ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 26, 2008) - JThe Metropolitan Golf Association mourns the recent passing of two prominent members of the local golf community. Metropolitan PGA Tournament Director John Farley, 62, passed away at his home on Friday, June 20. Farley had been with the Met PGA since 1997 and in that time had organized and run the section’s tournament schedule. The Met Section’s schedule is one of the most ambitious in the country, with events that include the New York State Open and Met PGA Championship.

Every two weeks 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). Jim from Westchester County, N.Y., asked Gene the following Rules question:

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (June 24, 2008) – He’s come very close in recent years, and now Kevin Foley of Neshanic Valley has an MGA championship to his credit. The 21-year-old won the 53rd Ike Championship presented by Canon USA in dramatic fashion, finishing one stroke ahead of 18-year-old Morgan Hoffmann of Arcola in what became a two-man battle at Mountain Ridge Country Club.

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (June 23, 2008) – It was a day for scoring at the 53rd Ike Championship, presented by Canon USA, and Kevin Foley of Neshanic Valley took full advantage of the conditions. The 21-year-old Penn State junior fired tournament record-tying, six-under par 65 to lead a very competitive first day of play at Mountain Ridge Country Club. Two strokes behind Foley is 18-year-old Morgan Hoffmann of Arcola, who was the midday leader after his morning round of 67.

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.

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.