NORWALK, Conn. (June 13, 2008) – Four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior Tour winner Lee Elder, was on hand for a First Tee of Metropolitan New York junior golf clinic on June 13 at Silvermine Golf Club in Norwalk, Conn. Elder, who is widely known for being the first African-American to play in The Masters in 1975, highlighted a morning-long golf clinic for the Connecticut youth golfers with an inspiring presentation combining golf and life lessons.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 17, 2008) – An outstanding field has been finalized for the 53rd Ike Championship presented by Canon USA, which will be held next Monday and Tuesday, June 23 and 24, at Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, New Jersey. This is the first time that the Ike, the MGA Stroke Play Championship, will be held at Mountain Ridge.

              Teams will return at a later date for 18-hole playoff

JACKSON, N.J. (June 16, 2008) – The 58th MGA Father & Son Championship will be held on Tuesday, June 17, at the outstanding Metedeconk National Golf Club in Jackson, New Jersey. This event, begun by the MGA in 1951, is one of the oldest father/son competitions in golf, and is annually one of the most popular events on the MGA calendar. This year, the event was filled to capacity in a matter of days, as father/son teams from across the Met Area look to compete at one of the most highly regarded private clubs in the Northeast.

My Week at the U.S. Open

By Michael Quagliano as told to Dan Berger

Torrey Pines Ready for Prime Time

By Billy Condon

    It’s U.S. Open week, and as is the case every year, there is a lot of buzz about how tough the course is going to play. As the site of a PGA Tour event (the Buick Invitational), Torrey Pines is a familiar place to many of the players in the Open field. But that’s where the similarities end, because Torrey Pines in June is completely different from Torrey Pines in January, when the Buick is played.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 11, 2008) - The Metropolitan Golf Association’s official magazine, The Met Golfer, now has its very own Internet homepage.

My Week at the U.S. Open

By Michael Quagliano as told to Dan Berger

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 11, 2008) - Charlie Sifford, the first African-American to play the PGA Tour and the first black golfer to be enshrined at the World Golf Hall of Fame, will be recognized for his pioneering career achievements by the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association at their 57th National Awards Dinner on Monday, June 23, 2008 at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, New York. Sifford will receive the Gold Tee Award, the MGWA’s highest honor.