FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (October 15, 2025) – After two challenging days at Colonial Springs Golf Club, Louis de Kerillis of Southampton Golf Club emerged victorious at the 2025 Long Island Senior Open Championship sponsored by Steve Madden. De Kerillis followed up his...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 15, 2025) -- The MGA and Golf Ireland square off in the 18th Governor Hugh L. Carey Challenge Cup, Thursday and Friday at Portmarnock in Dublin, Ireland. The teams will compete in foursomes, four-ball, and singles matches over the two days,...
HEWLETT HARBOR, N.Y. (October 14, 2025) – MGA eClub New York City members Kenneth Li and Kevin Li fired a net 12-under 60 at The Seawane Club to win the 1st MGA/MetLife Double Championship. The pair took the Men’s title as well, while three other duos came away with...
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (October 7, 2025) – A chilly morning greeted players at Colonial Springs Golf Club for the opening round of the Long Island Senior Open Championship sponsored by Steve Madden, where Louis de Kerillis of Southampton Golf Club led the field with a...
USGA Release LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (October 9, 2025) -- The USGA announced the launch of the State Junior Team Program in 14 states that will support the pipeline for elite junior golfers ages 13-18 into the U.S. National Development Program. The 14 states added to the...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 9, 2025) - What started out as a casual idea during a round of golf between Mike Puorro and Ryan Kulat, The DROP has become a consistent and engaging podcast centered around golf in New Jersey. The DROP – which stands for Driver Off the Parkway...
LINCOLNDALE, N.Y. (Oct 8, 2025) – Anthony Fioretti of Newton Country Club captured the 14th MGA Senior Masters Tournament at Anglebrook Golf Club on Wednesday, carding a 1-under 71. Related: Scoring | Photos Despite starting with tough wind conditions on No. 11,...
Bay Shore, N.Y. (October 7, 2025) – After a rainy start at Southward Ho Country Club, Sadie Goodman of West Harrison, N.Y., and Yasmina Oralkhan of Brooklyn, N.Y., captured the top qualifying spot for the 11th U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship with an...
LAUREL, N.Y. (October 6, 2025) -- On a breezy day at Laurel Links Country Club, Hunter Jones of Burning Tree carded an even-par 72 to secure the wire-to-wire victory in the 19th MGA Mid-Amateur Championship. Jones entered the day with a one-shot lead and won by the...
LAUREL, N.Y. (October 6, 2025) – Hunter Jones of Burning Tree will carry a one-shot lead into Tuesday’s final round of the 19th MGA Mid-Amateur Championship following a 4-under 67, Monday at Laurel Links Country Club. Related: Rd. 1 Results | Rd. 1 Photos Brian Kehoe...
LAUREL, N.Y. (October 6, 2025) --Â A 4-under 67 led Hunter Jones of Burning Tree to the top of the leaderboard on Monday in the 19th MGA Mid-Amateur Championship, earning him a one-shot lead heading into Tuesday's final round at Laurel Links Country Club....
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 3, 2025) – The MGA’s final multi-day championship of the season comes October 6-7 at Laurel Links Country Club in Laurel, N.Y., when the region’s top players aged 25 and above compete in the 19th MGA Mid-Amateur Championship. Related: Pairings...
A letter from Brian Mahoney, MGA Executive Director/CEO The Ryder Cup at Bethpage was certainly a memorable one, though maybe not for the best reasons. As a familiar fan of Bethpage, I was surprised to learn of the course setup decisions. Cutting down the rough,...
UPDATE (October 9, 2025) – Ina Kim-Schaad drained an 18-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to win the 38th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, defeating Hanley Long of Clarksville, Tenn., in what was the longest championship match in the history of the...
MONTAUK, N.Y. (September 17, 2025) — Montauk Downs State Park provided a true test of golf for the 2025 Michael Hebron Championship, but it was Joseph Guterding of Colonial Springs who rose above the field with a stellar performance. Guterding fired a 4-under 68 to...
Rye, New York (September 30, 2025) Craig Hocknull of Westchester Country Club turned in one of the best performances in tournament history and tied the course record by firing an 8-under 63 to win the 5th Westchester Senior Open Championship Presented by Lexus at Rye...
The September issue of The Met Golfer Traveler takes readers from Gleaneagles, Scotland with its variety of exciting excursions in addition to golf, to stateside destinations such as Charleston, S.C., and nearby Atlantic City. Plus, photographer Evan Schiller shares...
