The Long Island Golf Association Amateur Championship, or simply the Long Island Amateur, has been held annually since 1922 in

Long Island Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...

. The tournament is organized by the

Long Island Golf Association The Long Island Golf Association (LIGA) is a local golf association of 81 public and private clubs and courses that conducts competitive golf tournaments for Long Island, Staten Island and Manhattan residents and clubs. The LIGA annually conducts ...

and played on a rotating basis at member clubs. Throughout its history, no one has dominated this Championship like Gene Francis. Beginning in 1962, he won seven times, finished second four times, and was the medalist on four occasions. In more recent years, George Zahringer, John Baldwin, Bob Murphy, Ken Bakst, and Joe Saladino have dominated the Amateur Championship.

Winners

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References

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