MGA involvement with junior golf dates back to its first president, H.B. Hollins, who believed that golf provided the ideal form of recreation and exercise for young men, especially school boys. Leighton Calkins, a member of the MGA Executive Committee, implemented Hollins’ plans in 1912 and founded the MGA Junior Championship, the oldest such tournament in the country. The Met Junior was held for its first three years at Plainfield Country Club, where Calkins was a member.
Among the many prominent names on the MGA Junior trophy, two stand out: Philip V.G. Carter and Billy Edwards. Carter won the tournament from 1913 to 1915 while successfully competing in open competitions, but disappeared quickly thereafter. Edwards won an incredible five consecutive championships, 1947-1951, at a time when the age limit was 21.
In the 1933 tournament, three Strafaci brothers — Frank, Ralph and Tom —reached the semifinals. Ralph won the title, while his brothers lost in the semifinals. Frank came back to win in 1935. For a number of years, the Junior Committee “was” A. Fred Williamson. A volunteer, he obtained the sites, arranged for the housing of contestants by members of host clubs and insisted on the highest level of sportsmanship. The junior program broadened in 1969 with the addition of a Boys Championship for those under 16 and a Pro-Junior Tournament preceding the Junior Championship, which gave contestants an opportunity to be paired with a local professional and play the host course before the actual competition.
In 1964, Williamson was instrumental in starting an annual international junior competition, called the Williamson Cup Matches in honor of Fred’s father, a founder of Winged Foot Golf Club. Teams of four juniors representing golf associations throughout the Northeast and Canada compete each year. The matches rotate among the associations each August and give top junior players a wonderful competitive and educational experience.
With the start of the MGA Foundation in 1992, the Junior Committee has expanded its role into new areas while still maintaining the highest standards for the Junior and Boys Championships and the Williamson Cup Matches.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Final | Site | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jack Chung | Liam Pasternak | 4 & 2 | Sunningdale | Scores | Recap |
| 2023 | Barnes Blake | Liam Pasternak | 3 & 2 | Echo Lake | Scores | Recap |
| 2022 | John Hiller | Tyler Lee | 2 & 1 | St. George’s | Scores | Recap |
| 2021 | Colin Summers | John Hiller | 4 & 2 | Tuxedo Club | Scores | Recap |
| 2020 | Luke Sample | James Allen | 3 & 2 | Rockaway River | Scores | Recap |
| 2019 | Will Celiberti | Luke Sample | 3 & 2 | Southward Ho | Scores | Recap |
| 2018 | Jack Boatwright | Will Celiberti | 2 & 1 | Siwanoy | Scores | Recap |
| 2017 | Jake Mayer | Will O’Neill | 7 & 6 | Plainfield | Scores | Recap |
| 2016 | Christian Cavaliere | Max Theodorakis | 5 & 4 | Patterson | Scores | Recap |
| 2015 | James McHugh | James Nicholas | 5 & 4 | Paramount | Scores | Recap |
| 2014 | Dawson Jones | John VanDerLaan | 1 up | Rockaway River | Scores | Recap |
| 2013 | Cameron Young | Jeremy Wall | 3 & 1 | Fairview | Scores | Recap |
