NY State Open Championship

2007 NY State Open Champion

Andrew Svoboda

Andrew Svoboda	Winged Foot	68 71 72 211
Chris Damiano	Westchester Hills	69 75 71 215
Craig Thomas	Metropolis	75 64 76 215
Keith Dicciani	Metropolis	73 73 71 217
Mark Mielke	Mill River	72 71 75 218
Sean Farren	Creek Club	74 74 71 220
Jimmy Hazen	St. George's	75 70 75 220
Bob Rittenberger	Garden City GC	74 70 76 220

In a tournament that finished on Friday rather than the scheduled finish on Thursday, due to a torrential rain storm that swept across Long Island, the 2007 NY State Open did not disappoint. Andrew Svoboda of Winged Foot played steady and stepped up his game down the home stretch by making birdie on 15 on Friday. The 15th usually ranks as the most difficult of holes on the Black. At 460 yards it is uphill and when into the wind is almost unplayable. His 182 yard 5 iron on 15 left him below the hole for a 10 foot birdie putt. After making that putt Svoboda went on to birdie 16 to close the door on his nearest competitors. Craig Thomas formerly out of Lawrence Country Club and Muttontown Club shot a course record 64 on Thursday.

Svoboda won $17,000 in a win that he described as " the best tournament I've ever won ". Svoboda played golf at St. John's University , and in addition to his duties at Winged Foot, finds time to play mini-tour golf.

Past Winners
2007	Andrew Svoboda
2006	Jimmy Hazen
2005	Frank Bensel
2004	Jesse Fitzgerald
2003	Mark Mielke
2002	Mark Brown
2001	John Nieporte
2000	P.J. Cowan
1999	Mark Brown
1998	P.J. Cowan
1997	P.J. Cowan
1996	Rick Hartmann
1995	Ron McDougal
1994	Darrell Kestner
1993	Darrell Kestner
1992	Mark Mielke
1991	Tim Straub
1990	Bobby Heins
1989	Lon Nielsen
1988	E.J. Pfister
1987	Mel Baum
1986	Tom McGinnis
1985	Lon Nielson
1984	Bruce Zabriski
1983	Joey Sindelar
1982	George Burns
1981	John Calabria
1980	Denny Lyons
1979	Mal Galletta, Jr.
1978	Jim Albus