ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 17, 2009) - The Met PGA honored its 2008 award winners on Tuesday, April 14, at the 47th Annual Metropolitan PGA Educational Forum at the Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford, N.Y. Sponsored by Callaway Golf, the forum included the presentation of the Met PGA’s major awards along with presentations by Major Dan Rooney, a PGA professional from Oklahoma who has served three tours of duty in Iraq, and NBC sports commentator Jimmy Roberts.

April 14, 2009 — Gene Borek, the longtime head professional at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, N.Y., and one of the most successful club professionals in Met Area history, died at his home in Hartsdale, N.Y., on April 14 after a long battle with cancer. He was 72 years old.  

April 1, 2009 — The 2009 MGA season officially begins with the 82nd playing of the MGA Senior Amateur Championship, to be held Monday and Tuesday, May 4 and 5, at Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, N.J.

Every month MGA Senior Director of Rules and Competitions Gene Westmoreland will answer one question posed by the readers of the MGA e-Revision Newsletter (click here to sign up). Billy from Connecticut asked Gene the following Rules question:

March 30, 2009 — One of the most prominent golf professionals in New Jersey golf history, Peter Famiano, died on March 28 at the age of 65. In a career that spanned more than 30 years, Famiano was a respected member of the Met Area golf community as both a player and colleague.

March 20, 2009 — The MGA Foundation held its annual MGA/USGA Green Chairmen Education Series on March 19 at Hackensack Golf Club. The seminar featured expert speakers addressing a variety of topics of interest to club leaders. The presentations are now available on mgagolf.org, click here to access them. The MGA Foundation also honored Westchester Country Club in Harrison, N.Y., as the recipient of the third annual MGA Club Environmental Award.

The Metropolitan Golf Association and the Metropolitan PGA held their annual Rules of Golf Workshop on March 25 at Lake Isle Country Club in Eastchester, N.Y. Attended by golf professionals, club officials and MGA Committeemen, the workshop featured a presentation by USGA Manager of Rules Education David Staebler.

March 20, 2009 -- The Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation honored Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., as the recipient of the third annual MGA Club Environmental Award.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (February 26, 2009) - The MGA Foundation’s 2009 Spring Educational Forums series is well underway. These programs feature presentations by industry experts that are designed to educate club leaders and the golfing public about a wide range of topics of interest including the Rules of Golf, handicapping procedures and new technology.