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NY State Open Championship |
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2007 NY State Open Champion Andrew Svoboda
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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. |
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Past Winners |
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| 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 |