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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 26, 2015) - After a spectacular last few seasons, most notably this past year's, Frank Esposito's outstanding play has all been leading up to the Allianz Championship. Esposito begins a new career on the Champions Tour after earning a full exemption just a few months ago thanks to an incredible nine day stretch of golf. It began at the Senior PGA Professional National Championship in Port St. Lucie, Fla., where Esposito blitzed the field and claimed a four stroke victory. The 51-year-old had only just begun.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 15, 2015) - We say it every year, "This will be the MGA's best season yet," and usually, it is. But what's coming in 2015 truly will be one of the most special MGA seasons in recent memory. Highlighting the summer season will be the premier event, the Met Open Championship, the country's third oldest open championship behind only the U.S.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 12, 2015) - vineyard vines, the first Official Apparel of the MGA, announced today a deal with the 2013 PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner. Dufner is the first PGA TOUR player to have vineyard vines as his official apparel provider.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (January 8, 2014) - Since 1966 Golf Digest has been ranking America's Top 100 courses and one thing has always been a constant, the gems of the Met Area take up quite a bit of space on each year's list. 2015-2016's edition was no different, the top 10 alone featured five courses in the New York/New Jersey area. Below are the MGA member clubs that made the list and where they ranked.

#4 - Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, N.Y.

#8 - National Golf Links of America, Southampton, N.Y.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. ( December 30, 2014) - Former MGA president Paul Dillon will receive the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendent’s (MetGCSA) highest honor, the John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award.  The award will be presented at the MetGCSA’s Winter Seminar at Westchester CC on January 14^th.  Dillon, who has served local golf in many capacities for more than a quarter century is a member at Winged Foot GC and resides in Larchmont, N.Y.  Mr.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 30, 2014) - At The First Tee of Metropolitan New York's (TFTMNY) Board of Directors meeting in New York City on December 17, Ken Whitney of Scarsdale, N.Y. was elected president of the organization. Whitney follows Philip Laskawy who has served as president since 2008.

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ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 23, 2014) - Tom Nieporte, the longtime golf professional at Winged Foot Golf Club, died on December 21^st at the age of 86.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 16, 2014) - 2009 MGA Player of the Year Cameron Wilson of Shorehaven battled the difficult Fazio and Champion courses at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. for six straight days and it all paid off in the end. The two-time Ike Champion finished at 9-under par after 108 holes of play in the Web.com Tour Q-School Finals, earning him a tie for 28th finish. That finish slotted him in the 11-45th range, which gets those players eight exemptions in the 2015 Web.com Tour season.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (December 15, 2014) - Five grueling rounds have been completed at the Web.com Tour Q-School Finals at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. and two of the locals are in search of one more solid final round to launch them up the leaderboard. Cameron Wilson of Shorehaven sits at 10-under, which puts him tied for 18th with five other players. Wilson, who fired a 2-under 70 today on the Fazio Course, is three shots back of a top 10 finish, which earns players exemptions into 12 events on the 2015 Web.com Tour.