Don Reese
• 1982 Mike Joyce
• 1981 Mal Galletta, Jr.[18]
• 1980 Don Beatty[19]
• 1979 Mal Galletta, Jr.[20]
• 1978 Roger Ginsberg[21]
• 1977 Mal Galletta, Jr.[22]
• 1976 David Matthews[23]
• 1975 Tom Nieporte
• 1974 Jimmy Wright[24]
• 1973 Tom Nieporte[25]
• 1972 Jimmy Wright[26]
• 1971 Gene Borek[27]
• 1970 Jimmy Wright[28]
• 1969 Jimmy Wright[29]
• 1968 Jerry Pittman[30]
• 1967 Pete Mazur[31]
• 1966 Gene Borek[32]
• 1965 Tom Nieporte[33]
• 1964 Tom Nieporte[34]
• 1963 Art Silvestrone[35]
• 1962 Tom Nieporte[36]
• 1961 Ed Merrins[37]
• 1960 Bob Stuhler[38]
• 1959 Al Brosch
• 1958 John Cleary
• 1957 Shelley Mayfield[39]
• 1956 Al Brosch[40]
• 1955 Art Doering[41]
• 1954 Jay Hebert[42]
• 1953 Al Brosch[1]
• 1952 Fred Wampler
• 1951 Al Brosch[43]
• 1950 Al Brosch[44]
• 1949 Al Brosch
• 1948 Al Brosch
• 1947 Al Brosch[45]
• 1946 Al Brosch[45]
• 1945 Henry Ransom
• 1942–1944 No tournament[1]
• 1941 Pat Cici[46][47]
• 1940 Joe Turnesa[48]
• 1939 Al Brosch[49]
• 1938 Joe Turnesa[50]
• 1937 Jim Barnes[51]
• 1936 Charles Lacey[52]
• 1935 Jimmy Hines[53]
• 1934 Joe Turnesa[54]
• 1933 Willie Klein[55]
• 1932 Walter Kozak[56]
• 1931 Macdonald Smith[57]
• 1930 Macdonald Smith[58]
• 1929 Macdonald Smith[59]
• 1928 George Voigt (a)[60]
• 1927 Gene Sarazen[61]
• 1926 Jimmy Law[62]
• 1925 Macdonald Smith[63]
• 1924 James Maiden[64]
• 1923 Willie Klein[65]
• 1922 Willie Klein[46][66]

References

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