Mill River’s (N.Y.) Mark Mielke shot a 1-under-par 69 to finish at 5-under and capture the Met Open Championship by three shots.

Fenway’s Heath Wassem finished runner-up with a three-day total of 2-under 208.

Mielke, who also won the event in 1992, won $27,500 for the victory. He set the record for longest gap between wins in the event.

Sleepy Hollow’s Tim Hegarty, the first round leader after shooting a tournament-record 62, finished in a tie for fifth place at even par. He had quite a roller-coaster week with a 77 in the second round and a 71 in the third round that included a bogey, double bogey finish.

Unfortunately for him, he spent a good chunk of money with that ending, but to his credit, he seemed very upbeat following the event.

So did Wassem, who hasn’t had his best summer, but certainly looked in form this week, especially with back-to-back 68s to close. His birdie on the last hole snagged him a solo second place and a check for $15,000. Not bad for three-days of “work” on this gorgeous golf course.

GlenArbor’s Rob Labritz and Hudson National’s Matt Dobyns finished in a third-place tie at 1-under. Century’s Frank Bensel, the defending champion finished tied with Hegarty for fifth place.

All in all it was a great week with spectacular weather on a fantastic links-style course. Ironically, next year this event will be at Ridgewood Country Club, the site of the ongoing Barclay’s Championship for the PGA Tour.

I haven’t ever seen that course (Sam ihas the good fortune of camping out there all week), but it would be tough to beat this layout.

Okay, I’m off to Saratoga for a weekend of horseracing at the Travers Stakes. I’m not a big horse guy, but I’ve heard from a variety of sources that all sports fans need to take in a race at the historic track.

Hopefully, I’ll get to make a couple stops at the Stadium Cafe, a Journal News favorite during basketball state playoffs, as well…