2004

The Metropolitan Golf Association, Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association and Ligue de Paris are pleased to announce that luxury watchmaker Baume & Mercier will return as sponsor of the 2004 French American Challenge Matches scheduled for October 19-21 at Plainfield Country Club in Plainfield, NJ.  Baume & Mercier also sponsored the event when it was last held in Paris in 2002 at Joyenval Golf Club.

Purchase, N.Y.-It was just last week reigning New Jersey State Open Ed Whitman of Knickerbocker CC shared the lead after the first  round of the Met Area’s premiere event, The Met Open at Hudson National, only to finish in a tie for 21st place. Today, Whitman found himself in a similar position in the MGA/Senior Open after posting a first round 69, along with Kevin Morris of Westchester Hills.

It is with deep regret that the MGA  must note the passing of former President John F. Kelsey Jr. on Friday, August 27, 2004.  Mr. Kelsey was 80 years old and served as MGA President in 1989 and 1990.

As part of its ongoing series of junior initiatives, the MGA Foundation conducted  a junior golf clinic at Winged Foot Golf Club on Thursday, August 19^th.    The clinic was sponsored by MetLife, which has a long history of supporting MGA Junior programs.

Fifty youngsters from the Theodore Young Community center in Greenburgh, NY, ranging in

Mamaroneck, N.Y.-Andrew Svoboda’s reasoning behind turning down the $23,000 first prize check at last year’s MGA/MetLife Open was that it was his dream to win the U.S. Amateur on his home course, Winged Foot.