BEDFORD, N.Y. (September 30, 2025) -- Golf in New York is a $12.9 billion economic engine and steward of 103,000 acres of greenspace, according to the New York Golf Economic & Environmental Impact Report released today. The industry supports 89,044 jobs and $3.8...
Elmsford, N.Y. (September 24, 2025) Last month, the 123rd Met Amateur Championship took place at Old Oaks Country Club where Dean Greyserman and Matt Lowe squared off in the 36-hole final. Watch every shot from the championship match to see how to play unfolded....
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 22, 2025) The 11th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship will be played at Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, from May 16–20, 2026. The MGA will conduct two sectional qualifiers in the Met Area this fall – one at Paramount Country...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 22, 2025) -- After more than a decade of waiting, and a couple years of intense buildup, it's finally Ryder Cup week at Bethpage Black. Since the 2013 announcement, we even had to wait an extra year, as the 2020 Ryder Cup was postponed due to...
GREENWICH, CONN. (September 21, 2025) - Champions were crowned Sunday at The Stanwich Club as Johnny Spellerberg of Omaha Country Club, Lauren Greenlief of International Country Club (Fairfiax, Va.), and Kevin VandenBerg of Beaver Meadow Golf Club added their names to...
GREENWICH, Conn. (September 20, 2025) – The Men's, Women's and Senior Division semifinal matchups at the fourth playing of The Farrell are set at The Stanwich Club. The Men’s Mid-Amateur Division will feature Christian Cavaliere of Hudson National against Matt Lowe...
GREENWICH, Conn. (September 19, 2025) - Fresh off his semifinal run at the U.S. Mid-Amateur, Christian Cavaliere of Hudson National led the men’s mid-amateur field at the 4th Farrell with a dominating round of 9-under 63 at The Stanwich Club. Lauren Greenlief of...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 19, 2025) – The MGA Foundation is proud to announce that five students from the Met Area have been named GOLFWORKS Graduate Scholars: Marisol Holguin, Arun Lakhihal, Natalie Moody, Edward Ricottone, and Derek Young.  This new class of...
GREENWICH, Conn. (September 21, 2025) – The No. 1 seeds carried their stroke play performances over to match play on Saturday at The Stanwich Club, with all three – Christian Cavaliere of Hudson National, Lauren Greenlief of International Country Club (Va.), and...
As the pros descend on Bethpage and the Ryder Cup finally nears, we are pleased to share September's issue of The Met Golfer, which includes features on Bethpage Black and the process of bringing the Ryder Cup to Long Island for the first time. Additional articles...
AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. (September 17, 2025) — Michael Auerbach of Bellport Golf Club captured the 2025 Long Island Mid-Amateur Championship Sponsored by JBA-Morell at Long Island National Golf Club, posting a two-day total of 1-under 139 to secure his first LIGA victory....
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 17, 2025) – Eight of nine past champions from The Farrell return to The Stanwich Club this week, joining strong fields for the fourth playing of the event, September 19-21. Related: The Farrell History | Pairings The Farrell, conducted by the...
AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. (September 16, 2025) — Long Island National Golf Club provided a stern opening-round challenge in the 2025 Long Island Mid-Amateur Championship Sponsored by JBA-Morell, as only one player finished under par. Related: Results | Pairings Michael...
UPDATE (September 17, 2025) -- Christian Cavaliere's run in the 44th U.S. Mid-Amateur came to an end in the Semifinals, Wednesday afternoon, as the 27-year-old lost by a 3-and-2 margin against Brandon Holtz at Troon Country Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Related: U.S....
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 10, 2025) - The MGA this year updated its championship program with the former four-ball championships getting re-imagined as the MGA/MetLife Doubles Championship. The event will be held October 14 at The Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor, N.Y....
UPDATE (September 8, 2025) – Though the visiting Great Britain and Ireland squad stood within a point entering Sunday afternoon's final 10 singles matches of the 50th Walker Cup, the United States team dominated the final session by an 8.5 - 1.5 margin to take the...
The August issue of The Met Golfer Extra features profiles, updates, and news stories from the latest in Met Area golf. Read more about big wins from David Pastore (Met Open) and Megha Ganne (U.S. Women's Amateur), look back on the influential careers of the Meadow...
