WGA History

Westchester Golf Association History

The Westchester Golf Association (WGA), founded in 1916, is a membership organization comprised of nearly 80 private golf and country clubs in nine counties in New York and Connecticut.

Spanning Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester, the Bronx, and Fairfield, Conn., the WGA is rich in beautiful courses and history. Through the courtesy of these member clubs, the WGA administers tournaments and special events each golfing season. These events give players of all levels the opportunity to participate in professionally run tournaments.

The Metropolitan Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Fund (MGACSF), formerly called the Westchester Golf Association Caddie Scholarship Fund, Inc. (WGACSF), is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational, nonprofit organization, that provides financial need-based scholarships to caddies and others who work in service to golf at local participating golf and country clubs throughout the following counties: Fairfield (CT), Bronx, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester (NY) Counties. It was founded in 1956 by renowned amateur golfer Willie Turnesa and his good friend Udo Reinach. Today, the Fund awards an average of 250 scholars a year, representing an annual one-year tuition commitment of $1.0 million. The MGA Caddie Scholarship Fund is one of the largest organizations of its kind in the country.