The first event was supposed to be limited to New York state residents but when golfers from other parts of the country arrived in Syracuse tournament officials let them in.
Later in 1930, the state's golf association announced that the event would be "dropped" due to financial concerns.
At the meeting, businessman John S. Nash made a "startling" announcement that the Onondaga Golf and Country Club, located in Syracuse, was ready to host a state open.
[3] During the event, MacDonald led for most of the last day but "blew up" during the final round's back nine opening doors.
"[6] The event was held at the Westchester-Biltmore Country Club near New York City the week before the 1929 U.S. Open in June.
[7] In the second round, Billy Burke broke the course record with a four-under-par 68 to take the lead Harry Cooper and George Christ.
[9] The 1930 tournament was held at Green Meadow Country Club in Harrison, New York in late June.
The year's open was expected to have an "excellent array of entries" including Johnny Farrell, Joe Turnesa, and Bill Mehlhorn.
[13] In December 1930, the New York State Golf Association announced that they decided to "drop" the event.