Metropolitan Open, the Glossary

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1. 93 relations: Al Brosch, Al Mengert, Alex Campbell (golfer), Alex Smith (golfer), Ancestry.com, Andrew Giuliani, Andrew Svoboda, Art Doering, Associated Press, Ben Hogan, Bill Britton, Bill Mehlhorn, Bob MacDonald (golfer), Bobby Cruickshank, Brooklyn Eagle, Bruce Zabriski, Byron Nelson, Cameron Wilson (golfer), Cameron Young, Charles Hoffner, Charlie Bolling, Claude Harmon, Craig Wood (golfer), Danny Balin, Darrell Kestner, Dick Mayer, Dick Siderowf, Don Massengale, Don Reese (golfer), Doug Ford (golfer), Emmet French, Gene Sarazen, George Low Sr., George Zahringer, Gilbert Nicholls, Golf, Henry Picard, Italian Open (golf), Jack Burke Jr., Jack Hobens, Jay Hebert, Jerry Pittman, Jess Sweetser, Jim Albus, Jim Barnes, Jim Herman, Jim McGovern (golfer), Jim Turnesa, Jimmy Hines, Jimmy Wright (golfer), ... Expand index (43 more) »

2. 1905 establishments in New York City
3. Golf tournaments in Connecticut
4. Golf tournaments in New Jersey
5. Recurring sporting events established in 1905

Al Brosch

Albert Wenzel "Red" Brosch (November 8, 1911 – December 10, 1975) was an American professional golfer.

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Al Mengert

Alfred John Mengert (April 7, 1929 – April 6, 2021) was an American professional golfer.

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Alex Campbell (golfer)

Alexander Campbell (28 November 1876 – 16 December 1942) was a Scottish professional golfer and golf course architect of the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Alex Smith (golfer)

Alexander Smith (28 January 1874 – 21 April 1930) was a Scottish-American professional golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Andrew Giuliani

Andrew Harold Giuliani (born January 30, 1986) is an American politician, political commentator, and former professional golfer.

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Andrew Svoboda

Andrew Svoboda (born October 2, 1979) is an American professional golfer.

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Art Doering

Arthur L. Doering, Jr. (November 4, 1915 – November 5, 1988) was a golfer who played in PGA Tour events from the 1930s through the 1960s.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Ben Hogan

William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game.

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Bill Britton

William Timothy Britton (born November 13, 1955) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for fifteen years during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Bill Mehlhorn

William Earl Mehlhorn (December 2, 1898 – April 5, 1989) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in its early days, and was at his best in the 1920s.

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Bob MacDonald (golfer)

Robert George MacDonald (24 February 1885 – 29 March 1960) was a Scottish-American professional golfer and club maker who played in the early 20th century.

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Bobby Cruickshank

Robert Allan Cruickshank (16 November 1894 – 27 August 1975) was a prominent professional golfer from Scotland.

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Brooklyn Eagle

The Brooklyn Eagle (originally joint name The Brooklyn Eagle and Kings County Democrat, later The Brooklyn Daily Eagle before shortening title further to Brooklyn Eagle) was an afternoon daily newspaper published in the city and later borough of Brooklyn, in New York City, for 114 years from 1841 to 1955.

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Bruce Zabriski

Bruce Zabriski (born August 3, 1957) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

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Byron Nelson

Jug McSpaden (left) and Nelson --> John Byron Nelson Jr. (February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006) was an American professional golfer between 1935 and 1946, widely considered one of the greatest golfers of all time.

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Cameron Wilson (golfer)

Cameron Wilson (born November 2, 1992) is an American professional golfer who has played on the Web.com Tour, PGA Tour Latinoamérica, and PGA Tour Canada.

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Cameron Young

Cameron Young (born May 7, 1997) is an American professional golfer.

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Charles Hoffner

Charles Harvey Hoffner (October 20, 1896 – November 9, 1981) was an American professional golfer.

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Charlie Bolling

Charles Lanier Bolling Jr. (born November 15, 1957) is an American professional golfer.

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Claude Harmon

Eugene Claude Harmon Sr. (July 14, 1916 – July 23, 1989) was an American professional golfer and golf instructor.

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Craig Wood (golfer)

Craig Ralph Wood (November 18, 1901 – May 7, 1968) was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two major championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams.

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Danny Balin

Danny Balin (born April 9, 1982) is an American professional golfer.

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Darrell Kestner

Darrell Kestner (born August 15, 1953) is an American professional golfer.

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Dick Mayer

Alvin Richard Mayer (August 28, 1924 – June 2, 1989) was an American professional golfer.

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Dick Siderowf

Richard L. Siderowf (born July 3, 1937) is an American amateur golfer, who is best known for winning the British Amateur twice.

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Don Massengale

Donald Ray Massengale Sr. (April 23, 1937 – January 2, 2007) was an American professional golfer who won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

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Don Reese (golfer)

Don Reese (born December 7, 1953) is an American professional golfer.

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Doug Ford (golfer)

Douglas Michael Ford Sr. (born Douglas Michael Fortunato; August 6, 1922 – May 14, 2018) was an American professional golfer and two-time major golf champion.

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Emmet French

John Emmet French (November 22, 1886 – June 10, 1947) was an American professional golfer, who is notable for losing to Gene Sarazen in the 1922 PGA Championship.

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Gene Sarazen

Gene Sarazen (born Eugenio Saraceni, February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships.

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George Low Sr.

George Anderson Low Sr. (November 1, 1874 – April 17, 1950) was a Scottish-American professional golfer.

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George Zahringer

George Zahringer III (born April 23, 1953 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an amateur golfer and stockbroker from New York, New York.

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Gilbert Nicholls

Gilbert Ernest Nicholls (July 23, 1878 – January 17, 1950) was an English-American professional golfer, prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Golf

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

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Henry Picard

Henry Gilford Picard (November 28, 1906 – April 30, 1997) was an American professional golfer.

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Italian Open (golf)

The Italian Open (Open d'Italia) is the men's national open golf championship of Italy.

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Jack Burke Jr.

John Joseph Burke Jr. (January 29, 1923 – January 19, 2024) was an American professional golfer who was most prominent in the 1950s.

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Jack Hobens

John Owen "Jack" Hobens (25 October 1880 – 25 March 1944) was a Scottish-American professional golfer.

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Jay Hebert

Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert (February 14, 1923 – May 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer.

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Jerry Pittman

Jerry Pittman (born November 19, 1936) is an American professional golfer.

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Jess Sweetser

Jesse William Sweetser (April 18, 1902 – May 27, 1989) was an amateur golfer, best known as the first American-born player to win the British Amateur.

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Jim Albus

James Christian Albus (born June 18, 1940) is an American professional golfer.

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Jim Barnes

James Martin Barnes (April 8, 1886 – May 24, 1966) was an English golfer and a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States.

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Jim Herman

James Robert Herman (born November 5, 1977) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Jim McGovern (golfer)

James David McGovern (born February 5, 1965) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

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Jim Turnesa

James R. Turnesa (December 9, 1912 – August 27, 1971) was an American professional golfer and winner of the 1952 PGA Championship, beating Chick Harbert 1-up in the match-play final.

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Jimmy Hines

James J. Hines (December 29, 1903 – May 11, 1986) was an American professional golfer.

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Jimmy Wright (golfer)

Jimmy Wright (born December 1, 1939) is an American professional golfer.

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Joe Turnesa

Joseph R. Turnesa (January 31, 1901 – July 15, 1991) was an American professional golfer.

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John McDermott (golfer)

John J. McDermott Jr. (August 12, 1891 – August 1, 1971) was the first U.S.-born golfer to win the U.S. Open, in 1911 and 1912, and he remains the youngest player to win the event, at age 19, as well as the second youngest to win any of golf's four major tournaments after Young Tom Morris.

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Johnny Farrell

John Joseph Farrell (April 1, 1901 – June 14, 1988) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1928.

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Johnson Wagner

Montford Johnson Wagner (born March 23, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Macdonald Smith

Macdonald "Mac" Smith (March 18, 1890 – August 31, 1949) was one of the top professional golfers in the world from about 1910 into the mid-1930s.

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Marty Bohen

Martin Joseph Bohen (born 1942) is an American professional golfer.

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Max Greyserman

Max Alexander Greyserman (born May 31, 1995) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.

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Mike Brady (golfer)

Michael Joseph Brady (April 15, 1887 – December 3, 1972) was an American professional golfer.

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Mike Fetchick

Michael Fetchick (October 13, 1922 – March 8, 2012) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. Fetchick was born in Yonkers, New York. He turned pro in 1950 and joined the PGA Tour in 1952. He won the 1956 Western Open at The Presidio in San Francisco, California in an 18-hole playoff over Doug Ford, Jay Hebert and Don January.

