Giuliani takes Met Open title
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There wasn’t a lot of wiggle room, but Andrew Giuliani found a way to get up and down four times down the stretch to claim the 94th Met Open championship.
It was his first professional win, and it came with a check for $27,500.
Giuliani, 23, hasn’t won since he displayed a remarkable short game in winning the Hochster Invitational at Quaker Ridge in 2007. There were a few noteworth events in between. Giuliani was kicked off the golf team at Duke and later filed a lawsuit, which a judge recommended be dismissed.
“I lost my swing a little bit at the end, but I stayed patient and hung tough,” he said after carding an even-par 71 in the final round. “I have a lot of faith in my wedge game, a lot of faith in my putter.”
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“I forgot who won,” he said.
Andrew Svoboda, a Larchmont resident who’s at Old Oaks, closed with a 2-under 69 and tied for third at 212. Sam Bernstein, a 17-year-old member at Century, tied for seventh at 215 and claimed the low amateur crystal.
