2006

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 13, 2006) — Phil Mickelson, fresh off his two-stroke victory at The Masters, will return to the Met Area to be recognized for his outstanding career achievements by the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association at their 55th National Awards dinner on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at the Hilton Rye Town in Rye Brook, New York.  Mickelson will receive the Gold Tee Award, the MGWA’s highest honor.  The following week, Mickelson will compete in the U.S.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (April 3, 2006) - Three players with Met Area ties posted strong showings on the PGA and Nationwide Tours yesterday, resulting in big payouts and broad leaps up the money lists. At the PGA Tour’s BellSouth Classic in Duluth, Georgia, Fairfield, Connecticut native J.J.

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BROUSSARD, La. (March 26, 2006). Three days after his 26th birthday, Johnson Wagner gave himself the best present of all as he captured his first Nationwide Tour win at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. The former Met Area star shot a final-round 67 and sank an eight-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a one-stroke win over Chad Collins.

The 2006 MGA Foundation Spring Educational Series has concluded one of its most successful seasons ever, following a month-long program of educational forums. These programs are designed to educate club leaders and the golfing public about a wide range of topics of interest to Met Area golfers including Rules, handicapping procedures, new technology, and MGA and MGA Foundation services and programs. The MGA also participated in three highly successful Met Area golf shows. A brief review of these programs follows.

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.