Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was the featured speaker at The Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation’s “Golf Grows Here” Capital Campaign reception Thursday May 13th at the Sky Club in mid-town Manhattan. The reception launched the public phase of a $5 million dollar fundraising effort that will focus on attracting new golfers to the game by making it more affordable and accessible to all segments of society.

 

Giuliani, a latecomer to golf, was drawn to game by his son Andrew, an accomplished golfer who competes in MGA Foundation competitions.  During his tenure as Mayor, he was involved with the launch of the National First Tee, which kicked off in Central Park, and was instrumental in helping to bring the area’s inaugural First Tee site to the Mosholu Golf Center, in the Bronx.

 

The reception was attended by 200 club and community leaders, including Donald Trump, owner of several Met Area golf courses, and former NYS Governor Hugh Carey, whose Irish American Matches – “The Carey Cup” - benefits the MGA Foundation. The evening also featured remarks from David B. Fay, Executive Director of the USGA, Paul Dillon, President of the MGA and Chairman of the MGA Foundation Board of Directors, and NBC Sportscaster Jimmy Roberts who acted as MC for the evening and is also an ardent Met Area golfer. Some the Foundation’s student participants were also on hand to discuss their first hand experiences in MGA Foundation programs.

 

This is the MGA’s first major Capital Campaign in 107 years and will reach out to private and public golf clubs and area golfers to support the Foundation’s “Golf Grows Here” Capital Campaign. The funds raised will be used to further the Foundation’s mission of bringing the game of golf to a wider audience that focuses on deserving young people who would normally not be exposed to the game and the positive values it teaches.

 

Please support the MGA Foundation and its mission of building a solid foundation for the future of golf by bringing the values and traditions of the game to a new generation through innovative programs aimed at underprivileged youth, junior golfers and the physically challenged.

 

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