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JAMESVILLE, N.Y. -- The NYSGA recently wrapped up another season of championship golf competition in the Empire State. In 2025, we conducted a full tournament schedule, including twenty one NYSGA championship titles held between East Setauket and Clarence (a driving distane of 444 miles or 7 1/2 hours in a car!).

Fourteen players captured their first state titles including Andy Bernatovicz, Jim Burns, Nicole Criscone, Owen Corby, Francisco Cupp, MerriLyn Gibbs, Todd Jackson, Jim Johnson, Hayden Knapp, Liam Moloney, Louise-Anne Morin, Amelie Phung, Jared Trudeau & Lorraine Vultaggio.

Fourteen others reclaimed a past title or captured a new one including Robert Branham, Anthony Delisanti, Kyle Downey, Natalie Grainger, Barbara Harrison, Susan Kahler, Kim Kaul, Janice LaVigne, Anthony Maglisco, Jim Mueller, Ingrid Narken, Wade Sarkis, Jim Scorse and Natalie Wasik.

This year’s schedule was hosted by a group of New York’s top clubs including Brookfield Country Club, Columbia Golf & Country Club, Country Club of Troy, Eagle Crest Golf Club, Leatherstocking Golf Course, McGregor Links Country Club, Seven Oaks Golf Club, Soaring Eagles Golf Club, Turning Stone Resort & Casino (Kaluhyat & Shenandoah), and Yahnundasis Golf Club.

We’d like to congratulate all the 2025 New York State Amateur champions and runner-ups on their great performances this season and recognize them for their outstanding accomplishments:

