The MGA/MetLife Men’s Net Team Championship was created in 1977 to give the average golfer a high-caliber tournament experience. Because of that mission, the “Met Net,” as it is commonly referred to, has become extraordinarily popular, routinely drawing more than 2,000 teams who attempt to qualify at the club level. In 2014 the MGA rebranded the MGA/Met Life Men's Net Team into the MGA/Met Life Men's Four-Ball Championship, and is now conducted by the MGA Foundation.
While the Met Net appeals to the average golfer, the manner in which the tournament is conducted is anything but average. Every phase of the championship is organized at a level comparable to other major MGA Championships, including on-site MGA officials, a formal scoreboard, an awards luncheon, quality awards and mementos, and press and website coverage. Also well above average are the championship sites, which over the years have included Quaker Ridge, Canoe Brook, Westchester, Plainfield, Metropolis, and Sleepy Hollow, to name a few.
The Men's Four-Ball is open to two-man teams representing an MGA member club. Each team member must have a USGA Handicap Index below 20.0 and the team total cannot exceed 36.0.
| Year | Club | Champions | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sterling Farms Men's Club | Michael Lafeve & Jonathan Ferraro | Westchester Hills |
| 2023 | Lake Success Golf Club | Rex Whitehorn/Jonas Young-Borra | Deal |
| 2022 | Esquire Men's Golf Club | Steven Schwab/Andrew Fishman | Summit Club |
| 2021 | Ash Brook Golf Course | Paul Erber/Richard Kavanagh | Spring Brook |
| 2020 | Not played in 2020 | ||
| 2019 | Ash Brook Golf Course | Paul Erber / Richard Kavanagh | Huntington |
| 2018 | Village Club of Lake Success | Alex Ma / Jason Borak Sylvan | Morris County |
| 2017 | Maplewood | Michael Davidson & Mark Anania | Westchester CC (West) |
| 2016 | Thistle | Joseph Eaton / Graham Ian Linn | Salem |
| 2015 | Haworth | Raymond Garthe / Larry Shapiro | Whippoorwill |
| 2014 | Centennial | Joe Mercurio / Marc David Swanson | Fairmount |
| 2013 | Smithtown Landing | Franco Russo / Joe Russo | Engineers |
| 2012 | Blue Eagle | Bill ioLonardi / John Schneider | Aspetuck Valley |
| 2011 | Apple Ridge | Richie Klein / David Mindich | Maplewood |
| 2010 | Olde Vine | Carl Giovernale Jr. / Phil Marino | White Beeches |
| 2009 | Branton Woods | Kevin Liberati / Frank Petrocelli | Hempstead |
| 2008 | Mohansic | Peter Rubeo / Richard Abramo | Mount Kisco |
| 2007 | Port Jefferson | Tom Taylor / Lou Malaussena | Spring Brook |
| 2006 | Broadacres | Neil Carcaterra / Steven O’Brien | Patriot Hills |
| 2005 | Upper Montclair | Michael Maroon / James Trainor | New York |
| 2004 | Montclair | Donald Kane / Frank Ferrari | Plandome |
| 2003 | Sky View | Anthony Cassetta / Michael Fitton | Rock Spring |
| 2002 | Sunken Meadow | Marty Doris / Stanley Meyerson | Ardsley |
| 2001 | Huntington Crescent | Robert Chrenc / Arthur Roche | Brooklake |
| 2000 | Spring Lake (N.Y.) | Bob Davis / Rich Simone | Metuchen |
| 1999 | Flamingo Gaze | Bill Hosttetter / David Means | Roxiticus |
| 1998 | Spring Lake (N.Y.) | Bob Davis / Greg Hendrickson | Huntington Crescent |
| 1997* | Stony Ford | Reginald Dennis / Mike Renna | Wee Burn |
| 1996 | Mohansic | Peter Rubeo / John Stelluti | Suburban |
| 1995 | Mohansic | Peter Rubeo / John Stelluti | Engineers |
| 1994 | Mohansic | Peter Rubeo / John Stelluti | Siwanoy |
| 1993 | Silver Lake | Nils Lambert / Vic Stora | Forest Hill |
| 1992 | Wheatley Hills | B. Wiggington / F. Osanitch | Hempstead |
| 1991 | Innisfail | Jim Scully / Matthew Slattery | Sleepy Hollow |
| 1990 | Loch Ledge | P. Douglas / R. Mauriello | Alpine |
| 1989 | Mahopac | Tom Lotrecchiano / Al Lotrecchiano | North Hills |
| 1988 | Rockland Valley | F. Ruggiero / S. Rosenzweig | Sunningdale |
| 1987 | Middle Bay | Philip Glantz / Leonard Wilner | Canoe Brook |
| 1986 | Leewood | V. Mancuso / G. Stanzione | Glen Oaks |
| 1985 | Burning Tree | Jacques Isaacs / Carl Palermo | Sleepy Hollow |
| 1984 | Baltusrol | Steve Boyd / Bob Boyd | Metropolis |
| 1983 | Huntington Crescent | Arthur Roche / Joe Cameron | Plainfield |
| 1982 | Clearview | George Latham / Wally Fuchs | Quaker Ridge |
| 1981 | Knickerbocker | Dennis Visich / F. DeMartini Jr. | Century |
| 1980 | Haworth | Harvey Jaffe / Marc Meltzer | Westchester |
| 1979 | Winged Foot | Win Stevens / Phil Hartnett | Westchester |
| 1978 | Stony Ford | Bob Seman / Steve Smith | Westchester |
| 1977 | Bonnie Briar | Jim Livingston / Al Rutel | Westchester |
| * played as the MGA/MetLife Centennial Team Championship | |||
