Niagara Falls, NY….Former MGA President John Baldwin of The Meadow Brook Club on Long Island, fired rounds of 72-69-72 for a three-over par total
of 213 to capture his first New York State Senior Amateur Championship held at Niagara Falls Country Club in Niagara Falls, NY.
Farmingdale, N.Y.--Heading into the final round of this year's Met Open Championship six shots behind the 36-hole leader Rick Hartmann, reigning Met Amateur champion Johnson Wagner of Garrison Golf Club knew he needed a near perfect performance to become only the second player to capture both crowns in the same season and just the fifth amateur in the event's storied 86-year history to have his name engraved on the Walter L. Trammel trophy.
On a windy day at scenic Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park, NJ, Huntington Crescent Club's team of Arthur Roche and Robert Chrenc combined to shoot a net 8-under par 74 to capture the 25th MGA/MetLife Men's Net Team Championship.
Croton-On-Hudson, N.Y.--After two grueling days of championship golf at Hudson National Golf Club, only four players remain in search of the 99th Met Amateur Championship. Former champions Greg Rohlf (1999) and Jerry Courville Jr. (1995, '97, '98) will be joined in the semifinals by young standouts Johnson Wagner and Jack Skirkanich. Rohlf, of Wykagyl CC, needed only 14-holes to defeat recent U.S.
Croton-On-Hudson, N.Y.--Playing in his first Met Amateur Championship, twenty-one year old Johnson Wagner of Garrison Golf Club continued his weeklong dominance by defeating 18-year old Jack Skirkanich of Rumson Country Club 6 & 5 in today’s 99th Met Amateur Championship 36-hole final at Hudson National Golf Club in Croton-On-Hudson, NY.
Croton-On-Hudson, N.Y.--Youth was served in today's 99th Met Amateur Championship semifinal round at Hudson National Golf Club. Both semifinal matches pitted former champions versus victory hungry youths. In both matches the youths prevailed, with both seeking the biggest victory in their young careers in tomorrows 36-hole final.
Croton-On-Hudson, N.Y.--Playing in his first Met Amateur Championship, Johnson Wagner of Garrison GC showed the poise of a veteran and carded rounds of 68 - 67 for a five-under par total of 135 to claim medalist honors at today's 99th Met Amateur Championship at Hudson National Golf Club in Croton-On-Hudson, NY.
ELMSFORD, N.Y.--The terrible, cowardly terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 has hit the Met Area’s golf community particularly hard. There is not a club or golf facility in the MGA region that has not been directly impacted by this horrible tragedy. Some of our clubs have suffered a terrible toll in the number of members lost or missing.
ELMSFORD, NY….MGA Tournament Director/Assistant Executive Director Gene Westmoreland was elected president of the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) for 2002 during the 35th IAGA Annual Meeting held November 11-14, 2001 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He becomes the first person in IAGA history to hold the position of president while maintaining associate membership status.