Long Island Golf Association Amateur Championship
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The Long Island Golf Association Amateur Championship has been held annually since 1922 in Long Island
. Throughout its history, no one has dominated this Championship like Gene Francis. Beginning in 1962, he won 7 times, finished 2nd 4 times, and was the medalist on 4 occasions. In more recent years, Richard "Dick" Siderowf, George Zahringer III, John Baldwin, Bob Murphy, Ken Bakst, and Joe Saladino have dominated the Amateur Championship.
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. Throughout its history, no one has dominated this Championship like Gene Francis. Beginning in 1962, he won 7 times, finished 2nd 4 times, and was the medalist on 4 occasions. In more recent years, Richard "Dick" Siderowf, George Zahringer III, John Baldwin, Bob Murphy, Ken Bakst, and Joe Saladino have dominated the Amateur Championship.