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MGA Public Links Records

CHAMPIONS
Most Championships

4 – Sam Petrone (1958,’59,’61,’63)
3 – Charles Amandoles (1939, ’45, ’49)
3 – Lee Richardson (1993, ’94, ’99)
2 – George Baskiel (1952, ’55)
2 – Carl Campanelli (1984, ’85)
2 – Del Kinney Jr. (1988, ’89)
2 – Paul Dickinson (1996, ’97)
2 – Jeff Thomas (1992, ’98)
2 – Mark Farrell (2005, ’06)
2 – Jonathan Jeter (2018, '21)
 

Most Consecutive Championships
2 – Sam Petrone (1958-59)
2 – Carl Campanelli (1984-85)
2 – Del Kinney Jr. (1988-89)
2 – Lee Richardson (1993-94)
2 – Paul Dickinson (1996-97)
2 – Mark Farrell (2005-06)

STROKE PLAY (1961-present)
Lowest Winning Score

137 – Carl Campanelli, 1985
138 – Martin Catalioto, 2001
138 – Brian Komline, 2010
138 – Xander McDonald-Smith, 2014
138 – Jonathan Jeter, 2018
 

Highest Winning Score
156 – James Stalarow, 1970
 

Most Times in First or Second Place
4 – Sam Petrone (1961,’63,’64,’66)
3 – Bobby Fisher Jr. (1989, ’90, ’91)
3 – Jeff Thomas (1992, ’94, ’98)
3 – Lee Richardson (1993, ’94, ’99)
3 – Peter Meurer (1997, 2000, ’02)
3 – Eric LeFante (2009, '11, '12)
 

Most Times Runner-Up
2 – Sam Petrone (1964, ’66)
2 – Bobby Fisher Jr. (1989, ’90)
2 – Donald Watkins (1988, ’95)
2 – Peter Meurer (1997, 2000)
2 – Eric LeFante (2009, ’11)
 

Largest Margin of Victory
9 strokes – Jonathan Jeter, 2018
5 strokes – Stan Lugovich Jr., 1962
5 strokes – Carl Campanelli, 1985
5 strokes – Lee Richardson, 1999
5 strokes – Martin Catalioto, 2001
5 strokes – Xander McDonald-Smith, 2014
 

MATCH PLAY (1936-1960)
Most Times in Final

4 – Charles Amandoles (1938, ’39, ’45, ’49)
3 – George Baskiel (1952, ’53, ’55)
2 – Sam Petrone (1958, ’59)
 

Most Times Runner-Up
2 – Peter DeCaprio (1939, ’46)
2 – Joseph Birofka (1948, ’54)
 

Largest Margin of Victory, 18-Hole Final
8 & 7 – Frank Kaminski Jr., 1950
 

Longest Match, 18 Holes
20 holes – George Davidson d. Mario Morano, 1940                                                                                                                               
Longest Match, 36 Holes
37 holes – Steve Maurath d. Ed McFarlane, 1947

MISCELLANEOUS
Most Times Host Club
8 – Bethpage State Park (1937, ’41,
’55, ’58, ’84, ’97, 2005, ’12)
8 – Spook Rock (1987, ’90, ’94, ’98,
2002, ’06, ’10, '16)
6 -- Richter Park (1988, '92, '95, 2000, '08, '13)
 

Winners of the MGA Public
Links and Met Amateur

Michael Cestone
David Kwon*
*Won both in same year
 

Winners of MGA Public
Links and Met Open

Mark Mielke
Charles Cowell
 

Winners of MGA Public
Links and Ike Championship

Jeff Thomas
 

Winners of MGA Public
Links and U.S. Mid-Amateur

Jeff Thomas