November 1, 2010 - The hard work has paid off for Jim Herman and Keegan Bradley, who completed successful seasons on the Nationwide Tour to earn their PGA Tour cards for 2011. Herman and Bradley, both with Met Area ties, will be playing alongside Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson next year as they finished in the top 25 on the Nationwide Tour money list, automatically earning full PGA Tour status for next year.

October 25 - The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) named three local juniors to its 2010 Rolex All-American teams. This year’s U.S. Junior champion,Jim Liu of Smithtown, N.Y., was named to the boys’ First Team. Karen Chung of Livingston, N.J. and Princeton University freshman Kelly Shon of Port Washington, N.Y., were both selected to the girls’ Second Team. All three players receive Rolex All-American honors for a second consecutive year. 

October 14, 2010 – The Metropolitan Golf Association and Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association team came up short in their efforts to win the 18th French-American Challenge on October 14 as they fell to the Ligue de Paris 12 ½ to 7 ½ . Despite a solid performance in the first day of the competition, the MGA/WMGA team was unable to overcome the great play of the French team during the singles matches, which were held today at Golf de Fontainebleau in Fontainebleau, France.

October 12, 2010– Former MGA Distinguished Service Award winner and longtime Westchester golf writer Guido Cribari passed away on October 8 at the Lawrence Hospital Center in Bronxville, N.Y., he was 95. Cribari, a Westchester County native, was the Executive Sports Editor of the Gannett Westchester newspaper chain and covered Met Area golf for more than 45 years before retiring in 1989. Along with golf, he covered the New York Rangers and Brooklyn Dodgers.

OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (October 12, 2010) - The Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation conducted its annual Presidents Council Fall Meeting at the Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury, N.Y. More than 200 club presidents, general managers, and other club leaders attended the conference, which was highlighted by a keynote presentation by Jim Hyler, President of the USGA, on major issues facing the game.

Atlantic Golf Club, Betsy King, Craig Currier among other awardees