102nd New York State Men’s Amateur
Yahnundasis Golf Club, July 8–10, 2025
Champion: Anthony Delisanti, Willowbrook GC
Runner-up: John Hiller, Westchester CC
*Won in four-hole sudden-death playoff over Hiller.
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41st New York State Men’s Mid-Amateur
Country Club of Troy, September 26–28, 2025
Champion: Kyle Downey, Oak Hill CC
Runner-up: Matthew Lowe, MGA eClub - NYC
*Downey successfully defended his title, going wire-to-wire to win by a stroke.
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95th New York State Women’s Amateur
St. George’s Golf & Country Club, July 14–15, 2025
Champion: Hayden Knapp, Glens Falls Country Club
Runner-up: Kennedy Swedick, NYSGA eClub - Capital Region
*Knapp, 15, edged former champ Swedick by one stroke after a birdie on the 53rd hole.
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16th New York State Women’s Mid-Amateur
St. George’s Golf & Country Club, July 14–15, 2025
Champion: Natalie Grainger, The Apawamis Club
Runner-up: Lee Ann Lewis, Southward Ho Country Club
*Grainger successfully defended her title after a tournament-low 74 in the final round.
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83rd New York State Boys’ 18U Junior Amateur
McGregor Links Country Club, July 1–2, 2025
Champion: Liam Moloney, The Golf Club at Mansion Ridge
Runner-up: Jackson Saroney, Drumlins Golf Club
*Moloney finished at 7-under to win the 54 hole championship.
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62nd New York State Girls’ 18U Junior Amateur
McGregor Links Country Club, July 1–2, 2025
Champion: Amelie Phung, MET PGA Junior Golf Club
Runner-up: Alexa Phung, MET PGA Junior Golf Club
*Won in a playoff against her younger sister after both finishing at 9-under.
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68th New York State Boys’ 14U Junior Amateur
Eagle Crest Golf Club, August 11–12, 2025
Champion: Francisco Cupp, Saratoga Golf & Polo Club
Runner-up: Braeden Lee, Willowbrook GC
Cupp broke through to win at even-par 143 (he was last year's runner-up).
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3rd New York State Girls’ 14U Junior Amateur
Eagle Crest Golf Club, August 11–12, 2025
Champion: Natalie Wasik, Lockport Town & Country Club
Runner-up: Maddie Chang, MET PGA Junior Golf Club
The 13-year-old succesfully defended her title, finishing at 4-under.
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68th New York State Men’s Senior Amateur
Brookfield Country Club, September 9–10, 2025
Champion: Andy Bernatovicz, River Oaks Golf Club
Runner-up: Dave Segot, Nassau Country Club
*Bernatovicz went wire-to-wire and earned his first individual state title.
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29th New York State Men’s Super Senior Amateur
Soaring Eagles Golf Club, July 28–29, 2025
Champion: Jim Mueller, Orchard Creek Golf Course
Runner-up: Dan Russo, Schuyler Meadows Club
*Mueller successfully defended his Super Sr. title by two strokes.
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3rd New York State Men’s Legends Amateur
Soaring Eagles Golf Club, July 28–29, 2025
Champion: Robert Branham, Canasawacta Country Club
Runner-up: Robert DeWitt, Transit Valley Country Club
*Branham defeated DeWitt in a 3-hole playoff after both finishing at even par. He was the 2022 Super Sr. winner.
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72nd New York State Women’s Senior Amateur
Columbia Golf & Country Club, August 19–20, 2025
Champion: Ingrid Narken, Thendara Golf Course
Runner-up: Kim Kaul, East Aurora Country Club
*Narken recaptured the senior title by a stroke, having previously won in 2023.
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19th New York State Women’s Super Sr. Amateur
Columbia G&CC, August 19–20, 2025
Champion: Susan Kahler, Ballston Spa Country Club
Runner-up: Karen Feldman, Columbia Golf & Country Club
*Kahler knocked in clutch birdie on the final hole to win her third state title.
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1st New York State Women’s Legends Amateur
Columbia G&CC, August 19–20, 2025
Champion: Barbara Harrison, Oswego Country Club
Runner-up: Kitty Colliflower, Oak Hill Country Club
*Harrison claimed the inaugural title for women ages 70+. Last year, she won the Super Sr. title.
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14th New York State Men’s Four-Ball
Shenendoah & Kaluhyat at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, May 18–19, 2025
Champions: Anthony Maglisco, The Pompey Club & Owen Corby, Monroe Golf Club
*The teammates from Le Moyne College claimed the title over two days.
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13th New York State Men’s Senior Four-Ball
Shenendoah & Kaluhyat at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, May 18–19, 2025
Champions: Jim Scorse, Stafford Country Club & Wade Sarkis, Canandaigua Country Club
*The duo from Rochester secured their first team title together. They both previously won with different partners.
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3rd New York State Men’s Super Sr. Four-Ball
Shenendoah & Kaluhyat, May 18–19, 2025
Champions: Jim Burns & Jim Johnson, Canandaigua Country Club
* The team from Canandaigua broke through to win their first state team title.
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7th New York State Women’s Four-Ball
Leatherstocking Golf Course, June 2–3, 2025
Champions: MerriLyn Gibbs & Lorraine Vultaggio, LPGA Amateur Golf Assoc. - Long Island
* The team out of the Met Area won the title after finishing as last year's runner-ups.
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7th New York State Women’s Senior Four-Ball
Leatherstocking Golf Course, June 2–3, 2025
Champions: Kim Kaul, East Aurora Country Club & Janice LaVigne, Durand Eastman Golf Course
* This marked the side's third state four-ball victory in four years.
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12th New York State Amateur Mixed Team
Seven Oaks Golf Club, August 12, 2025
Champions: Jared Trudeau & Nicole Criscone, Eagle Crest Golf Club
*Captured the title in their first appearance together.
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12th New York State Senior Mixed Team
Seven Oaks Golf Club, August 12, 2025
Champions: Todd Jackson & Louise-Ann Morin, McCann Golf Course
*The couple was the only team to finish under par at the Robert Trent Jones, Sr. layout.
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Thank you to all the host clubs for their continued support of the NYSGA and our events. We’d also like to recognize the 150+ volunteers who dedicate themselves to tirelessly supporting and administering golf in New York each season.