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Great Neck, NY - Larry and Lawrence Martinez of Mansion Ridge, teamed up to shoot a net 15-under-par 55 to capture the 2004 MGA Father & Son (Net) Championship today at Lake Success Country Club in Great Neck, NY. 

The team headed a field of 180 Father and Son duos and beat a group of 4 teams by a seven shot margin. Glen and Ryan Zachary of Island Hills, Greg and Jerry Schramm of Port Jefferson, Walter and Walter James Taormina of Knoll CC East and Harvey and William Ely of Lake Mohawk all fired rounds of 62 to tie for second.

West Orange, NJ- Brian Boyd of Spring Brook and Stephen Boyd of Baltusrol teamed up to shoot a one-under-par 70 (37 – 33) to capture the 2004 MGA Father & Son Championship today at Essex County Country Club in West Orange, NJ.  The  Boyd’s tied for 3^rd at last year’s Championship at Wee Burn Country Club.

Charles and Charles Jr. Hutchinson of Canoe Brook won the net division by firing a net six-under-par 65 (71 – 6).  The Hutchinson team edged out Douglas and Paul Markey of Redding and the gross champion Boyds who shot net 66s.

ELMSFORD, N.Y.-The 2004 MGA/MetLife Public Links Championship is scheduled to be played at “The Griff” otherwise known as Griffith E. Harris GC in Greenwich, CT, on Friday, July 23^rd.  An entry of 460 public links golfers have been pared, through five sectional qualifying rounds, to a final field of 59 contestants, including 12 exempt players, who will compete for the title.

Maple Grove, MN- Martin Catalioto of Ramsey, NJ lost in the first round of the U.S. Amateur Public Links to Walker Cup member Danny Green in a epic match which lasted 22 holes. Catalioto, who impressive list of MGA victories include the 1998 and 2000 MGA/MetLife Junior Championship as well as the 2001 MGA/MetLife Public Links, lost the match after making bogey on the par 4 fourth hole.