ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 1, 2007) - Since Donald Trump unveiled Trump National Golf Club-Westchester in 2002, the course in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., has garnered plenty of attention for its magnificent waterfalls, pristine course conditions and lavish clubhouse. Now, with the playing of the biennial Carey Cup Matchesless than two weeks away, the impressive Jim Fazio designed, 7,291-yard layout will get a taste of high-caliber international competition.

The Carey Cup matches were inaugurated in 1996 by former New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey as a way to stimulate sportsmanship and goodwill between the U.S. and Ireland. The event is a reincarnation of the Metedeconk Challenge, which was played in 1990 and ’92 and matched teams of Irish and American amateur golfers in a Walker Cup-style competition. This year’s event marks the seventh playing of the Carey Cup, which is presented by First American Title Insurance Company of New York. The field consists of six-man teams of amateur golfers representing the Metropolitan Golf Association and the Golfing Union of Ireland.

The first day of official Carey Cup competition will be Thursday, October 11, when foursome (alternate-shot) matches are held in the morning, followed by fourball matches in the afternoon. The competition will conclude on Friday, October 12 with singles matches and an awards luncheon. 

The MGA’s Carey Cup squad is led by non-playing captain Al Small of Fairmount (N.J.), and the players include 2007 Met Amateur champion Greg Rohlf of Winged Foot; 2007 Long Island Amateur champion Joe Saladino of Huntington; two-time New Jersey State Open champion Brian Komline of High Bridge Hills; 14-year-old Cameron Wilson of Shorehaven (Conn.), the 2006 MGA/MetLife Boys champion; former Carter Cup championMorgan Hoffmann of Arcola (N.J.), one of the top-ranked junior players in the country; and 2007 Havemeyer Invitational champion Adam Fuchs of Hamlet Windwatch.

The Golfing Union of Ireland will again field a strong team featuring some of Ireland’s top young amateur golfers. The team includes Paul Cutler, the 2007 Ulster Boys champion; 2007 Irish Close Championship semifinalist Cian Curley; and Niall Kearney, the 2005 Irish Boys Champion. They will be joined by the 2007 Irish Close champion Shane Lowry, 2007 Mulligan Scratch trophy winner Paul O’Hanlon, and Simon Ward, who won the South of Ireland Championship in 2006.

Trump National-Westchester will join Quaker Ridge, Maidstone, and Hudson National as Met Area courses that have hosted the Carey Cup. Jim Fazio, brother of golf course architect Tom Fazio and son of the legendary George Fazio, took great care when building Trump National-Westchester to make sure the course presents golfers with a visual feast. The holes were routed through dense patches of forest, across ravines, and beside ponds and streams that serve both esthetic and strategic purposes.

Preceding the matches at Trump National-Westchester will be the Am-Am Competition on Wednesday, October 10. This Am-Am pairs three amateurs with an official Carey Cup team member in a best-ball competition, and will benefit the MGA Foundation’s junior golf and educational programs. Also part of the Am-Am Day is an MGA/MetLife Junior Clinic, the third in a series of youth programs co-sponsored by the MGA and MetLife.

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