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Thirty-year-old J. J. Henry, formerly of the Patterson Club in Fairfield, Connecticut, shot the round of his life on February 3rd.  Playing in the FBR Open at the TPC at Scottsdale, Arizona, Henry shot a 10-under-par 61 in the second round to take a four-shot lead in the tournament.  In a round that included seven consecutive birdies, one shy of the PGA Tour record, he canned five putts in the 25-30 foot range.  Henry ultimately finished tied for second, equaling his best-ever finish on Tour (twice in 2001), and earned $312,000.

In keeping with the strong tradition of presenting the John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award to a person who exemplifies all that is great about the game of golf, the Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association has chosen Gene Westmoreland to receive its 2005 Reid Award.

The Metropolitan Golf Association and MGA Foundation deeply regret the passing of a beloved former President, Cornelius E. “Connie” DeLoca, on December 1, 2005 at the age of 75.

Mayor John Fabrizi of Bridgeport, CT Declares the Week of October 24, 2005, Sonya Mendez RBS Achiever of the Year Week.

How Met Area Players Stand as of October 17th, 2005

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Old Brookville, N.Y. - The final event of the MGA championships season was a smashing success with the Oyster Bay Women’s team of Mary LaBella and Henrietta Dirks proving they had the winning combination has they teamed up to shoot an 11-under par 62 (30 – 32 = 62) and capture the 21^st MGA/MetLife Women's Net Team Championship on the first hole of a three team playoff at The Cedar Brook Club in Old Brookville, NY.   This is only the second time in the history of the Women’s Net Team Championship that three teams were forced to playoff for the title.

With only a handful of official events left on the “official” list for the  MGA  Jerry Courville Sr. Player of the Year, fifty-seven year old Ron Vannelli has positioned himself at the top of the standings following another outstanding performance this past week at the USGA Senior Amateur Championship.  If Vannelli hangs on to the top spot in what has become the closest race in years, he could become the oldest winner in the 27-year history of the award.