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Mike Turnesa

Michael C. Turnesa (June 9, 1907 – October 31, 2000) was one of seven golfing brothers: Phil (1896–1987), Frank (1898–1949), Joe (1901–1991), Mike (1907–2000), Doug (1909–1972), Jim (1912–1971), and Willie (1914–2001).

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Miller Barber

Miller Westford Barber Jr. (March 31, 1931 – June 11, 2013) was an American professional golfer who enjoyed significant success on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s, and a greater degree of success on the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour) in the 1980s.

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Morgan Hoffmann

Morgan Hoffmann (born August 11, 1989) is an American professional golfer.

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Olin Dutra

Olin A. Dutra (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Paul Runyan

Paul Scott Runyan (July 12, 1908 – March 17, 2002) was an American professional golfer.

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Percy Alliss

Percy Alliss (8 January 1897 – 31 March 1975) was one of the leading English professional golfers in the 1920s and 1930s, winning many tournaments in Britain and Continental Europe.

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Pete Cooper (golfer)

Richard Bernice "Pete" Cooper (December 31, 1914 – October 8, 1993) was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s; he was best known for winning the 1976 PGA Seniors' Championship.

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PGA Championship

The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America.

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Rick Hartmann

Richard Hartmann (born c. April 1959) is an American professional golfer.

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Rob Labritz

Robert Labritz (born May 31, 1971) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

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Rudy Giuliani

Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 107th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.

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Ryan McCormick

Ryan McCormick (born November 7, 1991) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.

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Sam Snead

Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades (having won PGA of America and Senior PGA Tour events over six decades) and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

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Shelley Mayfield

Shelley Mayfield (June 19, 1924 – March 22, 2010) was an American golf course architect and professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s.

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Sid Brews

Sydney Francis Brews (29 May 1899 – 1972) was a South African professional golfer.

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Staten Island

Staten Island is the southernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County and situated at the southernmost point of New York.

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Stroke play

Stroke play is a scoring system in the sport of golf.

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Terry Wilcox

Terry Wilcox (born 1940) is an American professional golfer.

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The Open Championship

The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious.

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Tom McGinnis

Thomas "Tom or Tommy" McGinnis (November 27, 1947 – June 6, 2019) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

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Tom McNamara (golfer)

Thomas Lawrence McNamara, Sr. (November 18, 1882 – July 21, 1939) was an American professional golfer.

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Tom Nieporte

Thomas Nieporte (October 21, 1928 – December 21, 2014) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Tommy Armour

Thomas Dickson Armour (24 September 1896 – 11 September 1968) was a Scottish-American professional golfer.

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Tri-state area

Tri-state area is an informal term in the United States which can refer to any of multiple areas that lie across three states.

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U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Vic Ghezzi

Victor J. Ghezzi (October 19, 1910 – May 30, 1976) was an American professional golfer.

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Walter Hagen

Walter Charles Hagen (December 21, 1892 – October 6, 1969) was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century.

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Wes Ellis

Wesley Ellis, Jr. (January 27, 1932 – June 4, 1984) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

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Western Open

The Western Open was a professional golf tournament in the United States, for most of its history an event on the PGA Tour. Metropolitan Open and Western Open are former PGA Tour events and golf tournaments in New York (state).

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Wiffy Cox

Wilfred Hiram "Wiffy" Cox (October 27, 1896 – February 20, 1969) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1930s.

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Willie Anderson (golfer)

William Law Anderson (21 October 1879 – 25 October 1910) was a Scottish immigrant to the United States who became the first golfer to win four U.S. Opens, with victories in 1901, 1903, 1904, and 1905.

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Willie Macfarlane

William Macfarlane (29 June 1889 – 15 August 1961) was a Scottish professional golfer.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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See also

1905 establishments in New York City

• 145th Street Bridge
• 240 Centre Street
• 291 (art gallery)
• 390 Fifth Avenue
• 647 Fifth Avenue
• Bowling Green station
• Brighton Mile
• Cartier Building
• Cathedral High School (New York City)
• Colonial Theatre (New York City)
• Columbus Circle
• Committee of Fourteen
• Dyckman-Hillside Substation
• Electric Bond and Share Company
• Előre
• Equestrian statue of Henry Warner Slocum
• Ernest Kempton Adams Lectures
• Fordham University School of Law
• Harvey Society
• J. Levine Books and Judaica
• James A. Burden House
• Joseph Raphael De Lamar House
• Juilliard School
• Lisanti Chapel
• Lombardi's Pizza
• Manufacturers Hanover Corporation
• Metropolitan Open
• Mink Building
• New York Hippodrome
• New York Times Building (41 Park Row)
• Nippon Club (Manhattan)
• Rainier Motor Car Company
• Ratner's
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
• Seaview Hospital
• Seven Santini Brothers
• South Ferry/Whitehall Street station
• St. Blaise's Church (Brooklyn)
• The Harlem Alhambra
• The Peninsula New York
• The Talking Machine World
• Tiffany and Company Building
• Trinity and United States Realty Buildings
• Union Street Bridge
• Variety (magazine)
• Wallach Hall
• Yorkville Bank Building

