ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 10, 2013) – Former MGA champions Morgan Hoffmann and Andrew Svoboda will return to the U.S. Open this week at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. This marks the third and fourth appearances, respectively, for each of the former local stars.

MONTGOMERY, N.Y. (June 6, 2013) – A total of 57 players competed for seven qualifying spots (plus ties) at the Sectional Qualifying Round for the 66^th MGA/MetLife Public Links Championship. The competition was held Thursday at Stony Ford Golf Course in Montgomery, N.Y.

Despite cool and windy conditions, the eight players who advanced to the championship at Richter Park Golf Course on July 11 all managed to shoot under par.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June, 6 2013) – Local public golfers with a Handicap Index of 8.0 or better teed it up once again around the Met Area in hopes of qualifying for the 66th MGA/MetLife Public Links Championship at Richter Park Golf Course.

Locust Valley, N.Y. (June 4, 2013) –  Scotland Preston, 19, of Echo Lake Country Club captured the 12^th WMGA/MGA Women’s Met Amateur Championship today at The Creek in Locust Valley, N.Y. Preston claimed she played consistently and tried to be smart around the greens to get through the challenging setup and to card a score of 2-over par 74 and claim her first Women’s Met Am title. Preston is the daughter of long-time Echo Lake Head Professional Mike Preston and this was the first time she played in the event.

PURCHASE, N.Y. (June 3, 2013) – It wasn’t long ago that Dover, N.H., native Jesse Smith thought about giving up the game for good. Now he’ll be packing his bags for the 113th U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., next week.
 

PURCHASE, N.Y. (June 3, 2013) - Looking to qualify for his sixth U.S. Open, Geoffrey Sisk of Marshfiled, Mass., fired a 3-under 68 at Century CC to lead the field of 79 hopefuls midway through sectional qualifying. Sisk, who successfully qualified through local and sectionals four times, was a member on the Web.com Tour in 2011 and led them in driving accuracy.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (May 29, 2013) –The Metropolitan Golf Association returns to the familiar grounds of Old Oaks Country Club and Century Country Club, both in Purchase, N.Y., to begin a three-year stretch as host of U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying. The 36-hole competition, now touted as the “longest day in golf,” is the final test before the 113th U.S.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (May 29, 2013) – Over the past two weeks, hundreds of Met Area players with hopes of teeing it up at Wykagyl Country Club for the 58th Ike Championship teed it up at Sectional Qualifying.