Bill Britton (1979) – Plainfield

Bill Britton, a 23-year-old from Staten Island who had been a professional for only five weeks, parred the sixth hole of a playoff with George Bullock to become only the second player to have won both the Met Amateur and Met Open (following Jerry Courville).  Britton had been the first public links player to win the Met Amateur, and became the second to win the Met Open.  The other was his long-time mentor, Jim Albus.