ELMSFORD, N.Y. (July 26, 2013) - One of the most anticipated junior events of the summer returns to the historic Baltustrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., on Wednesday, July 31, where the top Met Area players aged 18 and under will compete in the 11th Carter Cup. Year in and year out the field is stacked with young local talent and this year is no exception.

The Carter Cup is played in memory of Michael P. Carter, an accomplished junior golfer who passed away in a car accident in 2002 at just 20-years-old. Michael was an accomplished junior golfer and junior club champion at both Baltusrol and Winged Foot Golf Club. Michael played for the Delbarton School golf team in Morristown, N.J., before joining the men’s team at Penn State University.

The field will face the challenging Upper and Lower courses as they compete in this prestigious invitational junior stroke play championship. They’ll test their skills on the same courses where some of the biggest names in golf have also compete, as Baltustrol has been the host of 10 major championships, including seven U.S. Opens, as well as the PGA Championship twice (2016 host).
 
Returning to the spot where he claimed victory a year ago is Jared Mactas of Woodcliff Lake, N.J. The 18-year-old won the rain-shortened event in 2012 and has continued to play well, making the cut at this year’s Ike Championship and tying for 9th at the Arcola Cup.
 
Challenging him are several terrific players, including Met Junior runner-up Jeremy Wall from Brielle, N.J. Wall recently returned from the U.S. Junior, where he qualified for match play. Jeremy’s brother Ethan will also play in his third consecutive Carter Cup.
 
Greenwich, Conn. native Theodore Humphrey, who won the 2011 MGA/MetLife Boys Championship, is also in the field. Humphrey finished tied for second last year, was a member of the MGA’s victorious 2012 Williamson Cup team, and recently advanced to match play at the 2013 U.S. Junior Championship.
 
2010 MGA/MetLife Boys champion Matt Lowe of Farmingdale, N.Y., is fresh off an appearance at the U.S. Junior match play too, as is Yale-bound Will Bernstein of New York, N.Y. 
 
Paul Pastore of Greenwich, Conn. and Ethan DeForest of Cottekill, N.Y. will look to match the success of their older brothers who have won this event (David Pastore in 2010 and Web.com Tour pro Chris DeForest in 2006). DeForest and Pastore both reached the round of 16 at the Met Junior this year and both tied for second at last year’s Carter Cup.
 
Other notables in the field include recent NJSGA Junior winner and Duke commit Max Greyserman of Short Hills, N.J.; and 2012 MGA/MetLife Boys winner Willis Hyunh of Syosset, N.Y.

The Carter Cup is open to all male golfers not yet 19 years of age and who have not started college by August 1, 2012. Invitations are based on criteria set by the MGA Foundation Board of Directors, MGA Executive Committee and Baltusrol Golf Club. For a complete list of exempt categories, click here.

Live scoring will be provided at this event, with 3-hole scoring in the morning and hole-by-hole scoring in the afternoon round. We encourage all members of the media to come out and attend this great event.