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FAR HILLS, N.J. (June 3, 2008) - About 100 young golfers representing The First Tee of Metropolitan New York at Mosholu Golf Course and Weequahic Park Golf Course, The First Tee of Middlesex and Somerset Counties, Bergenfield Public School system and Arthur L. Johnson High School in Clark, N.J., participated in an MGA/MetLife Junior Clinic held in conjunction with the reopening of the USGA Museum and the new Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History at Golf House in Far Hills, N.J., on June 3rd.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 3, 2008) - Three Met Area collegiate players were recently named to the Division I PING All-Region Team and are now eligible PING All-America honors. Siena men's golf junior co-captain Dan Abbondandolo, 2007 Met Amateur quarterfinalist Kevin Foley of Penn State and Mike Ballo of St. John’s and Woodway Country Club in Darien, Conn.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (May 29, 2008) - The MGA Foundation received two grants from the USGA as part of its “For The Good Of the Game” initiative to grow the game of golf.

Brad Faxon & Top Met Area Pros Lead

U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Field

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). A reader from Long Island asked Gene the following Rules question:

MGA Foundation Update

The MGA Foundation is in full swing for 2008 with a Spring full of activity and exciting events and programs.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (May 19, 2008) - The road to the 2008 U.S. Open Championship at Torrey Pines in San Diego, Calif., began in early May when the MGA conducted four local qualifying rounds throughout the Met Area. More than 350 local and national players attempted to advance to the sectional qualifying stage, including a number of prominent professional and amateur Met Area players. Among the 27 qualifiers were five former Met Open champions, one former MGA/MetLife Public Links champion and one former Carter Cup-MGA Junior Stroke Play champion.

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). A reader from Westchester County asked Gene the following Rules question: