2004

Sea Island, GA-Fourteen top local amateurs have earned a spot in this year’s U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship which begins this week at Sea Island Golf Club in Sea Island, GA.  Heading the list will be 1997 Champion Ken Bakst of Friar’s Head who still has an exemption into the Championship. Among the Met Area players who earned their spot via sectional qualifying, are current MGA Player of the Year points leader, Peter Meurer of Silver Lake, and current Westchester Amateur champion Mike Readron of Tuxedo.

This year marks a special occasion for the MGA/MetLife Women’s Net Team Championship, which will be held for the third time at the club founded by women, Morris County Golf Club in Convent Station, New Jersey.  The 20^th renewal of the event often referred to as “the U.S. Open for the average golfer” will be held on Friday, October 1^st with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY-Rick Hartmann of Atlantic Golf Club joined an elite group of multiple Met Open champions by capturing his second title at the Hudson National Golf Club in Croton on Hudson, NY.  Hartmann started the day with a four shot lead and posted a 71 to finish one stroke ahead of Brian Lamberti of Nevele. The event was sponsored for  the 26^th consecutive year by MetLife.