Golf tournaments in Connecticut

• 1979 U.S. Women's Open
• 2011 Palmer Cup
• 2021 U.S. Senior Women's Open
• Connecticut Amateur
• Connecticut Open (1910s event)
• Connecticut Open (golf)
• Connecticut PGA Championship
• Danbury Lady Carling Open
• Golden Lights Championship
• Hartford HealthCare Women's Championship
• Heritage Village Open
• ING New England Golf Classic
• Metropolitan Amateur
• Metropolitan Open
• New England Open
• New Haven Open
• Northern Junior Championship
• Travelers Championship
• Westchester Open

Golf tournaments in New Jersey

• 1903 U.S. Open (golf)
• 1909 U.S. Open (golf)
• 1915 U.S. Open (golf)
• 1935 Ryder Cup
• 1936 U.S. Open (golf)
• 1936 Walker Cup
• 1942 PGA Championship
• 1946 NCAA golf championship
• 1948 U.S. Women's Open
• 1954 U.S. Open (golf)
• 1961 U.S. Women's Open
• 1965 U.S. Women's Open
• 1967 U.S. Open (golf)
• 1975 U.S. Women's Open
• 1980 U.S. Open (golf)
• 1985 U.S. Women's Open
• 1985 Walker Cup
• 1987 U.S. Women's Open
• 1993 U.S. Open (golf)
• 2001 Palmer Cup
• 2005 PGA Championship
• 2016 PGA Championship
• 2017 Presidents Cup
• 2017 U.S. Women's Open
• 2023 Women's PGA Championship
• Atlantic City Senior International
• Cavalcade of Golf
• Chrysler-Plymouth Classic
• Dow Jones Open Invitational
• Eastern Women's Open
• HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
• Instinet Classic
• Metropolitan Amateur
• Metropolitan Open
• Mizuho Americas Open
• NFL Golf Classic
• New Jersey PGA Championship
• New Jersey State Open
• Philadelphia Classic
• Philadelphia Open Championship
• Philadelphia PGA Championship
• ShopRite LPGA Classic
• St. Jude Championship
• Sybase Classic
• Sybase Match Play Championship
• Thunderbird Classic
• Triangle Round Robin

Recurring sporting events established in 1905

• Aberdeen F.C.–Rangers F.C. rivalry
• Argentine Open
• Australian Open
• Belgium vs Netherlands Cups
• Buenos Aires Club Argentino Chess Championship
• Calcutta Hockey League
• Canadian Figure Skating Championships
• Catalan Chess Championship
• Copa de Honor (Uruguay)
• Crab Bowl Classic
• Dipsea Race
• Giro di Lombardia
• Green Bay East–Green Bay West football rivalry
• Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
• Massachusetts Open
• Metropolitan Open
• Muratti Vase
• Northwest Open
• Oregon Open
• RAC Tourist Trophy
• RFL Lancashire Cup
• RFL Yorkshire Cup
• U.S. National Ski Jumping Championships
• Welsh Ladies' Amateur Championship
• Wicanderska Välgörenhetsskölden
• Women's Home Internationals

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Open

, Joe Turnesa, John McDermott (golfer), Johnny Farrell, Johnson Wagner, Macdonald Smith, Marty Bohen, Max Greyserman, Mike Brady (golfer), Mike Fetchick, Mike Turnesa, Miller Barber, Morgan Hoffmann, Olin Dutra, Paul Runyan, Percy Alliss, Pete Cooper (golfer), PGA Championship, Rick Hartmann, Rob Labritz, Rudy Giuliani, Ryan McCormick, Sam Snead, Shelley Mayfield, Sid Brews, Staten Island, Stroke play, Terry Wilcox, The Open Championship, Tom McGinnis, Tom McNamara (golfer), Tom Nieporte, Tommy Armour, Tri-state area, U.S. Open (golf), United States, Vic Ghezzi, Walter Hagen, Wes Ellis, Western Open, Wiffy Cox, Willie Anderson (golfer), Willie Macfarlane, World War I.