| 2012 | Scott Kim | Will Bernstein | 3 & 2 | Nissequogue | Scores | Recap |
| 2011 | Charles Edler | Dylan Crowley | 3 & 2 | Fairmount | Scores | Recap |
| 2010 | Michael Miller | Schuyler Stitzer | 2 & 1 | Ardsley | Scores |
| 2009 | David Pastore | Pierce Dever | 5 & 3 | Engineers | Scores |
| 2008 | Anthony Aloi | Dillon Corbo | 19 holes | Rockaway River | Scores |
| 2007 | Mark Costanza | Max Bichsel | 3 & 2 | Brooklawn | Scores |
| 2006 | David Pastore | Chris Scialo | 1 up | Apawamis | Scores |
| 2005 | Gene Yang | Jeff Pike | 2 & 1 | Hempstead | Scores |
| 2004 | Patrick Fillian | Sun Ho Kim | 5 & 3 | Rockaway River | |
| 2003 | Michael Quagliano | Andrew Giuliani | 6 & 4 | Apawamis | Scores |
| 2002 | John Jamgochian | Marc Issler | 6 & 5 | St. George’s | |
| 2001 | Garett Engel | Devin Drobbin | 3 & 2 | Rockaway River | |
| 2000 | Martin Catalioto | Jack Skirkanich | 3 & 1 | Ardsley | |
| 1999 | Keith Hendrickson | Brian Fitzpatrick | 1 up | Hempstead | |
| 1998 | Martin Catalioto | Tyler Hall | 3 & 1 | Rockaway River | |
| 1997 | Andrew Svoboda | Daniel Lee | 2 & 1 | Brooklawn | |
| 1996 | Taylor Walsh | Nicholas Maselli | 5 & 4 | Hempstead | |
| 1995 | Ken Macdonald | John Olsen | 3 & 2 | Rockaway River | |
| 1994 | Marc Turnesa | Jerome Kim | 4 & 3 | Mount Kisco | |
| 1993 | Bill Olin | Matt Holub | 5 & 4 | Plandome | |
| 1992 | Rich Jeremiah | Dan Patti | 2 & 1 | Rockaway River | |
| 1991 | Michael Gazlay | Kevin Reilly | 7 & 6 | Apawamis | |
| 1990 | Gregory Bisconti | Scott Sherwood | 2 up | Wheatley Hills | |
| 1989 | Peter Dachisen Jr. | Dennis Hillman | 2 & 1 | Rockaway River | |
| 1988 | Robert Fisher Jr. | Brian Recher | 6 & 4 | Ardsley | |
| 1987 | Adam Spring | James Sears | 6 & 5 | Plandome | |
| 1986 | Adam Spring | James Sears | 3 & 2 | Essex Fells | |
| 1985 | Jerry Springer | Tom Galvin | 5 & 3 | Apawamis | |
| 1984 | Darrell Bock | Frank Bensel | 2 & 1 | St. George’s | |
| 1983 | Jeff Putman | David Hillman | 1 up | Rockaway River | |
| 1982 | Mike Lopuszynski | Brian Tompkins | 4 & 2 | Brooklawn | |
| 1981 | Michael Arasin | Donald Edwards | 3 & 1 | Inwood | |
| 1980 | Randolph Rogers | Chris Czaja | 4 & 3 | Rockaway River | |
| 1979 | Robert Mattiace | Mark Trauner | 4 & 3 | Knollwood | |
| 1978 | Martin Vybihal | Robert Mattiace | 2 & 1 | Nissequogue | |
| 1977 | Jon Saxton | Stephen White | 4 & 3 | Rockaway River | |
| 1976 | Tom Patri Jr. | Tom Dee | 3 & 2 | Whippoorwill | |
| 1975 | Bill Newman | Robert G. Lacey | 1 up | Ardsley | |
| 1974 | Robert Heidenberg | Tom Kulaweic | 19 holes | Rockaway River | |
| 1973 | Bruce Paolini | Jeff Liebler | 4 & 3 | Inwood | |
| 1972 | Michael Occi | Bill Britton | 3 & 2 | Apawamis | |
| 1971 | Art Silverstrone Jr. | Michael Occi | 1 up | Morris County | |
| 1970 | Jim Ulozas | Dave DeRosa | 19 holes | Nassau | |
| 1969 | Bill Furey | Donald Jarvis | 2 & 1 | Knollwood | |
| 1968 | Bill Harmon | Donald Jarvis | 19 holes | Morris County | |
| 1967 | Richard Spain | Bill Harmon | 3 & 2 | Rockville Links | |
| 1966 | Billy Ziobro | James Dwulet | 2 & 1 | Apawamis | |
| 1965 | Paul Samanchik | Steve Earle | 2 & 1 | Morris County | |
| 1964 | Richard Spears | Eugene Zachary | 7 & 6 | North Hempstead | |
