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Wilson, Bernstein Among AJGA Rolex All-Americans

Wilson, Bernstein Among AJGA Rolex All-Americans

October 28, 2009 - Reigning Met Amateur and Carter Cup champion Cameron Wilson of Shorehaven and Sam Bernstein of Century, who was low amateur at the 2009 Met Open, were among nine Met Area junior golfers named to the 2009 Rolex Junior All-American teams by the American Junior Golf Association.

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Posting Scores Out-of-Season

Posting Scores Out-of-Season

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 27, 2009) - With the “official” golf season coming to an end in the Metropolitan area, it is important to know what scores (if any) played in the winter months are eligible to be posted for handicap purposes. Those who play well in the winter months tend to believe that their scores should not be posted for handicap purposes. Sometimes they even point to the fact that they have forgotten some of the important details about their score – like the actual score – to justify not posting.

Inside the Rules

Every month former 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). Gene recently received the following Rules question from a reader:

 

King Headlines NJPGA's 2009 Award Winners

King Headlines NJPGA's 2009 Award Winners

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (October 22, 2009) – Head pro Bill King of Spring Lake Golf Club was honored as the 2009 New Jersey PGA Golf Professional of the Year at the Section’s Fall Meeting, held on October 19th at Crestmont Country Club in West Orange, N.J.

Turnesa Looks to Hit Jackpot Again in Vegas

Turnesa Looks to Hit Jackpot Again in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (October 15, 2009) -- Long Island native Marc Turnesa, who won the 1994 Met Junior Championship at Mount Kisco Country Club, is back in Las Vegas this week as the defending champion of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, held at TPC Summerlin.

Inside the Rules

Every month former 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). Gene recently received the following Rules question from a reader:

 

Upper Montclair Hosts MGA Presidents Council

Upper Montclair Hosts MGA Presidents Council

CLIFTON, N.J. - The Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation conducted its annual Presidents Council Conference on October 13 at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J.