Meredith Dwyer was always an athlete growing up. She played travel basketball, soccer, and golf in her junior years, tennis in college, and when she lived in California, she tried surfing and beach volleyball. She started taking golf lessons her freshman year of high...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 27, 2025) - The team has been finalized for the 18th edition of the Governor Hugh L. Carey Challenge Cup as Chris DeJohn of Arcola, Adam Friedman of Sterling Farms, Rayee Feng of Fiddler’s Elbow, Darin Goldstein of Deepdale, Hana Ku of Meadow...
GREENWICH, Conn. (August 26, 2025) - Essex Fells Country Club’s Brian Gaffney claimed hist first MGA championship on Tuesday, finishing at 6-under par to win the 29th Lexus MGA Senior Open Championship at Fairview Country Club. Gaffney edged David Schuster of Sleepy...
GREENWICH, Conn. (August 25, 2025) – David Schuster of Sleepy Hollow surged to the top of the leaderboard on Monday at Fairview Country Club, carding a 6-under 66 to take a two-shot lead after the opening round of the 29th Lexus MGA Senior Open Championship. Schuster,...
GREENWICH, Conn. (August 26, 2025) --Â A 2-under 70 by Brian Gaffney in the final round of the 29th Lexus MGA Senior Open Championship earned the Essex Fells Country Club head professional the title by three, Tuesday at Fairview Country Club. Related: Scoring | Senior...
JERICHO, N.Y. (August 21, 2025) – David Pastore of The Golf Performance Center etched his name in MGA history with his win at the 110th Met Open Championship Presented by Callaway at the Meadow Brook Club, becoming the fourth player to win the MGA's trio of Majors –...
JERICHO, N.Y. (August 20, 2025) – Following a second-consecutive round of 2-under 69 at Meadow Brook Club, Andre Chi of Deepdale will carry a one-shot lead into Wednesday’s final round of the 110th Met Open Championship Presented by Callaway. Related: Rd. 2 Results |...
JERICHO, N.Y. (August 19, 2025) – Peter Bradbeer of Fishers Island and David Pastore of The Golf Performance Center both carded 3-under 68s on Tuesday to share the lead after the opening round of the 110th Met Open Presented by Callaway at the Meadow Brook Club....
REDDING, Conn. (August 13, 2025) – Thirteen-year-old Minho Chung of Mahopac, N.Y., claimed the 57th MGA/MetLife Boys’ Championship 4-and-3 over Samuel Gao of Scarsdale, N.Y., at Redding Country Club. Related: Results | Photos The win exempts Chung, who was the...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 13, 2025) – The 110th Met Open Presented by Callaway returns to the Meadow Brook Club in Jericho, N.Y., for the third time on August 19-21. A field of top Met Area competitors - 90 professionals and 54 amateurs - will tee it up in the 54-hole...
REDDING, Conn. (August 12, 2025) – After two rounds of match play, four remain at the 57th MGA/MetLife Boys’ Championship from Redding Country Club. The semifinalists are Hudson Vargas from New York, N.Y., Minho Chung of Mahopac, N.Y., Samuel Gao from Scarsdale, N.Y.,...
(UPDATE) ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 14, 2025) — Ben James moves on to the Round of 32 of the 125th U.S. Amateur Championship after defeating Parker Claxton 2 & 1 in the Round of 64. James came out of the round strong, winning four consecutive holes on the front nine...
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (August 7, 2025) – The 18th playing of the Carey Cup is just over two months away, and the MGA is pleased to announce its first six team members who will compete in the matches against Golf Ireland, October 16-17 at Portmarnock Golf Club in Dublin,...
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (August 6, 2025) — Arwen Xu Dong, 13 of USGA/MGA Golf Club, and Yiwen Wang, 18 and a Youth on Course – MGA member, delivered a dominant performance at Cold Spring Country Club, firing a stellar 7-under 64 to capture the 61st MGA/WMGA Mixed...
LAVAL, Quebec (August 5, 2025) – The MGA Team finished seventh at the 61st Williamson Cup at Club Laval-sur-le-Lac Golf Course in Quebec. Zach Berger of Remsenberg, N.Y., Holden Schipper from Lebanon, N.J., Robert Giuffra of New York, N.Y., and William Milstein from...
JERICHO, N.Y. (August 21, 2025) – David Pastore of Golf Performance Center fired one of six sub-par scores in the final round of the 110th Met Open Championship Presented by Callaway, Thursday at Meadow Brook Club, using his 1-under 70 to capture the title by one over...