| 1963 | Jim Conace | Gordon Harrison | 3 & 2 | Waccabuc | |
| 1962 | Dennis Troy | Mike Mallon | 1 up | Morris County | |
| 1961 | Claude Harmon Jr. | Mike Turnesa Jr. | 8 &7 | Inwood | |
| 1960 | Thomas Luddy | Martin Schlissberg | 19 holes | Sleepy Hollow | |
| 1959 | Ralph W. Johnston | Peter V. Bisconti Jr. | 2 & 1 | Morris County | |
| 1958 | Ralph W. Johnston | Roy Humphreys | 2 & 1 | Brookville | |
| 1957 | Rick Gleacher | David Mance | 3 & 1 | Bonnie Briar | |
| 1956 | Alan Gilison | Robert T. Jones Jr. | 6 & 5 | Morris County | |
| 1955 | James E. Iverson | James E. Fisher | 4 & 3 | North Shore | |
| 1954 | Charles Slicklen Jr. | James E. Fisher | 1 up | Ardsley | |
| 1953 | James DePiro | Charles Slicklen Jr. | 7 & 6 | Forest Hill | |
| 1952 | James DePiro | Murray Vernon Jr. | 2 up | North Hills | |
| 1951 | William Edwards | Paul Kelly | 2 & 1 | Siwanoy | |
| 1950 | William Edwards | Paul Kelly | 4 & 3 | Upper Montclair | |
| 1949 | William Edwards | Paul Kelly | 3 & 2 | Hempstead | |
| 1948 | William Edwards | William Wallace | 5 & 3 | Briar Hills | |
| 1947 | William Edwards | Walter Robbins | 5 & 4 | Essex Fells | |
| 1946 | Edward P. Travis Jr. | George Stuhr Jr. | 1 up | Hempstead | |
| 1942 – ‘45 | No Competitions – World War II | ||||
| 1941 | Stanley Calder | William Rohrey | 5 & 4 | Bonnie Briar | |
| 1940 | Robert W. Kuntz | Stanley Calder | 2 up | Montclair | |
| 1939 | John Humm | Jack A. Gerlin Jr. | 3 & 2 | North Hempstead | |
| 1938 | William Clark | Wilson H. Flohr | 3 & 2 | Sunningdale | |
| 1937 | Wilson H. Flohr | William Clark | 2 & 1 | Englewood | |
| 1936 | Robert J. Jacobson | Frank Strafaci | 2 & 1 | Wheatley Hills | |
| 1935 | Frank Strafaci | August Boyajian | 2 & 1 | Apawamis | |
| 1934 | August Boyajian | Lloyd Ribner | 1 up | Nassau | |
| 1933 | Ralph Strafaci | Karl Karch | 3 & 1 | Sleepy Hollow | |
| 1932 | Tommy Goodwin | Celestin Durand | 5 & 3 | Hackensack | |
| 1931 | T.S. Tailer Jr. | Fred Newton | 3 & 1 | Lido | |
| 1930 | R.A. Moffett | T.S. Tailer | 2 up | Ardsley | |
| 1929 | A.F. Kramer Jr. | Hamilton W. Wright | 5 & 4 | Morris County | |
| 1928 | Sidney W. Noyes Jr. | R.A. Moffett | 2 & 1 | Wheatley Hills | |
| 1927 | Sidney W. Noyes Jr. | Philips Finlay | 3 & 2 | Sleepy Hollow | |
| 1926 | Eugene Homans | Philips Finlay | 4 & 3 | Cherry Valley | |
| 1925 | Eugene Homans | Jack Mackie Jr. | 5 & 4 | Sleepy Hollow | |
| 1924 | R.A. Jones Jr. | Jack Mackie Jr. | 4 & 2 | Westchester Hills | |
| 1923 | R.A. Jones Jr. | Wilfred Pomares | 3 & 2 | Garden City GC | |
| 1922 | Charles L. Pierson | R.A. Jones Jr. | 2 & 1 | Ardsley | |
| 1921 | J.A. Fuller | Martin Issler | 4 & 3 | Belleclair | |
| 1920 | J.G. McMahon | J. Leonard | 3 & 2 | Sleepy Hollow | |
| 1919 | Peter Harmon | George Bomann Jr. | 4 & 3 | Siwanoy | |
| 1917 – ‘18 | No Competitions – World War I | ||||
| 1916 | Vincent Hilton | Harry Scharff | 4 & 2 | Englewood | |
| 1915 | Philip V.G. Carter | R.M. Lewis | 19 holes | Garden City GC | |
| 1914 | Philip V.G. Carter | Vincent Hilton | 8 & 6 | Plainfield | |
| 1913 | Philip V.G. Carter | Stuart Connolly | 4 & 3 | Plainfield | |
| 1912 | Stuart Connolly | Philip V. Carter | 7 & 4 | Plainfield | |
