The Ike tournament was founded in 1953 by Daily News sportswriter Dana Mozley and nurtured through the years by Mozley and former MGA President George Sands.
Although always immensely popular, the event suffered during the late 1970s and early ‘80s after The Daily News dropped its sponsorship. In 1986, the MGA (with the financial support of MetLife) purchased the rights to the Ike. With the MGA’s involvement, the event regained its stature and quickly became the area’s premier stroke-play amateur event. The Ike today attracts more entries than any other MGA championship for individuals.
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Despite a long list of outstanding champions — including Goodwin, Gardner, Turnesa, Burns, Zahringer and Thomas — the Ike always will be synonymous with the name Courville. The late Jerry Courville Sr. dominated the event in the 1960s, winning a record six titles between 1961 and 1970 while son Jerry Jr. grabbed the baton with back-to-back victories in 1990 and ‘91. The duo also combined to win three Ike Team Championships for Shorehaven Golf Club.
| Year | Champion | Runner(s)-up | Score | Site | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Peicheng Chen | Jack Wall | 208 | Nassau | Scores | Recap |
| 2023 | Melan Dhaubhadel* | Christian Cavaliere | 203 | Brooklawn | Scores | Recap |
| 2022 | Luke Sample | Thomas McCarthy | 210 | Baltusrol | Scores | Recap |
| 2021 | Matt Fields | Max Buckley | 218 | The Bridge | Scores | Recap |
| 2020 | Mark Costanza | Ethan Ng | 206 | CC of Darien | Scores | Recap |
| 2019 | Dawson Jones | Thomas LaMorte | 209 | Canoe Brook | Scores | Recap |
| 2018 | Michael Graboyes | Chris Gotterup | 212 | Meadow Brook | Scores | Recap |
| 2017 | Matt Lowe | Thomas LaMorte, Peter Kim, Matt Mattare | 205 | Century | Scores | Recap |
| 2016 | Cameron Young* | Peter Kim | 203 | Essex County | Scores | Recap |
| 2015 | Cameron Young | Stewart Hagestad | 206 | Friar’s Head | Scores | Recap |
| 2014 | David Pastore | Sam Bernstein | 208 | Montclair | Scores | Recap |
| 2013 | Cameron Wilson | Max Buckley | 203 | Wykagyl | Scores | Recap |
| 2012 | Cameron Wilson | Max Buckley, Joe Saladino | 208 | Atlantic | Scores | Recap |
| 2011 | Tommy McDonagh | Joe Saladino | 211* | Somerset Hills | Scores | Recap |
| 2010 | Mike Ballo Jr. | Brian Komline | 208 | Metropolis | |
| 2009 | Mike Ballo Jr. | Chris DeForest | 207 | Nassau | Scores | Recap |
| 2008 | Kevin Foley | Morgan Hoffmann | 207 | Mountain Ridge | Scores | Recap |
| 2007 | George Zahringer | Andreas Huber | 219 | Fenway | Scores |
| 2006 | Roger Hoit | Andrew Giuliani, Joe Saladino | 208 | Fresh Meadow | Scores | Recap |
| 2005 | Andrew Giuliani | Mike Stamberger | 220* | Plainfield | Scores |
| 2004 | George Zahringer | Andrew Svoboda | 207 | Quaker Ridge | Scores |
| 2003 | Brad Tilley | Jerry Courville Jr. | 214 | Meadow Brook | Scores |
| 2002 | Johnson Wagner | Allan Small | 203 | Montclair | |
| 2001 | George Zahringer | Andrew Svoboda | 213 | Fairview | |
| 2000 | Ken MacDonald | Marc Turnesa | 208 | Nassau | |
| 1999 | Ken MacDonald | Jeff Thomas | 216 | Hollywood | |
