May 12, 2011 – The race for the 2011 MGA Jerry Courville Sr. Player of the Year Award has officially begun with the playing of prominent tournaments around the Met Area. Top amateurs will keep a close eye on the MGA Polo Golf Player of the Year Points Stadings as they make their way through the MGA and Met Area tournament season.

May 12, 2011 – One of the most decorated local professionals in golf history, Yonkers, N.Y., native Doug Ford was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday, May 9, in St. Augustine, Fla. Ford, who won the 1955 PGA Championship, 1957 Masters and 1956 Met Open, collected 19 PGA Tour victories over his career. Ford was also a four-time member of the United States Ryder Cup team, helping the U.S. to three victories.