WEST ORANGE, N.J. (September 27, 2011) - Niall Handley of Essex Fells Country Club got off to a strong start in the first round of the 5th MGA Mid-Amateur Championship at Essex County Country Club in West Orange, N.J. The championship is an invitational consisting of the best 35-and-older players from across the Met Area, and Handley has a strong record in the event, with a runner-up and T-9 finish the last two years.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (September 26, 2011) – The teams are selected and anticipation is building for the biennial Governor Hugh L. Carey Challenge Cup presented by Mutual of America, which will be held October 18-20 on the famed Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y. The international competition, informally known as the Carey Cup, was last played on U.S. soil in 2007 at Trump National-Westchester in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., and was held in Ireland at the Links at Portmarnock in 2009.

One of the leading competitors in the 5th MGA Mid-Amateur at Essex County is Jeff Holzschuh, who is the subject of a profile in this week's Global Golf Post.

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