| 1998 | Greg Rohlf | Mike Deo, D.J. Lewin, Jeff Putman | 211 | Wykagyl | |
| 1997 | Jerry Courville Jr. | J.J. Henry | 207 | Meadow Brook | |
| 1996 | Jeff Thomas | Edward Gibstein | 220 | Metedeconk National | |
| 1995 | Jeffrey Putman | Todd Kozlowski, Alberto Valenzuela, Jerry Courville Jr. | 224 | Winged Foot (East) | |
| 1994 | Edward Gibstein | Jerry Courville Jr. | 216 | Bethpage Black | |
| 1993 | George Zahringer | Tom Hamilton | 213 | Preakness Hills | |
| 1992 | Mike Muehr | George Zahringer | 206 | Shorehaven | |
| 1991 | Jerry Courville Jr. | Jeff Thomas | 214* | Old Westbury | |
| 1990 | Jerry Courville Jr. | Jeff Thomas, John Baldwin, Bob Housen | 220 | Upper Montclair | |
| 1989 | George Zahringer | Jon Doppelt Allan Small | 218 | Stanwich | |
| 1988 | Robert Byrnes | Ralph Howe III | 218 | Garden City GC | |
| 1987 | Mike Kavka | Jim McGovern | 215 | Essex County | |
| 1986 | John C. Baldwin | George Zahringer | 212 | Tuxedo | |
| 1985 | No Competition | ||||
| 1984 | Jon Saxton | Jeff Thomas | 213* | North Hills | |
| 1983 | Jon Saxton | Mark Diamond | 221 | North Hills | |
| 1982 | Mike Diffley | George Zahringer | 218 | North Hills | |
| 1981 | Jon Saxton | Jerry Courville Jr. | 215 | North Hills | |
| 1980 | No Competition | ||||
| 1979 | No Competition | ||||
| 1978 | Jimmy Dee | Bob Housen | 216 | Upper Montclair | |
| 1977 | Mike Giacini | Mike Mattwell | 147* | North Hills | |
| 1976 | Bob Housen | John Parsons | 215 | Wykagyl | |
| 1975 | Chet Sanok | Jay Blumenfeld, George Haines | 221* | Upper Montclair | |
| 1974 | George Burns III | Pete Bostwick Jr. | 214 | Wheatley Hills | |
| 1973 | Mike Ford | Kevin Morris | 218 | Knollwood | |
| 1972 | John Ruby | Jerry Courville Sr. | 206 | Forest Hill | |
| 1971 | Gene Francis | Pete Bostwick Jr. | 218 | Wheatley Hills | |
| 1970 | Jerry Courville Sr. | John Gentile Jr. | 211 | Bonnie Briar | |
| 1969 | Jerry Courville Sr. | Bob Housen | 211 | Bonnie Briar | |
| 1968 | Denny Lyons | Russ Helwig | 213 | Wykagyl | |
| 1967 | Jerry Courville Sr. | Denny Lyons | 210 | Wykagyl | |
| 1966 | James E. Fisher | Dick Siderowf | 211* | Wykagyl | |
| 1965 | Jerry Courville Sr. | Denny Lyons | 216* | Wykagyl | |
| 1964 | Jerry Courville Sr. | Mike Mattwell | 290 | Winged Foot | |
| 1963 | Robert Gardner | Dick Siderowf | 290 | Winged Foot | |
| 1962 | Robert Gardner | Roger Ginsberg | 281 | Tamarack /Whippoorwill | |
| 1961 | Jerry Courville Sr. | Clem Miner Jr. | 280 | Tamarack / Whippoorwill | |
| 1960 | Robert Gardner | Jerry Courville Sr. | 286 | Tamarack / Whippoorwill | |
| 1959 | Paul Kelly | Robert Gardner | 289 | Tamarack /Whippoorwill | |
| 1958 | Willie Turnesa | Joe Kryla Jr. | 291 | Tamarack / Whippoorwill | |
| 1957 | Willie Turnesa | Pete Arend | 280 | Tamarack / Whippoorwill | |
| 1956 | Tommy Goodwin | Frank Strafaci | 289 | Tamarack / Whippoorwill | |
| 1955 | Bob Kuntz | Frank Strafaci | 288 | Tamarack / Whippoorwill | |
| 1954 | Tommy Goodwin | Roy Faber | 141 | Tamarack | |
| 1953 | George Berggren & Bob Wilki | Jimmy Manzone, Willie Turnesa | 150# 143# | Bethpage (Black) | |
| # Tournament had a private and public champion. * Winner decided by playoff. | |||||
