Met Area Represnted at Inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship
Met Area Represnted at Inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship
UPDATED (May 5, 2015) - The match play round of 32 featured three Met Area duos yesterday at the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, CA., who looked to grab a spot in the round of 16. Only one team was able to make it through, the 29th seeded Doug Kleeschulte and Jeffrey Schaller of Kingston, N.Y. The team just got into the match play portion of the tournament by one shot, and have taken full advantage.
Mielke Caps Off Incredible 1992 Season with Met Open Win
Mielke Caps Off Incredible 1992 Season with Met Open Win
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 27, 2015) - Both the Metropolitan Golf Association and Winged Foot Golf Club have storied histories that will meet again this summer for an MGA record seventh time when the 100th playing of the Met Open takes place on the club's East Course. We continue to celebrate the milestone with our series of Met Open Moments, with this week's photo coming from the 1992 Met Open at Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove, N.Y.
88th MGA Senior Amateur Heads to Westchester
88th MGA Senior Amateur Heads to Westchester
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 27, 2015) - The field is set for the 88th MGA Senior Amateur Championship with 168 of the Met Area's top senior players gearing up for the two-day event at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., on May 5-6 on the West Course. The weather seems to be coming around just in time for the first championship of the 2015 MGA season, which should bode well for a field full of past Senior Am Champions.
MGA Hosts 2015 Media Day at Friar's Head
MGA Hosts 2015 Media Day at Friar's Head
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 23, 2015) - On Wednesday, April 22, Friar's Head in Riverhead, N.Y., hosted the MGA's annual Media Day in advance of the 2015 MGA Championship season, which is filled with stellar host courses all across the Met Area. One of those is Friar's Head, which will host the 60th Ike MGA Stroke Play Championship June 29-30.
2015 Media Day
2015 Media Day
WE Golf Launch
WE Golf Launch
Buckley, Miller, and Ballo Qualify for PGA TOUR Canada
Buckley, Miller, and Ballo Qualify for PGA TOUR Canada
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 21, 2015) - A few Met Area locals took their talents to Florida for the PGA TOUR Canada Q-School-Florida tournament last week and were able to earn status thanks to some stellar play. The four day, 72 hole event took place at Panther Lake GC in Winter Garden, Fla., and leading the way was Max Buckley of Westchester for the locals. He opened the tournament with a 1-over 73, a score that could have put him well out of contention on this particular leaderboard.
MGA Spring Educational Series Roundup
MGA Spring Educational Series Roundup
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 14, 2015) - After a long grueling winter it was finally time to start talking about golf, even if there was still some snow on the ground. The MGA did just that with its latest Spring Educational Series, a month-long program of educational forums that cover a wide range of topics of interest to Met Area golfers.
Strong Showing From First Tee of Met NY Participants at Augusta
Strong Showing From First Tee of Met NY Participants at Augusta
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 6, 2015) - As if qualifying for the Drive, Chip, and Putt Championship at Augusta wasn't cool enough for two First Tee of Metropolitan New York participants, why not make some noise with a strong showing on Easter Sunday. That is exactly what Jennifer Rosenberg of Laurel Hollow, N.Y. (Eisenhower Park participant) and Megha Ganne of Jersey City, N.J. (Essex County participant) did yesterday.