ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 16, 2011) –The First Tee has named Brittany Georgalas, 17, of Merrick, N.Y., as co-winner of the 2011 RBS Achiever of the Year Award. Georgalas participates in The First Tee of Metropolitan New York at Eisenhower Park, where she...
Foundation News
Enter to Play in the J.J. Henry Invitational June 27
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 10, 2011) -For the second consecutive year, PGA Tour winner and 2006 Ryder Cup member J.J. Henry will be hosting the J.J. Henry Invitational, a charity-based golf outing to be held at the Patterson Club in Fairfield, Connecticut, on Monday, June...
Garcia Selected for First Tee Life Skills & Leadership Academy
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 13, 2011) – Faith Garcia of Stamford, Conn., has been selected to attend The First Tee’s 2011 Life Skills and Leadership Academy held at Arizona State University on August 3-9. She will join 96 First Tee participants representing 83...
Big Weekend of Kids Golf Events at Mosholu
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (May 19, 2011) - Junior golfers and their families are encouraged to come out to Mosholu Golf Course in the Bronx, N.Y., this Saturday, May 21, for two outstanding events that grow and promote junior golf throughout the Met Area. The Kids’ Golf...
Youth Clinics Headline 2011 Foundation Events
April 8, 2011 – With the 2011 Met Area golf season officially here, the MGA Foundation is excited to announce that three Met Area sites will host MGA/MetLife Youth Clinics in the upcoming months. MGA/MetLife Youth Clinics are conducted as part of a series of...
Young Benefactors Host Master-ful Fundraiser
Friday, April 8 - ELMSFORD, N.Y. – On Friday, April 8, The First Tee of Metropolitan New York (TFTMNY) Young Benefactors hosted its second annual Masters week event, 19th Hole on the Hudson, held at the Chelsea Brewing Company at Chelsea Piers in New York City....
Met Golfer Bonus: The First Tee at 10
April 6, 2011 – MGA Executive Director Jay Mottola and Met PGA Executive Director Charlie Robson discuss the ten-year anniversary of The First Tee of Metropolitan New York in this bonus interview that coincides with the cover story of the April/May 2011 issue of...
Round Hill Club’s Award Highlights Green Chair Seminar
March 23, 2011 - The Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation honored the Round Hill Club in Greenwich, Conn., as the recipient of the fifth annual Arthur P. Weber MGA Club Environmental Award. The award recognizes an MGA member club that has demonstrated...
MGA Holds Educational Forums at Area Clubs
March 23, 2011 – The MGA Foundation’s 2011 Spring Educational Forums feature programs designed to educate club leaders and the golfing public about a wide range of topics of interest including the Rules of Golf, Handicapping procedures, golf course...
Paul Spano Wins First Tee Award
February 23, 2011 – Bronx, N.Y., native Paul Spano, a participant in The First Tee of Metropolitan New York (TFTMNY), was named the first-ever recipient of The First Tee’s Outstanding Participant Award during The First Tee Biennial Network Meeting, held...
Nine MGA Caddie Academies Set for 2011
February 2, 2011 – One of the most popular and beneficial services provided by the MGA Foundation is back in full force as nine MGA member clubs are set to host 2011 Caddie Academies this Spring. These events are fun and educational, and provide individuals with...
A Successful Night for First Tee Young Benefactors
Elmsford, N.Y. – On Thursday, January 20, The First Tee of Metropolitan New York Young Benefactors hosted its 2011 Kickoff Event at Drive 495, a Manhattan golf and fitness center owned by 2010 MGA Jerry Courville Sr. Player of the Year Joe Saladino and his...
Four TFTMNY Students Earn Special Recognition
December 23, 2010 - Four participants from The First Tee of Metropolitan New York have been selected as First Tee Scholars representing the class of 2011. High school seniors Paul Spano of the Bronx, Nicholas Capozzi of Port Washington, N.Y., John Conlon of...
Glen Oaks Hosts MGA Presidents Council
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (October 12, 2010) - The Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation conducted its annual Presidents Council Fall Meeting at the Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury, N.Y. More than 200 club presidents, general managers, and other club leaders attended the...
Carter Cup Returns to Baltusrol
The 19th MGA Carter Cup returns to it's home at Baltusrol Golf Club, where juniors will take on the Lower Course and Upper Course in one day. Photo by Evan Schiller ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 23, 2021) - The 19th MGA Carter Cup returns home to Baltusrol Golf...
Field is set for Semifinals of the 44th MGA/MetLife Boys Championship at Gardiner’s Bay
SHELTER ISLAND HEIGHTS, N.Y.(August 9, 2012) – After battling two opponents as well as temperatures rising into the 90s, four talented young players have made it into the semifinals of the 44th MGA/MetLife Boys Championship at Gardiner’s Bay Country Club...
